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If I was Webb I would not be happy either. Eli was a lap down.
Agreed, Tomac should have moved over for Webb.
He doesn’t spend much time in the rig so could probably careless lol.
Damned if you do, Damned if you dont. Hold your line-"get out of the way, youre holder up the faster riders!". Get out of the main line-"Hold your line so the rider behind you can get by, dirty riding, team tactics!!!!".
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I got that too. It was bizarre watching the broadcast and AP got around Eli easy....then I think Eli was like "frak....I don't wanna pull a Chase this week" so he fought to not be lapped. Rough main for Eli considering how dominant he was in the heat. KInda shocking. The track wasn't that bad....and he excelled in the mud last week.
Super impressed with Webb this year....he's got speed on that Yami. If not for Chase incident, I think we would likely have a different outcome.
Stoked for AP nonetheless.
Tomac landed on Craig’s bike and was in 20th at one point.
"entitled, arrogant whiner"
I am pretty certain that it is a common expectation of sportsmanship and etiquette for "a lapper" to go above and beyond in not interfering with the race for the lead among 1st and 2nd place battles.
Every racer in the world expects lappers to get completely out of line removing any possibility of effecting the the leaders of the race.
Cooper Webb on San Diego: “He Knows What He’s Doing, I’ll Put It at That.” Sexton will probably disagree and claim no ill intent. Maybe he slid out of his line unintentionally, it's one of those mysteries that only Chase could know the answer to. Just another element of these races that make them so fun to watch.
Coop will use any little scrap to build his chip.
IMO looks like a racing incident , if anything Webb went wide
https://twitter.com/Dirtbike_Lovers/status/1749020811573268519
I don’t think it was a matter of Eli getting lapped, I think it was more of he latched on the the leader to try to pull him through the field to make up positions.
Webb did not hold up Sexton to help teammate Tomac in SF, but Sexton held Webb up to benefit teammate Plessinger. You can argue that it was accidental or Chase was too worried about Tomac , but I think it was at least an error in judgement. I don’t think it was purposeful like Musquin helping Dungey against Tomac, but it appears Webb thinks it was intentional. Racers know racers better than we ever will.
Chase is above that kind of crap. Completely unintentional. Had it been intentional, it wouldn't even be up for debate. Everyone would know it. I like Coop, but he's trying to get into the wrong guy's head. If he and Chase get into a squabble, its just going to leave the door wide open for Jett, Eli, and Kenny. If Coop keeps this up, Chase will give him something to legitimately have a beef about, I mean if you are going to get blamed for the crime, might as well commit it then. And that's how points battles for championships get screwed up.
Good point.
Lol at Cooper thinking that was intentional. Just lol. Somebody tell Chase no need to apologize. Cooper, just go ride your fucking race next week and stop chirping. I like ya a person and you're one hellava racer. But just lol at being butthurt about that.
I guess Chase could have ran off the track to give Webb more room. He couldn’t get much closer to the edge without crashing. Webb had the whole inside and then went into sexton’s line on the outside.
Cooper blaming Chase for that incident would be like Chase blaming Jett for falling in front of him last week. Both racing incidents. Coopers remarks are just Cooper being Cooper. I don’t think he can get in Chases head.
I've been wanting to see a second view of this, thanks. Definitely no fault from Sexton here.
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I am pretty certain that it is a common expectation of sportsmanship and etiquette for "a lapper" to go above and beyond in not interfering with the race for the lead among 1st and 2nd place battles.
Every racer in the world expects lappers to get completely out of line removing any possibility of effecting the the leaders of the race.
https://twitter.com/Dirtbike_Lovers/status/1749020811573268519
how much further to the outside can he go?
I'm a Webb fan....that looks like accidental to me. Who knows, we're not on the track.
In this situation,...A racer is going to expect (as Sexton would if the roles were reversed) for Chase to completely give way until Webb is cleared.
Lappers have no business being ANY factor whatsoever in the closing stages of a race win between 1st and 2nd place.
It looked like Sexton came down into Webbs line on exit of the corner. But I digress. It's not that big of a deal.
Coop was catching AP7. Sexton ended Coop's charge as he was being lapped.
Chase "knew what he was doing." - Coop
What caught my eye was how CS made a visible, successful effort to stay clear of Plessinger, then had a minor tangle with Webb. AP held pace with no delay, Webb lost a couple seconds or so, at a time when 2 seconds was a lot. I’m not saying anything about CS intentions, he probably didn’t mean to slow Webb, but the appearance of team tactics is there. And we all know, that’s more than enough to spin up the drama
Someone mentioned recently that all of these little incidents and head games involving Webb that get used as evidence of his mental toughness can just as easily be interpreted as mental weakness. This is just another example. Whining about this in every post race interview and press conference seems pretty soft to me but the fans will see it as him looking for that edge.
They met close to the middle of the jump, and Sexton was closer to the left after the hit. What race were you watching?
Looks like Webb starts on the left side of the track and crosses the centerline and gets into it with Sexton. Sexton moves left after contact probably partially due to the contact and how slick it was. The very next corner sexton takes the outside line again but this time Webb goes inside and stays inside. Watch the video. Webb has at least half the lane to work with. It was slick and he probably drifted wide on accident.
Perfect response lol.... webb looks like a clown if he says another word about it.
https://x.com/_chasesexton/status/1749251068628750736?s=20
media damage control lol , not buying it
I thought it was interesting that in the post-race interview, Cooper said he was not that upset. He then went on to say that chase was really hot about the incident. Sort of a head scratcher as to why...
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