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Did his crash off of that jump cause the front rotor to be bent causing the front wheel to lock up or did the bike land on the front brake lever causing to much pressure to push on the caliper causing it to lock up? Anyway he sure was pissed.
I don't know but Chase has some really weird crashes.
Have you seen the replay? His front wheel was locked up in the air.
Not sure, haven’t heard anything about it. His front wheel wasn’t turning before he landed. James seemed to think it was rider error.
Maybe he hit a deep rut on the face of the jump causing damage to the front rotor?
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No, the front wheel locked on the takeoff of the jump. He unexpectedly lost gyro effect and caused the crash.
It seems like he had to have picked up a rock in the rotor at just the worst time…. I hope the team reports what happened, but don’t expect them to.
It was an electrical issue,
Look, we've all seen Chase have bizarre moments.
But on as simple a jump as that was, being all to hell as he lifted off of it, something happened.
He's the only one who can say what.
Either way it sucked to see him hit the dirt.
As a Jett fan, and really a fan of everyone on the gate, that all too short battle holding Jett at bay was something that we need to see more of. Clean racing !!!
And I immediately thought James was wrong. He didn't have the benefit of perspective.
Chase's front wheel was locked up going up the face of the jump. If I had to guess, a rock got wedged in the caliper just as he left the face of the jump. Amazing he kept the bike as level as he did.
Considering (it appears) that the fast guys were jumping into the face and braking at the same time, looks like he may have hit hard enough and somehow grabbed the front brake as he was rebounding at the top.
Watch the video. Locked wheel caused the crash.
For sure something was locking the front wheel after he landed because he barely got if off the track. 💯
Wife and I were discussing how much PR damage he did by looking so disgusted and dropping his bike in the dirt before stomping off. Can't say I truly blame him, but I'm sure KTM would have preferred he move it off the track so the team could retrieve it. He was kind of screwed by circumstances based on where he found himself: inside the track in a dangerous spot with a malfunctioning bike.
I thought it looked like a stuck throttle on top of the locked brake, plus the bars were bent or the forks twisted. I wonder if the crash smashed the throttle assembly into the brake lever?
Ian Harrison, Red Bull KTM Factory Racing Team Manager: "Our day started well with Tom finishing third after taking Washougal off, and in Moto 2, he rode really well to stay in contact with the leaders for the first eight laps, and third overall was a nice comeback for him. Julien didn't have a great day, but he did get through the day, and he was definitely stronger than when he left off, so hopefully he can build on this. Chase rode an incredible first moto that was nice to watch as a fan – just amazing – and he managed to ride a very calculated race to take the win. Second race, he lost control over the jump – I did not see it exactly – but afterwards I could see that he couldn't get going as the front brake was jammed on. It was unclear at that time when it'd happened, but judging from when we got to the bike, it looks to be that the brake packed full of mud, and that was the after-effect of the crash. Leading up to the crash, we're still unclear of exactly what happened, but it does look like we could be dealing with debris in the brakes from the track, and if thats the case, we need to come up with a solution on how to prevent this in the future."
JS7 said on the broadcast that there looked to be a pothole on / near the face of the jump that he crashed off of. He damaged the wheel more than likely, and it's on par with what he's had happen before on the Honda in SX a few years back.
No way his front wheel was locked up the face. He would have went OTB for sure.
I had flash backs watching his crash as I had one that destroyed my ankle trying to land in very similar fashion. Unsettled on the face caused me to whiskey and off I went. Nose high, grabbed everything in the air to try and save it but was falling off the back, stuck my leg down and whammo! Chase is lucky to get up!
Think the wheel locking is the result of his front wheel landing sideways, watch it flex/bend as he lands. Pretty sure it peeled the tire off too.
The wheel was locked when he left the face of the jump. If he accidentally grabbed the brake it would have likely been fine after the crash. Must have been damaged in some way earlier, possibly his earlier fall, and then failed on the jump. Bizarre.
One thing you can say about Sexton, Dude can take a hit ...
I think the brake was locked hydraulically. I’d like to know what they did to move the bike after Sexton walked away. What did they do to get the front wheel spinning?
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His wheel was locked up in the air…
It looks like it was locked on takeoff. May have also wrecked the front brake lever afterwards. Credit to him for trying to ride it and enduring the tip overs.
This makes perfect sense. Mud packs inthe caliper and piston overheats the brake until it seizes end wualah another crazy Sexton moment. Happy he is healthy, and he was riding well.
The typical place front wheel on back of side X side and haul her back to the truck.
He was front end high. While I agree with most of what you said, the front wheel being stopped should have brought that front end down. That has always happened in my experience when the front end stops.
I was gutted for him. That was really unlucky.
Your not one of those conspiracy front brake tap in the air people are you?
Gotta give it a try at least once to call yourself a Mythbuster 😄😄
Earlier in the moto he dropped it on the right-side and the left grip/throttle/frt brake lever went into the ground…
Did dirt get in the lever-clevis and interfere with the frt brake…or something-else got in the braking system somewhere and caused the front brake to drag a bit…eventually causing “lock-up”?
When he jumped: the front was NOT TURNING (not good/causes the bike to have directional instability in the air).
When he got up AFTER THAT GNARLY CRASH…the front wheel was locked up…he falls again as the bike spirals on a locked front wheel…and then we saw him pick it up FOR A SECOND TIME…and attempt to ride it back to mechanics or the pits. That didn’t work.
After all this…he’s apparently PISSED & definitely SORE & some of our moto-brothers can’t seem to understand why he might not be all “smiles and hugs”…?😖
You Can Not Make This Shit Up🤣
Which again is a case for not ripping every single track so deep, satursting with water, and creating such deep ruts, literally taking away the natural features of the each track.
Prep is a must, no doubt.
But only to a point.
Gone are the days of letting courses, Unadilla in particular, lie fallow letting the bikes develop the track.
Yesterday's track was ridiculous.
If you zoom in on the vid he is pulling the front brake in the air with his finger and lets it go right before impact, most likely over cooked it and grabbed the brakes to try to save it
Every time I’ve ever seen someone hit the front brake in the air they usually never get sent back down, like a normal brake tap. Usually throws dudes to the side or up, like you saw with chase
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