Sexton implodes under pressure.

I do admire Chases desire to win no matter what race it is. I don’t like seeing racers coast it in. Now, don’t get me wrong it would have been a LOT smarter to coast it in, it’s just cool to see people going for it no matter what. 

How many wins has Chase thrown away? One stat nobody wants, Chase is definately the undisputed World Champion.

If you’re old enough (like me 😢), it would remind you of the Bradshaw days.  Dude wanted to win and would just go for it, to hell with the championship.  I can respect the desire and drive to want to win every time, but the smarter guy will go for the big win (championship and $$$) every time! 🤷🏼‍♂️

Still a lot of racing to go.

#4 is clearly the fastest guy on the track, and that will USUALLY result in a championship.

I'm hoping that Suzuki and KS Ken will win the SX championship, and while possible, not likely.

It’s been mentioned multiple times by JT on pulp mx that sexton often goes through certain sections of a track and won’t have a finger on the clutch..

Wonder if this is something that comes into play.. I know JT was just as shocked. 

Yes and this is so frustrating to watch. He is SO much faster than Webb and he knows that to, but yet he manages to fuck it up almost every round now and just give away free points to Webb. 

I’m with you that the pass for the lead was more for Sextons ego, to get back on top again than what he is worried about Webb gaining momentum. Because if Chase delivers his 100%, Webbs 100% won’t be enough. 

Yeah this isn't Kenny vs Coop. With the last lap passes and the finger guns and Coop is actually faster. I think there's only one rider in this field that Chase  actually put pressure on himself to beat and that dude is sitting out with a torn ACL. Jett is the only guy who puts doubt in Chase's head. He knows he's faster than the rest of these guys and he's making unforced errors. 

Sexton never has any idea as to why recurring problems recur either. He never did figure out the Honda's front, and now the KTM stalling. He gets interviewed about the problems and he is dumbfounded. I can't imagine being a pro anything and the boss asking you why a problem keeps arising and you have no idea why. I wonder how Roger's bosses at KTM like him choosing Sexton over Webb anyways. Sexton's constant belly aching about the bike last year and now all these absent-minded mistakes this year are not a good look for the brand.

He need to change the fork of the KTM

James has to be up there as well. Crash or win. 

Chase sexton is the dumbest championship level rider I’ve ever seen. 

Him jumping clear across the track into Webb isn’t even talked about because of all the other mistakes he made last night 

Did Webb just break Sexton?  Time will tell...

Sitting down on the side of the track head in hands after giving away the points lead for an unneeded pass shows proof of imploding under pressure 

I like Chase, but that was idiotic.  

Just my 2 cents it may not have been the smart thing to do but he's a racer he was going for the win. I honestly like what he said in the press conference I know it might not be the smart way to look at it, but he's not built like that he wanted to win. Plain and simple. But what do I know I'm I'm just a guy sitting on the couch watching the race

You’re entitled to your opinion, but even his comments after the race don’t support that.

Sexton had the win, and the points lead, by finishing second in that race.  It doesn’t give Webb anything.  He loses the red plate and is below Sexton on the podium.  

Sexton sees a significant speed advantage and thinks he can make a statement by passing Webb.  He wasn’t pressured to do so, he desired to do so.  It was a dumb state of over confidence and a desire to win everything, even if it’s not needed.

He needs to reevaluate his strategy…

This one hurts more because he wasn't thinking big picture. To send it in with the lapper there and all. He talked about the bike but he was the fastest guy on the track.

He ran into Coop. He didn't crash being on the edge and dumping it. All mental

The bike snapped on him before he hit coops wheel 

The real mystery is why anyone would expect anything different. 

Sexton doesn’t want to win…..he wants beat everyone!

I think at this stage of his career, changing to finger on the clutch after riding for 18 years without is a non-starter. It seems like a small insignificant change, but its a very big change. 

Does he learn from it? 
He made similar mistakes in ‘23.

Chase needs to mellow it out a little bit …… because right now he is his own worst enemy.

Lucked into one SX Championship when the top two competitors ahead of him in the series with only 3 races to go had insanely freak situations happen to them and hand him the chip. Absolute head case. Just doesn’t have it mentally and he never will. 

Chase is the exact opposite of dungy.

Dunge is my favorite rider of all time. Chase is my current favorite. It's a drastically different experience, I gotta tell you 😂 😂 

Being able to change and adapt is a key ingredient to the Champion Mindset (tm). He might need to get a high level riding coach and be accountable to their direction.

I'm surprised he's never worked with Aldon, being at KTM. I feel like I remember Dunge saying working with Aldon really helped with his mental game

I’m not aware how much there is in common between the factory bike and production with regard to rear brake and clutch, but I will say that after 25+ years of Hondas and Kawasakis, I stalled my KTM more in the first few months than all my other bikes combined. That rear brake is very touchy, but it will also stall in places that make no sense whatsoever. And I ride with a finger on the clutch everywhere. 

I have adapted for the most part (3 yrs in to KTM ownership), but it will still get me on occasion.