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History made for Honda.

History made in the sport. Two brothers sweeping both 250SX regions, and capturing both outdoor titles in the same year. 

Honda marketing dream. 

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8/26/2023 2:05pm
Spudinki45 wrote:

More emotion for the undefeated season than when he won the championship 

Jett is so competitive. He really wants to be in the history books and to be THE man

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8/26/2023 2:06pm
Mavetism wrote:

Jett and Chase are 7-8 seconds faster per lap than the rest, just saying.

How can the rest of the field be so, off?

Next year is going to be a 3 way battle.

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8/26/2023 2:06pm

Props to Chase..charged to the end and never gave up the entire season

Without chase there, this race would have been a snooze fest. Holy crap they gapped the field brutally. 
 

Serious respect for chase and even more for Jett to be under that pressure and execute the win. 

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Final 250 SMX Combined Standings

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Final 450 Points Standings

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Final 450 SMX Combined Points Standings

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8/26/2023 2:10pm
Spudinki45 wrote:

More emotion for the undefeated season than when he won the championship 

Championships are won every year, perfect seasons are quite rare.

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Congrats to Jett!  22-0 is pretty amazing!

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.….almost as good as 24-0..  ;-)

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8/26/2023 2:13pm

So who was the Vital member that first predicted 22-0, well done bud.

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8/26/2023 2:14pm
-MAVERICK- wrote:

8th down to 18th back to 12th. 

Let's go Wright. 

Motofinne wrote:
As a Canadien, it must be frustrating to watch Wright do this and what he did those few rounds in the GPs? The guy should race...

As a Canadien, it must be frustrating to watch Wright do this and what he did those few rounds in the GPs? The guy should race full-time in America or the GPs.

-MAVERICK- wrote:

Totally agree he should be racing outside of Canada. 

Look at the lap times. Currently lapping faster than Noren, Nicoletti, Barcia, AC. 

I also agree. With 5 450 national titles in Canada, I think he has proved all he needs to in this country. As sad as it would be to not see him at the races here, I would really like to see what he could do full time down in the states while he's still in his prime. I think as he learns the pace down there, being a top 5 rider might not be completely out of the question. 

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Knew Hunter was a Tool fan, but he must be a super fan! "Hunta" in the Tool font on his championship shirt

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8/26/2023 2:15pm
Spudinki45 wrote:

More emotion for the undefeated season than when he won the championship 

Stewyeww wrote:

Championships are won every year, perfect seasons are quite rare.

He also knew long before it was official that it was his championship. It wouldn't have been an emotion that hit him when he crossed the line.

 

Perfect season he would have known it was possible. But Chase made it so damn tough for him he literally couldn't rest until that moment he crossed the line. All the pressure was finally off.

I was more pumped for him in that moment too for the same reason. He finished 6x motos and 1 point clear of second. 

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8/26/2023 2:16pm Edited Date/Time 8/26/2023 2:16pm

So did Chase not lead a single lap this year? That blows my mind.

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Motofinne wrote:
As a Canadien, it must be frustrating to watch Wright do this and what he did those few rounds in the GPs? The guy should race...

As a Canadien, it must be frustrating to watch Wright do this and what he did those few rounds in the GPs? The guy should race full-time in America or the GPs.

-MAVERICK- wrote:

Totally agree he should be racing outside of Canada. 

Look at the lap times. Currently lapping faster than Noren, Nicoletti, Barcia, AC. 

RMZrider12 wrote:
I also agree. With 5 450 national titles in Canada, I think he has proved all he needs to in this country. As sad as it...

I also agree. With 5 450 national titles in Canada, I think he has proved all he needs to in this country. As sad as it would be to not see him at the races here, I would really like to see what he could do full time down in the states while he's still in his prime. I think as he learns the pace down there, being a top 5 rider might not be completely out of the question. 

His last moto this year was his best yet. Was leading by 35 seconds before Pettis had bike trouble. Finished 50 seconds ahead of Tanner Ward. 

Go look at the lap chart for this second moto. He was lapping faster than some big names. 

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8/26/2023 2:18pm
Rotaholic wrote:

So did Chase not lead a single lap this year? That blows my mind.

Yeah, imagine being told that at the end of last year's MX season!

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8/26/2023 2:18pm

Who's got the story on the giant Daniel Blair head in the crowd?  

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8/26/2023 2:19pm Edited Date/Time 8/26/2023 2:21pm

When I seen Jett hit the gate my heart sank, can’t believe he was leading by 3rd or 4th corner.

 

Sensational season. We have witnessed history.

 

We saw 3 perfect seasons in the early 2000’s(within 6 years) and then nothing till now, why? James and Ricky just that much better than competition and the competition has evened put more and more?

