2026 Silly Season

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ohh_454 wrote:
Now’s Mike Genovas time to throw that Spa money at Tomac for a SX only deal!!!! Get Honda to supply a factory bike and Eli keeps...

Now’s Mike Genovas time to throw that Spa money at Tomac for a SX only deal!!!! Get Honda to supply a factory bike and Eli keeps all his personal sponsors. Problem solved. 

Imagine John Tomac and Tony Alessi arguing over Eli’s bike 😳

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Rosso391 wrote:
The way Deegan is somehow struggling in sx still... Rumor of Tomac wanting a "2 year deal"? seems odd to me. Webb very close to a...

The way Deegan is somehow struggling in sx still... Rumor of Tomac wanting a "2 year deal"? seems odd to me. Webb very close to a 3rd title right now..

Here's how it was supposed to go at Star Yamaha:

-Sign Webb for another full year in '26
-Sign Tomac for SX Only in '26 then retire.
-Deegan moves up to 450 into Tomac's spot for '26 MX and beyond
-Justin Cooper keeps riding on the best team for who cares the pay.
-Remove Craig from the team, absolutely pointless ride so far. Free up the money.

dhp_mma94 wrote:
why do everybody keep bringing up Christian 🤔 Christian’s funding comes from the star & Bobby side of things , he is separate from coop...

why do everybody keep bringing up Christian 🤔 Christian’s funding comes from the star & Bobby side of things , he is separate from coop , jcoop & Eli , those 3 funding is coming from factory Yamaha themselves, Christian is irrelevant to this whole dilemma 

He's costing the team money, money that they could be using of other riders. I can't see how that's not relevant to that same team affording better quality riders. 

You're line of thought would be like saying I have $1000 a month car payment, and can't afford a new dirt bike yet the car payment doesn't matter because they come from different "budgets". Use logic

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RV likely wins the title if not for St Louis. Chad was ass (outside of Hangtown)

Then I think Ricky Dietrich raced all summer haha

That was 2009 when Ricky rode for Kawi. He rode really good actually. 2011 he did the whole series on a Yamaha and the field was...

That was 2009 when Ricky rode for Kawi. He rode really good actually. 2011 he did the whole series on a Yamaha and the field was much deeper

You’re right I got my years mixed up. Who was the fill in for 2010? Wey?

He didn't do any Nationals in.'10. if I remember right he had that fill in ride in '09 when so many guys were hurt. He did so well he did the whole series in '11. Not sure what happened in '10. Love that you can pull up everyone's career results on RacerX. It's an amazing feature 

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Rosso391 wrote:
The way Deegan is somehow struggling in sx still... Rumor of Tomac wanting a "2 year deal"? seems odd to me. Webb very close to a...

The way Deegan is somehow struggling in sx still... Rumor of Tomac wanting a "2 year deal"? seems odd to me. Webb very close to a 3rd title right now..

Here's how it was supposed to go at Star Yamaha:

-Sign Webb for another full year in '26
-Sign Tomac for SX Only in '26 then retire.
-Deegan moves up to 450 into Tomac's spot for '26 MX and beyond
-Justin Cooper keeps riding on the best team for who cares the pay.
-Remove Craig from the team, absolutely pointless ride so far. Free up the money.

dhp_mma94 wrote:
why do everybody keep bringing up Christian 🤔 Christian’s funding comes from the star & Bobby side of things , he is separate from coop...

why do everybody keep bringing up Christian 🤔 Christian’s funding comes from the star & Bobby side of things , he is separate from coop , jcoop & Eli , those 3 funding is coming from factory Yamaha themselves, Christian is irrelevant to this whole dilemma 

truck wrote:
That might be where his salary comes from but what about the bike, parts, mechanic, space in the rig, etc.... it's not without cost to the...

That might be where his salary comes from but what about the bike, parts, mechanic, space in the rig, etc.... it's not without cost to the Yamaha 450 effort just because the 250 side pays his salary. 

The mechanic is paid by 250 team, some parts come from the 250 team.

