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You forgot #6
Nope.
Which means 4, 5 & 6 are all possible 🤨
Any news on the big moves?
Has Chase actually signed with KTM yet?
Right now, I can foresee Webb staying put, Eli doing SX only and with Jett stepping up and Chase not wanting to be second fiddle to any of the mentioned riders, where does he go?
Husky? Could his 'talks' with the KTM group lead to him jumping into Malcoms spot?
Kawi? I hear they don't want to re-sign El Hombre and with Chases Monster deal along with the new 450 coming in, will Kawi want a high profile rider? - Sorry AC.
El Hombre could do a Supercross season on the Honda, before sitting outdoors out to get the Triumph 450 ready?
It def is weird, watching his vlogs gets me puzzled as the odd time he will have a mechanic, no idea where they come from.
But need to remember enduro guys need to know how to adjust/ service bike, ie jetting, tyre changes, etc
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I think Steve said on pulp this week that Malcolm re-signed
I doubt Sexton has signed anything yet, KTM is Redbull so he will stay Monster, so options are,
1. Star Yamaha if Eli retires
2. Kawasaki if they truly let Anderson go
3. Triumph for huge money on their ghost bike
4. Nascar truck series with huge Monster support
Sexton to KTM was 'the' rumour, I wasn't sure if he'd signed the dotted line just yet and as said, with Webb riding how he is and Chase still hitting the deck every week, perhaps KTM have reconsidered..
I think Eli is still doing SX 2024 - if he isn't, this could be where Webb ends up - not Chase.
Kawi are behind the curveball at the top, so they could maybe go after Chase with big bucks and Monster could also support this.
As said 1000x Triumph won't have the 450 ready til 2025.
Doesn't matter, he's not locked down with Monster for next year. Red Bull KTM is the most likely destination for the #23.
The constant wrecking has to be hurting Chase's value, it does make the bike he rides look bad. He might even lose third in the championship at this point, the way competitors behind him in points are riding. Eventually you would think one of these wrecks would injure him, certainly he wrecks during the week as well.
You can’t hurt your value on a signed contract.
Sure you can.
"Never sign a contract without knowing how you can get out of it..."
-Rodney Sacks, CEO, MON$TER Bev.
Rodney's sage advice has become one of my core business tenets.
That's good to hear. I'm curious to see what its all about.
I don’t think the “calmness” of the 450 vs.250, and the lower rev will necessarily be the key for Forkner’s newfound success. I think his proclivity for hitting the deck has a lot more to do with him than with the displacement of his PC Kawasaki. I don’t think I’ve ever seen a rider get over being a crasher simply by stepping up to a bigger bike.
Feel free to prove me wrong.
Crazy if all of these end up being true. Bam resigning with gas gas is kind of expected though.
I think Forkners biggest problem is he always breaks when he hits the ground. Some riders are like that. Too bad as he can be super fast.
I don't think Eli will be racing anything next year. Hope I am wrong though.
Shimoda to Honda makes since because of his agent. I wonder if the Ryder D to GasGas would put Mosiman without a ride? I could see Mosiman getting a PC ride and those 2 riders swapping. Where does that leave Vohland if Kitchen takes his spot?
Mosiman is rumored for Triumph.
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That makes sense.
Does Lucas represent Ryder, Vohland as well as Shimoda? It would be interesting if this plays out and Lucas takes 2 riders away from Mitch to 2 other factory teams. I just don't see Vohland getting a PC ride either. I could be wrong. I would give a guy like Lopes a chance before Vohland.
Sounds like Webb's landing spot is down to staying at KTM or moving to Star if Eli does retire.
Coop will do well at either team, and on either bike. I personally think Eli will call it a career after 2023...and Coop will sign with Star.
Shimoda to Honda has me a little curious, since it doesn't seem it will have a 450 future in it unless Hunter leaves.
That's what I'm thinking too.
If that comes to pass Honda can field 3 bikes. But currently Shimoda is several season away from that. Minimum 2 if were to win a 250SX title next season. So 2026 is the first year it is a concern. Was a Honda rider coming up. And Honda loves signing Japanese racers in any level of racing, car or bike
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Shimoda leaving PC would be another huge blow for Mitch. Highest potential rider he has right now imo.
Shimoda to HRC would make Honda such a power house team..
id love nothing more than HRC to snatch Shimoda
Problem is Lopes doesn’t want to ride outdoors and PC is going to want you to race outdoors. Vohland has a ton of outdoor talent and has been improving SX. I would think he would offer more value than Lopes, although Lopes has to be one of the most improved SX riders this year
They have a lot of high potential riders right now but I agree, huge blow for PC. If I were kawi, I’d kick some extra dough Jo’s way and keep him around. Something tells me he’s going to be a very good 450 rider.
Vohland is in his 3rd season as a factory rider and hasn't gotten better than 5th in SX.
Lopes has never had a factory ride and has better SX results than Max.
You're saying Lopes doesn't want to race MX? Or do you actually mean he hasn't been contracted to race MX?
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