Jett Lawrence hurt?

12/22/2025 7:44pm
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You know this issue well. I fractured and dislocated my talus in 08, and severed the artery running through the bone in the process. I have...

You know this issue well. I fractured and dislocated my talus in 08, and severed the artery running through the bone in the process. I have AVN in the top half of my talus. All things considered it healed pretty well, but it gets a bit sore sometimes and causes me to limp. They have not fused it, and I more or less walk around with no cartilage between my talus and my tib/fib. I find that if i remain fit and active, it doesn't bother me so much. But if I gain weight and don't exercise regularly it gives me grief. One day I'm sure I'll have it all fused, but for now the slight discomfort is worth it for the mobility. Thankfully it doesn't affect riding dirt bikes or mountain bikes.

I'd rather break just about any bone in my body over breaking a talus. I'm so gutted for Jett and I hope he recovers well.

Ive broken the lunate bone in my wrist (dont remember when or how) and after a few years the bone is dead (AVN) and giving me...

Ive broken the lunate bone in my wrist (dont remember when or how) and after a few years the bone is dead (AVN) and giving me pain when riding, did some PRP treatments and it is little better now. No plans on giving up riding so far...

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I also have AVN in my left scaphoid from a break which didn't unionise correctly when I was a kid! So lucky. I have the dead...

I also have AVN in my left scaphoid from a break which didn't unionise correctly when I was a kid! So lucky. I have the dead part of the bone removed a few years ago and partial wrist fusion surgery. Best thing I ever did, I still have great mobility and much less pain. Definitely something worth considering if its an option for you in the future. 

Sorry to hear that! How long did you wait to do the surgery? Can you still ride after the surgery?

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12/22/2025 10:32pm
Ive broken the lunate bone in my wrist (dont remember when or how) and after a few years the bone is dead (AVN) and giving me...

Ive broken the lunate bone in my wrist (dont remember when or how) and after a few years the bone is dead (AVN) and giving me pain when riding, did some PRP treatments and it is little better now. No plans on giving up riding so far...

drop_bear wrote:
I also have AVN in my left scaphoid from a break which didn't unionise correctly when I was a kid! So lucky. I have the dead...

I also have AVN in my left scaphoid from a break which didn't unionise correctly when I was a kid! So lucky. I have the dead part of the bone removed a few years ago and partial wrist fusion surgery. Best thing I ever did, I still have great mobility and much less pain. Definitely something worth considering if its an option for you in the future. 

Sorry to hear that! How long did you wait to do the surgery? Can you still ride after the surgery?

I had the issue for close to 20 years but was only aware of exactly what was going on, as well as started dealing with serious pain, for around 5 years. I wish I hadn't waited more than a year though. Since doing the surgery my wrist is better than ever and it doesn't hold me back with riding moto or mtb at all.

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12/23/2025 12:10am
drop_bear wrote:
I also have AVN in my left scaphoid from a break which didn't unionise correctly when I was a kid! So lucky. I have the dead...

I also have AVN in my left scaphoid from a break which didn't unionise correctly when I was a kid! So lucky. I have the dead part of the bone removed a few years ago and partial wrist fusion surgery. Best thing I ever did, I still have great mobility and much less pain. Definitely something worth considering if its an option for you in the future. 

Sorry to hear that! How long did you wait to do the surgery? Can you still ride after the surgery?

drop_bear wrote:
I had the issue for close to 20 years but was only aware of exactly what was going on, as well as started dealing with serious...

I had the issue for close to 20 years but was only aware of exactly what was going on, as well as started dealing with serious pain, for around 5 years. I wish I hadn't waited more than a year though. Since doing the surgery my wrist is better than ever and it doesn't hold me back with riding moto or mtb at all.

So good to hear this, thank you for giving me hope! 

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12/23/2025 4:57am Edited Date/Time 12/23/2025 4:58am

You know what I just realized, Ken was close to Jett’s age when he crashed in 2017. Then missed most of 2018 too with the wrist/hand. Thats about the closest parallel I can think of. I think K-dub was mid-20s during his injury hiatus 

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12/23/2025 5:39am

It is crazy to think he hasn’t finished a full 450 season yet. 
2023 250 SX. Undefeated 450 outdoors 

2024 supercross champ, injured outdoors

2025 injured SX , outdoors champ

2026 injured pre SX , outdoors ??

