Panic Button for Chase/Kawi?

Tyler D
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5/3/2026 7:25pm

re press conference, mann fahie is a shifty looking dude.  #JacknCokeJakewasRight

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LUCKY! Lucky 5th! He was Gifted that with those late race crashes.
Indy mxer wrote:

He looked good in qualifiers and the heat. Terrible start in the main.

prozach wrote:
He went pretty much last to 5th in the main again.  I don't really see him riding all that poorly, I see him starting horribly.  ...

He went pretty much last to 5th in the main again.  I don't really see him riding all that poorly, I see him starting horribly.   But he needs to figure out how to start.  He was 2nd off the start in his heat, then 17th in the second turn in his main again.  🤷‍♀️

Lol stop it.

You two make it sound like he was dead last and was matching the leaders pace while coming through the pack. He was yet again riding within his means at 90%, being very average and nowhere near the level he is capable of and has to be on if he wants to be a consistent threat for wins. Then things happened in the field that enabled him to turn a 8-10th place finish to a 5th place finish. A very distant 5th place finish.

I'll give you that the qualification was decent and so was the heat. But have we completely forgot that Sexton is a one lap master? Him being 3rd isn't amazing, especially in a field without Jett. 

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5/4/2026 12:06am

Mitch hasn't won a regional SX championship since Justin 'Cheech 'n' Chong' Hill in 2017 and AC outdoors in 2019. Meanwhile Star has been cleaning up...

Is it as long ago as that…? 

Mitch sounds just the candidate to deliver a 450 championship in 2027 then… 

DonM wrote:
Still waiting for you to name a better candidate …. Mitch’s issue is more of a rider issue than a management issue….they are by far the...

Still waiting for you to name a better candidate …. Mitch’s issue is more of a rider issue than a management issue….they are by far the 2nd best team behind Star who has a much larger budget than Pro Circuit. 

Who knows where the next top manager is coming from, but let’s not forget Lars joined Honda as a shop boy twenty five years ago and has worked his way up. 

There’s no reason why Kawasaki hasn’t got someone like that waiting in the wings, and don’t overlook the possibility of plucking someone from another manufacturer- Jordan Troxall could be ready for a big step up from a 450 crew chief to Team manager. (Following Lars’ trajectory) 

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Is it as long ago as that…? 

Mitch sounds just the candidate to deliver a 450 championship in 2027 then… 

DonM wrote:
Still waiting for you to name a better candidate …. Mitch’s issue is more of a rider issue than a management issue….they are by far the...

Still waiting for you to name a better candidate …. Mitch’s issue is more of a rider issue than a management issue….they are by far the 2nd best team behind Star who has a much larger budget than Pro Circuit. 

Who knows where the next top manager is coming from, but let’s not forget Lars joined Honda as a shop boy twenty five years ago and...

Who knows where the next top manager is coming from, but let’s not forget Lars joined Honda as a shop boy twenty five years ago and has worked his way up. 

There’s no reason why Kawasaki hasn’t got someone like that waiting in the wings, and don’t overlook the possibility of plucking someone from another manufacturer- Jordan Troxall could be ready for a big step up from a 450 crew chief to Team manager. (Following Lars’ trajectory) 

Where is Mike Williams these days?

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5/4/2026 2:24am
prozach wrote:
He went pretty much last to 5th in the main again.  I don't really see him riding all that poorly, I see him starting horribly.  ...

He went pretty much last to 5th in the main again.  I don't really see him riding all that poorly, I see him starting horribly.   But he needs to figure out how to start.  He was 2nd off the start in his heat, then 17th in the second turn in his main again.  🤷‍♀️

ando wrote:
He was gifted two spots by JCoop and Webb taking each other out late in the main event.  Also his fastest lap was over two seconds...

He was gifted two spots by JCoop and Webb taking each other out late in the main event.  Also his fastest lap was over two seconds slower than Hunter’s.

More than two spots. Cooper and Ferrandis, then Webb and Prado. He did pass Prado, but only because of that incident with Webb. That's 4 riders. He would have been 9th. Barely beat Marchbanks. I mean 5th sounds decent on paper but that was not a good ride for someone like him. He was faster than all of these guys last year

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crusty_xx wrote:
More than two spots. Cooper and Ferrandis, then Webb and Prado. He did pass Prado, but only because of that incident with Webb. That's 4 riders...

More than two spots. Cooper and Ferrandis, then Webb and Prado. He did pass Prado, but only because of that incident with Webb. That's 4 riders. He would have been 9th. Barely beat Marchbanks. I mean 5th sounds decent on paper but that was not a good ride for someone like him. He was faster than all of these guys last year

You’re right I just rewatched it.  Initially on the replay I thought it was JCoop and Webb in the sand.

