Daxton Bennick - KO’ed again

4/18/2025 6:33am
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If they don’t get knocked out I was never a fan of the ā€œhurry up and jump back on the bike for pointsā€ protocol not even...

If they don’t get knocked out I was never a fan of the ā€œhurry up and jump back on the bike for pointsā€ protocol not even wondering if or caring if they got hurt or not.  I was a big fan of Forkner but the ā€œgo for the win no matter whatā€ seems to have caught up with him where he had bad luck collisions or riding injured.  If people bag on Carmichael he should be to blame for yelling at Austin when he was holding his backā€¦ā€Cone on gotta get up, points!ā€

PNWMXer wrote:
The worst of those that comes to mind was JS7 at Daytona on the Yamaha when he knocked himself senseless and had to basically be helped...

The worst of those that comes to mind was JS7 at Daytona on the Yamaha when he knocked himself senseless and had to basically be helped onto the bike. 

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At Daytona the camera crew was right there and Stew couldn’t get his leg up over the rear fender because it was bent and stuck upwards...

At Daytona the camera crew was right there and Stew couldn’t get his leg up over the rear fender because it was bent and stuck upwards out of shape.  He fell over barely able to stand anyway.  Another memory was Preston grabbing Stew’s helmet trying to tell him to be safer and not just hit the gas back onto the racetrack not even looking going bowling for bikes.  I forget who else did that but I think RC hurried onto the track and got hit by another rider too if you can call that a highlight.   

I wondered what it was about Stew getting hit by Dungey and getting knocked out that made him decide to call it a career because I never heard any details but Stew may have been left with some bad headaches or other damage like memory problems that we were never told about.  Stew sort of disappeared for a while maybe needing some kind of therapy before bouncing back.  He seems fine now but it could have taken years to relearn things of gain functioning again.  If Stew had the ā€œwilling to die to winā€ attitude it could have gotten pretty bad to decide to stop racing after that crash when he had so many that didn’t seem to cause any problems.  Once people have kids they may not want to take chances where I think RC retired because of that.

Something bad happened before the Dungey crash to Stew when someone was crossing the track that could have started him down a bad road.  Like some people say it’s not always the biggest crashes that cause injuries.  I wonder about helmets and if there is a best one to protect the most or if you crash a bad way it doesn’t matter what your wearing or protected by.  
 

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Feel bad for Dax, that kid is having a rough go at the pros so far.   

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Feel bad for Dax, that kid is having a rough go at the pros so far.   

I watched Dax in amateurs and really liked his riding style.  Hopefully he will be back for some outdoors so we can see him hang it out making it look easy and fun.

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Anyone hear if Dax will ever race again as a factory rider? 

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KHNC wrote:

Anyone hear if Dax will ever race again as a factory rider? 

Yes. He already has a deal for next year. I don’t think you’ll see him race again this year though. 

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KHNC wrote:

Anyone hear if Dax will ever race again as a factory rider? 

Yes. He already has a deal for next year. I don’t think you’ll see him race again this year though. 

Feel bad for the kid do you know if his dad is paying for his ride he hasn't had much luck?

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7/28/2025 2:29pm
KHNC wrote:

Anyone hear if Dax will ever race again as a factory rider? 

Yes. He already has a deal for next year. I don’t think you’ll see him race again this year though. 

NSP139 wrote:

Feel bad for the kid do you know if his dad is paying for his ride he hasn't had much luck?

Pretty sure star isn’t a pay for your ride type of team. Check club mx, bar x & lower level teams for that 

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Seeing this title pop up again scared the living daylights out of me, thank goodness it’s just the thread being bumped. Good on Dax for really taking the correct time to heal and then some, this kid has a bright future

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Easy to forget he grabbed a second place in Tampa and then disappeared from the spotlight shortly after, can’t wait to have both Max and Dax back ripping

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7/28/2025 2:42pm
KHNC wrote:

Anyone hear if Dax will ever race again as a factory rider? 

Yes. He already has a deal for next year. I don’t think you’ll see him race again this year though. 

NSP139 wrote:

Feel bad for the kid do you know if his dad is paying for his ride he hasn't had much luck?

"Feel bad for the kid do you know if his dad is paying for his ride he hasn't had much luck?"

 

That is a robust sentence!

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Yes. He already has a deal for next year. I don’t think you’ll see him race again this year though. 

NSP139 wrote:

Feel bad for the kid do you know if his dad is paying for his ride he hasn't had much luck?

Stephon wrote:

"Feel bad for the kid do you know if his dad is paying for his ride he hasn't had much luck?"

 

That is a robust sentence!

That was a question!

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NSP139 wrote:

Feel bad for the kid do you know if his dad is paying for his ride he hasn't had much luck?

Stephon wrote:

"Feel bad for the kid do you know if his dad is paying for his ride he hasn't had much luck?"

