Replay of Jett Lawrence / Austin Forkner Mid-Air Collision

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JL13 2/26/2022 9:38pm
2/26/2022 9:38pm
So many ‘hit the tough block’ comments as if it was the tough blocks fault. Didn’t see anybody else clip that tough block in the 8 races I watched tonight. Vital and rider bias man, if this was Vince it’d be a 10 pager easy.
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mxdevon 2/26/2022 9:42pm
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Whiskey throttling to the outside and hitting a tough block causing you to saw the front wheel off of your top competitor mid air is stupidity at its finest….: not “a racing incident”….. there’s was plenty of time to make a pass
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Motoxdoc 2/26/2022 9:43pm
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Original 44 wrote:
I’m just hoping that they are both OK. At first I thought it was Jett fault, but after watching the replay I realized he hit the...
I’m just hoping that they are both OK. At first I thought it was Jett fault, but after watching the replay I realized he hit the tough block. I truly hate when riders get hurt.
Motoxdoc wrote:
Yeah, it was Forkner’s fault that Jett hit a tough block!Dry
Original 44 wrote:
My point was that it was nobody’s fault. Unfortunately Austin got the worst part of it. I just hope that Austin‘s OK.
Obviously I was being sarcastic, but I think I understand you. It’s nobody’s fault that Jett guided his bike into a tough block.
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gerg 2/26/2022 9:50pm
2/26/2022 9:50pm Edited Date/Time 2/26/2022 9:52pm
The whole night just showed Jett's lack of maturity.

The first race can be forgiven after he picked up the win in the second, but then he makes the SAME mistake again in the first corner of the final race.

The last few laps of the third race and he's literally gooning through the whoops so far sideways you can see his side plate numbers from the rear and I'm not surprised something catastrophic happened.

Yes it's a racing incident but 100% his fault...he was the one who clipped the tough block (a habit of his).

I'm no fan of Forkner but not happy to see him go out like this and the way Jett's head slammed the ground I'm surprised he wasn't ko'ed (his forearm looked to absorb some of the impact)...was probably seeing a few stars for all we know as his pace was way lower after he remounted.
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Original 44 2/26/2022 9:50pm
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Motoxdoc wrote:
Yeah, it was Forkner’s fault that Jett hit a tough block!Dry
Original 44 wrote:
My point was that it was nobody’s fault. Unfortunately Austin got the worst part of it. I just hope that Austin‘s OK.
Motoxdoc wrote:
Obviously I was being sarcastic, but I think I understand you. It’s nobody’s fault that Jett guided his bike into a tough block.
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Nighttrain 2/26/2022 10:04pm
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gerg wrote:
The whole night just showed Jett's lack of maturity. The first race can be forgiven after he picked up the win in the second, but then...
The whole night just showed Jett's lack of maturity.

The first race can be forgiven after he picked up the win in the second, but then he makes the SAME mistake again in the first corner of the final race.

The last few laps of the third race and he's literally gooning through the whoops so far sideways you can see his side plate numbers from the rear and I'm not surprised something catastrophic happened.

Yes it's a racing incident but 100% his fault...he was the one who clipped the tough block (a habit of his).

I'm no fan of Forkner but not happy to see him go out like this and the way Jett's head slammed the ground I'm surprised he wasn't ko'ed (his forearm looked to absorb some of the impact)...was probably seeing a few stars for all we know as his pace was way lower after he remounted.
Lawrence tucked his front wheel in the first turn not once but twice without outside influence. Then Lawrence crossed jumped his main competitor into season ending injuries. That’s not cool. He has fabulous whoop speed. Other than that he proved he shouldn’t be on a SX track until he figures it out.
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PFitzG38 2/26/2022 10:05pm
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Motoxdoc wrote:
Yeah, it was Forkner’s fault that Jett hit a tough block!Dry
Yeah, Forkner needs to make sure Jettson is more careful next time.
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Bacon_n_Egg'r 2/26/2022 10:20pm
2/26/2022 10:20pm
gerg wrote:
The whole night just showed Jett's lack of maturity. The first race can be forgiven after he picked up the win in the second, but then...
The whole night just showed Jett's lack of maturity.

The first race can be forgiven after he picked up the win in the second, but then he makes the SAME mistake again in the first corner of the final race.

The last few laps of the third race and he's literally gooning through the whoops so far sideways you can see his side plate numbers from the rear and I'm not surprised something catastrophic happened.

Yes it's a racing incident but 100% his fault...he was the one who clipped the tough block (a habit of his).

