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In all seriousness.... It would not shock me a bit to see a press release this week "Kawasaki and Chase Sexton have parted ways" ...... KHI does not put up with that kind of shit at all. Not after the lengths they have gone to please him.
ML confirmed with team members that it happened. I’m sure if there was video it would have surfaced by now.
Normally a guy riding back to the pits is a mundane occurrence so no-one would have been filming in anticipation of something like this happening.
If true that is a major problem itself with the way the team is managed.
According to the reports, the bike nearly hit Marchbanks, not hit him as in this thread title.
“Nearly hit” could mean anything from he had to jump out of the way, to standing nearby. Which is why some details would be nice before everyone gets their knickers in a twist, but too late.
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ML’s word is good enough for me, but imo there’s all sorts of degrees to the level of seriousness to the situation. Which I’d like to know before totally crucifying someone. It was the same with Prado last year.
Not saying it’s not out of line though, because it is.
In reasoned adult equivalents that's what, a couple handfuls of people? You think C-Suite CEO's/Execs at $20B++ MNC's give .02c what a very narrow band of easily frothed fanatics in a almost closed loop i.e. populating a forum with near zero audience/reach/influence outside it's small footprint, thinks. They don't.
It's the same core group of you weighing in on most things with outsized hyperboly. Does anybody have real context? 2 MPH step-off? 20mph aim and shoot? You don't, yet you believe yourselves informed sufficiently to draw outsized conclusions, and even better, recommend his termination "Hey Dan? DO IT!". Sure. Yep. Bet he's printed that off.
Until context presents itself I think the suggestion he be fired premature. Where's Vital's reporting on this? Use that access you claim so important to transparency to report, you know, actual news/facts/eye-witness accounts.
C’mon mate, you are starting to split hairs here. The act itself is inappropriate, not whether or by how much it missed someone else.
Edit to add - the action/penalty should be appropriate to the actual outcome, not whether it should be investigated and actioned.
You know, there's always 2 sides to a story, and so far this entire thread is based on one MXA tweet and ML stating team members confirmed the incident happened.
But what about after? Is there a chance Chase was apologetic and remorseful to Marchbannks and the team for a momentary emotional outburst?
Logic would suggest that an act of this nature without remorse or explanation gets you benched immediately for at least the day by a competent management team.
I wouldn’t want him if I were his employer now. I also wouldn’t want to cut him loose to go to another team. I’d want to have him sit out without pay for a while to reconsider his choices.
He has no right to treat his team like that no matter how upset he is. I think he needs psychological help and a neurological evaluation if he’s having that much trouble controlling himself.
Comments he liked on Instagram 😂
Sexton is fuckin retarded. Hope Kawi shit cans him and picks up RJ or Stewart
Does Anybody know tbe actual make of bike Chase wants to ride.
He is one hell of a rider but it seems he has disrespected His Teams a few times now.
Ghosting your Bike when Losing is not cool. Him & Ken will make a good Team
Quoting this to ensure it gets seen twice. This is very telling.
Good thing you don’t run a factory team.
It would be shit.
Get that man on a Suzuki. It's always seemed like a natural fit for what Chase is looking for.
I hate seeing talent wasted.
I like the idea…. But the front end washes don’t lend themselves well to a kick start.
Why is everyone from California full blow fuckwits?
Point taken.
The hope being that the front end feel of the Suzuki would lead to less of that.
Pit Row
You might be right; Suzi is a very well balanced cycle. I just want to see Chase in the mix riding to his potential, more the merrier when it comes to the podium rotation.
Ryno
That's a CLM if there ever was one. Wow, it's that bad over there for real huh. Again. Again for kawi AND again for sexton.
Head case sexton the ghost ridin front tuckin munson man.
https://youtube.com/shorts/ZuS-jP8czgc?si=rmzm4IHID_J-RIPK
Ryno is the biggest head case out there.. remember when he was shacked up with 2 girls “the chickens” and he was going on about finding a higher frequency and talking gibberish?
Ryno..... The same guy who ghost rode a KTM 125 into the pits after a bad moto? Bitched and called his bike a moped? Yeah, he is exactly what Chase needs.......
Chase to Star taking Webbs old ride
Weege JT etc are talking about it and really his only option.
RJ Ducati
Mookie HEP
AP Triumph
Coenens Redbull KTM with Tomac n Prado
Probably the most likely as destination for Chase, the bigger question is will Kawi let him go? Will they let go two title contender riders from 3 year contracts in the space of two consecutive years?
And the other question, who will they hire instead?
Timmermans….rides at Glen Helen during the week…
No, that’s not me.
And again, it’s ok to disrespect one brand and not the other? Nah, not ok. You think maxima is ok with someone throws a can of their chain lube in the ground in a hissy fit? Nah they aren’t going to be ok with that. Alpinestars isn’t going to be cool with him snapping a helmet. All of it cost money from someone, why do you think it’s ok for one company to have to suffer and not the other? If you have an issue with YOUR ride, you go be a child in your own camper behind the rig and start tearing up your couch you paid for. DO NOT disrespect the products that are given to you.
I don't think it's a big question at all.
It's just not sustainable to continue a relationship that is heading to the abyss like it is with Chase and the team. Nobody is a winner in a scenario where Chase is "forced" to stay, everybody would be miserable and Kawasaki would be wasting millions of dollars in salary expenses.
They will part ways like with Prado. It's the least shitty outcome out of many shitty outcomes (i assume nobody thinks they can turn this around anymore).
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