Dax Bennick

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8/29/2024 6:50am

Underperformer of the year no doubt. I expected much much more from him. Especially after how he did last year in the few Nationals he raced. I am betting they are burning him out. He is 17 and probably has women on the brain too. 

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dboivin
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8/29/2024 6:58am

i think all this hoopla posted in this thread is hilarious. geezus guys. ur not being paid a salary, bonuses mechanic and transportation of everything to and from the races to not perform. its pretty evident since its literally all telivised/recorded..... i'd be f'n pissed if i was footing that bill and i'm getting absolutely nothing in return. this kid had deegan speed and started out competitive and has disappeared. somethings goin on and i don't blame manage for benching him. somethings gotta happen...the alternative is dropped and replaced

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8/29/2024 7:00am

and hey if its unfair, well guess what? he can go get a real job and watch how underperformance is handled. life is hard. if u want to be a professional racer, u gotta perform or go get a real jobby job.

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8/29/2024 7:00am

Dax is probably distracted chasing chics, and not putting in the work Star expects of him.

 

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8/29/2024 7:12am
Camp332 wrote:

Dax is probably distracted chasing chics, and not putting in the work Star expects of him.

 

Chasing the wrong kind of box if you know what I mean

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8/29/2024 7:24am

Chasing the wrong kind of box if you know what I mean

Exactly! Not that there is anything wrong with that. 😁

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8/29/2024 7:59am

Chasing the wrong kind of box if you know what I mean

Camp332 wrote:

Exactly! Not that there is anything wrong with that. 😁

Didnt Rodney Barrs dad have the best line ever when he was asked why his kid wasn't riding well?

"Its tough to ride a dirtbike when you have a hard-on all the time"

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8/29/2024 8:46am

Chasing the wrong kind of box if you know what I mean

Camp332 wrote:

Exactly! Not that there is anything wrong with that. 😁

Bobby seems stoked on it. 

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8/29/2024 8:52am
Camp332 wrote:

Dax is probably distracted chasing chics, and not putting in the work Star expects of him.

 

I mean he rides for Star they have a trainer making them do shit as a group probably almost every day then they are doing motos mixed in there all week. If he wants to chase chicks the two half days he has off that's probably fine. 

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8/29/2024 9:09am
truck wrote:

Seems like a very petty move and not sure what purpose it serves but definitely on brand for star.   

jazza167 wrote:
“On brand for star”? If by this you mean turning kids into winners then I agree… sometimes a bit of tough love is necessary. Can’t argue...

“On brand for star”? If by this you mean turning kids into winners then I agree… sometimes a bit of tough love is necessary. Can’t argue with star Yamahas record.

aeffertz wrote:
I wonder what Star's record is when it comes to converting first time winners? I feel like if Star didn't have Deegan, this year would've looked...

I wonder what Star's record is when it comes to converting first time winners? I feel like if Star didn't have Deegan, this year would've looked rough for them in the 250 class. What's Bennick been doing? Romano? Mosiman? Robertson? Thrasher? Lopes? Smith was practically invisible all summer, too... That's a lot of dudes.

Exactly how many winners of championships do you see a year lol. Star has been more successful than any team in the last decade. Long term this happens all the time with the dominance of Honda in the 80's, PC Kawis long time dominance, ktm, then yamaha, and recently honda until this year.  

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8/29/2024 10:43am

It must be a mental thing as I know Dax has the skills to run up front.  I've been waiting and waiting for him to show up to the ability I know he's capable of but it just hasn't happened.  I met his Dad and he raised Dax with both supercross and outdoor tracks from a very young age so Dax definitely has the experience and skills, but he's just not showing up on race day.  

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8/29/2024 10:45am

I remember hearing something that about how he was struggling with Arm pump really bad in outdoors this year? Definitely a head scratcher because his SX season as a rookie was solid, nothing incredible but he had a few moments. I really thought he was going to open some eyes outdoors this year.  

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8/29/2024 10:52am
Sully wrote:

Why's it petty? Happens in stick and ball sports all the time. 

JazzyJJ wrote:
In stick and ball sports you have a finite amount of players that can see the field at any one time to help your team win...

In stick and ball sports you have a finite amount of players that can see the field at any one time to help your team win. Not so much in moto. If you think someone is underperforming, wouldn’t you want to give them more experience and time to improve? 

Sully wrote:
What would be more motivating for you, your employer letting you motor around outside of points paying positions, or your employer letting you know that actions...

What would be more motivating for you, your employer letting you motor around outside of points paying positions, or your employer letting you know that actions (or lack thereof) have consequences and parking your ass on the bench for a race?

Dax is self employed (1099)

Id tell Bobby to jump his fat ass on the bike and show us how it's done. 

Sorry Bob, this isn't a game. It's MX.

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8/29/2024 12:54pm

Bet his time with Star is done.

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8/29/2024 1:08pm
JN wrote:

Bet his time with Star is done.

No because he got a podium in supercross when everyone else was down in the first turn in detroit. I hope Dax nothing but the best and that he is able to fix whatever issues he is going through.

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8/29/2024 1:37pm

Sick?  Star does run the guys pretty hard, hopefully it's not some Epstein Barr or chronic fatigue syndrome type thing.

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8/29/2024 1:45pm

damn brutal

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8/29/2024 2:09pm

Hope he turns it round he seems like a genuinely good kid.

 

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8/29/2024 4:02pm
JazzyJJ wrote:
In stick and ball sports you have a finite amount of players that can see the field at any one time to help your team win...

