GRIT 303 — 250SX — 4th — Seth Hammaker

With competition set to begin in Arlington, racers from around the globe would register to compete in the 250SX East Coast Championship. The newfound element would add a significant portion of excitement to the series, and among the athletes that were eager to launch onto the racetrack, was that of Seth Hammaker. His natural talent on the motorcycle was evident as he sped through the canvas, choosing lines without hesitation as dashed forward. Hammaker would generated an astounding start, following the red-flag restart (for 250SX Heat Two. He quickly moved into second, and then would surpass Jo Shimoda in the earliest stages (amid a technical combination of jumps)! At that point, the Kawasaki athlete had taken the lead! From there, he found optimal pathways around the canvas, and pushed forward with remarkable calculation. He was balancing the motorcycle with precise RPM, and could track both wheels through the hard-packed surfaces with excellent marksmanship. All the while, he was beginning to distance his machine from Jo Shimoda...and would ultimately do so, through the checkered flag - to claim an impactful heat race win, to begin the series! In the main event, he rapidly upshifted after leaping from the grate. His intensity was superb and led to a position inside the top-five, as the field stormed through the earliest sequences. As the pack began to disperse, he would obtain a fourth-place standing behind Daxton Bennick. In the circuits that followed, Hammaker would prove why he was a championship contender. He was relentless while remaining solidified inside of the top-five.

Despite a pack of formidable

opponents ahead of him, Seth would be aware of the championship trek in its entirety. He waited for mistakes to be made by those three athletes ahead of him (i.e. Bennick, Shimoda, and Brown)...though those, wouldn't appear.

Nevertheless, the Kawasaki athlete would charge behind the trio through the checkered flag.

Even as the track

would deteriorate, the training efforts of Hammaker in the off-season were paying-off. Minute by minute, he would inch closer to the concluding moments of the contest. And as all was finalized in Arlington, Hammaker would charge through the whoop section and around the final corner...to claim a well-respected fourth-place effort. From there, the veteran competitor will look to continue building

— knowing that he'd excelled in this scenario before

as he aspires for the overall championship in 2026.