Webb Out at KTM effective immediately

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WSX wild card, Kennys not impressed Webb is going to show up in Singapore. 

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7/6/2023 12:00pm Edited Date/Time 7/6/2023 12:00pm

So when does Chase get out of his Honda contract?😏

tomorrow, he will be on a KTM at southwick, with Webb on the Yamaha, making this in fact, the silliest silly season ever.

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7/6/2023 12:01pm

I don’t understand, he left Yamaha when he was struggling so why is he going back?

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7/6/2023 12:03pm
CDA331 wrote:

I don’t understand, he left Yamaha when he was struggling so why is he going back?

That was an entirely different Yamaha team and also different bike.

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7/6/2023 12:04pm Edited Date/Time 7/6/2023 12:05pm
CDA331 wrote:

I don’t understand, he left Yamaha when he was struggling so why is he going back?

Should be pretty obvious my dude. That Star bike is a better bike by a wide margin than the Factory Yamaha bike Webb was riding, and the team is better to work for

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7/6/2023 12:08pm
CDA331 wrote:

I don’t understand, he left Yamaha when he was struggling so why is he going back?

Because he's not going back to Yamaha, he's going back to Star. 

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7/6/2023 12:12pm

So when does Chase get out of his Honda contract?😏

Sexton's best bet at winning the SMX Super duper Championship is on a  proven HRC Honda, he would be crazy to jump ship before his contract is up.

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7/6/2023 12:13pm

Pure speculation but, my spidey senses say that Webb came back to the nationals thinking he could earn a spot on the desNations team. When he started getting beat by privateers, DeCoster probably shot that dream down. 

I've been a big Webb fan but, his effort outdoors has been a disappointment. Anyway, there's no excuse now....

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7/6/2023 12:17pm

I'm sure he knew he was not coming back with Sexton and AP signed next year. Maybe he asked to be released early and KTM said no problem. I guess that would just make it simple but I'm not genius. 

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7/6/2023 12:20pm

This takes care of the bike, but what about Red Bull to Monster, wonder what that contract looks like 

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Pure speculation but, my spidey senses say that Webb came back to the nationals thinking he could earn a spot on the desNations team. When he...

Pure speculation but, my spidey senses say that Webb came back to the nationals thinking he could earn a spot on the desNations team. When he started getting beat by privateers, DeCoster probably shot that dream down. 

I've been a big Webb fan but, his effort outdoors has been a disappointment. Anyway, there's no excuse now....

He came back to outdoors to better his seeding position for SMX. 

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mb60 wrote:
I'm sure he knew he was not coming back with Sexton and AP signed next year. Maybe he asked to be released early and KTM said...

I'm sure he knew he was not coming back with Sexton and AP signed next year. Maybe he asked to be released early and KTM said no problem. I guess that would just make it simple but I'm not genius. 

Big fan of AP....but he's been a bust for KTM. 

 

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mb60 wrote:
I'm sure he knew he was not coming back with Sexton and AP signed next year. Maybe he asked to be released early and KTM said...

I'm sure he knew he was not coming back with Sexton and AP signed next year. Maybe he asked to be released early and KTM said no problem. I guess that would just make it simple but I'm not genius. 

Magoofan wrote:

Big fan of AP....but he's been a bust for KTM. 

 

Bust is harsh. He’s been at or maybe slightly below where he was expected. I dont think most people had him at as a championship guy. Top 3 would be exceptional in a championship l. Top 5-7 would be about par. 

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7/6/2023 12:24pm

Unless I’m forgetting someone, this has not happened since Stewart with Yamaha in 2012.

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7/6/2023 12:26pm

This takes care of the bike, but what about Red Bull to Monster, wonder what that contract looks like 

Webb isn't personally sponsored by Monster or Red Bull. The teams are.

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7/6/2023 12:27pm

This takes care of the bike, but what about Red Bull to Monster, wonder what that contract looks like 

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Webb isn't personally sponsored by Monster or Red Bull. The teams are.

I thought Webb was for sure. Maybe not?

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7/6/2023 12:28pm

This takes care of the bike, but what about Red Bull to Monster, wonder what that contract looks like 

Denn700 wrote:

Webb isn't personally sponsored by Monster or Red Bull. The teams are.

Redbull helmet doesnt come from Team deal. 

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mb60 wrote:
I'm sure he knew he was not coming back with Sexton and AP signed next year. Maybe he asked to be released early and KTM said...

