Kiwi Rider November Vol.2 2022 | Page 95

thought it was going to be a lot harder than that ”, Musquin revealed . “ Obviously the rain played a lot of factors . Kenny [ Roczen ] was really , really fast all day .” The 125cc division did not disappoint either , with defending champion Brown breezing through his brackets on a 22 ’ Yamaha YZ125 to meet 19-year-old compatriot Josh Varize in the final . In the second run , Brown pulled off a tripletriple in the rhythm section in tricky wet conditions to win the class for the second time on consecutive runs in front of a sold-out crowd . “ That was crazy ,” Brown declared . “ But man , he [ Varize ] was riding good . I definitely had to get that triple-triple done and I ’ m happy I did . It means everything to me . I love two-strokes !”
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