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that's crazy if the bike really hit Garret. He should've slapped him
Maybe Chase is just trying to get fired like Prado did when he was trying to get out of his contract.
If so, reminds me of the Tonya Harding and Nancy Kerrigan fiasco.
He never really left…
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Pretty sure Chase got rid of James because he was paying him and James would have his pops show up to do the coaching
Pretty sure that's because of Chase's talent. The bike may not be awful all the time, but definitely more often than not.
I was wondering what JT meant during the broadcast. He hinted that something transpired in the pits after moto 1.
How many riders have to tell you all the bike sucks before you believe them? Does no one remember Prado just last year?
Getting smoked by a rookie teammate probably didn't help his confidence
Get him steering with the rear in no time.
Make Chase rebuild the bike just once. Never disrespect the equipment, classless behavior.
Townley has been saying for years with Chase its all in his head and his eyes are too low for the speed he goes.
I'm so sick of this "bike is the problem" bullshit. Yes, the bike is important...but never have I seen anyone like Chase or Prado allow a bike to completely fuck their head up. Sorry to be that guy but I'm sure RC, RV, Stew, Jett, Hunter, etc. all these consistent championship guys had issues with their bike but didn't let it mentally fuck them like this. I mean really...the bike cannot be THAT fucking bad. Plus they've thrown everything at it to make Chase/Prado comfortable yet they still allow it to hold them back. FFS Stew was on a 2 STROKE vs 4's & still made it happen.
If this was just happening with Kawi...OK I can understand. But this is every damn brand he's on it seems or else he'd just stick to one that works for him. You wanna be a crybaby bitch & ghost ride your bike like that? I'm out on being a fan. Fuck I have more respect for Deegs talking hella shit but going out to back it up (well, to an extent). BUT you sure as Hell don't see him blaming the bike for him not winning or beating Jett...he just says he's learning and going to get better. I was a big Chase fan for his speed/style but this shit has me just smh anymore.
Hate to day it but if Chase ran a local “A” class race he may decide the bike is pretty awesome.
Those top guys are moving pretty good right now.
The bike was 2/5 of the top five of the most recent moto... Ktm, husky, Suzuki, Ducati. Triumph couldn't even get one in the top five. The bike might not be perfect. But come on. It's obviously not that bad. Sextons first crash was all alone, in a turn pretty much not another person crashed in all day, that was smooth and flat. The second one was going for a pass and then tipping over.
He barely looks like he's trying out there. Unless marchbanks is catching him. Then suddenly, he goes faster...lol
Prados opinion and attitude towards the bike was highly questionable. It almost doesnt count in my opinion.
Sexton is also very questionable. He shows flashes of speed when he wants to. The bike/team can't be that bad. The biggest problem is that he himself doesn't even seem to know what makes him comfortable. He's chasing a ghost setup.
Who's at fault? 3 teams in a row who coincidently have success with other riders after he leaves? Or the rider who's been unhappy with each team?
Marchbanks seems to be doing alright. Maybe it's his attitude that's the difference.
er... he was on the KTM, made not much difference
Stewart literally left JGR because of the bike.
Reed was the same when he left factory Kawi, the bike was shit and they wouldn't help change it.
And there’s Ricky who spanked everyone in 2006 on that piece of shit RMZ 450.
That Yamaha was a worldwide pile of shit and tried to kill Stew a dozen times. This Kawi is doing just fine under Marchbanks and in MXGP. Chase is the issue
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Like I said too though, if it was 1 bike then OK I can understand but this is several now and he's still bitching. At some point it becomes the boy who cried wolf. Nobody's should sign him for a multi year deal and he's gonna end up forced to take a deal with a smaller team cus nobody want's to pay someone millions to trash their bike when the main problem is the rider.
I think Mike Craig still trains kids at Perris raceway, maybe he should go there
1000% agree that Sexton is the problem absolutely no doubt, just saying it has happened in the past and gave some recent examples.
Sexton needs to get his shit together and start by fucking his dad off and then get a mental coach and trainer.
Who is Sexton's trainer?
The early RMZ 450s were well liked.
Yep like I said, 1000% this is a Sexton problem, it's every single bike, it's either in his head or its how he's setting the bike up.
Like when he came back from being “banged up” and straight up beat Jett?
Oh that one race ok
Ken Roczen just won a supercross title on a Suzuki with no e start.
I would actually LOVE to see Chase/Kawi split, he goes to Suzuki, then have this same shit happen. I would imagine at that point everyone just rolls their eyes like OK dude whatever. Most wasted potential ever.
Yep. Ken was notorious for being a bit of a headcase with setups during his Honda years (never as bad as Chase) but it seems he's learnt in recent seasons to build a bike that's 'pretty good' and comfortable everywhere and then leave it the hell alone so that it doesn't constantly surprise him and he can let his talent do the talking. Chase seems incapable of accepting that he and his bike can't be perfect on every section of every track, so he's constantlmaking changes that catch him out.
As a competitive guy who's also a bit of a perfectionist, I've always had a bad habit of believing my absolute best days and performances are the 'real' me, and anything less than that is me having a bad day. The reality is that most people have good days, bad days, and their average is somewhere in the middle of that. Chase has a really high ceiling and seems to expect hangtown '24 level rides every time he gets in the track. The reality is he's probably just a couple of percent worse than Jett Lawrence, and has been around on par with Eli/Coop/Hunter/Kenny on average the last few seasons talent and speed wise, with the chance of beating them handily when he's 'on'. Unforunately, he has burnt endless bridges and relationships, crashed more than any other elite guy, and tanked his average performance for 2-3 seasons chasing his perfect days rather than finding a place where he could comfortably compete for wins 80% of the time and settle for 4th-5th on days where he wasn't feeling it. And while he's been doing that, the people around him like Hunter Lawrence have just been getting better and better
Chase was good on the Honda but decided it was the problem when he was tucking the front and losing to Eli or Jett straight up. Then he was very good on the KTM but burnt the bridges and became even more of a headcase. Now he's doing worse than ever and he's competely lost the plot. The sad thing is anyone who objectively watched him ride on his average days could have told him he was good on the KTM, and anyone who watched the Prado saga or Kawi's other performances post-Tomac could have seen it wasn't going to be some magic answer to his problems. He's in a bed of his own making and it's hard to feel sorry for him at this point.
I think he needs to take a step away from full factory efforts with limitless resources and move to a PMG-style ride or explore a 22 Motorsports style project. It might give him a bit of the perspective he seems to be lacking and would mean he had nobody to blame but himself
The guy is obviously a complete headcase. An extremely talented one, but a headcase. Honda and KTM must be very content with their current situations and that they don't have to deal with this.
I do wonder what team/situation would fit Sexton, i think Kawasaki and their internal struggles is basically the worst possible place to be for a guy like Sexton. But Chase is the one that burned the bridge with KTM and signed a 3 year deal with Kawi, that is on him and his advisors.
I have said this before and took some abuse but for me this isnt a bike per se, the same happens for every team he rides for. I dont feel he can set a bike up and doesnt have that feel. there is nothing wrong with it I guess as Swanie always set up Coops bikes but this is getting tiring now
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