I'm sure he knew he was not coming back with Sexton and AP signed next year. Maybe he asked to be released early and KTM said no problem. I guess that would just make it simple but I'm not genius. 

I’m pretty sure he knew he wasn’t coming back when he signed with Star for next year…

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This takes care of the bike, but what about Red Bull to Monster, wonder what that contract looks like 

Denn700 wrote:

Webb isn't personally sponsored by Monster or Red Bull. The teams are.

Webb is a RedBull athlete just like Roczen. 

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7/6/2023 12:32pm
tek14 wrote:

Redbull helmet doesnt come from Team deal. 

Either way, he ain't gonna have a Red Bull lid being on the Monster Energy Star Racing Yamaha Team.

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7/6/2023 12:36pm

Racers, race, so I've heard. So if a guy is not racing, that would make him not a racer?  Jett, Chase, Eli (?) have him covered anyways.  Seems Cooper's glory days have passed and he will be fighting for top 5s regardless of the bike he is riding. Though I miss the way he raced when he was on it.

 

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kijen wrote:
Racers, race, so I've heard. So if a guy is not racing, that would make him not a racer?  Jett, Chase, Eli (?) have him covered...

Racers, race, so I've heard. So if a guy is not racing, that would make him not a racer?  Jett, Chase, Eli (?) have him covered anyways.  Seems Cooper's glory days have passed and he will be fighting for top 5s regardless of the bike he is riding. Though I miss the way he raced when he was on it.

 

Webb's glory days are most definitely not behind him. He won this year and held the red plate, and going to a new team and new bike could be what he needs to recapture the magic

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7/6/2023 12:42pm

Now Vital is writing Webb off just like Tomac (facepalm emoji)

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kijen wrote:
Racers, race, so I've heard. So if a guy is not racing, that would make him not a racer?  Jett, Chase, Eli (?) have him covered...

Racers, race, so I've heard. So if a guy is not racing, that would make him not a racer?  Jett, Chase, Eli (?) have him covered anyways.  Seems Cooper's glory days have passed and he will be fighting for top 5s regardless of the bike he is riding. Though I miss the way he raced when he was on it.

 

zehn wrote:
Webb's glory days are most definitely not behind him. He won this year and held the red plate, and going to a new team and new...

Webb's glory days are most definitely not behind him. He won this year and held the red plate, and going to a new team and new bike could be what he needs to recapture the magic

Agreed.   He had that swagger back even before SX started with the "I'm washed up" comment.   He gave Tomac hell all year...including Daytona. 

Still crushed both Webb and Tomac went out the way they did. Sad   

 

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I would love to know the behind the scenes of all of this. 

Brad460 wrote:
Same here- typical moto media fashion we will never get the true story.. Head over to Cooksey - true or not guessing he will have a...

Same here- typical moto media fashion we will never get the true story..

Head over to Cooksey - true or not guessing he will have a good take on it..Laughing

It's not the medias fault as there is this little legal item called an NDA...and I'm sure there is a hefty amount tied to it if broken....but hey at least Kooksey has "someone close" that will tell him everything....

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7/6/2023 12:48pm
WFO Dave wrote:

I saw DeCoster come over to Ty and say great ride. Maybe he might give Ty a shot?

tek14 wrote:

He will get better results with his Kawasaki. 

This is so dumb. Homie gets two 6th overalls and a 4th in a moto with some mechanicals along the way in 5 races and now suddenly he’s above taking a ride from Factory KTM….”Naa I’m good Rog’ I’m just gonna keep riding this pos Kawi that almost blew up on the face of a 100 ft jump on me. Did you see me almost podium on it?”

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7/6/2023 12:49pm

Im thinkin he signed a 2 year contract with Star (sx only) and will do those two years and he will call it a career.

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7/6/2023 12:53pm

Now Vital is writing Webb off just like Tomac (facepalm emoji)

Haha you know it man 😂

These top level dudes are sooo damn fast, so close and so determined aren't they, it's nuts people are just like "nahhh... he's done".

Being happy with the bike, being happy with the team, just 'feeling it' or just digging the track that week, that's all it takes for a guy who was 5th last week to jump up to the top step next week isn't it.

And people just wanna down play these guys.

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Call me nuts, I just don't think that he will be better moving back to Star Yamaha and that his time for Championships has come and gone imo .  

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