 

That is a robust sentence!

NSP139 wrote:

That was a question!

Yeah, I see the question; it's surrounded by statements at both ends.  I'm just kidding with ya.

I feel bad for Dax too, with all of the setbacks while he's trying to get going in his career.

Not sure if his pops is paying for his ride.

Hopefully his luck will turn for the better soon.

 

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Pretty sure he’ll be on a ride that can’t be bought.

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Seems there was chatter of Husky/Gas Gas or ktm factory ride. Hopefully he can stay healthy and put it together. Seems like a good kid. 

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7/28/2025 5:15pm
Seeing this title pop up again scared the living daylights out of me, thank goodness it’s just the thread being bumped. Good on Dax for really...

Seeing this title pop up again scared the living daylights out of me, thank goodness it’s just the thread being bumped. Good on Dax for really taking the correct time to heal and then some, this kid has a bright future

This, I was scared, then calmed down when there wasn’t any new bad news.

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Dax is heading to Rockstar Husqvarna for 2026 and beyond.

He’s back on the bike I believe, last I checked with Wil Hahn, they were hoping he’d be back for the final three nationals.

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7/28/2025 6:13pm

Well ML comes on out with the news!
I thought team changes and such couldn’t be dropped before 10/1 or thereabouts.

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olds cool wrote:

Well ML comes on out with the news!
I thought team changes and such couldn’t be dropped before 10/1 or thereabouts.

Its been out for a couple weeks he's going to Husky. I can't remember who said anything anymore. I listen to too many podcasts. Maybe the change will be good for Dax. Seems like nothing has gone right for him at Star and he built his amatuer career on a KTM

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7/28/2025 7:28pm
olds cool wrote:

Well ML comes on out with the news!
I thought team changes and such couldn’t be dropped before 10/1 or thereabouts.

Its been out for a couple weeks he's going to Husky. I can't remember who said anything anymore. I listen to too many podcasts. Maybe the...

Its been out for a couple weeks he's going to Husky. I can't remember who said anything anymore. I listen to too many podcasts. Maybe the change will be good for Dax. Seems like nothing has gone right for him at Star and he built his amatuer career on a KTM

10-4.  Fair enough.  I don’t have much time to pay attention to other outlets.  Further proof that I spend too much time here and need to get out more often!šŸ˜Ž

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7/28/2025 7:31pm
ML512 wrote:
Dax is heading to Rockstar Husqvarna for 2026 and beyond.He’s back on the bike I believe, last I checked with Wil Hahn, they were hoping he’d...

Dax is heading to Rockstar Husqvarna for 2026 and beyond.

He’s back on the bike I believe, last I checked with Wil Hahn, they were hoping he’d be back for the final three nationals.

So Ryder D and Dax next year on 250's ??

7/28/2025 7:41pm Edited Date/Time 7/28/2025 7:42pm
Easy to forget he grabbed a second place in Tampa and then disappeared from the spotlight shortly after, can’t wait to have both Max and Dax...

Easy to forget he grabbed a second place in Tampa and then disappeared from the spotlight shortly after, can’t wait to have both Max and Dax back ripping

My barber was in the booth next to him at some restaurant near the stadium after the race, his daughter is a huge fan of Daxton and said he was as cool as can be as she fangirled. Him and his dad seem like good people. 

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7/28/2025 8:06pm
mb60 wrote:

So Ryder D and Dax next year on 250's ??

I’d expect Ryder to be on a blue bike, from what I’ve been told, unless something changed 

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Rickyisms wrote:
My barber was in the booth next to him at some restaurant near the stadium after the race, his daughter is a huge fan of Daxton...

My barber was in the booth next to him at some restaurant near the stadium after the race, his daughter is a huge fan of Daxton and said he was as cool as can be as she fangirled. Him and his dad seem like good people. 

You know they are!

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ML512 wrote:
Dax is heading to Rockstar Husqvarna for 2026 and beyond.He’s back on the bike I believe, last I checked with Wil Hahn, they were hoping he’d...

Dax is heading to Rockstar Husqvarna for 2026 and beyond.

He’s back on the bike I believe, last I checked with Wil Hahn, they were hoping he’d be back for the final three nationals.

Cool news and then good news šŸ˜Ž thanks for the scoop ML, appreciate the transparency

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Rickyisms wrote:
My barber was in the booth next to him at some restaurant near the stadium after the race, his daughter is a huge fan of Daxton...

My barber was in the booth next to him at some restaurant near the stadium after the race, his daughter is a huge fan of Daxton and said he was as cool as can be as she fangirled. Him and his dad seem like good people. 

That’s a really cool story, and also cool you and your barber are that close. Maybe the coolest barber out if he’s eating dinner next to a factory 250 rider

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