I'm no fan of Forkner but not happy to see him go out like this and the way Jett's head slammed the ground I'm surprised he wasn't ko'ed (his forearm looked to absorb some of the impact)...was probably seeing a few stars for all we know as his pace was way lower after he remounted.
Nighttrain wrote:
Lawrence tucked his front wheel in the first turn not once but twice without outside influence. Then Lawrence crossed jumped his main competitor into season ending...
Lawrence tucked his front wheel in the first turn not once but twice without outside influence. Then Lawrence crossed jumped his main competitor into season ending injuries. That’s not cool. He has fabulous whoop speed. Other than that he proved he shouldn’t be on a SX track until he figures it out.
Did you miss 3 seasons of Forkner torpedoing himself in the whoops? He shouldn't have been on a SX track until he figured it out.
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Get flashes from the Herlings/Prado incident this summer.

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Original 44 wrote:
I’m just hoping that they are both OK. At first I thought it was Jett fault, but after watching the replay I realized he hit the...
I’m just hoping that they are both OK. At first I thought it was Jett fault, but after watching the replay I realized he hit the tough block. I truly hate when riders get hurt.
Motoxdoc wrote:
Yeah, it was Forkner’s fault that Jett hit a tough block!Dry
Lead riders should know that Anderson/Friese/Barcia are going to dive bomb them.

Forkner should have known that Jett would catch the Tuff Block and cross jump.

All victims are at fault.

Obviously.
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Bacon_n_Egg'r 2/26/2022 10:33pm
2/26/2022 10:33pm
At this point can anyone be rational when discussing these incidents? I see so much polarization depending on whether or not one is a fan of the guy who's getting the blame. No way Jett planned that. He had a sketchy run through the whoops, went very wide in the turn partly because of that and partly because he thought Forkner might try to hold him up. He got out wide onto the jump face and it went bad. Shit happens, it sucks for both of them and I hope AF is not hurt.

All this talk about Jett being out of control and not safe to be on the track, come on man. SX is a game of inches and shit can go wrong, even for very experienced guys. Look at Brayton collecting Reed at Seattle in 2019, 2 guys with 100s of mains and it went wrong and they got hurt. Ditto Weimer crashing and taking out Canard in 2015 (Detroit??). Just 2 examples off the top of my head.
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Juck 2/26/2022 10:37pm
2/26/2022 10:37pm
Can't wait to see how the Jett fanboys manage to spin this to make it Forkner's fault
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Tank_Slapper 2/26/2022 10:38pm
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haha, mods delete what they don't like
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tuggy450 2/26/2022 10:39pm
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Not that Jett meant to do that, obviously he didn't. Doesn't change the fact that he screwed up and that screw up took out Forkner.
IMO Jett needs to back it down a little. I have a feeling the O'Show is going to give him the same advice. Tonight he was too hot for his own good.
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Juck 2/26/2022 10:45pm
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Also I'm pretty sure Jett cross jumped someone earlier in I think a different gang bang that no one seems to have picked up on. Maybe it looked closer to me than it actually was but I thought for a moment he was gonna take himself and that other rider out.
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Tank_Slapper 2/26/2022 10:46pm
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Jat went 3x3, fight me

heavy sarcasm,haha
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PBRvince 2/26/2022 11:24pm
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All the Jett nut lickers in full force
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Everyone is lucky that we don't have one or two MAJOR injuries to deal with. Jett's lucky that he is still walking and has functioning arms and shoulders. Austin is lucky that's he's alive.

Jett is totally owning his role in the accident. Good on him for that.

I don't think hitting the tuff block caused any deflection. The tuff block being hit was a consequence of Jett over doing the turn, clipping the tuff block as he tried to turn back into the track. It's not a solid object you bounce off unless you land on it from above.

I hope he matures and calms down due to this incident today. He rides so measured - until he doesn't. I hope Austin recovers real soon. We all do.

