Edited Date/Time
6/3/2026 10:49am
As I said in another thread, I feel like this is the first year in a long time we left the opener with more questions than we got answers. Brought me a little nostalgia back!
What are you guys looking for personally going into round 2 that left you scratching your head in round 1?
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Can Levi Kitchen put two motos together... ever?
I did not expect Beaumer to be so strong right away. Is he going to fade or get stronger as the season goes on?
Sexton was sneakily good.... will it continue?
Prado and Hunter lived up to my expectations... was it a fluke or will it continue?
Agreed with Levi and I’ll even add Shimoda to that.
Is Jo steal healing? Not one podium?
Is Forkner really this bad? Was it a bad race?
Are we going to see more 6-4 days for podiums?
Is Marchbanks that much better on a 450? Didn’t have him battling with guy like AP and Ferrandis.
What can Deegan do with a start? I feel like he’s still the 4th best guy regardless of starts. Does a guy like Deegan holeshot and still get 4th?
Will Prado be willing to take a bunch of seconds and stay motivated? Or is Jett and Hunter going to out overall him making him 2025 Prado further into the season.
Was DB right about Dudney? Sneaky title threat?
Seriously, when’s the last time five (5) riders were capable of winning?
Sadly ET3 will not be there
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Will Sexton go from from last to first on his Kawi? Doubt it. I think we'll have more of the same but I do expect some fireworks at some point between Jett, Prado, and Deegan.
Will any rider in 250 class get a podium both motos…….this year
I'm happy to see Marchabnks do well, but AP and DF have been 8-12 guys this year so it shouldn't be a surprise to see Marchbanks battling with them
I’m hopeful of continued Lawrence Bad Ass Syndrome.
Deegan keeping his head down and figuring out the “450 way”.
Chase not Sextoning!
The Huskies getting in the fight.
AP gettin’ some.
The Triumph’s fighting there, too.
Beta, Beta, Beta…& the RX350 SHOULD BE MADE “LEGAL”!
Someone form the Sacrament - Hills of the Sierras should show up on a GasGas made to look like a Maico and running anything “42”…
Like 442, for example. IYKYK
What legend will Marchbanks dive bomb and take out on the first lap?
I also thought Deegans style didn’t look good on the 450. The 250 and 450 are the same height yet somehow he looked way smaller on it. Seems like he was in the attack position way lower than normal? I’m not an expert on style lol. Something just looked different to me. One of my questions going forward is if we see a style change from round 1 to round 2
Sexton was surprisingly better than I thought he was going to be. I want to see if he can take the fight at one of his better tracks. If he keeps it on 2 wheels his finishing position at Hangtown I think will tell us a lot going forward. I think he’s going to struggle on the deeper prepped tracks east coast
PC curse. Please break it this summer. Seems like anytime these PC guys get any kind of momentum going, it goes away.. fast. Hopefully it’s not at RD 2. There was a time you started wanting someone other than PC to win. Now I think we’d all like to see Mitch get one more. Can’t imagine he has too many years left as TM
Will Donger wear a Jesus t-shirt...(not Prado's dad).
Hopefully Jett's injury is actually healing...
Will Webb manage to get Uber Eats McDonalds delivered with the burgers and fries still in good condition?
Dude I wish they would make that 350 legal. It’s been 20+ years for the ama to level out the displacement issues and haven’t done the right thing yet.
The old Magoo 42! But do you remember who on a Maico was 43?
Yeah, Seth Hammaker
Fuck I’m an idiot.
haha all good m8 🤙
Im glad Forkner is still racing professionally, dude literally had his head opened up and sewed back together. Like the dude, but I dont think he will ever be up front again
I’ve always been a huge fan of the dude. Sad to see how it’s gone the last few years.
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My current bench‑racing checklist: Is Seth just Mr. Consistency and is that enough for the overall/season. Can Levi finally grab some of that consistency himself. What does Jo and Hymas look like with better starts. Will Davies come out swinging. Can someone else like JuJu, Ryder D, or the Star rookies, actually win a 250 moto. Can Hunter keep big bro'n the class. Can Prado win a moto straight up. Does Jett’s leg get better, worse, or does it even matter. Is J Coop underrated and overrated at the same time. Will Deegan actually ride the 450 like a 450 and not a 250. And will Sexton stop being his own worst enemy.
When will the announcers start the nickname Caden "Crocodile" Dudney?
I don’t see many people mentioning this but Forkner got taken down pretty hard at the start of 250 moto 1, hoping that didn’t add to his injuries
Speaking of announcers and nicknames. If I’m Prado, I’m telling James to announce my name correctly. He says Prada so much, someone that doesn’t know any better might actually think it’s Praduh. IMO it’s disrespectful to his branding. He already doesn’t have many fans in the states. Now the casual fan won’t even know his name if it was up to James.
Hymas- have the repeated injuries stacked up on him
Is Davies a true contender? He has a lot of media hype but that second moto was a pretty bad fade.
To me, for the 450s nearly everything went in a way that makes sense. The best guys are the best guys, the guys coming to new bikes or with injuries are building up, etc.
Can Jett dial in his starts?
Which Deegs shows up? RIP Jett guy or I’m new and just building… honestly, as I think about it I really don’t care. None of it is genuine.
Most importantly, no Eli. I am bummed…get well champ.
I’d agree that the top guys are the top guys.. but there is more potential for different winners. How many wins gets you the crown? Only 11 rounds and 5 guys can win any given weekend. We’ve been used to Jett winning everything. Does 4 overalls on the year get you the title? Will someone get more than 4 with so many guys capable?
🤣🤣🤣 that’s good.
I don’t know how many likely winners there really are? Hunter, Jett, and Jorge, then it becomes a situational outcome IMO. Yes, there will likely be others, that’s why we hold the races.
For a guy working his way back into things, Shimoda is right where he needs to be.
When will he begin his ascent and begin running away with this title?
Deegan is not normally ducking Roost the entire moto.
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