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5/4/2026 3:31am
DonM wrote:
Still waiting for you to name a better candidate …. Mitch’s issue is more of a rider issue than a management issue….they are by far the...

Still waiting for you to name a better candidate …. Mitch’s issue is more of a rider issue than a management issue….they are by far the 2nd best team behind Star who has a much larger budget than Pro Circuit. 

Who knows where the next top manager is coming from, but let’s not forget Lars joined Honda as a shop boy twenty five years ago and...

Who knows where the next top manager is coming from, but let’s not forget Lars joined Honda as a shop boy twenty five years ago and has worked his way up. 

There’s no reason why Kawasaki hasn’t got someone like that waiting in the wings, and don’t overlook the possibility of plucking someone from another manufacturer- Jordan Troxall could be ready for a big step up from a 450 crew chief to Team manager. (Following Lars’ trajectory) 

jaun wrote:

Where is Mike Williams these days?

Working for his rich father in law last I knew.

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5/4/2026 3:29pm

What are the possibilities of Chase going to Suzuki? Maybe a Roczen teammate?

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What are the possibilities of Chase going to Suzuki? Maybe a Roczen teammate?

Roczen wins what he wins on a bike that has practically been built for him, because apparently he knows what he wants and feels comfortable with. I don’t think Chase knows that at all. I think he’d be the same overthinking head case on the HEP Suzuki OR the Star Yamaha as he has been on the Kawasaki.

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What are the possibilities of Chase going to Suzuki? Maybe a Roczen teammate?

davistld01 wrote:
Roczen wins what he wins on a bike that has practically been built for him, because apparently he knows what he wants and feels comfortable with...

Roczen wins what he wins on a bike that has practically been built for him, because apparently he knows what he wants and feels comfortable with. I don’t think Chase knows that at all. I think he’d be the same overthinking head case on the HEP Suzuki OR the Star Yamaha as he has been on the Kawasaki.

And KTM, and Honda…

5/4/2026 6:30pm

So I've barely read any of the posts in this thread. Whats the consensus here? We all know Chase is a headcase. He's my favorite rider, if I had one, but its just a fact. That said between him and Jorge having issues, its not all on Chase. At what point do top riders not want to ride for Kawi? Are we already there? Yeah a JCoop level guy would ride for them. But if I'm Hunter Lawrence no way am I chancing going to Kawi

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So I've barely read any of the posts in this thread. Whats the consensus here? We all know Chase is a headcase. He's my favorite rider...

So I've barely read any of the posts in this thread. Whats the consensus here? We all know Chase is a headcase. He's my favorite rider, if I had one, but its just a fact. That said between him and Jorge having issues, its not all on Chase. At what point do top riders not want to ride for Kawi? Are we already there? Yeah a JCoop level guy would ride for them. But if I'm Hunter Lawrence no way am I chancing going to Kawi

I think if Chase exits his contract early it will be a disaster for Kawi as a factory team.  There will be a lot of rebuilding and restoration of reputation required before any genuine factory level guy will touch them.  They obviously have money and could pick up a fringe factory/satellite level rider who cares a bit less.

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aees wrote:
The problem is, Chase should be in front of all of these guys, with margin, if the bike works properly.If Jett was here, he wouldn't stand...

The problem is, Chase should be in front of all of these guys, with margin, if the bike works properly.

If Jett was here, he wouldn't stand a chance and he knows it. 

He didn't gain a second place, he lost a win.

TalinH112 wrote:
I wouldn’t discount Kenny’s speed at the moment, in the past he has been one of the few to keep Jett honest. Kenny is one of...

I wouldn’t discount Kenny’s speed at the moment, in the past he has been one of the few to keep Jett honest. Kenny is one of the most naturally talented riders we have ever seen, his injuries robbed us and him of a lot of success. He is really coming into a form we haven’t seen from him in almost 10 years. Chase coming off an injury and Kenny being this good, I think they finished right where they should have. 

Well, well, well… 😆

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Chase wins on the slow Kawi at elevation, the saga continues lol

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wht ever tht shit was we saw tonight, he need to carry tht into outdoors & cut out the bullshit 

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Being a Chase fan gonna give me an aneurysm 

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Love to see it. Hopefully he brings the heat this summer 🥵

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I would compare that win to a fourth quarter touchdown when you’re down 35. I’m sure the win bonus will be nice. 

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Have to wonder what this year would have looked like if he could have gotten consistent top 5 starts...... 

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