Jett Lawrence hurt?

There is enough time for Jett to recover and be ready for the outdoors.

There were so many people basically just giving him titles and wins from the moment he moved up. He’s obviously the best rider in the world but nothing is a given. It’s happened to so many racers over the years. 

Yeah we have to face it how it is. We have reached a level and speed where every little mistake among the pros pretty much results in crashes/injuries. And this is not just a Supercross thing, every year we see more than enough injuries during MXGP/outdoors aswell. Now specially when you have someone like Jett (just like Js7 back then) who isn't afraid to hit certain sections for the first time and try stuff that nobody else does..

And it won't get better from here. I'm not smart enough to suggest a solution here, but something has to happen in the future. We have reached a point where only one or two riders make it through the year without dropping more than 1-2 races and that alone is absolutely insane. It's a big injury royal rumble at this point.

My doctor told me high speed impact. I was downhill mountain biking so just wearing shoes and had to bail on a jump going 20-25mph. I landed pretty much flat and all of the impact went to my left foot. I know I would’ve been better off if I were in a moto boot but think it still would’ve been bad. 

Chase and Hunter to battle for the title now.

Yes, and I'm cheering for Hunter.

Honestly, I feel like Kenny has a shot now. Maybe it's partly wishful thinking. But he was good last year. 6 podiums in the first 8 rounds despite losing one when a lapper took him out in Tampa.

Jett Lawrence hopefully won't become a second Herlings, the fastest MX rider, but one who's injured too often. I believe Lawrence now has the same injury as Herlings in early January 2019 after his dominant peak year in 2018.

Yes hes fast but i remember too many times he has faded over a 20 min main

Is this another one of those injuries we have seen because the riders wear more pliable/comfortable boots?

I’m curious if there are certain Dr’s/surgeon these guys use or is it who’s on call at the hospital?

I’m assuming they have it done later after finding the best guy. 

Hopefully for Jett...

I would hope these guys have people in their corner who know enough to go to the right guy, but even if they don't, the guy on call is probably going to call his colleague who isn't on call to do cases like that if they have a guy fellowship trained or who specializes in those types of injuries. So either way I imagine he found his way to a good foot and ankle guy. 

Lol people are already starting to count Webb out like they did last year..

We need some intel on his Tech-10’s.  Were the front ribs cut off or not !!!

They never learn. He is always there in the end 

It's Prado's to lose now...

The guy won Daytona last year. His conditioning and health has been much better now that he’s cut down on outdoors. 

Roczen will need to massively improve his sx results to have a shot. From 2022 to 2025 Ken has only won 1 450sx a year. It is going to take a whole lot more than that to bring home a championship.

It would be a good story to pull it off.

Sucks for Jett, but Tomac, Sexton, Webb, Roczen, and Hunta all just got a big confidence boost knowing their main competitor is out for a while. 

Fair. People are putting Hunter up there too, he’s had 2 podiums in his 450sx career. It would be cool to see him win it, but he’s got alot of positions to pick up to get there. 

It’s wide open this year. 

I think that Tomac’s expectations for SX26 just got quite a bit brighter and he finds that extra 0.5% to win this SX title. After winning it, he announces that he’s retiring a little ‘early’ from his KTM contract……

(Okay, the first part of that is more of a ‘hope’ and the second part is more of a ‘dread’)

Unfortunately, generational talent such as Jett, Stewart, etc. are riders who expand the envelope and sadly are the ones who are first to find its limits.

I do believe that the sport may have outpaced its own safety buffer. Injuries are no longer “bad luck” events... they’re statistically expected. The hard part is that anything that actually helps has trade-offs. There is no silver bullet or the manufacturers and sponsors would have done something a long time ago. The riders are the investment. 

I've thought about what realistic changes could be made to reduce injuries without neutering the sport:

1. Track design that's still technical but less all-or-nothing. Aren't designers sophisticated enough to have flatter faces, safe bail-out options, fewer hospital-grade rhythm lanes?

2. A lot of season-ending injuries don't happen in races... they happen in practice, exactly like Jett's injury. I would limit first-day practice on new tracks and reduce combined practices to smaller groups. Maybe giving guys time to learn the tracks more intimately before race day might help and it could be a revenue generator for diehard fans.

3. Nobody wants spec bikes but what if there was standardized ECU limits for SX only. It doesn't really slow elite riders but it possibly reduces crash violence. Outdoors can stay wild and wide open!

4. Having in-season breaks that allow for recovery with maybe fewer back-to-back race weekends and maybe a mid-season recovery break. Most riders won't admit it but fatigue is a real factor and leads to injuries.

5. Better protective gear such as airbag vests (MotoGP is proving this), neck brace integration standards, etc.

Like I said we are at or past the point where peak performance and season-long durability are incompatible for most riders. I've been watching SX/MX since the late 70s and it's insane where the sport has gone. Unfortunately, the guard rails to protect riders and allow them to avoid debilitating injuries hasn't caught up. I am confident it will at some point.

My .02

In the past two years, hunter, Kenny, and Eli have 4 SX wins between them. 

Over that same time period webb and sexton have 18 wins. 

If they stay healthy webb and sexton are finishing 1 and 2 and 3rd probably won't be close. Lot of wishful thinking to believe otherwise. 

Get outta here with yer facts and crap.🙃

Wasn't that what they blamed on Tomac's one injury?

 I think hunter will be close. Gonna be one of those 3 

Ribs have been removed on Jett’s Tech 10s

I use these pegs and highly recommend them not only to prevent ankle injury, but to improve riding performance. 

https://www.keeferinctesting.com/2020-5-13-fastway-air-ext-foot-pegs/