A bunch of riders had success in Seattle last weekend and here is what many of them tought of their weekend. Eli Tomac was again the man, as was that fast kid, Haiden Deegan, but Hunter Lawrence, despite a crash still holds the red plate in the 450 class.

Eli Tomac: “Seattle was the usual. It’s a tough track to really get a hold of and get comfortable on. I saved the best for last of course. I had my best start and my best ride there [in the Main Event]. I cleaned up some lines, did some different jump combinations. Just typical Seattle. One of the toughest we have all year. Glad to conquer it.”

Cooper Webb: “Overall, it was fun, with a side of sketch. The track was really gnarly. It’s always gnarly here, but this [track] with still having to hit the rhythms [sections], they’re pretty big. It was brutal. Obviously, Eli [Tomac] picked up on a good line and kept doing it and got past me. I tightened up for sure with a little arm pump, but it is what it is. At the end of the day, I can’t be hitting whoops like that and expect to win. We’ll get back to work.”

Justin Cooper: “It’s just Seattle. This track was absolutely gnarly. With 20 [minutes] plus 1 [lap] out there with these 450s, it gets really demanding. I just put together solid laps and got a little gift from [Lawrence and Roczen]. Sometimes you’ve got to stay in it and that’s what we did tonight. Really pumped to get back on the box.”

Hunter Lawrence: “[My race] started with wheel spin off the start. I just didn’t get myself good track position. I was coming through and had good pace. I feel like an idiot. I jumped on the inside [and] was already going down and got Kenny involved. That just sucked, honestly. Not how I would have wanted the night to go, but we’re fourth and still have the red plate. We’ll head on to Dallas.”

Ken Roczen: He (Hunter Lawrence) normally doesn't do stuff like that and he did say sorry and I am not worried about it. I would have rathered third or fourth and I had some bad laps. I made a big mistake before the whoops and lost time in some laps and allowed him to get close. I got close to Eli but the track was so tough and it was like enduro. I felt like I had a good flow, but then a couple of laps before Hunter was on me, I felt good.

Haiden Deegan: “That was gnarly. I went through after [the finish] and told [Kitchen] that was the gnarliest battle I have ever had racing. We were going back and forth. I don’t know what to say, that was the best I’ve had. I know it’s in his hometown so the [fans] may not like it, but I hope they enjoyed that one.”

Levi Kitchen: “I think that’s the race everyone has been waiting for. I’m bummed I couldn’t get it done for the hometown, but I rode my heart out and [Deegan] did too. That had to be the coolest race of my life. We were going at it the whole time. Thanks to everyone here in Seattle, they were amazing. That was fun.”

Max Anstie: “That was really tough. That was a tough track, and those boys [Deegan and Kitchen] were obviously riding awesome. It was amazing to hear the fans cheering for Levi. I’ve been struggling since Anaheim 1. I don’t know what it is, but my throat and my chest have been burning. Last week was bad too. I need to get it checked out because I don’t feel sick, but I can’t breathe right. My chest just burns.”

Dylan Ferrandis: “It was a very challenging track with the rain coming into the weekend. So far one of the nastiest and gnarly tracks. I started off feeling good in 1st practice, tried some things in practice and it didn't walk that great. The heat race was fine, I was a little timid. In the main, I was feeling really good… my body and my mind was all in a good place. I was in a good spot fighting with the boys and was pushing, pushing, pushing and pushed the limit, a little too much. I lost the front and crashed. Came back to fight again and gave it everything I had. I was very disappointed with myself. I feel like tonight we could have improved on overall position. I think everybody in the team saw some good fight and saw some improvement on the bike. So next weekend we will have another to improve.”

Ryder DiFrancesco: I didn’t have the best day in Seattle. Out of the six rounds, this is probably the one I struggled with the most, so a fourth is a decent result entering the four-week break now. We’ll get that fire lit again, take a little time off, and regroup. Today was a bit of a struggle, although I am pretty stoked to come away with P4 and be tied for third in points.”

Aaron Plessinger: "Wrapping up Round 6 in Seattle, it was an alright night for me. I struggled a little in practice, but then got a pretty good start in the Heat Race and finished third, and then made another good start in the Main Event. Half of that one was solid, but it just kind of fell apart after that, so I've just got to be better. We're getting back towards consistent riding and not making so many mistakes, and I think heading back to Florida this week will do me good – we'll get some riding done and work on some things. The positives are that we got two good starts tonight and had some good laps, so we'll build on that in Arlington!"

Malcolm Stewart: “Seattle is always an interesting race. I always feel like I leave here with a positive mindset and decent results, and tonight we got sixth. Obviously, we wanted that top-five position, but considering how the beginning of the year has started, a sixth is a really good result for us! I felt really good all day. Practice was strong and it kind of starts from there, right? You know, just getting into that positive mindset, so yeah, Seattle was a good night, especially with the way the track was. It was pretty brutal out there – everybody was crashing and making big mistakes – but we kept it on two wheels and I was being smart with it. Now we head back indoors to Arlington and continue to build!"