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RV likely wins the title if not for St Louis. Chad was ass (outside of Hangtown)

Then I think Ricky Dietrich raced all summer haha

Hard to say.   Dunge was still leading the points when that happened.

Chad was sick that year, called it a season at Millville.

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4/25/2025 8:11am Edited Date/Time 4/25/2025 8:12am

RV likely wins the title if not for St Louis. Chad was ass (outside of Hangtown)

Then I think Ricky Dietrich raced all summer haha

Flatliner wrote:

Hard to say.   Dunge was still leading the points when that happened.

Chad was sick that year, called it a season at Millville.

Dunge was 12 points up coming into St Louis, 4 rounds left. RV passed for the lead in St Louis….3 rounds left…

Would have been close. But RV crashed and on we go

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mannnnn everybody go watch weege’s vid he put up cause yal wana look to & blame everything else but the main issue at hand & shout out to racer x & them boiiss for putting in the hard work of getting the scoop, ML too…. im done with silly season talk till we get some official announcements 😂

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RV likely wins the title if not for St Louis. Chad was ass (outside of Hangtown)

Then I think Ricky Dietrich raced all summer haha

That was 2009 when Ricky rode for Kawi. He rode really good actually. 2011 he did the whole series on a Yamaha and the field was...

That was 2009 when Ricky rode for Kawi. He rode really good actually. 2011 he did the whole series on a Yamaha and the field was much deeper

You’re right I got my years mixed up. Who was the fill in for 2010? Wey?

Yup pretty sure it was Wey in 2010. Jake Moss and Ricky D in ‘09 and Ricky D rode for Valli Yamaha outdoors in 2011. 

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Rosso391 wrote:
The way Deegan is somehow struggling in sx still... Rumor of Tomac wanting a "2 year deal"? seems odd to me. Webb very close to a...

The way Deegan is somehow struggling in sx still... Rumor of Tomac wanting a "2 year deal"? seems odd to me. Webb very close to a 3rd title right now..

Here's how it was supposed to go at Star Yamaha:

-Sign Webb for another full year in '26
-Sign Tomac for SX Only in '26 then retire.
-Deegan moves up to 450 into Tomac's spot for '26 MX and beyond
-Justin Cooper keeps riding on the best team for who cares the pay.
-Remove Craig from the team, absolutely pointless ride so far. Free up the money.

dhp_mma94 wrote:
why do everybody keep bringing up Christian 🤔 Christian’s funding comes from the star & Bobby side of things , he is separate from coop...

why do everybody keep bringing up Christian 🤔 Christian’s funding comes from the star & Bobby side of things , he is separate from coop , jcoop & Eli , those 3 funding is coming from factory Yamaha themselves, Christian is irrelevant to this whole dilemma 

truck wrote:
That might be where his salary comes from but what about the bike, parts, mechanic, space in the rig, etc.... it's not without cost to the...

That might be where his salary comes from but what about the bike, parts, mechanic, space in the rig, etc.... it's not without cost to the Yamaha 450 effort just because the 250 side pays his salary. 

Eli is still thanking STAR Yamaha, take Christian’s salary from STAR and throw that on top of what YAMAHA will pay Eli. Bobby needs to sell some damn cars now!!

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ohh_454 wrote:
Now’s Mike Genovas time to throw that Spa money at Tomac for a SX only deal!!!! Get Honda to supply a factory bike and Eli keeps...

Now’s Mike Genovas time to throw that Spa money at Tomac for a SX only deal!!!! Get Honda to supply a factory bike and Eli keeps all his personal sponsors. Problem solved. 

Imagine John Tomac and Tony Alessi arguing over Eli’s bike 😳

Hey Tony’s willing to do whatever it takes to win!! I remember hearing that Mike would practice on stock KTMs cause Tony had Varner pull one of the factory motors apart and Tony had the Showas on Mikes Suzuki pulled apart and inspected haha not sure if those stories are true, but Tony’s got some tricks up his sleeve 🤣🤣🤣

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C’mon Suzuki, step up and have Kenny and Eli team up to bring you back to the glory days.

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Is Eli contracted to ride WSX this year or was that a one year deal?

