An open letter to Max Anstie

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1/18/2026 7:21am
steveloyer wrote:

32-year-old dude, wtf were you thinking going that high?
SUPERCROSS DO YOU SPEAK IT!? 

He was being a gentleman and letting Deegs go by incident free but the gift wasn’t good enough, had to make sure Max was taxed a few seconds also.  I enjoyed Max’s comments on it and basically said didn’t know we were playing that game but looks like we are.  Seems there will be no more “nice guy” moves to be had from Max in Deegs direction. 

Will be there to see it happen at A2

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1/18/2026 7:33am
bents wrote:
That was totally unnecessary. Max conceded the spot knowing Deegs had more pace and maybe he was hoping for a tow to find a way back...

That was totally unnecessary. Max conceded the spot knowing Deegs had more pace and maybe he was hoping for a tow to find a way back around him, or taking the 2nd which he would have easily, but no, Deegan had to be a douche about it. And a supposed teammate too. SMH. If Max didn't know where he stood with Deegan, he knows now. As George Bush Junior famously once said, "Fool me once, shame on you, fool me twice...well you aren't going to fool me again" or something close to that!

None of this would have happened if Max had used a little strategery. Then it would have been "Mission accomplished!" 

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1/18/2026 7:46am

Max will be a legend if he snaps a tib/fib on DangerDouche. I'll start a GoFundMe for him if he does it.

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Why MUST you come on here and insist on making an ASS of YOURSELF / posting the crap you do - HAS to make you feel stupid !?

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1/18/2026 7:47am Edited Date/Time 1/18/2026 7:50am
steveloyer wrote:

32-year-old dude, wtf were you thinking going that high?
SUPERCROSS DO YOU SPEAK IT!? 

brocster wrote:
He was being a gentleman and letting Deegs go by incident free but the gift wasn’t good enough, had to make sure Max was taxed a...

He was being a gentleman and letting Deegs go by incident free but the gift wasn’t good enough, had to make sure Max was taxed a few seconds also.  I enjoyed Max’s comments on it and basically said didn’t know we were playing that game but looks like we are.  Seems there will be no more “nice guy” moves to be had from Max in Deegs direction. 

Will be there to see it happen at A2

Top of the morning m8, Cherio how it work out?

Bout dumbest thing Max could do is respond at A2. 

Called supercross and racing a kid still growing pubes.

Be smarter

You think Brown, Davalos, Ryno, Tedesco, idk another 30 year old rider would be a "gentlemen" . Its racing and its supercross, he should of known better. 
 

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1/18/2026 7:55am

The only thing Max needs to do is keep riding his bike...and remember what to expect from Deegan.  Conflict is a distraction and carries risk.

Max is doing very well...just stay focused.

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1/18/2026 8:07am

Max won’t do shit..if anything he should be embarrassed (which was clear during his interview..sack of potatoes)…

More curious if Webb pays back Sexton…

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This is what you guys are crying about?

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This is what you guys are crying about?

This is what you guys are crying about?

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Well, while it was a nothing burger...good etiquette says that when a guy gives you the position that's not how you say thanks.🙃

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1/18/2026 8:16am Edited Date/Time 1/18/2026 8:18am
This is what you guys are crying about?

This is what you guys are crying about?

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Nice gaslighting, Johnny Dingo, but I think it’s in the next frames that you didn’t share. The one that snatched his wheel to the right.

EDIT: I know this changes nothing for you.IMG 3774 3

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This is what you guys are crying about?

This is what you guys are crying about?

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plowboy wrote:

Well, while it was a nothing burger...good etiquette says that when a guy gives you the position that's not how you say thanks.🙃

Sir, an earlier post in this thread says Deegs deserves to have his leg broken.


I don’t think Deegs lacking etiquette is in question, everyone knows he likely cant even spell etiquette 

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What gets me is everyone else is so content settling for second. They all say they know how he races that’s just how it is blah blah blah and they continue to let him get away with it. No one ever fights back or takes the fight to deegan, except kitchen at smx last year. The “I don’t want to play the games” isn’t working. They need to start playing the games!

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This is what you guys are crying about?

This is what you guys are crying about?

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Nice gaslighting, Johnny Dingo, but I think it’s in the next frames that you didn’t share. The one that snatched his wheel to the right.EDIT: I...

Nice gaslighting, Johnny Dingo, but I think it’s in the next frames that you didn’t share. The one that snatched his wheel to the right.

EDIT: I know this changes nothing for you.IMG 3774 3

Here’s the next frame after that. Still not seeing it. 

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1/18/2026 8:22am

How could AARP Anstie be so gullible as to think thy cringe lord wasn't going to take him out??? Geeezusss... you would think he would have experience by this point... lol... but it just shows why hes never won in the states.... 

Either race thy cringe lord like shimoda did, or fuking lose.... it's that simple 

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1/18/2026 8:30am

He drove Max up the berm and Max came to a stop, tried to cut under and clipped Haiden's wheel and went down. GOd some of you in here are just softer than a case of Charmin. And if Max does something he is a privateer at round 4. And I am sure he has been told that. 