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8/26/2023 2:20pm Edited Date/Time 8/26/2023 2:25pm

IMG 4049
Hmmmm… Did that fall out of one of Monster’s gal’s pocket or did a fan chunk it onto the podium!!? Gotta love AP wingin’ it back into the crowd!!! Moto RULES!            😎 👍❗️

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Mavetism wrote:

Nope, sadly he needed 4 points to drop into 30th.

davis224 wrote:

A few people ahead of him won't be racing, he should be in

Mavetism wrote:
No, standings updated and he is in 31th. He needed 4 points to get past Mcadoo after Moto 1 and he gained zero while Bennick and...

No, standings updated and he is in 31th. He needed 4 points to get past Mcadoo after Moto 1 and he gained zero while Bennick and Robertson gained points both motos. He's out.

Jett, Thrasher, and Jmart won't be racing SMX in the 250 class and are in the top 30.

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8/26/2023 2:27pm
davis224 wrote:

A few people ahead of him won't be racing, he should be in

Mavetism wrote:
No, standings updated and he is in 31th. He needed 4 points to get past Mcadoo after Moto 1 and he gained zero while Bennick and...

No, standings updated and he is in 31th. He needed 4 points to get past Mcadoo after Moto 1 and he gained zero while Bennick and Robertson gained points both motos. He's out.

davis224 wrote:

Jett, Thrasher, and Jmart won't be racing SMX in the 250 class and are in the top 30.

Correct. I was worried AF wouldn’t get in but pumped he is. 

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Any guesses on how much that podium banner backdrop will go for at auction? 

10k? 

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8/26/2023 2:34pm

so did jett go undefeated… i missed it 

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8/26/2023 2:35pm

forkner will be racing for two spots in main program..Ryder D needs some cardio and he will be up front like he should be 

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8/26/2023 2:37pm
Hmmmm… Did that fall out of one of Monster’s gal’s pocket or did a fan chunk it onto the podium!!? Gotta love AP wingin’ it back...

IMG 4049
Hmmmm… Did that fall out of one of Monster’s gal’s pocket or did a fan chunk it onto the podium!!? Gotta love AP wingin’ it back into the crowd!!! Moto RULES!            😎 👍❗️

what is that thing

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8/26/2023 2:40pm
Mavetism wrote:

Jett and Chase are 7-8 seconds faster per lap than the rest, just saying.

Jesus Christ. 

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8/26/2023 2:43pm

Here is how I spent race day.      Couldn't sit thru another yawner race in the most boring season ever.

2023-08-26 13-48-46

 

2023-08-26 13-42-40

 

2023-08-26 13-44-58

 

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8/26/2023 2:43pm Edited Date/Time 8/26/2023 2:45pm
Shred wrote:

Congrats to Jett!  22-0 is pretty amazing!

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.….almost as good as 24-0..  ;-)

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.jk

not fair and should never be brought up imo.

let's see any of these guys go back in time on an 1988 CR250 and see how they do without the luxury of knowledge bestowed upon them from the pioneers. same thing. don't think Ward or RJ would win? trust me, they would.

what is now, is now.

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8/26/2023 2:44pm
Hmmmm… Did that fall out of one of Monster’s gal’s pocket or did a fan chunk it onto the podium!!? Gotta love AP wingin’ it back...

IMG 4049
Hmmmm… Did that fall out of one of Monster’s gal’s pocket or did a fan chunk it onto the podium!!? Gotta love AP wingin’ it back into the crowd!!! Moto RULES!            😎 👍❗️

Juck wrote:

what is that thing

IMG 4050
Well… it was a big blue rubber…uuuh… lets just say it is NOT a microphone!!? 😝 🤪

I cracked up at AP channeling his best  “Hurricane” Bob Hannah picking that thing up and flingin’ it back into the crowd! Great stuff AP!        😎 👍❗️

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8/26/2023 2:55pm
davis224 wrote:

A few people ahead of him won't be racing, he should be in

Mavetism wrote:
No, standings updated and he is in 31th. He needed 4 points to get past Mcadoo after Moto 1 and he gained zero while Bennick and...

No, standings updated and he is in 31th. He needed 4 points to get past Mcadoo after Moto 1 and he gained zero while Bennick and Robertson gained points both motos. He's out.

davis224 wrote:

Jett, Thrasher, and Jmart won't be racing SMX in the 250 class and are in the top 30.

I heard Weege in one of his shows saying that it doesn't matter if riders drop out or don't race. Can someone clarify maybe? As far as I know even if riders inside the top 20th don't line up, the 21-30th riders won't get a gifted spot and instead still have to race the LCQ every week on top of starting with zero points. I can't find a single rule for the riders outside the top 30th.

Maybe ML?

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