Race Day Live caught up with both Hunter and Jett Lawrence in Pittsburgh, with Hunter confirming their return to racing is marked on the calendar as the 24th of May, the opening round of the Pro Motocross series at Pala.
Hunter said: “We are back racing soon, May 24th, Pala. We have that circled on the calendar and we are excited for it. Long days (prep), it’s like anything, it takes a lot of time, a lot of effort, takes a village to get to where we need to be. We work hard and they work just as hard with us, it’s going to be good.”
Jett said the pain of the rehab on his ACL injury has been real but it will be worth it to be back on track: “A lot of sweat and tears into getting this leg functioning again, trying to build the strength up to be riding a dirt bike with cycling, being in the gym, just doing everything painful that the knee doesn’t want to do, you kind of have to do it! All that pain is going to be worth it to be back racing, with the fans, and get that adrenalin rush again.”
With Jorge Prado and Eli Tomac also coming back from injury, and all being well, Jason Anderson, the Pro Motocross series opener won’t be one to miss with all the big hitters back on the gate!