Forkner & Smith in for 250 West

Thanks for Stepping up Austin and giving us the match up we all want to see.

GL and God Bless!

This is scenario where the answer I want to win isn't the person I think will win. 

Forkner has the speed to battle Deegan.  If Forkner can avoid injury, we're going to have an interesting West Coast battle.

Should be interesting. I would have thought these two would be split to have a better win percentage over the season for Triumph, but we’ll see! 

Forkner off the bike for 8 months. On a brand new bike for 2 months. I guess as long as he is confident. But I’m still going with Deegan 

Forkner has the speed to beat Deegan straight up for race wins, I’d really love to just see him get through the season healthy

250 west is stacked

Smith will be really good. Hot take, I know

Mind says Deegan, heart says Forkner

"Smith will be really good"... but inconsistent. Unfortunately, it's bee the hallmark of his career. The dude has the speed to run up front (as he's proven), but man there's a lot of silly mistakes. Hopefully he avoids that and we get a good four way battle all season between Forkner, Deegan, Smith and Jo.

They say that every year.

250 west

shimoda, forkner, Deegan, kitchen, towers, ferry, Marchbanks, difrancesco, Beaumer, mosiman, smith, Davies, schock, Reynolds , Hawkins 

Curious to see if Ferry can show some kind of something this year, personally I’m not a fan but a lot of people seem to like him.

I like both those guys, based on personal interaction. But I do think Haiden will have the upper hand. I hope more than anything that Austin will not go for broke and ride over his head.  Most importantly, I'd love to see Austin go a whole season uninjured.

Hoping for Beaumer to have a breakout season. He looked really good in the first rounds 2024.

I’m sure he can show some Insta-Bangers..

Hoping that Ryder D can ride to his potential.

Anyone reckon Shimoda's got anything for the boys? Kitchen? 

Hopefully the extra time on the Honda has him comfortable and ready to hang it out. If so, he’ll be up there.  

Shimoda should be good. He was decent last year. People forget that he had a technical DNF in the mud. Without that he would have been a handful of points behind RJ in points 

I would love to see the complete and total comeback of Forkner!  Good story behind that guy.....

Man soo bumed that Haiden won't be 100% after his recent surgery.

Is this the year he can be a contender from the get go or is he gonna need a few races first?

I'm sure we'll see him run upfront this year, just a matter of if he can do it when the championship pressure is on or if it'll be like every other year and he won't find that magic until he's outta the title hunt.

I think forkner has the speed to run HD but as history shows he has trouble staying upright. Hopefully he can bring it all together this year. 

Very surprised Forkner wouldn't have used the time to build, and do east.  He knows if he's ready or not though.

LOL. You think Forkner is Deegan's biggest competition? The guy's number has increased every year he's been racing, because he crashes his brains out EVERY SEASON.

But he usually has a great finish in the races he doesn't crash

He only has to survive 8 rounds or whatever west is doing. Not 17.

Exactly my point. Kid hasn't survived 1 year of 8 rounds.... Always crashes out. This year its 10 Rounds West, 9 Rounds East

Every Supercross championship he's crashed out of for the last 7 years has only been half the rounds.