In stick and ball sports you have a finite amount of players that can see the field at any one time to help your team win. Not so much in moto. If you think someone is underperforming, wouldn’t you want to give them more experience and time to improve? 

Sully wrote:
What would be more motivating for you, your employer letting you motor around outside of points paying positions, or your employer letting you know that actions...

What would be more motivating for you, your employer letting you motor around outside of points paying positions, or your employer letting you know that actions (or lack thereof) have consequences and parking your ass on the bench for a race?

Sandusky26 wrote:
Dax is self employed (1099)Id tell Bobby to jump his fat ass on the bike and show us how it's done. Sorry Bob, this isn't a game...

Dax is self employed (1099)

Id tell Bobby to jump his fat ass on the bike and show us how it's done. 

Sorry Bob, this isn't a game. It's MX.

No you wouldn't. Have a nice day.

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8/29/2024 4:17pm
Sully wrote:
What would be more motivating for you, your employer letting you motor around outside of points paying positions, or your employer letting you know that actions...

What would be more motivating for you, your employer letting you motor around outside of points paying positions, or your employer letting you know that actions (or lack thereof) have consequences and parking your ass on the bench for a race?

Sandusky26 wrote:
Dax is self employed (1099)Id tell Bobby to jump his fat ass on the bike and show us how it's done. Sorry Bob, this isn't a game...

Dax is self employed (1099)

Id tell Bobby to jump his fat ass on the bike and show us how it's done. 

Sorry Bob, this isn't a game. It's MX.

Sully wrote:

No you wouldn't. Have a nice day.

Yes I would    

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8/29/2024 5:40pm

Cole Davies better perform!!!

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JazzyJJ wrote:
In stick and ball sports you have a finite amount of players that can see the field at any one time to help your team win...

In stick and ball sports you have a finite amount of players that can see the field at any one time to help your team win. Not so much in moto. If you think someone is underperforming, wouldn’t you want to give them more experience and time to improve? 

Sully wrote:
What would be more motivating for you, your employer letting you motor around outside of points paying positions, or your employer letting you know that actions...

What would be more motivating for you, your employer letting you motor around outside of points paying positions, or your employer letting you know that actions (or lack thereof) have consequences and parking your ass on the bench for a race?

Sandusky26 wrote:
Dax is self employed (1099)Id tell Bobby to jump his fat ass on the bike and show us how it's done. Sorry Bob, this isn't a game...

Dax is self employed (1099)

Id tell Bobby to jump his fat ass on the bike and show us how it's done. 

Sorry Bob, this isn't a game. It's MX.

That’s a good way to not have a ride. Dax knew the meat grinder he was trying to go to when he took the handshake deal for futures. Didn’t he have a offer from KTM to go pro too but took the gamble on a handshake deal with Star?

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8/29/2024 5:54pm
Sully wrote:
What would be more motivating for you, your employer letting you motor around outside of points paying positions, or your employer letting you know that actions...

What would be more motivating for you, your employer letting you motor around outside of points paying positions, or your employer letting you know that actions (or lack thereof) have consequences and parking your ass on the bench for a race?

Sandusky26 wrote:
Dax is self employed (1099)Id tell Bobby to jump his fat ass on the bike and show us how it's done. Sorry Bob, this isn't a game...

Dax is self employed (1099)

Id tell Bobby to jump his fat ass on the bike and show us how it's done. 

Sorry Bob, this isn't a game. It's MX.

ohh_454 wrote:
That’s a good way to not have a ride. Dax knew the meat grinder he was trying to go to when he took the handshake deal...

That’s a good way to not have a ride. Dax knew the meat grinder he was trying to go to when he took the handshake deal for futures. Didn’t he have a offer from KTM to go pro too but took the gamble on a handshake deal with Star?

If he doesn’t get it done on Star, he sure as hell wouldn’t have gotten it done on KTM’s 250 team.

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8/29/2024 6:01pm

That’s absolutely fucked that they’re not letting him ride SMX. Getting benched for a national is whatever, but missing out on all that money from SMX is messed up. 

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8/29/2024 6:05pm
That’s absolutely fucked that they’re not letting him ride SMX. Getting benched for a national is whatever, but missing out on all that money from SMX...

That’s absolutely fucked that they’re not letting him ride SMX. Getting benched for a national is whatever, but missing out on all that money from SMX is messed up. 

Didn't they bench some riders last year also? Who were they?

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8/29/2024 6:10pm
Sully wrote:
What would be more motivating for you, your employer letting you motor around outside of points paying positions, or your employer letting you know that actions...

What would be more motivating for you, your employer letting you motor around outside of points paying positions, or your employer letting you know that actions (or lack thereof) have consequences and parking your ass on the bench for a race?

Sandusky26 wrote:
Dax is self employed (1099)Id tell Bobby to jump his fat ass on the bike and show us how it's done. Sorry Bob, this isn't a game...

Dax is self employed (1099)

Id tell Bobby to jump his fat ass on the bike and show us how it's done. 

Sorry Bob, this isn't a game. It's MX.

ohh_454 wrote:
That’s a good way to not have a ride. Dax knew the meat grinder he was trying to go to when he took the handshake deal...

That’s a good way to not have a ride. Dax knew the meat grinder he was trying to go to when he took the handshake deal for futures. Didn’t he have a offer from KTM to go pro too but took the gamble on a handshake deal with Star?

Yes, he had his deal with KTM and could have stayed, but back then Star had the better bike.

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8/29/2024 6:19pm

It's crazy to me how very few amaeturs work oUT these days after dominating when they were kids  

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And can someone PLEASE fix these text autocorrect issues????????

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