Huge Crash for Sexton on Press Day

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DonM wrote:
Fuckin Kawi….hopefully this is goodbye to a couple of morans on the team…how as rider could you ever have any confidence in those idiots is beyond...

Fuckin Kawi….hopefully this is goodbye to a couple of morans on the team…how as rider could you ever have any confidence in those idiots is beyond me. 

What did Kawi management do to you lol

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You got an hour?….I could tell you some stories about Bruce back in the Jet Ski days when he was with Kaw and later when he...

You got an hour?….I could tell you some stories about Bruce back in the Jet Ski days when he was with Kaw and later when he ran the IJSBA into the ground….

I'm a jet ski fan and was just talking to my brother about the IJSBA, I'd be curious to hear.

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Whatever happens, i am glad to see him get up and walk away from that . 

 

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I’m no genius but I’m pretty confident that’s not “the feeling” he’s been searching for…

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6/12/2026 1:36pm

Gnarly slam damn, glad he got up and walked away though!!

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6/12/2026 1:36pm
Falcon wrote:
You can see him pin the throttle and then decide pretty early to bail on it... that plus no sound makes me concur with the thought...

You can see him pin the throttle and then decide pretty early to bail on it... that plus no sound makes me concur with the thought that the bike died. Jeez, that guy can't catch a break. He was limping pretty good, too - I hope he didn't break a leg or an ankle. 

His ankles are probably the size of basketballs right now. Fuck. I mean, FUCK!! We all agree Chase needs some help with his mental game but any scrap of confidence he had left is gone. 

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6/12/2026 1:37pm

Prado looking more like a genius everyday. 

Why does everyone forget that after the dust settled... Prado said it was never the bike... he said he was pissed because they hired chase early in the sx season.. so while nearly everyone still thinks George hated the bike... that wasn't the case, per George himself... 

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6/12/2026 1:39pm

Prado looking more like a genius everyday. 

gt80rider wrote:
Why does everyone forget that after the dust settled... Prado said it was never the bike... he said he was pissed because they hired chase early...

Why does everyone forget that after the dust settled... Prado said it was never the bike... he said he was pissed because they hired chase early in the sx season.. so while nearly everyone still thinks George hated the bike... that wasn't the case, per George himself... 

Link?

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Prado looking more like a genius everyday. 

gt80rider wrote:
Why does everyone forget that after the dust settled... Prado said it was never the bike... he said he was pissed because they hired chase early...

Why does everyone forget that after the dust settled... Prado said it was never the bike... he said he was pissed because they hired chase early in the sx season.. so while nearly everyone still thinks George hated the bike... that wasn't the case, per George himself... 

GrapeApe wrote:

Link?

Give him a minute it’ll take a while to find an interview that never happened 

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6/12/2026 1:42pm Edited Date/Time 6/12/2026 1:46pm

Prado looking more like a genius everyday. 

gt80rider wrote:
Why does everyone forget that after the dust settled... Prado said it was never the bike... he said he was pissed because they hired chase early...

Why does everyone forget that after the dust settled... Prado said it was never the bike... he said he was pissed because they hired chase early in the sx season.. so while nearly everyone still thinks George hated the bike... that wasn't the case, per George himself... 

I cant remember exactly, cause it was just such long time ago.. like.. a few days... when prado said how much better he feels on KTM than on Kawi being over a minute and thirty seconds down 

(source: post race interview at pala with Lewis)

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Concussion & Left arm fractured?

:-/

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Ho-lee-fuk that's gnarly. Clearly not running, or at least not responding. Knowing how he already feels, it'd be reeeeaaaally hard to ever get back on that bike again. At that point it's not about finishing first or tenth, it's about a life changing injury, and that's a very different risk calculation.  

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6/12/2026 1:44pm

Holy cow—it’s incredible to see him walk off the track after that. He seriously has to be one of the toughest humans alive. I can’t help but feel gutted for the guy.  He really gives everything, and even though he’s had his issues and can be a bit of a head case at times, I hate seeing him go down hard like that.It definitely didn’t sound like the bike was running when he hit the throttle stop on that thing.  Man, I really hope he’s going to be OK.

