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Head case chase will not win a championship ever again, it’s a shame but it’s his reality 🤷🏻♂️
Could it be that Kawasaki not only threw money at Sexton to score an “elite” rider lead the team, but led him to believe a new bike was on the way that would be be the greatest thing ever to hook him into a 3-year commitment?
Just thinking…
Wasn't just Chase. But it was a WP/KTM USA thing.
Larry you know something we don't?
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Isn't this true though? The 27' is all new?
If kawi said it via the contract and didn't deliver I'm sure there would be ramifications.
What would they have said that made an impact on Chase? "The shitty bike you are about to ride you will just have to suffer through first year on. Then the 2027 comes and it fixes all the issues you don't know about yet".
Something like that?
That bike has been in development for several years before Chase even touched the 2026 kawi. They aren't changing shit this late that they team can't change themselves.
Not only Seewer, Ben Watson and Mitch Evans were terrible on that bike compared to their previous seasons. Jonass also hasn't been looking great on it, albeit nowhere near as bad as those aforementioned
I don’t think that mantra holds water for most buyers, do you?
No one is racing a ktm 350 but it’s an extremely popular bike.
What if he goes to Beta? That would be funny. I know they don't have the money but it would be funny. Chase Sexton on a Beta. Lol. They should do that because it would be funny.
why do people think Beta doesn't have $? They didn't make a huge splash with massive budget when they came to USA but have been steadily increasing model offerings here and got the team started in a planned approach. Established the race team here before Triumph or Ducati. They're actually a large company and started with bicycles back in 1914 I believe and been growing ever since. They're not going away.
I think the USA race team is entirely separate from Beta the manufacturer.
Unless things have changed recently, the US team is ran by the importer.
We know the salaries are low at least in MXGP, and they don't have any big name, traditional factory riders. You could combine the salaries and expenses of all the riders they pay across every motocross series worldwide and I would guess it would be roughly ¼-⅓ of what Sexton makes/costs
Edit immediately after posting: I think it's probably even less than that. More like ⅕
right. they aren't in it to make a huge splash by throwing wads of money around then flaming out into oblivion as fast as they came in. That is no guarantee of success and a lousy business plan. They are making and selling extremely good products and expanding cautiously while learning the business and gaining actual race team experience with lesser known/talented riders. Time will tell if they have a winning strategy.
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