Crazy how good he is but injuries are plaguing him right now. 

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Injury is the wild card when your betting on the sure thing!!

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12/28/2025 10:22pm

Man this news sucks.  I had already bought 3 rounds of tickets, then I got gifted a Lawrence VIP fan experience as a Christmas gift!   I’m still stoked for the series!  

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12/28/2025 10:26pm
xBoom169 wrote:
It is crazy to think he hasn’t finished a full 450 season yet. 2023 250 SX. Undefeated 450 outdoors 2024 supercross champ, injured outdoors2025 injured SX , outdoors...

It is crazy to think he hasn’t finished a full 450 season yet. 
2023 250 SX. Undefeated 450 outdoors 

2024 supercross champ, injured outdoors

2025 injured SX , outdoors champ

2026 injured pre SX , outdoors ??

Crazy how good he is but injuries are plaguing him right now. 

It would be interesting to look at the stats for past champions like Villopoto, Stewart, Reed, Tomac, etc , who finished full seasons and how many?  It seemed like someone was always hurt for motocross.  

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xBoom169 wrote:
It is crazy to think he hasn’t finished a full 450 season yet. 2023 250 SX. Undefeated 450 outdoors 2024 supercross champ, injured outdoors2025 injured SX , outdoors...

It is crazy to think he hasn’t finished a full 450 season yet. 
2023 250 SX. Undefeated 450 outdoors 

2024 supercross champ, injured outdoors

2025 injured SX , outdoors champ

2026 injured pre SX , outdoors ??

Crazy how good he is but injuries are plaguing him right now. 

h20 wrote:
It would be interesting to look at the stats for past champions like Villopoto, Stewart, Reed, Tomac, etc , who finished full seasons and how many...

It would be interesting to look at the stats for past champions like Villopoto, Stewart, Reed, Tomac, etc , who finished full seasons and how many?  It seemed like someone was always hurt for motocross.  

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I don’t think Reedy missed a single SX race from when he got to the States in 2002 until 2010, but he did go SX only for a few years.

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12/29/2025 5:40am Edited Date/Time 12/29/2025 5:41am
xBoom169 wrote:
It is crazy to think he hasn’t finished a full 450 season yet. 2023 250 SX. Undefeated 450 outdoors 2024 supercross champ, injured outdoors2025 injured SX , outdoors...

It is crazy to think he hasn’t finished a full 450 season yet. 
2023 250 SX. Undefeated 450 outdoors 

2024 supercross champ, injured outdoors

2025 injured SX , outdoors champ

2026 injured pre SX , outdoors ??

Crazy how good he is but injuries are plaguing him right now. 

h20 wrote:
It would be interesting to look at the stats for past champions like Villopoto, Stewart, Reed, Tomac, etc , who finished full seasons and how many...

It would be interesting to look at the stats for past champions like Villopoto, Stewart, Reed, Tomac, etc , who finished full seasons and how many?  It seemed like someone was always hurt for motocross.  

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CPR wrote:
I don’t think Reedy missed a single SX race from when he got to the States in 2002 until 2010, but he did go SX only...

I don’t think Reedy missed a single SX race from when he got to the States in 2002 until 2010, but he did go SX only for a few years.

Chad missed the back half of the nationals in 05-06, and skipped 07-08.

RV only did two full 450 seasons, Dunge pretty much made them all except 2017. I think James only made two (06 and 2013).

RC made em all except for 04 SX

Tomac I believe made both seasons from 16-23? Minus Round 2 in 2018?

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12/29/2025 4:22pm
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The RC Fuelgate BS was so weird. Telling Feld and the AMA, "if you penalize me, I'm not showing up to the races". And they folded...

The RC Fuelgate BS was so weird. Telling Feld and the AMA, "if you penalize me, I'm not showing up to the races". And they folded. He was already leading the championship at a good gap when that happened, if I remember right.

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Fuelgate was a classic example of bureaucracy trying to create a problem where there was none.  It was fueled (pardon the pun) by a radical environmentalist...

Fuelgate was a classic example of bureaucracy trying to create a problem where there was none.  It was fueled (pardon the pun) by a radical environmentalist ideology in Europe, disguised as racing 'parity.'

