Bench Racing | Las Vegas SMX Finals Night Show

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9/20/2025 7:28pm

SHIMODA!!!!!

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9/20/2025 7:28pm

damn I wanted one more lap 

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The clock fucked us on some quality entertainment what the hell

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Regardless of your opinion on him, the kid gives it 100% every second he is on the track. 

Great ride by Jo. Nailed the start and he will need that next moto as well. 

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9/20/2025 7:30pm

Like him or not, what a ride! Dude just shot off his brain after the crash and rode on instincts.

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One more to go for Jo!

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God damn he's so fun to watch ride when he's locked in...

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Now Jo can take 3rd in the second moto and be champ.

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Even if Jo is 2nd he wins the “Championship“ correct?

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No nonsense from Jo, no social media hype. When they asked him his plan he just basically said ride as fast as he can and win and he’s backed it up so far. Deegans shit talking all the time might get him YouTube followers but I’m backing Jo for the win 

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That was fuckin wild. Deegan took Rider's head off and still got 2nd....only 2 seconds off Shimoda. What a race. Really glad Rider D got up. 

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9/20/2025 7:33pm

Deegans second help’s Shimoda doesn’t it? Shimoda only needs a third in the next race.


With those results:


Deegan can go 2-1 for first

Shimoda can go 1-3 for second

Hammaker can go 3-2 for third.


But if Deegan finished third. And the second moto is a tie breaker.


Deegan could go 3-1 for first

Hammaker could go 2-2 for second

Shimoda with 1-3 gets a third and Haiden wins championship.


Or does 1-3 beat 2-2? I might be doing Jett math here. 

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That was straight up beast mode by Hayden. 

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9/20/2025 7:34pm
PRM31 wrote:

Even if Jo is 2nd he wins the “Championship“ correct?

2nd overall still makes him champ, yep. 

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All 28 people at the podium really liked that 

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Beeby wrote:
No nonsense from Jo, no social media hype. When they asked him his plan he just basically said ride as fast as he can and win...

No nonsense from Jo, no social media hype. When they asked him his plan he just basically said ride as fast as he can and win and he’s backed it up so far. Deegans shit talking all the time might get him YouTube followers but I’m backing Jo for the win 

To get on here and act like Deegan didn’t just put on a clinic is ridiculous. The kid deserves some hate, but did you see some of those passes? The dude crashes in the sand, landing on another rider, gets up, and still manages to almost catch Jo. 1 more lap and it would’ve been a crazy battle for 1st.
 

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Nothing about hoping Ryder D’s OK. Why would we expect anything less…

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9/20/2025 7:36pm Edited Date/Time 9/20/2025 7:38pm
mxlegend99 wrote:
Deegans second help’s Shimoda doesn’t it? Shimoda only needs a third in the next race.With those results:Deegan can go 2-1 for firstShimoda can go 1-3 for...

Deegans second help’s Shimoda doesn’t it? Shimoda only needs a third in the next race.


With those results:


Deegan can go 2-1 for first

Shimoda can go 1-3 for second

Hammaker can go 3-2 for third.


But if Deegan finished third. And the second moto is a tie breaker.


Deegan could go 3-1 for first

Hammaker could go 2-2 for second

Shimoda with 1-3 gets a third and Haiden wins championship.


Or does 1-3 beat 2-2? I might be doing Jett math here. 

1-3 beats a 2-2. 45 points compared to 44. 

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The dynamics become very interesting with Deegan 2nd. Very easy for him to line up on the inside of Jo, and just push him out, ruining his start Considering the gap past Vialle was over 30 seconds, indicates it's very hard to move up the field with a bad start.

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9/20/2025 7:37pm Edited Date/Time 9/20/2025 7:37pm
aeffertz wrote:

1-3 beats a 2-2. 45 points compared to 44. 

No, SMX uses olympic scoring, so the better second moto is all that matters, there is no extra point for getting first in moto 1 as is the case in motocross.

So in this case, both 1-3 and 2-2 add up to 4, but 2-2 has better second moto and thus finishes higher than 1-3.

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PRM31 wrote:

Even if Jo is 2nd he wins the “Championship“ correct?

Bump. MAV?

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shortty761 wrote:
To get on here and act like Deegan didn’t just put on a clinic is ridiculous. The kid deserves some hate, but did you see some...

