MXoN - Sunday: Races

That's a pretty respectable income for a top MX guy in Australia.

Nor De Wolf or Coenen brothers.

I don't know if he is gonna be the goat, but Jett is the most complete rider in the history : technique, speed, physical abilities, track lecture, racecraft, starts. This guy has no weaknesses, it's terrible for the others.🤯😵‍💫

Sounds like Sacha Coenen was riding with a friend broken arm in moto 2. Last after lap 1 and made it back to 21st. The bad news is that the result didn't even count because it was their highest score 

After putting all the datas on the forum and watching the races this morning (couldn't do it before), here is thoughts I have : 

- Jett is the most complete rider of all time (and I don't put any hesitation in that statement) : start, technique, speed, racecraft, track lecture, physical abilities. Everyone has weaknesses, but he doesn't... 

- Hunter's evolution is slow but constant. He is getting better every year, and he is getting tough to beat as well in normal conditions. 

- Lucas will be (depending on De Wolf on the 450) the fastest euro rider in years to come. He has weaknesses that the Lawrence dont have though (too emotional, think and don't rush). He needs to focus more on analyzing and less on where he belong maybe ? If that make sense, ride with head and then it's gonna be pitch perfect. 

- Kyle is the weak spot of Australia because the Lawrence are amazing, but after 2 nations I don't doubt him anymore, not being as good as Hunter/Jett doesn't make him bad AT ALL. He's been tested twice and as he was hard to classify among the other pro because he doesn't race AMA or MXGP constantly. But he is racing at a very high level and he is a solid experienced racer, one of the best in the world that is not racing one of the 2 big championshis. Special mention to his dedication to MXON as he chose to come here while his wife was about to give life 10 000 miles away from Crawfordsville. 

- Eli is as good as he was, that's what moto 2 showed me. Railing outsides and pushing the limits, take away the Lawrence and he finish 1st in the last moto and no one would question his speed, he'll still be AMA top rider. The perfection of Jett and Hunter just enlighten the imperfection of Eli. Pushing is impressive, but if you don't have the best bike set-up and the good lecture of the track, then it is not enough to be 1st again... 

- Mathis Valin was one of the highlights here. His last few years were a big evolution for him, each winter he was passing big steps :
2022-2023 -> top 10 EMX125 to winning EMX125 races with amazing speed.
2023-2024 -> Fast EMX125->EMX250 champion right away with winning a lot at the end of the season
2024-2025 -> EMX250 champ to MX2 consistent top 5.
This year has been the toughest on him (between 2021 to 2024 he was literaly gaining 3 seconds a lap every winter, that is just freaking impressive) and as he did well in some races, I expected him to be a touch better. I feel like he came back to life on that 1st moto despite his motorcycle not being the best. Well done to him, he is the only french racer that overperformed from my expectations this week-end. 

I'm gonna stop here but also props to : Tim Gajser, Jo Shimoda, Jan Pancar (!), Liam Everts and Kay De Wolf!
 

Here is the top 20 fastest laps of every motos this week-end and speed difference between them 

MXGP qualifying 

1.59.890 = Jett Lawrence 
+0.716 = Ken Roczen 
+1.022 = Tim Gajser 
+1.496 = Ruben Fernandez 
+1.782 = Romain Febvre 
+2.124 = Lucas Coenen
+2.655 = Isak Gifting 
+3.433 = Antonio Cairoli 
+3.501 = Eli Tomac 
+3.720 = Glenn Coldenhoff 
+4.689 = Jeremy Seewer
+5.764 = Jess Pettis
+5.840 = Enzo Lopes
+6.480 = Karlis Reisulis
+6.621 = Jorgen-Matthias Talviku 
+6.631 = Hakon Osterhagen 
+6.955 = Josh Gilbert
+7.402 = Magnus Smith
+7.606 = Jere Haavisto
+7.701 = Yuki Okura 

MX2 qualifying 

2.01.153 = Kay De Wolf 
+0.232 = Justin Cooper
+0.544 = Sacha Coenen
+3.116 = Andrea Adamo
+3.152 = Simon Laengenfelder 
+3.197 = Kyle Webster 
+4.151 = Camden Mc Lellan 
+4.405 = Mikkel Haarup
+4.439 = Janis Reisulis 
+4.490 = Guillem Farres 
+4.868 = Mathis Valin
+7.785 = Nico Greutmann 
+8.039 = Sebastien Racine
+8.627 = Stav Orland
+8.828 = Albin Gerhardsson 
+9.012 = Bernardi Tiburcio
+9.063 = Soya Nakajima
+9.147 = Pelle Gundersen 
+9.183 = Dylan Walsh
+9.431 = Jaka Peklaj 

OPEN qualifying 

2.02.780 = Hunter Lawrence 
+0.508 = Andrea Bonacorsi 
+0.523 = Calvin Vlaanderen 
+0.781 = RJ Hampshire 
+0.949 = Jo Shimoda 
+1.256 = Maxime Renaux
+1.420 = Valentin Guillod 
+1.886 = Liam Everts 
+2.431 = Francisco Garcia 
+2.536 = Pauls Jonass 
+2.775 = Jan Pancar 
+3.395 = Harri Kullas 
+3.793 = Hakon Fredriksen 
+3.820 = Conrad Mewse
+4.410 = Marcel Stauffer
+4.513 = Alvin Ostlund
+4.886 = Lorenzo Locurcio 
+5.511 = Cameron Durow
+5.608 = Fabio Santos
+6.686 = Maximilian Spies 

