Props to Austin Forkner

vdrsnk04
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4th race back, in this deep of a 250 field and you are just 1 step off the box.

Way to go! Can’t wait to see another win for him to get him really going again. Dude is amazing. People are critical of him for his earlier years, but when he is on it, it sure is fun to watch! The sport is better with him.

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MxAddic
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8/20/2023 7:04am

Guy still has the speed and he looks better than ever on the bike.

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RACERX69
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8/20/2023 7:10am Edited Date/Time 8/20/2023 7:11am
vdrsnk04 wrote:
4th race back, in this deep of a 250 field and you are just 1 step off the box. Way to go! Can’t wait to see...

4th race back, in this deep of a 250 field and you are just 1 step off the box.

Way to go! Can’t wait to see another win for him to get him really going again. Dude is amazing. People are critical of him for his earlier years, but when he is on it, it sure is fun to watch! The sport is better with him.

Agreed. Nice to see the kid have a bit of success. Have always enjoyed watching him ride.

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8/20/2023 7:24am

I wasn’t a fan of him in his early years but he’s come around to me and I find myself rooting for him often. I was thinking yesterday that he looked great style wise on the bike. 

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8/20/2023 7:30am

Slow down to go fast… looked chill and in control. 🙌🏻

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8/20/2023 8:22am

He’s coming around. Looked like he ran out of gas halfway through moto 2.

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8/20/2023 8:52am Edited Date/Time 8/20/2023 9:08am

We can all relax in January, that is if he makes it through the next A1.

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8/20/2023 9:02am

Kept waiting for him to drop anchor the second moto but he did great. Deegan was making a huge push and forkner hung tough. He’s had a rough couple years and it was good to see him run upfront. Hopefully it continues for him. 

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uncledaddy69
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8/20/2023 9:10am
RCMXracing wrote:

Slow down to go fast… looked chill and in control. 🙌🏻

Exactly! He looked like he was cruising. 

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chasetwo79
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8/20/2023 11:11am

I’m rooting for him. We need people with his level of rare speed to stay healthy and end up in 450s. We’re about to see a huge outflow of talent here in the next few years and we need all the 250 proven guys ready and healthy to step up or else it’s going to be the Jett and Hunter show for a long time. 

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TDeath21
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8/20/2023 11:40am

He was pumped with that moto finish. As he should be. Hope this is a sign of things to come. 

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zehn
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8/20/2023 11:42am

Super happy for him. Most impressed by the fact that he got the hole shot and got passed without losing his composure and trying to ride beyond his current level to try to keep up

Hes definitely matured as a rider and displayed great race craft. He took what came to him and did it intelligently 

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8/20/2023 12:17pm

MXON coming soon 🔜 🇺🇸

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8/20/2023 12:29pm

tough gritty competitor, looked great!  Great come back story, happy to see him getting results.

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ProKawi24
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8/20/2023 1:41pm

That holeshot was exactly what he needed.  Running up front with the top guys and boosting his confidence to remind him he is one of those guys and can win races. Every race he puts under his belt staying healthy is major progress. 

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8/20/2023 1:47pm

Hope he gets a full season next year! Poor fella has been knocked about a bit in the last couple years!

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Gworm
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8/20/2023 6:11pm

Absolutely agree. He looked great and this should give him a big push forward. 

He’s had a tough go of it. 

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joshd
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8/20/2023 6:22pm
zehn wrote:
Super happy for him. Most impressed by the fact that he got the hole shot and got passed without losing his composure and trying to ride...

Super happy for him. Most impressed by the fact that he got the hole shot and got passed without losing his composure and trying to ride beyond his current level to try to keep up

Hes definitely matured as a rider and displayed great race craft. He took what came to him and did it intelligently 

Not only that he kept Hunter in sight for a respectable amount of time. 
 

 

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Zycki11
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8/20/2023 6:24pm

Not bad for a farm boy

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Slowride858
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8/20/2023 6:32pm

Add me to the list of people who has grown to appreciate him more as he has matured a bit. The gritty rides after gnarly crashes these last few weeks really shows serious heart. I also enjoyed his interview on last week's Pulp show. It seems like he is in a pretty good place mentally. Here's to hoping the body holds together. 

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8/20/2023 7:06pm
Rickyisms wrote:
I wasn’t a fan of him in his early years but he’s come around to me and I find myself rooting for him often. I was...

I wasn’t a fan of him in his early years but he’s come around to me and I find myself rooting for him often. I was thinking yesterday that he looked great style wise on the bike. 

This. 

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Hcallz5
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8/20/2023 7:15pm

His hips looked nice and released!

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8/20/2023 7:28pm

never was a big fan but really happy for him.........just hope he can build from here and stay healthy!!

also his vlogs have some  good tunes........

 

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8/20/2023 9:52pm

Forkner & AC could write a book about opportunity lost to the grinder that is dirt bike racing. 

It's good to see him back on point & riding well.   

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8/21/2023 12:04am

Not sure how much Ryno has helped but guy looked on point in ruts and didnt rush corners. Havent seen much of him outdoors but sure he wasnt riding anything like this previous. 

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