To get on here and act like Deegan didn’t just put on a clinic is ridiculous. The kid deserves some hate, but did you see some of those passes? The dude crashes in the sand, landing on another rider, gets up, and still manages to almost catch Jo. 1 more lap and it would’ve been a crazy battle for 1st.
 

Jo won the race. 

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9/20/2025 7:37pm

Nice to see he doesn’t have shit to say about taking Ryder D’s head off. Man it’s hard to like him.

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mxlegend99 wrote:
Deegans second help’s Shimoda doesn’t it? Shimoda only needs a third in the next race.With those results:Deegan can go 2-1 for firstShimoda can go 1-3 for...

Deegans second help’s Shimoda doesn’t it? Shimoda only needs a third in the next race.


With those results:


Deegan can go 2-1 for first

Shimoda can go 1-3 for second

Hammaker can go 3-2 for third.


But if Deegan finished third. And the second moto is a tie breaker.


Deegan could go 3-1 for first

Hammaker could go 2-2 for second

Shimoda with 1-3 gets a third and Haiden wins championship.


Or does 1-3 beat 2-2? I might be doing Jett math here. 

1-3 beats a 2-2, yes. Same score but tie breaker is the better finish in SMX and in MX 1-3 beats a 2-2 because 25+20 = 45 and 22+22 = 44.

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So….zero doubt Deegan tries to get behind Jo at some point, even letting him by, and put him down.  He’ll try to do it in a way that makes it hard for the AMA to take it away without an outcry.

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9/20/2025 7:39pm Edited Date/Time 9/20/2025 7:39pm
Beeby wrote:
No nonsense from Jo, no social media hype. When they asked him his plan he just basically said ride as fast as he can and win...

No nonsense from Jo, no social media hype. When they asked him his plan he just basically said ride as fast as he can and win and he’s backed it up so far. Deegans shit talking all the time might get him YouTube followers but I’m backing Jo for the win 

shortty761 wrote:
To get on here and act like Deegan didn’t just put on a clinic is ridiculous. The kid deserves some hate, but did you see some...

To get on here and act like Deegan didn’t just put on a clinic is ridiculous. The kid deserves some hate, but did you see some of those passes? The dude crashes in the sand, landing on another rider, gets up, and still manages to almost catch Jo. 1 more lap and it would’ve been a crazy battle for 1st.
 

Literally didnt pretend anything but ok 👍

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mxlegend99 wrote:
Deegans second help’s Shimoda doesn’t it? Shimoda only needs a third in the next race.With those results:Deegan can go 2-1 for firstShimoda can go 1-3 for...

Deegans second help’s Shimoda doesn’t it? Shimoda only needs a third in the next race.


With those results:


Deegan can go 2-1 for first

Shimoda can go 1-3 for second

Hammaker can go 3-2 for third.


But if Deegan finished third. And the second moto is a tie breaker.


Deegan could go 3-1 for first

Hammaker could go 2-2 for second

Shimoda with 1-3 gets a third and Haiden wins championship.


Or does 1-3 beat 2-2? I might be doing Jett math here. 

Mavetism wrote:
1-3 beats a 2-2, yes. Same score but tie breaker is the better finish in SMX and in MX 1-3 beats a 2-2 because 25+20 =...

1-3 beats a 2-2, yes. Same score but tie breaker is the better finish in SMX and in MX 1-3 beats a 2-2 because 25+20 = 45 and 22+22 = 44.

Wait, so it's not the better finish in the second moto in SMX? It's just better finish in general? 

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9/20/2025 7:39pm Edited Date/Time 9/20/2025 7:41pm
aeffertz wrote:

1-3 beats a 2-2. 45 points compared to 44. 

Spudinki45 wrote:
No, SMX uses olympic scoring, so the better second moto is all that matters, there is no extra point for getting first in moto 1 as...

No, SMX uses olympic scoring, so the better second moto is all that matters, there is no extra point for getting first in moto 1 as is the case in motocross.

So in this case, both 1-3 and 2-2 add up to 4, but 2-2 has better second moto and thus finishes higher than 1-3.

Oh dang, brain fart. My bad! However, Hammaker cannot go 2-2 as he got 3rd moto 1. 

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