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NV825 wrote:

C’mon Suzuki, step up and have Kenny and Eli team up to bring you back to the glory days.

Kenny, Eli, Anderson. Throw Cole Gress in somewhere at HEP too. 

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4/25/2025 10:21am

Prepared for the downvotes, but after watching that Weege show I had a thought.

If Sexton goes to Kawi, would there be any world where Kenny goes back to KTM?

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4/25/2025 10:26am
truck wrote:
That might be where his salary comes from but what about the bike, parts, mechanic, space in the rig, etc.... it's not without cost to the...

That might be where his salary comes from but what about the bike, parts, mechanic, space in the rig, etc.... it's not without cost to the Yamaha 450 effort just because the 250 side pays his salary. 

His parts are from star, not yamaha. Eli has yamaha parts for example.

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Has HEP/PMG re-signed with Suzuki or is that still in the works? 

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4/25/2025 10:36am

So teams will be ok with Ando just deciding to quit Kawi when he found out they signed Chase for ‘26? That’s not professional level behavior in my book if that’s what really happened.

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mxbmx wrote:
Prepared for the downvotes, but after watching that Weege show I had a thought.If Sexton goes to Kawi, would there be any world where Kenny goes...

Prepared for the downvotes, but after watching that Weege show I had a thought.

If Sexton goes to Kawi, would there be any world where Kenny goes back to KTM?

They were in talks before he signed to HEP so I don’t think it’s impossible but it does seem like he’s happy where he’s at. 

Here’s a real crazy thought, 100% conspiracy I just made up. Think about the timeline of when Sexton supposedly signed the Kawi deal and when Roczen had his big crash during the week… No real details on the crash or video. Sexton and Roczen ride together and are buddies. What if Roczen asked to give Chase’s bike a spin knowing that a spot was going to open up and he wads up on it during a test ride!? Word comes out that Roczen had a big crash during the week and then shortly after word comes out that he’s trying to negotiate another deal with HEP moving forward!

Okay, tin foil cap off. Grinning

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So teams will be ok with Ando just deciding to quit Kawi when he found out they signed Chase for ‘26? That’s not professional level behavior...

So teams will be ok with Ando just deciding to quit Kawi when he found out they signed Chase for ‘26? That’s not professional level behavior in my book if that’s what really happened.

Not professional level behavior from Hombre...

Everything points to the dude walking off the job. 

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4/25/2025 10:48am Edited Date/Time 4/25/2025 10:49am
Is it possible Kawi is just offering more money and they also haven’t been in the news for filing Chapter 11? Some of y’all are in the...

Is it possible Kawi is just offering more money and they also haven’t been in the news for filing Chapter 11? 

Some of y’all are in the weeds on this

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I'm 99% sure that this is the reason for Sexton entertaining the thought of going green.And even if KTM survives, the race team budget will be...

I'm 99% sure that this is the reason for Sexton entertaining the thought of going green.

And even if KTM survives, the race team budget will be much smaller than previous years with less options and less race R&D.

Mathes was talking about it yesterday with Zacho on his podcast and he seems to think it's about the bike. Chase looks amazing so that sounds...

Mathes was talking about it yesterday with Zacho on his podcast and he seems to think it's about the bike. Chase looks amazing so that sounds crazy. But he referred to Chase saying how they weren't going to keep searching for settings on the bike and he was just at going to ride it like it is. Meaning he's still not happy with the bike. 

So if true, Chase and KTM stopped searching for settings, he accepted the bike as is, and looks much better since. 

Sounds to me like it's not a bike issue. 

However, Chase moving to Kawasaki may work out well, but I'm not getting good vibes on the move though. Seems like the problems will just leave KTM with him and go to Kawasaki. 

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mxbmx wrote:
Prepared for the downvotes, but after watching that Weege show I had a thought.If Sexton goes to Kawi, would there be any world where Kenny goes...

Prepared for the downvotes, but after watching that Weege show I had a thought.

If Sexton goes to Kawi, would there be any world where Kenny goes back to KTM?