Following the lead of the FIM, the  AMA became hyper fussy on miniscule traces of lead in race fuel (anything over 0.005 g/L).  Suzuki gas was found to have trace elements of lead (very very small) and the AMA initially penalized Carmichael by docking him 25 points, which dropped him from the championship lead and sparked massive backlash from fans, media, and the industry.  Many called it a "mess" that ruined one of the most exciting SX seasons ever (with Carmichael, Reed, and Stewart battling closely).  

It was appealed, and overturned due to testing inconsisties that flagged a ppm so small it could have come from soldered joints in the gas can.  The AMA ended up with egg on their face and lead in their britches.  During an interview, after the news of the ridiculous penalty broke, RC said "Maybe I'll go race some cars."  He was already thinking about it, prior to this fiasco.

The situation eventually got resolved (arguably never should have happened) and the season worked out to an all-time exciting finish at the last race (Vegas).

But wasn’t there more to the story, something like Reed was docked in 03 for the same thing and lost the title because of it?

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HonDawg17 wrote:
The RC Fuelgate BS was so weird. Telling Feld and the AMA, "if you penalize me, I'm not showing up to the races". And they folded...

The RC Fuelgate BS was so weird. Telling Feld and the AMA, "if you penalize me, I'm not showing up to the races". And they folded. He was already leading the championship at a good gap when that happened, if I remember right.

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Fuelgate was a classic example of bureaucracy trying to create a problem where there was none.  It was fueled (pardon the pun) by a radical environmentalist...

Fuelgate was a classic example of bureaucracy trying to create a problem where there was none.  It was fueled (pardon the pun) by a radical environmentalist ideology in Europe, disguised as racing 'parity.'

Following the lead of the FIM, the  AMA became hyper fussy on miniscule traces of lead in race fuel (anything over 0.005 g/L).  Suzuki gas was found to have trace elements of lead (very very small) and the AMA initially penalized Carmichael by docking him 25 points, which dropped him from the championship lead and sparked massive backlash from fans, media, and the industry.  Many called it a "mess" that ruined one of the most exciting SX seasons ever (with Carmichael, Reed, and Stewart battling closely).  

It was appealed, and overturned due to testing inconsisties that flagged a ppm so small it could have come from soldered joints in the gas can.  The AMA ended up with egg on their face and lead in their britches.  During an interview, after the news of the ridiculous penalty broke, RC said "Maybe I'll go race some cars."  He was already thinking about it, prior to this fiasco.

The situation eventually got resolved (arguably never should have happened) and the season worked out to an all-time exciting finish at the last race (Vegas).

But wasn’t there more to the story, something like Reed was docked in 03 for the same thing and lost the title because of it?

No, Chad got hit in 04. Still won the title. Not sure if Yamaha appealed it or said fuck it cause it didn’t change anything

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ShipLap wrote:
Fuelgate was a classic example of bureaucracy trying to create a problem where there was none.  It was fueled (pardon the pun) by a radical environmentalist...

Fuelgate was a classic example of bureaucracy trying to create a problem where there was none.  It was fueled (pardon the pun) by a radical environmentalist ideology in Europe, disguised as racing 'parity.'

Following the lead of the FIM, the  AMA became hyper fussy on miniscule traces of lead in race fuel (anything over 0.005 g/L).  Suzuki gas was found to have trace elements of lead (very very small) and the AMA initially penalized Carmichael by docking him 25 points, which dropped him from the championship lead and sparked massive backlash from fans, media, and the industry.  Many called it a "mess" that ruined one of the most exciting SX seasons ever (with Carmichael, Reed, and Stewart battling closely).  

It was appealed, and overturned due to testing inconsisties that flagged a ppm so small it could have come from soldered joints in the gas can.  The AMA ended up with egg on their face and lead in their britches.  During an interview, after the news of the ridiculous penalty broke, RC said "Maybe I'll go race some cars."  He was already thinking about it, prior to this fiasco.

The situation eventually got resolved (arguably never should have happened) and the season worked out to an all-time exciting finish at the last race (Vegas).

But wasn’t there more to the story, something like Reed was docked in 03 for the same thing and lost the title because of it?

No, Chad got hit in 04. Still won the title. Not sure if Yamaha appealed it or said fuck it cause it didn’t change anything

Both Reed and Stew had copped the penalty previously, which made the RC reversal more controversial.

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But wasn’t there more to the story, something like Reed was docked in 03 for the same thing and lost the title because of it?