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1/18/2026 8:35am
BCE wrote:

The guy is a year older then Herlings.
What the hell is he even doing in the 250 class?

Than*

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1/18/2026 8:43am
Here’s the next frame after that. Still not seeing it. 

Here’s the next frame after that. Still not seeing it. 

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I showed the photo. Like I said, changed nothing for you. All good, though.

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1/18/2026 8:55am

How many times did Max say "ok...fair play" at the post race interview? 

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Where’s the outrage? IMG 8370 1

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This is what you guys are crying about?

This is what you guys are crying about?

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I don’t see anyone crying, just saying it was greasy and dumb. 
The photo you posted proves that point; Anstie gave Deegan a lot of room to pass cleanly, yet he still chose to ‘sweep the leg’. That’s racing I guess, but Haiden just bought himself another enemy.
What did you think it showed?

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Here’s the next frame after that. Still not seeing it. 

Here’s the next frame after that. Still not seeing it. 

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I showed the photo. Like I said, changed nothing for you. All good, though.

And nothing changed go you. All good, though.

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1/18/2026 9:02am

The biggest problem with Max getting even is that in this rare case Bobby will step in and tell Max to not even think about it.   Bobby is all for team conflict until he knows someone will actually grab his golden boy by the neck and give him an attitude adjustment.   

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JB 19 wrote:
The biggest problem with Max getting even is that in this rare case Bobby will step in and tell Max to not even think about it...

The biggest problem with Max getting even is that in this rare case Bobby will step in and tell Max to not even think about it.   Bobby is all for team conflict until he knows someone will actually grab his golden boy by the neck and give him an attitude adjustment.   

Isn’t deegan under the 450 tent now? Is bobby in charge of that 450 squad or 250s only?

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1/18/2026 9:14am
Cortami79 wrote:
I’m not a fan of Deegan his way of agressive riding at all, but come on.. Anstie (with all of his experience at this age) should...

I’m not a fan of Deegan his way of agressive riding at all, but come on.. Anstie (with all of his experience at this age) should have known better at this stage of his career. Upcoming races will be interesting though😂

He did. he slowed to let him pass but did not expect doucheboy to brake slide into him.  That was done on purpose. 

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1/18/2026 9:21am

The team manager should talk to all their riders, be "polite" if he's a team mate.

There was no need to take him up that high.

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1/18/2026 9:22am
This is what you guys are crying about?

This is what you guys are crying about?

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plowboy wrote:

Well, while it was a nothing burger...good etiquette says that when a guy gives you the position that's not how you say thanks.🙃

@steveloyer this is all I was saying above, but plowboy nailed it, and I don’t think Antsie goes for blood but he doesn’t “play nice” with Deegs anymore.  That is all

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1/18/2026 9:39am Edited Date/Time 1/18/2026 9:49am
bents wrote:
That was totally unnecessary. Max conceded the spot knowing Deegs had more pace and maybe he was hoping for a tow to find a way back...

That was totally unnecessary. Max conceded the spot knowing Deegs had more pace and maybe he was hoping for a tow to find a way back around him, or taking the 2nd which he would have easily, but no, Deegan had to be a douche about it. And a supposed teammate too. SMH. If Max didn't know where he stood with Deegan, he knows now. As George Bush Junior famously once said, "Fool me once, shame on you, fool me twice...well you aren't going to fool me again" or something close to that!

It all makes sense. Anstie is a threat. Why let him get 2nd and gain 3 points when you can knock him down and make up 10 points. It’s just simple math

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1/18/2026 9:43am Edited Date/Time 1/18/2026 9:44am
This is what you guys are crying about?

This is what you guys are crying about?

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Weren’t you passive aggressive in the Dazzy thread because you don’t like how people refer to him by his nickname? Meanwhile you’re mocking people who don’t like seeing poor race etiquette.

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1/18/2026 9:47am

I can't believe people on this site are bitching about this. A fkng blind man could see this coming. Deegs had the inside line and was closing fast. Max has been around plenty long to know what 180 turns are for. And, if he didn't know, he sure as heck does now. Stay to the inside...unless you wanna get block passed. 

How about...a light tap on the shoulder...sir, may I pass you please? Oh, by all means, but don't touch my tire if you please. Surely, sir...all good. 

 

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1/18/2026 9:57am
mtbkris2 wrote:
What gets me is everyone else is so content settling for second. They all say they know how he races that’s just how it is blah...

What gets me is everyone else is so content settling for second. They all say they know how he races that’s just how it is blah blah blah and they continue to let him get away with it. No one ever fights back or takes the fight to deegan, except kitchen at smx last year. The “I don’t want to play the games” isn’t working. They need to start playing the games!

I feel the same way. At some point people gotta fight fire with fire and fight back or they deserve to get punked. It would be cool to see max give him the business back and fight for the championship but time will tell. 

The plan clearly worked for him though. Take Max out, get the red plate and prove the internet wrong that max is not faster after last weekend. If he passed clean, Max would still have the red plate and some wind in his sail. Stand strong, stick your chest out and fight back Max.

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