Chase is making Jorge’s decision not to try to qualify and not to push that bike hard look like one of the best decisions ever made in professional motocross.


 

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The way the front dips, I think he brake checked mid air? 


But I think they shoveled some of that dirt to get evaluated by the alpinestars medics.

DAMN!

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6/12/2026 1:48pm

As many others have stated, the bike 100% had to have quit running mid air, otherwise that seems like an easy adjustment mid air with a little throttle.  What other explanation could there be?  Hope he is alright

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Blake522 wrote:
The way the front dips, I think he brake checked mid air? But I think they shoveled some of that dirt to get evaluated by the alpinestars...

The way the front dips, I think he brake checked mid air? 


But I think they shoveled some of that dirt to get evaluated by the alpinestars medics.

DAMN!

He probably did tap the rear brake anticipating the throttle would respond  accordingly to grease the landing.

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Hard to tell, but I didn't hear a panic rev. With the front dropping like that you'd expect to hear him rev the sh*t out of it. 

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It is POSSIBLE he accidentally stomped on the rear brake. I'm not saying that IS what HAPPENED, but it MIGHT have happened and would explain the chain of events.

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Did he have to visit Asterisk med crew or did he have any symptoms ?

6/12/2026 1:51pm

Can't wait for the engine builder to add his  .02

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Quad Lock Honda next? 

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MOTO13 wrote:
Hard to tell, but I didn't hear a panic rev. With the front dropping like that you'd expect to hear him rev the sh*t out of...

Hard to tell, but I didn't hear a panic rev. With the front dropping like that you'd expect to hear him rev the sh*t out of it. 

^This

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Prado looking more like a genius everyday. 

gt80rider wrote:
Why does everyone forget that after the dust settled... Prado said it was never the bike... he said he was pissed because they hired chase early...

Why does everyone forget that after the dust settled... Prado said it was never the bike... he said he was pissed because they hired chase early in the sx season.. so while nearly everyone still thinks George hated the bike... that wasn't the case, per George himself... 

matze wrote:
I cant remember exactly, cause it was just such long time ago.. like.. a few days... when prado said how much better he feels on KTM...

I cant remember exactly, cause it was just such long time ago.. like.. a few days... when prado said how much better he feels on KTM than on Kawi being over a minute and thirty seconds down 

(source: post race interview at pala with Lewis)

Well let’s not forget he had an interview in pre-season prior to his first race on a Kaw where he said that the Kawi was way better than his KTM….so I would take anything he says in an interview with a grain of salt…

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Physically Chase has to one of the toughest sobs on the planet. The hits he can take and get back up is unreal. 

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Prado caught a lot of shit from everyone (myself included) for being a quitter but my god maybe he was onto something...

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We’ve all seen chase “tuck the front end” but that was wild. Man, sorta hoping he gets off that kawi for his own health at this point.


 

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6/12/2026 1:59pm
mxaniac wrote:
It is POSSIBLE he accidentally stomped on the rear brake. I'm not saying that IS what HAPPENED, but it MIGHT have happened and would explain the...

It is POSSIBLE he accidentally stomped on the rear brake. I'm not saying that IS what HAPPENED, but it MIGHT have happened and would explain the chain of events.

Most likely He has never jumped a big double before. What a rookie mistake.  LOL

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Prado looking more like a genius everyday. 

And who's motor quit last weekend? Shit happens. Prado is lucky he wasn't on a jump.

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6/12/2026 2:03pm Edited Date/Time 6/12/2026 2:15pm
Looks to me by the position of his hand, wrist and arm he was in full panic throttle mode yet no sound from the engine.

Looks to me by the position of his hand, wrist and arm he was in full panic throttle mode yet no sound from the engine. IMG 8493 0.png?VersionId=Ejvx1W7cc5hD3KK

Doesn’t get any clearer than that. That wrist is cranked wide open. No response from the bike.


If Chase is good Rango has a long night ahead of him. 

That thing slapped the steering stops so hard, can’t imagine much is straight or trust worthy for tomorrrow. And considering the engine swap too might as well go ahead and pull a new frame out the cabinet. 


 

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Just when you think the Kawi/Chase thing can’t get any worse.  Hope he’s ok.  

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