Lawrence: Your 2026 SX Champion

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Press516 12/28/2025 3:45pm
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Hunter is a good dude and he’ll be competitive.  But I don’t see him as champ.  He has struggled at SX with only 2 podiums in his 450 career and the offseason races didn’t show any improvement.

Could he win it? Sure, along with 4 other guys.  But to be crazy confident in any one of them being champ is just an episode of extreme fanboi’ism. 

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h20 12/28/2025 10:15pm
12/28/2025 10:15pm Edited Date/Time 2/13/2026 12:34pm
h20 wrote:

I’m going to meet him at the Lawrence VIP experience.  What should I ask him? 

whateversclever69 wrote:
Just treat him like a normal dude and don’t ask him questions that are off putting or super personal.  That being said.  He’s my favorite for...

Just treat him like a normal dude and don’t ask him questions that are off putting or super personal.  

That being said.  He’s my favorite for the title and will at the very least be in the running at least once throughout the season.  

I’ll bump this thread and eat crow if wrong

No shit 

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twotwosix 1/31/2026 6:57pm
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Press516 wrote:
Hunter is a good dude and he’ll be competitive.  But I don’t see him as champ.  He has struggled at SX with only 2 podiums in...

Hunter is a good dude and he’ll be competitive.  But I don’t see him as champ.  He has struggled at SX with only 2 podiums in his 450 career and the offseason races didn’t show any improvement.

Could he win it? Sure, along with 4 other guys.  But to be crazy confident in any one of them being champ is just an episode of extreme fanboi’ism. 

Am I still just showing extreme fanboi’ism? 

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deanwhite51 1/31/2026 7:11pm
1/31/2026 7:11pm

Honestly, as Brayton has said.. his fist lap track position AVG could lead him to being in a close title fight come the end of SX.

 

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Mavetism 1/31/2026 7:12pm
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Press516 wrote:
Hunter is a good dude and he’ll be competitive.  But I don’t see him as champ.  He has struggled at SX with only 2 podiums in...

Hunter is a good dude and he’ll be competitive.  But I don’t see him as champ.  He has struggled at SX with only 2 podiums in his 450 career and the offseason races didn’t show any improvement.

Could he win it? Sure, along with 4 other guys.  But to be crazy confident in any one of them being champ is just an episode of extreme fanboi’ism. 

twotwosix wrote:

Am I still just showing extreme fanboi’ism? 

Yeah, but it still seems to age well, super impressive and consistent so far 🤘

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Jettsonator 2/8/2026 12:40pm
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I think Hunter is going to surprise everyone and string together some good results while CS4 and ET3 are busy fucking around trying to get their...

I think Hunter is going to surprise everyone and string together some good results while CS4 and ET3 are busy fucking around trying to get their new bikes dialed in. 

BUMP BRAH! 

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Falcon 2/9/2026 10:20am
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Hunter's consistency is going to put him right in the thick of this title fight. He's now the points leader; can he hold onto it? He'll need to win a few here and there. I think he's due for at least one win, so...

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stewie94 wrote:
it’s not tht hard ppl , their branding the sport , SMX is the league’s name , ala pro basketball = brand name NBA , pro...

it’s not tht hard ppl , their branding the sport , SMX is the league’s name , ala pro basketball = brand name NBA , pro football = brand name NFL  , pro dirt bike racing = SMX ( 2 disciplines of supercross & motocross ) 

But the problem here is.... they have a 3 race series on hybrid tracks called SMX.... so there's that race series, then you also wanna call the rest of SX and MX also SMX?? and you wanna call RC a 22 time SMX champion, when it didn't even exist back then??? You can't!!!... they don't call it superstupidcross for nothing... it's stupid from the get go... and with p!ss poor attendance numbers at the 3 race SMX series, it shouldn't even exist anymore... meaning that name should just die entirely... this is just the baal worshipping POS milking every last penny out of the sport before they ruin it and move on to something else... /thread 

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stewie94 wrote:
it’s not tht hard ppl , their branding the sport , SMX is the league’s name , ala pro basketball = brand name NBA , pro...

it’s not tht hard ppl , their branding the sport , SMX is the league’s name , ala pro basketball = brand name NBA , pro football = brand name NFL  , pro dirt bike racing = SMX ( 2 disciplines of supercross & motocross ) 

gt80rider wrote:
But the problem here is.... they have a 3 race series on hybrid tracks called SMX.... so there's that race series, then you also wanna call...

But the problem here is.... they have a 3 race series on hybrid tracks called SMX.... so there's that race series, then you also wanna call the rest of SX and MX also SMX?? and you wanna call RC a 22 time SMX champion, when it didn't even exist back then??? You can't!!!... they don't call it superstupidcross for nothing... it's stupid from the get go... and with p!ss poor attendance numbers at the 3 race SMX series, it shouldn't even exist anymore... meaning that name should just die entirely... this is just the baal worshipping POS milking every last penny out of the sport before they ruin it and move on to something else... /thread 

Why don't you tell us how you really feel.....

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Not hillbilly 2/9/2026 4:07pm
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gt80rider wrote:
But the problem here is.... they have a 3 race series on hybrid tracks called SMX.... so there's that race series, then you also wanna call...

But the problem here is.... they have a 3 race series on hybrid tracks called SMX.... so there's that race series, then you also wanna call the rest of SX and MX also SMX?? and you wanna call RC a 22 time SMX champion, when it didn't even exist back then??? You can't!!!... they don't call it superstupidcross for nothing... it's stupid from the get go... and with p!ss poor attendance numbers at the 3 race SMX series, it shouldn't even exist anymore... meaning that name should just die entirely... this is just the baal worshipping POS milking every last penny out of the sport before they ruin it and move on to something else... /thread 

Wait… who you calling a “baal worshipping POS?”

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Press516 2/10/2026 1:51pm
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Press516 wrote:
Hunter is a good dude and he’ll be competitive.  But I don’t see him as champ.  He has struggled at SX with only 2 podiums in...

Hunter is a good dude and he’ll be competitive.  But I don’t see him as champ.  He has struggled at SX with only 2 podiums in his 450 career and the offseason races didn’t show any improvement.

Could he win it? Sure, along with 4 other guys.  But to be crazy confident in any one of them being champ is just an episode of extreme fanboi’ism. 

twotwosix wrote:

Am I still just showing extreme fanboi’ism? 

Probably...  He's done well.  And this is all bench racing anyways.  But you know as well as I do, you wouldn't bet your house on it.

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twotwosix 2/21/2026 7:01pm
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Spike33 wrote:

Sure, pal. 

Commenting for bookmarking purposes 

Hey pal, how’s that bookmark treating you? 

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Mace-x 2/21/2026 7:10pm
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He´s fast af boyyyy

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crusty_xx 2/21/2026 7:11pm
2/21/2026 7:11pm

Man what a season by Hunter. I didn't even think he'd be a top 3 guy consistently going into the season 

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