MXGP+MX2 

2.01.358 = Jett Lawrence 
+0.533 = Lucas Coenen 
+1.332 = Tim Gajser 
+1.396 = Eli Tomac 
+1.541 = Romain Febvre 
+2.631 = Kay De Wolf 
+2.914 = Sacha Coenen 
+3.224 = Ruben Fernandez 
+3.464 = Mathis Valin
+3.816 = Isak Gifting 
+4.311 = Andrea Adamo
+4.635 = Ken Roczen 
+5.100 = Jeremy Seewer
+5.106 = Justin Cooper
+5.701 = Kyle Webster 
+5.963 = Enzo Lopes
+6.072 = Camden Mc Lellan 
+6.242 = Janis Reisulis 
+6.532 = Guillem Farres
+6.920 = Karlis Reisulis 

MX2+OPEN 

2.03.145 = Hunter Lawrence 
+0.902 = RJ Hampshire 
+1.290 = Jo Shimoda 
+1.334 = Jan Pancar 
+1.543 = Liam Everts 
+1.849 = Valentin Guillod
+1.998 = Kay De Wolf 
+2.355 = Maxime Renaux
+2.576 = Andrea Bonacorsi 
+2.580 = Calvin Vlaanderen 
+3.103 = Justin Cooper
+3.736 = Pauls Jonass
+3.817 = Andrea Adamo 
+4.221 = Francisco Garcia 
+4.280 = Sacha Coenen
+4.482 = Kyle Webster 
+4.715 = Mathis Valin 
+4.747 = Guillem Farres 
+4.982 = Mikkel Haarup 
+5.457 = Janis Reisulis 

MXGP+OPEN 

2.03.229 = Hunter Lawrence 
+0.809 = Jett Lawrence 
+1.443 = Eli Tomac 
+1.750 = Lucas Coenen 
+1.838 = Tim Gajser 
+2.226 = Jo Shimoda 
+2.333 = Liam Everts 
+2.522 = Ken Roczen 
+2.580 = Romain Febvre 
+2.761 = Maxime Renaux 
+3.090 = Ruben Fernandez 
+3.091 = Isak Gifting 
+3.756 = Jan Pancar 
+3.958 = Valentin Guillod 
+4.892 = Antonio Cairoli 
+4.971 = Andrea Bonacorsi 
+5.105 = RJ Hampshire 
+5.186 = Jeremy Seewer
+5.349 = Pauls Jonass 
+5.392 = Conrad Mewse 



 

Last 4 MXON (since Covid but without Mantova were everybody wasn't here) combined score :

105 = Australia 
120 = France
143 = USA
220 = Italy 
244 = Spain 
271 = Belgium 
282 = The Netherlands 
300 = Germany 
317 = Switzerland 
423 = Great Britain

have you ever seen jean- Michel bayle race

Very difficult to compare, but at the end of the day, I would say that Lawrence is a more complete rider than Bayle was. Especially outdoors.

Gap between the 250's

MXGP+MX2 

+0.000 = Kay De Wolf 
+0.157 = Mathis Valin
+23.338 = Justin Cooper
+29.823 = Andrea Adamo 
+33.280 = Camden Mc Lellan 
+50.424 = Kyle Webster 
+53.333 = Guillem Farres 
+53.907 = Mikkel Haarup 
-1 lap = Sacha Coenen 
-1 lap = Nico Greutmann 

MX2+OPEN 

+0.000 = Kay De Wolf 
+10.979 = Justin Cooper
+18.101 = Andrea Adamo 
+34.111 = Kyle Webster 
+37.069 = Mathis Valin 
+40.351 = Mikkel Haarup 
+43.529 = Guillem Farres 
+49.439 = Janis Reisulis 
+52.901 = Camden Mc Lellan 
+1.08.983 = Sacha Coenen

bayle certainly had much stronger competitors than jett now has in america.....

Tomac, Sexton and Hunter are weak competitors ?😬

No, they did not specify US or Aus dollars... 

And Bayle won a title without winning a single race.  He was consistent and elite, but not dominant like Jett is.

Kyle Webster being 29, who might replace in the next couple years to complete the Lawrence ?

Minear ? Cannon ? Owens ? Anyone else coming ?

Aussies, if you have an answer to that🙂😉

Honestly, I don't think so.

Brodie Connolly, he just needs to become an Australian!

I've seen Deegz live plenty of times. I was really impressed by De Wolf and the Coenens, seeing them for the first time. Haiden isn't smoking those guys. It would be a good race. No chamce he would beat Lucas on a 450. I found De Wolf to be the most exciting to watch. Tall and lanky with lots of body english

It was looking like Jed Beaton would get the nod this year and was leading the 450 class in MX until a broken leg before the final round put an end to a probable 450 MX championship and 250 mxon seat. Jed is 27 but he's been getting faster and more consistent the past couple of years, if Webster is unavailable in the next couple of years you go for Jed Beaton.

Minear will be there in years to come but he's only 17 and needs to develop, no need to rush him in just yet unless he takes a massive step in speed and consistency next season.

Would you say Jed was in a better form this year than during his GP campaign ?

Minear is a ling shot but he is young and racing for Star Yamaha, so he vring the best 250 with him...

Hard to say, different bikes and different competition. But he sure seems comfortable on that CDR Yamaha, he's been flying on it. He finished equal points with Webster in last year's championship but lost on a count back, and was looking like the faster of the two this season until the leg break. 

I'm pumped that Australia has so many solid options for the foreseeable future 

Do Jett and Hjnter ever start passing on the event though, even when healthy?  Like the top Amercans have done so often at times?

I wouldn't think so, seems like they care about the event a lot

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=ttHv__sjz_k

Last but most crazy stat probably.

Australia winning with 19 while having 5 crashes in 3 moto, and 3 of those crashes being in the first lap.

JMB vs Jett on a CR500. I know who I have in that race