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Picking Chase for the win….. be advised: I have not picked anything correctly all year….Would be lit though….any word on the new Kawasaki 2 stroke?😂….
I get the criticism regarding Chase and his silence when injured…it is frustrating( he’s not the only rider that does it), but it’s not new to the sport and by now should be expected. But this time it has escalated because of the issues with him jelling with the Kawi and unfortunately there is a certain element rooting for Chase to fail in hopes he’ll quit the team so they can justify Prado’s actions last year. And as you know I’m not a fan of the Kawi team especially the two “managers” on top, Now as far as entitled I’m referring to to those that think because they buy a ticket believe they are entitled to an explanation and more information than what has been given, which they are not, he owes them nothing nor should he….but to pile on the hate for him just because he hasn’t told them what they want to hear and then pile on even more because they are of course the bike set up experts is where I have the problem…and to be fair Barcia hasn’t given any more info during his recovery than Chase has, in fact he has been on the bike a week longer than Chase and has there been any update on when he’s coming back? If you want fix this be angry at Feld MXSports and the AMA as someone brought up earlier in the NFL teams are required to report injuries to players prior to the games but even then in most cases its vague and week to week. The reason for that report is gambling and now that gambling is in SX/MX those same type of requirements should also apply to this sport.
For those that feel it’s important to boo Chase because he was out injured, go for it if it makes them feel better but it accomplishes nothing…
your "entitled" to your opinion even though your wrong.
Ok man…you just go ahead and believe that your ticket purchase entitles you to more than just attending that days event…now you have a good day…
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Sooooo,,,,,,is Sexton racing this weekend or out again??? Just Kidding
Chase's absences the last 5 years
2022 SX at every race, crashed in practice and missed Seattle night show with concussion. At 0:40
2022 outdoors missed 0 races, raced mxon
2023 SX missed 0 races
2023 outdoors missed 3 races with concussion after this one
2024 SX missed 0 races
2024 outdoors missed 0 races
2025 SX missed 0 races
2025 outdoors missed 6 races with concussion after this one
2026 SX missed 3 races with what everyone has said was a big one.
Has never missed an SMX round.
I get that he could handle the PR side better, but to act like he's missed much time at all or that there's anything suspicious about why he has missed time is just not accurate. He's not shown up for 12 races in the last 5 seasons.
Earlier in this thread I speculated that his prolonged return might be due to a concussion. I was just going off of what has occurred in the past 6 or so months. Your analysis of his past absences backs up my argument. I know first hand that the effect of concussions compound. I don’t blame him a bit for taking his time coming back from his last big hit.
Exactly. See my post you replied to. What does that mean as far as timeline? If you dont think the fans are the reason these guys get paid then I dont really have any argument at all. He can do whatever he wants. Chase definitely doesn't owe me anything, because you're right I dont watch to see Chase.
I understand your opinion on it, and if you’re good with it then thats all that matters. My opinion is that the speculation that hes getting is fair. I believe he could ease that speculation by being more forthcoming with the nature and timeline of what is keeping him away. By not doing so, I believe he is using his crash and being banged up as an excuse to prolong not racing. I think he is having mental issues and is not having fun and it feels like work more than ever for him right now. Just my opinion, and if you have more, different information than what has been provided, I would be interested in hearing it. There's lots of Sexton fans out there, im sure hes not going out of style anytime soon.
His only psychosis is he makes a lot of money to sit and race periodically.
Without any rancor or disrespect, there appears to be some sort of mental deficiency with Chase. All the signs of 'overthinking it' are there.
By comparison, RC never overthought anything. If Ricky's bike was crappy, he changed what he could and then adapted himself to it. And still won. Until Chase finds that state of mind, he is stuck.
Missed 12 races since start of 22 season. List for me the guys who have raced more than him over that time period.
Which part of that was wrong?
RV said on Pulp he'll be on one at the 2stroke race in 2 weeks
Wishing the best for Sexton. Admittedly , I’m not as big a fan of him as I used to be. No denying when he’s on he’s always a threat to win. I just wish he’d stop crashing himself out of contention. It’s frustrating to watch as a fan . I can only imagine the frustration he feels.
As soon as everyone grasps and accepts that each race for Sexton and Kawi this year is a test session to gain data for next years run it won’t hurt anyone’s feelings anymore.
Very limited data at Kawi for a race bike.
It’s a 3 year contract. Should be dialed by year 3.
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Not gonna lie, he looks amazing on the IG video I saw yesterday, I think I'll make the drive to Detroit this Saturday.
Sexton on the podium this Saturday!
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ummm...only around 5% of high school grads become millonaires. I think they made the right choice. Whats your income? Your envy is palpable.
I would think he'd be cheered more than usual. Having a top guy return under most circumstances is something most (including me) should be really happy about.
So you think Kawi paid the big $ to have him be a test development rider? That doesn't sound like a traditional method for developing your race program and assimilating your newest star rider. Pretty sure they want all that done BEFORE the actual season starts?
I know you say this as a bit of a joke but every week I find myself thinking it wouldn't shock me to see him outside the top 5 and yet not putting him in the top 3 is also a gamble.
Forget everything else, I'm mostly interested to see if he's figured out starts. I wonder how much of the issues the last couple years fade away if he wasn't pushing from mid pack so often.
RacerX says he’s riding Detroit
According to Zach Osbourne, Chase is racing this weekend.
On a Beta?
Kawi has very little data from last season for the race bike.
Kawi will be more than happy with a championship within 3yrs.
Wouldn’t you?
That’s crazy. I’m a chase fan and have lost money on him now in 2 supercross seasons. And even to me it seems “man, he’s out again?”
Yet as you have shown he hasn’t missed much at all. I wish he would give more details but I don’t feel entitled to it. But I would think as a professional now days with so much social media you’d let more info out there. I understand the head thing. I’ve had so many concussions and that’s why I stopped riding because I couldn’t recover anymore. So if he smacked his head just say so and now days most should understand and there be no updates needed because your eather good or your not when it comes to your brain.
The championship pressure is off.
I think he'll do really good this weekend, probably even win.
Next weekend he'll feel the pressure to follow up his performance, do something erratic, and the bike setup roulette resumes
No, no.
They aren't paying 2mil a year to test during year one.
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