Christian Craig racing in place of Webb?

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I remember hearing that CC will line up if someone gets hurt and with Webb now out are we going to see him this summer?

He is already on the payroll and is obviously still riding a bunch on social media, he has always been good on the Yamaha outdoors and has no pressure at this point to perform which is probably good for him. 

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7/11/2025 5:14am

The guy that would fade in SX, you want him to be the replacement rider for outdoors?

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7/11/2025 5:20am
yak651 wrote:

The guy that would fade in SX, you want him to be the replacement rider for outdoors?

He was well within the top ten at at the last few MX rounds last year on a bike he obviously didnt get along with.

What other fill in rider do you think Yamaha should hire that would do better than the guy thats already training at their facility and on the actual team?

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7/11/2025 5:58am
yak651 wrote:

The guy that would fade in SX, you want him to be the replacement rider for outdoors?

AMetts wrote:
He was well within the top ten at at the last few MX rounds last year on a bike he obviously didnt get along with.What other...

He was well within the top ten at at the last few MX rounds last year on a bike he obviously didnt get along with.

What other fill in rider do you think Yamaha should hire that would do better than the guy thats already training at their facility and on the actual team?

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3strokemx
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7/11/2025 6:39am

They should put Thrasher on the 450, see if it smooths him out like it did with RJ Hampshire.

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7/11/2025 6:41am

Sounds like Star is just trying to put a butt on a saddle.

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7/11/2025 7:04am

Craig has the talent. Last time on the team he was podium and top five outdoors regularly. Obviously things have changed, injuries, time on a bike he didn’t gel with, more competition. He should be top 10 if he has been riding and training. 

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7/11/2025 7:19am

Hope so. I would have him in that 4th - 7th spot 

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7/11/2025 7:38am

What does he actually do for Star?

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Baby sits Danger Boy. 

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7/11/2025 8:00am
Spike33 wrote:

Hope so. I would have him in that 4th - 7th spot 

I'm sure hes not at his absolute best right now but CC is, or was, a great 450 mx rider

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Flatliner wrote:

What does he actually do for Star?

Wondering the same thing... kind of odd how its all been handled with his deal 

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3strokemx wrote:

They should put Thrasher on the 450, see if it smooths him out like it did with RJ Hampshire.

That is a damn good idea.  It couldn't hurt anything to at least try it at this point......

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7/11/2025 8:19am
Flatliner wrote:

What does he actually do for Star?

I don't follow his family videos so I don't know, but I kind of assumed after he parted with Deegan and his brother left for Triumph he would also leave. Is he still there?

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7/11/2025 8:21am
Spike33 wrote:

Hope so. I would have him in that 4th - 7th spot 

I'm sure hes not at his absolute best right now but CC is, or was, a great 450 mx rider

He dominated in sx on a 250.  I saw a Deegan vid they where back at the goat farm . I caught glimpse of CC riding he looked fast .  According to RC it’s similar dirt & he’s Great in the whoops . Why not race it ? 

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Webb was barely cracking top 10...CC will be lucky to get top15.

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7/11/2025 8:47am

Craig was coaching Deegan until 1/2 way through SX.  

7/11/2025 8:49am
Flatliner wrote:

What does he actually do for Star?

Kdunkin wrote:

Wondering the same thing... kind of odd how its all been handled with his deal 

I'd assume he's riding himself into shape and helping with testing at this point. A lot of people have praised his ability to setup a bike.

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7/11/2025 10:30am
Spike33 wrote:

Hope so. I would have him in that 4th - 7th spot 

Mixing it up with Tomac, Plessinger, and RJ?

I want some of what you’ve smoking.

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7/11/2025 10:33am Edited Date/Time 7/11/2025 1:35pm

Be cool if he rode Millville. His in-laws are from there correct ? Dude is a father of 3 and seems like a good guy and gets so much hate. 

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7/11/2025 12:33pm
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Be cool if he rode Millville. His in-laws are from there correct ? Dude is a father of 3 and seems like a good guy and...

Be cool if he rode Millville. His in-laws are from there correct ? Dude is a father of 3 and seems like a good guy and gets so much hate. 

Don't forget, he's had so much adversity and has had to battle back from so much!

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7/11/2025 12:35pm

Idk why this board hates him so much, craig is no joke on a bike. He's better than webb outdoors:

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7/11/2025 12:41pm
mb60 wrote:
Be cool if he rode Millville. His in-laws are from there correct ? Dude is a father of 3 and seems like a good guy and...

Be cool if he rode Millville. His in-laws are from there correct ? Dude is a father of 3 and seems like a good guy and gets so much hate. 

JazzyJJ wrote:

Don't forget, he's had so much adversity and has had to battle back from so much!

The dude broke his back, big time.  I believe that qualifies as adversity.

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7/11/2025 1:04pm
mb60 wrote:
Be cool if he rode Millville. His in-laws are from there correct ? Dude is a father of 3 and seems like a good guy and...

Be cool if he rode Millville. His in-laws are from there correct ? Dude is a father of 3 and seems like a good guy and gets so much hate. 

JazzyJJ wrote:

Don't forget, he's had so much adversity and has had to battle back from so much!

Radical wrote:

The dude broke his back, big time.  I believe that qualifies as adversity.

Plus he’s grown up to be a standup guy, when it’s obvious his male role model growing up wasn’t exactly stellar…

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7/11/2025 1:40pm

You see CC28 in every Deegan video practicing. Not sure what his role his.

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7/11/2025 2:20pm
MOTO13 wrote:

Baby sits Danger Boy. 

Hes Failing miserably LOL

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7/11/2025 2:23pm
mb60 wrote:
Be cool if he rode Millville. His in-laws are from there correct ? Dude is a father of 3 and seems like a good guy and...

Be cool if he rode Millville. His in-laws are from there correct ? Dude is a father of 3 and seems like a good guy and gets so much hate. 

JazzyJJ wrote:

Don't forget, he's had so much adversity and has had to battle back from so much!

Radical wrote:

The dude broke his back, big time.  I believe that qualifies as adversity.

It's more of a joke a out the stupid stories that NBC crammed down our throat for an entire season 

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7/11/2025 2:26pm

Did i hear someone mention Jed Beaton, what a great idea for him to do a couple of cameo rides in between the Australian rounds.

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7/11/2025 2:34pm

Last I heard, Christian was the armorer for Deegans Unleashed.

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7/11/2025 4:42pm
mb60 wrote:
Be cool if he rode Millville. His in-laws are from there correct ? Dude is a father of 3 and seems like a good guy and...

Be cool if he rode Millville. His in-laws are from there correct ? Dude is a father of 3 and seems like a good guy and gets so much hate. 

This is just a guess, but I feel the heat he gets is due to the perception he benefits from nepotism.

There is no doubt that he has been on teams in which relatives of some sort or other either own the team or are in charge. Namely, Geico and STAR. 

Add to that the fact he seems to not have the right psychological make-up to be a top motocross rider in a sustained fashion. This causes him to constantly not live up to his potential - with the one exception being his 250 regional SX championship. I'm not sure he should be getting shit for his problems dealing with pressure and so on - but there you go. 

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If he is racing he better be in the top 10 both motos, no excuses. 

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