Australian sensation Jett Lawrence of the HRC Factory team in USA heads to Fox Raceway this weekend going for his fifth straight win at this circuit. In his AMA rookie season, four years ago in 2020, Lawrence went 1-2 for victory, and followed that up with overall wins in 2021, 2022 and 2023.

Since that 2023 overall win, he has added the AMA 450 motocross championship and the AMA 450 supercross championship, and those two major titles are just part of the story, as he was also a two-time AMA 250 motocross champion. Did I hear you say LEGEND under your breath?

In that 2020 debut at Fox Raceway, the Aussie, at 17 years of age, introduced himself to the start of greatness, yes, greatness. While he didn’t win both motos, it was a moment that the youngster gained huge confidence and that confidence he would take into 2021 and show the World he meant business.

“It means the world to get this win. I’ve worked my butt off to get where I am today. I’m just excited to be up here. I’m glad I could finish it out [my rookie season] with a bang. It definitely feels good. That’s what we work up to, is to be on top of the box. It definitely was good to be up there finally. This year I was shooting to be on the podium as much as I can, just to get on the podium. It’s funny that we were talking about before like my first-ever podium is an overall win. It definitely feels great to finally get this done and under my belt, to get a moto win and an overall win. So, everyone has told me the first one is always the hardest. The next one is a lot easier because you mentally know it. I’m definitely happy with this. It puts you on a very good mentality for next season, so I’m definitely happy with this.”

The AMA Nationals kicked off the 2021 AMA Pro Motocross series at Pala, California’s Fox Raceway–the same venue where Lawrence had won his first ever AMA motocross overall and this was also successful outing that saw Lawrence take the overall victory in the 250 class.

“My start in the first moto didn’t give me good hopes of a podium, but I ended up carving my way through into third; then [Max] Vohland had some bad luck with a bike malfunction, so I ended up going into second. I could see Jeremy [Martin] up there so I kind of put in a little bit of a charge, but I didn’t want to overdo it and make a silly mistake like I used to. In the second moto I think I was eighth or something on the start. I made my way into third, and it took me a while to figure out what the two Star boys were doing out front; they were really on it. J-Mart made a mistake, and I was able to get close enough to watch what he was doing and got a pass done a few laps after that. I set my eyes on [Justin] Cooper and caught him fairly quickly; I think he might have made a mistake, but I got the pass done, which was really good. It was really square-edged and technical today, so it kind of helped me a little bit, but I felt really good; I felt like if it was at any other track, it would’ve been the same. I felt really strong because I’ve been putting the work in. I’m glad to see that’s paying off, and I can’t wait for next weekend, to maybe do something similar.”

In 2022 and for the second time in as many weekends, Lawrence rode to a flawless 1-1 moto sweep in the 250MX class, again at Pala, California’s Fox Raceway, during the penultimate round of the AMA Pro Motocross Championship. The performance extended the 18-year-old’s perfect record of overall wins at the venue to three.

"So, Pala was another really good weekend. We ended up taking another 1-1, so that's good. It was definitely really hot today, but luckily, I had two really good starts, including finally getting my first holeshot. From there, I was able to flow and get myself into a comfortable gap from second and then I just cruised and rode my own race. It was a very good day -- got some more points and feeling really good for Hangtown."

In 2023, Lawrence posted a flawless 1-1 moto tally in his AMA premier-class debut.

“I definitely didn’t expect a day like this. I felt like I knew where I was coming in, but jumping up to this class, everyone is fast and fit. That second moto, I kept looking over my shoulder, thinking I gave myself a gap, just to see the 23 even closer than before! I find battles like this fun, though; they make me a better rider and they test how well I can handle the pressure. I knew Chase wasn’t going anywhere and it would be a long 35 minutes, but it was great having a clean battle. I expect this whole season to be a chess match, and it's nice to take the first round.”

Now we head back to Fox Raceway, and this time, the AMA supercross champion and defending AMA 450 motocross champion is coming off his perfect season of 2023. Talk about pressure, but fortunately for him and unfortunately for us the fans, there will be no Eli Tomac and no Cooper Webb. Can Chase Sexton try and stop this incredible run of Lawrence at Fox Raceway. We will find out on Saturday night here in Europe.

Of course, he will also be going for his fifth major AMA championship, with those three AMA motocross championships and his AMA supercross championship (he also has two 250 regional titles, but lets not count this in the same breath as the real titles). Until now, he (and James Stewart) are the only two men to win all AMA championships possible (including the regional east and west), but with Bubba being a five time AMA champion, Jett sure would like to join one of the all-time greats in AMA championships and continue his climb up the all-time list. Lets first start at Fox Raceway this weekend though.