No, Chad got hit in 04. Still won the title. Not sure if Yamaha appealed it or said fuck it cause it didn’t change anything

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Both Reed and Stew had copped the penalty previously, which made the RC reversal more controversial.

Yeah I don’t remember if they appealed or just wore it. Neither of them really had title implications with the penalties, so not appealing kind of makes sense? I can’t remember though. Maybe they did and the levels were too high for an appeal? 

just realized that was all 20 years ago and no wonder it’s fuzzy lmao. Damn. 

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xBoom169 wrote:
It is crazy to think he hasn’t finished a full 450 season yet. 2023 250 SX. Undefeated 450 outdoors 2024 supercross champ, injured outdoors2025 injured SX , outdoors...

It is crazy to think he hasn’t finished a full 450 season yet. 
2023 250 SX. Undefeated 450 outdoors 

2024 supercross champ, injured outdoors

2025 injured SX , outdoors champ

2026 injured pre SX , outdoors ??

Crazy how good he is but injuries are plaguing him right now. 

Crazy when how smooth and in control he looks. Plus many guess that he’s only racing at 80% yet he still gets injured this often?

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12/29/2025 9:55pm
xBoom169 wrote:
It is crazy to think he hasn’t finished a full 450 season yet. 2023 250 SX. Undefeated 450 outdoors 2024 supercross champ, injured outdoors2025 injured SX , outdoors...

It is crazy to think he hasn’t finished a full 450 season yet. 
2023 250 SX. Undefeated 450 outdoors 

2024 supercross champ, injured outdoors

2025 injured SX , outdoors champ

2026 injured pre SX , outdoors ??

Crazy how good he is but injuries are plaguing him right now. 

yak651 wrote:

Crazy when how smooth and in control he looks. Plus many guess that he’s only racing at 80% yet he still gets injured this often?

I think it's just bad luck for him most of the time...

Right place, right force, right angle. 

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Yeah I don’t remember if they appealed or just wore it. Neither of them really had title implications with the penalties, so not appealing kind of...

Yeah I don’t remember if they appealed or just wore it. Neither of them really had title implications with the penalties, so not appealing kind of makes sense? I can’t remember though. Maybe they did and the levels were too high for an appeal? 

just realized that was all 20 years ago and no wonder it’s fuzzy lmao. Damn. 

This is just from memory so I could be wrong but I believe there were riders implicated with the penalties so far as championship position. I think Michael Byrne lost a place in the championship due to the Kawasaki penalty. I don't know if his points (and therefore any bonus money) ever got reinstated or not. I think another rider was in a similar situation as well but I forget who.

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Mondays Pulp Lars briefly talks about the incident where he got hurt. I played it back a couple times and still can’t hear what he says happened. He jumped over someone and jumped off the bike to avoid them?

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HonDawg17 wrote:
The RC Fuelgate BS was so weird. Telling Feld and the AMA, "if you penalize me, I'm not showing up to the races". And they folded...

The RC Fuelgate BS was so weird. Telling Feld and the AMA, "if you penalize me, I'm not showing up to the races". And they folded. He was already leading the championship at a good gap when that happened, if I remember right.

ShipLap wrote:
Fuelgate was a classic example of bureaucracy trying to create a problem where there was none.  It was fueled (pardon the pun) by a radical environmentalist...

Fuelgate was a classic example of bureaucracy trying to create a problem where there was none.  It was fueled (pardon the pun) by a radical environmentalist ideology in Europe, disguised as racing 'parity.'

Following the lead of the FIM, the  AMA became hyper fussy on miniscule traces of lead in race fuel (anything over 0.005 g/L).  Suzuki gas was found to have trace elements of lead (very very small) and the AMA initially penalized Carmichael by docking him 25 points, which dropped him from the championship lead and sparked massive backlash from fans, media, and the industry.  Many called it a "mess" that ruined one of the most exciting SX seasons ever (with Carmichael, Reed, and Stewart battling closely).  

It was appealed, and overturned due to testing inconsisties that flagged a ppm so small it could have come from soldered joints in the gas can.  The AMA ended up with egg on their face and lead in their britches.  During an interview, after the news of the ridiculous penalty broke, RC said "Maybe I'll go race some cars."  He was already thinking about it, prior to this fiasco.

The situation eventually got resolved (arguably never should have happened) and the season worked out to an all-time exciting finish at the last race (Vegas).

