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Could we have already seen the grand opening and grand closing of chases championship run? People last year were talking about how once he won he was going to go on a run and be the guy for a while until jet got experienced enough. Unfortunately for him jett had a say in the matter. Usually one guy asserts himself at the top of the premier class and dominates for a while until he is knocked off. With jett looking as good as he is i dont see any way that chase could go on a multi year championship run. He may get another one or two spread throughout but hes probably not going to dominate. Its pretty crazy how much things have changed in a year, even just since the end of sx.
Chase is at the end of his time on a bike that he seems to have lost confidence in. Let's see how next year goes with him on the KTM once he gets it dialed in. Remember, Jett is like everyone else out there and needs to stay off the ground and injury free. Yes, his riding style and how smooth he really is will help that, but this is motocross, you can do something 1000 times and the 1001 time will put you on the ground or cause an injury like we saw with Eli. Anything can happen.
Hope I'm wrong and it's not that I don't like the kid I just like seeing guys battle. I'm afraid we've reached an RC, Stew, or Jeremy-type rider in Jett, and unless he's injured he's going to win everything.
Definitely not. There aren't many elite pros in that younger age bracket, so unless Jett goes full Carmichael over the next 10 years, Chase has plenty more wins in his future.
Was there ever a Sexton era?
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A quarter of a year goes by and the SX champion is already being thrown out lol. He’s off of last years pace, he knows he can battle Jett everybody chill down. Last years washougal battle with Eli should make everybody remember he’s able to do it
Wins yes. Titles remains to be seen.
Where’s all theses people that said after he won one, he was going to go on a run? Nobody said that!
According to Chase it's not the same Chase.
There's a Sexton era?
The Sexton era and the Anderson era are very similar at this point.
Chase like to bash the Honda but Jett is riding the same bike. Could Chase be the next Reed in the way of never being happy with any bike?
Outdoors maybe. Indoors I think it will take Jett a couple years. RC dominated 250 MX right away. SX it took him a couple of years
I fully believe there’s at least 2 reasons for that. 1. Chase being more over the front of the bike. The Honda really doesn’t do well with that. 2. The shock Chase uses.
I even saw Reed comment on a post talking about Chase running the BFRC shock and his words were along the lines of no wonder he’s had these weird crashes.
I like both guys, but that's funny.
I appreciate it's accurate, but it sounds funny 😂
I reckon Sexton can right this ship... But it'll take some doing. I've got some faith in him going forward. I reckon him and Joe Shimoda are gonna get an upswing soon.
For sure there was. The "gift" SX Championship.
I think that Jett is a better SX rider than Outdoors. His style fits well with SX. I think he will be even better in SX. Not to say that Chase or Eli will not have anything for him. Who knows if they wil or will not. I just will not be surprised if he is able to win in SX like he's doing outdoors. Who knows how Chase is feeling right now, if he is 100% or not. Jett is very impressive , and he will have a ton of confidence going into SX if things keep going how they have been going. With Washougal coming up and being a good track for Chase ,and not a favorite of Jett's maybe things will be different . I don't know why Jett would not do well there though, his style should work well there. Hope its a good one.
Two of his 3 championships came when the points leader got injured late in the season.
Slow down... Kid is young, fast, in shape, and hungry. He has plenty of winning coming his way.
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Can't be over if it never began.
The perfect story is Chase gets on the KTM. Goes 1-1 in any race. Then things start to heat up and get more exciting.
I like all pro riders, can’t say I’m a yuge fan of either sexton or lawerence, but people love racing because of the beautiful drama just as much as the smell of race fuel and monster energy girls.
Yeah, its been a whole 2 months since he won his last championship 🙄
You're going to get a lot of downvotes for this post.
Here's the thing, though: it's entirely possible we've already seen Chase's last win, not to mention championship. Wins are hard to come by and the competition is tough!
Do I really think Chase Sexton is done winning? Hell, no. However, there have been countless 250 champs who start off promising in their first few 450 years and then fade. It could happen to him, too. Does any of you think Adam Cianciarulo is a threat for a 450 title now? How about Aaron Plessinger? Heck, even Dylan Ferrandis, who smoked the field in 2021, can't buy a win now.
Time will tell. I think Sexton will take more titles home, but it won't be easy.
If he wasn't going to the KTM/Baker program, I'd be a bit more pessimistic about his chances. But I think Bakers program could turn Sexton into a machine. If Baker can level up his mental side and fill in the cracks (if any) on the fitness side, it could be a game changer for Sexton.
This is assuming he will be joining the baker squad..
I doubt Chase will ever win an outdoor title unless Jett has some DNF's or injuries, unless he's somehow just faster on the KTM. He's just not as fast or skilled as Jett. Maybe SX
Nope. Sexton will continue to ride over his head for one lap too many and yard sale under pressure. He won a SX title for sure, but he never conquered ET3.
I have nothing to add, but this is the sweet image that populates his informational profile if you Google "Chase Sexton":
Count me in the camp of "When did it begin?"
I don't see Chase being as successful as everyone says he'll be on the KTM, at least from the get go. I hope I'm dead wrong...but Webb & even Plessinger have been at odds with the "new generation" KTM...and as we know, Coop has already jumped ship. I also don't believe the Honda is the problem with Sexton thus far...but I do see the Lawrence's being a problem. Sexton could see the writing on the wall. With KTM, he can be the team leader...but I hope he's not going to turn into a really consistent top-5 guy, and not a championship contender any more.
Same was Chase and it took him a long time to be a serious championship contender. Not saying it's going to take Jett 3 years, but I think in SX he'll find it harder than in MX initially. He went from winning 6/9 250W races to winning 12/12 450 races.
Chase is this generations Windham but a little luck has got him an SX Championship that KW was never able to get.
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