He would immediately gain at least 2 positions.

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They were in talks before he signed to HEP so I don’t think it’s impossible but it does seem like he’s happy where he’s at. Here’s a...

They were in talks before he signed to HEP so I don’t think it’s impossible but it does seem like he’s happy where he’s at. 

Here’s a real crazy thought, 100% conspiracy I just made up. Think about the timeline of when Sexton supposedly signed the Kawi deal and when Roczen had his big crash during the week… No real details on the crash or video. Sexton and Roczen ride together and are buddies. What if Roczen asked to give Chase’s bike a spin knowing that a spot was going to open up and he wads up on it during a test ride!? Word comes out that Roczen had a big crash during the week and then shortly after word comes out that he’s trying to negotiate another deal with HEP moving forward!

Okay, tin foil cap off. Grinning

Chase and Kenny don’t ride together anymore, chase rides at bakers factory. I like your thinking though.

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Not professional level behavior from Hombre...

Everything points to the dude walking off the job. 

If its true, he cost himself a pile of money, and his reputation. 

 

Hope not.

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Flatliner wrote:

If its true, he cost himself a pile of money, and his reputation. 

 

Hope not.

Just speculation, I wouldn’t doubt if he was battling something with his health. Since his sickness around round 2 he hasn’t looked like the same Anderson. I’m surprised everyone assumes he left just because Chase got hired, odds are it’s not that simple, Ando knows what he’s doing

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mxaddicted wrote:
Why do people think it is bad for Chase to go to a third team? Ricky went to 3 teams seemed to work out for him...

Why do people think it is bad for Chase to go to a third team? Ricky went to 3 teams seemed to work out for him. Every team Chase has rode for would take him back with the way he is riding

Ricky was also retired by 27. Guys are going longer, this move better work for Chase or he will run out of seats 

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4/25/2025 12:43pm
mxaddicted wrote:
Why do people think it is bad for Chase to go to a third team? Ricky went to 3 teams seemed to work out for him...

Why do people think it is bad for Chase to go to a third team? Ricky went to 3 teams seemed to work out for him. Every team Chase has rode for would take him back with the way he is riding

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Ricky was also retired by 27. Guys are going longer, this move better work for Chase or he will run out of seats 

At least he still has Star.. I'll assume he'll end of up there at some point. Maybe the end of his career. 

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4/25/2025 12:49pm
ohh_454 wrote:
Now’s Mike Genovas time to throw that Spa money at Tomac for a SX only deal!!!! Get Honda to supply a factory bike and Eli keeps...

Now’s Mike Genovas time to throw that Spa money at Tomac for a SX only deal!!!! Get Honda to supply a factory bike and Eli keeps all his personal sponsors. Problem solved. 

Imagine John Tomac and Tony Alessi arguing over Eli’s bike 😳

There wouldn’t be an argument, Tony would do everything Eli wanted. 

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ohh_454 wrote:
Now’s Mike Genovas time to throw that Spa money at Tomac for a SX only deal!!!! Get Honda to supply a factory bike and Eli keeps...

Now’s Mike Genovas time to throw that Spa money at Tomac for a SX only deal!!!! Get Honda to supply a factory bike and Eli keeps all his personal sponsors. Problem solved. 

Imagine John Tomac and Tony Alessi arguing over Eli’s bike 😳

UpTiTe wrote:

There wouldn’t be an argument, Tony would do everything Eli wanted. 

Brayton and Weimer said the bikes were great and Tony would bend over backwards to get them what they needed/wanted. 

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mxaddicted wrote:
Why do people think it is bad for Chase to go to a third team? Ricky went to 3 teams seemed to work out for him...

Why do people think it is bad for Chase to go to a third team? Ricky went to 3 teams seemed to work out for him. Every team Chase has rode for would take him back with the way he is riding

JDub067 wrote:

Ricky was also retired by 27. Guys are going longer, this move better work for Chase or he will run out of seats 

At least he still has Star.. I'll assume he'll end of up there at some point. Maybe the end of his career. 

Chase on Star would be epic -- hopefully that happens at some point

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