Making Gains Reaching Potential W/ RJ Hampshire
TransWorld Motocross|November 2017

It was hard to miss the progress RJ Hampshire made in the final half of the 2017 Lucas Oil Pro Motocross Championship.

Michael Antonovich
Making Gains Reaching Potential W/ RJ Hampshire

The talent possessed by the GEICO Honda rider had always been evident, but small issues on the track kept that from being reflected in the results. Late in the summer, Hampshire became one of the fastest riders in the field on any given weekend and battled for positions near the top of the running order, then capped off his year with a stunning 1-1 performance in the MX2 class at the MXGP of USA in September. What was the reason for the rapid improvement? Hampshire made it clear that sweeping changes to his program were the key, and he was open to explaining what was needed to reach the next step.

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