Kenny!!!!

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3/11/2023 7:38pm

The respect from the guys that raced him at the end was awesome.

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3/11/2023 7:39pm
fins227 wrote:

That ruled, I love this sport. 

Came here to say the same thing!  Happy for Kenny, his interview shows how much it means to him.  And to bring up the kickstarter, lol

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3/11/2023 7:40pm

What an incredible night for the 450 main.   

So cool to see Kens emotion and all the riders congratulating him.

For the Suzuki haters... an outdated non-factory bike....with a kick-starter.... just won one of the toughest races of the year.

 

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3/11/2023 7:40pm Edited Date/Time 3/11/2023 7:43pm

I watched the end of that race in absolute awe with my heart rate maxed out.

My wife missed the last few minutes live. She had no clue who won or the celebration at the end. I rewind it and tell her she has to watch. She insists she doesn't care and just tell her what happened. I say "no, you really need to watch this." Last couple laps she's practically having a panic attack and begging me to tell her what happens. At the end she was crying tears of happiness for Ken as his competitors congratulated him.

 

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3/11/2023 7:41pm

Incredible race.  Super impressed to say the least.

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3/11/2023 7:41pm

What an amazing finish,  so stoked for Kenny,  Chiz and that whole team. They deserve to get that result after putting so much effort into making that deal happen. The amount of hours spent testing probably seem like a distant memory after a night like tonight. So good!

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3/11/2023 7:50pm Edited Date/Time 3/12/2023 5:34am

Everyone, including me thought Ken would fold, BUT  he held  strong. Gordon you KennySmile

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3/11/2023 7:58pm

Super happy for Kenny to pull it off. Very gritty ride on such a sketchy track. 

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3/11/2023 8:20pm

Yes Kenny!

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3/11/2023 8:25pm
Bigshow wrote:
My 6 y/o son is a KR94 fan. With 1 lap to go he yells "Go Kenny, you can do it, I believe in you!" I...

My 6 y/o son is a KR94 fan. With 1 lap to go he yells "Go Kenny, you can do it, I believe in you!" I got a big fist bump when he crossed the finish line. Happy Kickstart Kenny got the win!

Those are the memories that stay with Dad....and son, forever. 

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3/11/2023 8:25pm

I think everyone in the sport was happy for Kenny. Loved seeing his fight until the end. That crowd sounded loud! Props to Barcia for running it clean and not going for a cheap shot. 

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3/11/2023 8:34pm Edited Date/Time 3/11/2023 8:35pm

My bike just won a Supercross! Fuck ya Kenny. 

I'm going through all the idiotic posts in my head "that bike is a pos", "Kenny is not happy", "nice job signing for a paycheck I guess", "dude has been done for years", etc...Laughing


Really cool to see the respect from the crowd to get into it that much for the last few laps, this was a special one.

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3/11/2023 8:36pm Edited Date/Time 3/11/2023 8:38pm

I think this might … kickstart his season!
 

 

sorry, grandpa joke. 

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3/11/2023 8:42pm

I wonder if it was the track or maybe the suspension change that he made. Kinda a bad look for Factory Connection.

I was honestly kinda surprised he was still on Showa, back when he was winning he was on KYB I think.

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3/11/2023 8:49pm

As the “Dylan” of Webb fans right here… 

I’ll say it 

Let’s go Kenny!!! Way to go ! 
 

i think the coolest is that he showed it’s skill not newest bike 

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3/11/2023 8:50pm

Congrats to Kenny for the heart and soul he put into that race tonight. We all saw on the podium what this race win meant to him. I'd imagine all he heard was why (he'd go to Suzuki) and never happen (win on the Zook). Great job Kenny!!

Congrats to the HEP Team for all the hard work they put in to get this first win for the team.

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3/11/2023 8:51pm

Damn that was awesome. Way to go!

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3/11/2023 9:04pm Edited Date/Time 3/12/2023 11:43am

Holy freakin cow, let’s go KR94!!

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3/11/2023 9:04pm

Oh man, where to start about that race. I have to admit I was pulling for Barcia early on (against the wishes of my girlfriend) but when he crossed the finish line I definitely teared up a bit. I have always been very "Roczen Neutral" but my grandpa had a soft spot for the German kid he had watched at Lakewood at the MXoN in 2010.

He passed on shortly after this past years MXoN, it was the last race we got to watch together. If I could watch one more race with him this would have been it. That's what this sport is about, 100%. Go Kickstart Kenny.

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3/11/2023 9:06pm

Amazing race for Kenny and had me yanking my hair out on the last laps when he was making all those mistakes with Justin closing in. What a great year of racing so far. 
 

I had to laugh at the end though at the thought of the WSX guys watching the post race celebrations and emotions for a main event win thinking “Where the hell was all that for the WSX championship?!” Grinning

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3/11/2023 9:07pm

Fuck the hell yeah!!!  Congrats to Kenny and the HEP team. 

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3/11/2023 9:08pm Edited Date/Time 3/11/2023 9:12pm
Bigshow wrote:
My 6 y/o son is a KR94 fan. With 1 lap to go he yells "Go Kenny, you can do it, I believe in you!" I...

My 6 y/o son is a KR94 fan. With 1 lap to go he yells "Go Kenny, you can do it, I believe in you!" I got a big fist bump when he crossed the finish line. Happy Kickstart Kenny got the win!

Magoofan wrote:

Those are the memories that stay with Dad....and son, forever. 

I think most people that watched this race and podium speech will remember it for life.

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3/11/2023 9:30pm

Can't wait to see the iconic podium photos of Kenny holding up the kickstarter.  It is quite an amazing accomplishment we witnessed tonight.   Pretty rare moment to be yelling and screaming out loud like a kid when watching supercross on TV, but tonight was one of those nights.  Whether you like him or not, you have to respect what he and his team pulled off tonight.  Not to mention on the gnarliest track of the year.  

I thought he threw it away on the last lap when he made that big mistake...Barcia was coming in hot.  Mad props to Barcia too, he is riding amazing (and clean) right now and he gave a very respectable podium speech.  Also enjoyed hearing Webb be humble and state he was basically scared out there tonight and was riding tight as a result.

I hope Sexton is okay.  Great night of racing.

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3/11/2023 9:38pm

Not a hater but i predict he will be so fixated on repeating this outcome and reputation defense and living up to expectations that he will lose the flow state and not come close to tonights ride for the rest of the season, barring even stranger conditions (mud) than tonight 

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3/11/2023 9:42pm
Tyler D wrote:
Not a hater but i predict he will be so fixated on repeating this outcome and reputation defense and living up to expectations that he will...

Not a hater but i predict he will be so fixated on repeating this outcome and reputation defense and living up to expectations that he will lose the flow state and not come close to tonights ride for the rest of the season, barring even stranger conditions (mud) than tonight 

Did you watch the press conference? He addresses this.

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3/11/2023 9:43pm

Great ride for Kenny and HEP. I really wish Suzuki would do some updates for 2024 and keep a vested interest in the sport. 

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3/11/2023 10:16pm Edited Date/Time 3/11/2023 10:16pm

I was at the race (I know, I’ve posted like 3 times already..) but man, I can’t even put it into words. The stadium was full and, during the last lap, everyone was on their feet- it had to be cool for KR and Barcia to see. Then the place absolutely exploded when Kenny won. Definitely something I’ll never forget.

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3/11/2023 11:31pm

What a race ! Some goood ridin'

Hep Hep Hep, Hurrah !

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3/12/2023 12:37am

All I have to say is KING FUCKING KENNY!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

Seeing all those guys stop to congratulate Ken was a really special moment, what a night.

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