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"Jett doesn't crash often, but I could see Sexton pushing the pace and causing a rare mistake."
Jett didn't skip a beat when Tomac was pushing him at Hangtown. IMO, I don't see that changing because it's Sexton.
Jett crashed at Redbud after a bad start and he took himself out with a simple foot dab on flat ground in SX. He also took himself out at Hangtown with a crash. He is not as invincible as some of you are making him out to be. Again, some of you just might be jinx'ing him saying he's never going to lose or make a mistake.
Mistakes on his own is one thing. Being pressured into a mistake is a different thing.
I never said he was invincible or that he will never make another mistake. I also never said that he'll never lose again. Of course he will.
Jett rarely has a bad start, so he was in an unfamiliar place and pushing when he fell. You can call it "on his own", but there was more "pressure" to get to the front than he's used to having. If Chase is able to run Jett's pace and push him a little more than normal and Jett goes down, I see it as being pressured into a mistake. Very rare I know, but definitely possible.
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How do you figure he's never been in the same zip code? Us Chase fans acknowledge Jett is better. But Chase has pushed him before like no one else has. He was glued to his rear fender at Pala '23 moto 2 start to finish. And Jett owns Pala. Millville was another one. Jett isnt gapping Chase by 30sec. The fact that he followed Jett to the front the 2nd moto Sat when Jett was on a mission to win was a good sign. Yup, he pulled a Chase. But its a good sign when that was basically his first real race of the summer. Jett is an alien in his own league for sure. But hes not looking over his shoulder and behind him for anyone else like he was for Chase on Saturday
It's frustrating being a Chase fan because he's right there and can run with Jett, but mentally he seems to implode, and that barrier prevents him from doing anything with his speed.
If Chase wasn’t following Jett through the pack would he have had that same pace? Nobody knows. Chase fans will say yes. Jett fans will say no. Deegan fans will say he will smoke both of them.
my personal opinion, not tht its better but Jett’s ride is more of we finally saw him actually slice & dice thru folks with a Eli & chase on the gate & ending the speculation of is he actually going 100% , is he laying up , do he have an extra gear & if he do , are we ever going to see it , is he start dependant 🤔 u kno wht I mean ? he answered alotta ?s with tht 18th to 1st & chase was in front of him after the crash by a couple spots & Jett blew by him like it was nothing the next couple of laps
This is the most valid take in this joint.
I’ve seen Jett pressure Chase and Chase crumble.
I’ve seen Chase pressure Jett and Chase still crumble..
When has Jett crumbled under pressure from Chase?
Interesting that when Jett was injured last season, and Chase knew that, he went from 40th to 1st. When Jett is healthy, there seems to be a mental stumbling block for him.
Jett has the field covered not just with speed, but mentally. And he's good at playing that up. Even when he wins, he'll say he needs to work on some things. Can you imagine what his competition thinks when they just got destroyed and Jett says he's got sone things to work on?
That scenario played out at least half a dozen times in 2023 and Jett didn’t crack.
I've never been a fan of a rider who frustrated me more than Chase. I remember that Arlington sx and losing my mind lol. Any race he's leading I'm on edge the whole time waiting for the inevitable crash. Such a contrast to Dunge, my favorite rider ever. The Diesel was consistent, smooth, and predictable. The only thing Dunge would frustrate you over would be when he would take several laps to get around a rider he was clearly faster than. If does need to be taken into account Chase is trying to beat one of the greatest riders we've ever seen. To not look totally out of his depths against him is saying a lot
Jett won’t even reach his prime age for another 3-4 years. Sexton is the only one that has anything for him. By then he will be around 30. My guess is Jett gets bored with this by the time he’s 25-26 then sets his sights on something bigger or goes for an mxgp title.
Genuine question did you watch the 2023 outdoors? If so - how does that make you think Chase is pressuring Jett into a mistake? Have you ever seen Jett "pressured" into a mistake on 450? The guy who was second to Jett 16 times in 2023 is gonna pressure him into a mistake? Eli Tomac pressuring him into a mistake I wont argue against, we haven't seen him hound Jett like Chase did in 2023 but we have 16 races to show that Jett will gladly have Chase behind him for 2 motos because Jett will unlock another level of speed in 5% increments until Chase is on the floor.
So to summarize after six pages…history so far has shown that Jett basically can only beat himself and Chase’s only chance is to win will be capitalizing on a rare Jett mistake. Hard to argue against as Jett has won every 450 mx race he has ever competed in but one where he took himself out with a first moto crash. In top level sports with so many talented competitors, confidence is such a huge factor, and Jett has it just like McGrath and Carmichael had it for many, many years. Jett has it and Chase doesn’t. Jett stays in comfort with his crew at Honda while Chase keeps changing teams looking for an answer. Jett is human and has and will make mistakes, but I think his mental toughness is as big as his talent in the bike. Good luck Chase.
Genuine question, are you watching Washougal? Did you see Jett just go down under pressure trying to run with Chase?
A lot of crow being eaten in this thread...
Did your boy Jett just get beat straight up by Sexton and Tomac? What happened everyone? What happened?
Hahahahaha, oh revisiting some of the responses in this thread is hilarious.
Pit Row
He won a moto. About time.
Jett records his worst performance of the season, a 3td lol
Maverick when I said to delete your post I wasn't expecting you to delete mine as well...there was no need to delete mine.
Yes, and he actually had a solid podium interview that was honest. He wasn't making excuses about saving energy for the 2nd moto this time. Good on ya Jett for not making excuses.
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Dude, Jett washed out and gave away one moto win... These things happen, especially at Washougal.
I'm a big fan of all these top 3 guys. Can't we just be happy there is good racing today? Digging up an old thread to brag on Chase's behalf when Jett still has a 99% win rate is just funny to me, lol
What a statement ride by the #1
Did you bookmark this thread just in case something like that happens once in a while? Well that's funny
Read the thread and you'll understand. See all the responses to my posts above??
I'm actually with you, I want to enjoy the racing and having battles at the front. But when you have multiple annoying Jett fans making claims in this thread like Chase won't pressure him or beat and Jett will never crumble it's time to enlighten the kids.
Hopefully the nonsense claims like this will stop now because Jett just got beat by Sexton a couple races off the couch. Jett could not catch him and went down when he was trying to push. Is that fair enough to admit or is everyone going to make excuses for Jett? Did we just see Jett pull a Sexton??
I'm very aware that Jett can come back in moto2 and smoke everyone, but what just happened in Moto 1 was exactly what I said I could see happening above, but to a lot of Jett's fans it was not going to happen.
It's not hard to remember a week old thread wher you've got tons of annoying Jett fans making stupid claims. It's called bench racing and people respond to others who call them out. Read above for some comedy.
Here I’ll fix it for you *1
Why is it an asterisk? Please explain.
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