But wasn’t there more to the story, something like Reed was docked in 03 for the same thing and lost the title because of it?

Reed still won the title.

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I’m going to be watching for updates on his insta, etc.  People thinking he’ll be ready for outdoors.  I just don’t know…. I feel like he might miss the first 3-4 races.  But he’ll have the best PT and already should have had the best surgeon…. And that very well could be the difference.

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I’m going to be watching for updates on his insta, etc.  People thinking he’ll be ready for outdoors.  I just don’t know…. I feel like he...

I’m going to be watching for updates on his insta, etc.  People thinking he’ll be ready for outdoors.  I just don’t know…. I feel like he might miss the first 3-4 races.  But he’ll have the best PT and already should have had the best surgeon…. And that very well could be the difference.

I think he will make outdoors ,   I destroyed my ankle ,tib and fib back in 2003 and was riding in 5 months.  He has the best resources available so unless a major issue he will make outdoors

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All this “best resources available” talk is kind of funny. He’s not Patrick Mahomes.

Is he going to the local urgent care in Dade City? No. 

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All this “best resources available” talk is kind of funny. He’s not Patrick Mahomes.

Is he going to the local urgent care in Dade City? No. 

he also doesn't have to run and cut like Mahomes, or get tackled by 250-300+ lbs opposing players.

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h20 wrote:
It would be interesting to look at the stats for past champions like Villopoto, Stewart, Reed, Tomac, etc , who finished full seasons and how many...

It would be interesting to look at the stats for past champions like Villopoto, Stewart, Reed, Tomac, etc , who finished full seasons and how many?  It seemed like someone was always hurt for motocross.  

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I don’t think Reedy missed a single SX race from when he got to the States in 2002 until 2010, but he did go SX only...

I don’t think Reedy missed a single SX race from when he got to the States in 2002 until 2010, but he did go SX only for a few years.

Chad missed the back half of the nationals in 05-06, and skipped 07-08.RV only did two full 450 seasons, Dunge pretty much made them all except...

Chad missed the back half of the nationals in 05-06, and skipped 07-08.

RV only did two full 450 seasons, Dunge pretty much made them all except 2017. I think James only made two (06 and 2013).

RC made em all except for 04 SX

Tomac I believe made both seasons from 16-23? Minus Round 2 in 2018?

Bro thank you.  Racer X website doesn’t like my safari.  Too hard to scroll and match the dates.  lol 

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Boomslang wrote:

Can we all agree that McGrath's record of 72 wins in now safe.

Bummed for Jett and the series and wishing him a speedy recovery.

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I don't get why people care and talk so much about all those records, Jett is injured - that's bad,less interesting championship. But talking now about...

I don't get why people care and talk so much about all those records, Jett is injured - that's bad,less interesting championship. But talking now about all these records is pointless. It reminds a bit of Herlings when he were favorit every year,but injuries. He still have rec9rd of gp wins,but not so many championships. Same canbe for Jett,he will win rounds,even if he is not riding for championship.

 

P.P.s. In America you have now sx,mx and smx,and even if you miss one of them,easily can win another) Not like in mxgp,lose all year

Isn't a lot of Herling's wins in the Junior class - sub 23 yrs old - over there?

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Boomslang wrote:

Can we all agree that McGrath's record of 72 wins in now safe.

Bummed for Jett and the series and wishing him a speedy recovery.

MBR_118 wrote:
I don't get why people care and talk so much about all those records, Jett is injured - that's bad,less interesting championship. But talking now about...

I don't get why people care and talk so much about all those records, Jett is injured - that's bad,less interesting championship. But talking now about all these records is pointless. It reminds a bit of Herlings when he were favorit every year,but injuries. He still have rec9rd of gp wins,but not so many championships. Same canbe for Jett,he will win rounds,even if he is not riding for championship.

 

P.P.s. In America you have now sx,mx and smx,and even if you miss one of them,easily can win another) Not like in mxgp,lose all year

Spoonguy wrote:

Isn't a lot of Herling's wins in the Junior class - sub 23 yrs old - over there?

Yeah and I don't understand why they're combined. Herlings is 19 GP wins away from matching Cairoli (70 premier GP wins)
Herlings has 51 wins in the premier class and 61 wins in the 250 class, absolute ridiculous numbers obviously, but still shouldn't be combined.

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At 1 min mark Jett describes his injury 

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Jett also will not be returning for SX 

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