Congrats McAdoo and JMart.
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Tank_Slapper 2/26/2022 11:31pm
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Jett is smooth

hatter gonna hat
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PBRvince 2/26/2022 11:33pm
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Tank_Slapper wrote:
Jett is smooth

hatter gonna hat
Forkner would probably disagree..
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NorCalRedRyder 2/26/2022 11:33pm
2/26/2022 11:33pm
Not really a fan of either, but man I feel bad for Austin. He can't catch a break, no pun intended, but his body has been brutalized the last couple years. Gotta give him credit for what he's comeback from, kid's a savage.
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devindavisphoto 2/26/2022 11:35pm
2/26/2022 11:35pm
I'm glad the vital experts are here to explain the situation for us casuals.
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chasetwo79 2/26/2022 11:41pm
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I think Jett didn’t mean to do it obviously. But watching how wild he was riding before that incident you could see that he was pushing beyond his comfort for how rough the track was. These are nights he has to learn to back in down a bit. Accidents happen when you’re pushing the limit.
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Magoofan 2/26/2022 11:42pm
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I was wondering what this weeks 10 pager was going to be. Smile

Racing accident. No way Jett did that on purpose.
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PBRvince 2/26/2022 11:42pm
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devindavisphoto wrote:
I'm glad the vital experts are here to explain the situation for us casuals.
Jett out of control in the whoops. Jett out of control off the finish jump which results into Jett cross jumping into Forkner. No discipline for Jett because well he’s Jett..feel bad for forkner…
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Tank_Slapper 2/26/2022 11:46pm
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funny 512 has gone guyb, power corrupts
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jemcee 2/26/2022 11:55pm
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Juck wrote:
Also I'm pretty sure Jett cross jumped someone earlier in I think a different gang bang that no one seems to have picked up on. Maybe...
Also I'm pretty sure Jett cross jumped someone earlier in I think a different gang bang that no one seems to have picked up on. Maybe it looked closer to me than it actually was but I thought for a moment he was gonna take himself and that other rider out.
Right, so what you're pretty sure you saw that no one else saw maybe looked closer than it actually was made you think for a moment he was gonna take himself and someone else out even though he didn't?

Great input much thank you
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gregyou 2/26/2022 11:58pm
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gerg wrote:
The whole night just showed Jett's lack of maturity. The first race can be forgiven after he picked up the win in the second, but then...
The whole night just showed Jett's lack of maturity.

The first race can be forgiven after he picked up the win in the second, but then he makes the SAME mistake again in the first corner of the final race.

The last few laps of the third race and he's literally gooning through the whoops so far sideways you can see his side plate numbers from the rear and I'm not surprised something catastrophic happened.

Yes it's a racing incident but 100% his fault...he was the one who clipped the tough block (a habit of his).

I'm no fan of Forkner but not happy to see him go out like this and the way Jett's head slammed the ground I'm surprised he wasn't ko'ed (his forearm looked to absorb some of the impact)...was probably seeing a few stars for all we know as his pace was way lower after he remounted.
Nighttrain wrote:
Lawrence tucked his front wheel in the first turn not once but twice without outside influence. Then Lawrence crossed jumped his main competitor into season ending...
Lawrence tucked his front wheel in the first turn not once but twice without outside influence. Then Lawrence crossed jumped his main competitor into season ending injuries. That’s not cool. He has fabulous whoop speed. Other than that he proved he shouldn’t be on a SX track until he figures it out.
What about A mart last week jumping into the next lane and nearly having a head on, you going to tell him he needs to get off until he figures it out ? What about the guy that nearly took out the camera and landed on people last week?

What about when Web ejected off the track and landed on the concrete on his back does he need to stay of the track ?
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gregyou 2/26/2022 11:59pm
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devindavisphoto wrote:
I'm glad the vital experts are here to explain the situation for us casuals.
PBRvince wrote:
Jett out of control in the whoops. Jett out of control off the finish jump which results into Jett cross jumping into Forkner. No discipline for...
Jett out of control in the whoops. Jett out of control off the finish jump which results into Jett cross jumping into Forkner. No discipline for Jett because well he’s Jett..feel bad for forkner…
Since when have they disciplined people for getting out of control ? It’s racing mistakes happen
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Juck 2/27/2022 12:06am
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Juck wrote:
Also I'm pretty sure Jett cross jumped someone earlier in I think a different gang bang that no one seems to have picked up on. Maybe...
Also I'm pretty sure Jett cross jumped someone earlier in I think a different gang bang that no one seems to have picked up on. Maybe it looked closer to me than it actually was but I thought for a moment he was gonna take himself and that other rider out.
jemcee wrote:
Right, so what you're pretty sure you saw that no one else saw maybe looked closer than it actually was made you think for a moment...
Right, so what you're pretty sure you saw that no one else saw maybe looked closer than it actually was made you think for a moment he was gonna take himself and someone else out even though he didn't?

Great input much thank you
Yeah? I think I saw him almost cross jump someone else earlier in the night. Not sure what the point of your reply is
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