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6/13/2026 8:08am
ohh_454 wrote:

Lotte Van Drunen had nothing for LaLa?

Boomslang wrote:
I was expecting Lotte to fight for the win. Now I'm hoping she gets the holeshot in moto 2 So that she and Lala can go head...

I was expecting Lotte to fight for the win. 

Now I'm hoping she gets the holeshot in moto 2 So that she and Lala can go head to head.

 

RACING wrote:

I was expecting Lotte to bring an engine, lol. No chance she gets a holeshot with a stock one, especially at Ironman.

 

Its a bummer thst she is on a stock bike. Star should have loaned her a bike.

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I’m a fly hater but the Roger kits are sweet

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6/13/2026 8:11am
Boomslang wrote:
I was expecting Lotte to fight for the win. Now I'm hoping she gets the holeshot in moto 2 So that she and Lala can go head...

I was expecting Lotte to fight for the win. 

Now I'm hoping she gets the holeshot in moto 2 So that she and Lala can go head to head.

 

RACING wrote:

I was expecting Lotte to bring an engine, lol. No chance she gets a holeshot with a stock one, especially at Ironman.

 

Boomslang wrote:

Its a bummer thst she is on a stock bike. Star should have loaned her a bike.

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6/13/2026 8:11am Edited Date/Time 6/13/2026 8:12am

Thats pretty good news for guys like Valin, Farres, Längenfelder too cause they are faster at times than Sacha. Tho he is the fastest pretty often

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6/13/2026 8:12am

The lap times between top 450/250 really show up at this track.  Ain't no air up there.🤣

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6/13/2026 8:13am
TK40_FC wrote:

The war of attrition in this sport continues for the 450 class. Round 3 and already missing : Tomac, Stewart, Sexton, Cooper... 

Who am I forgetting?

All USA riders ….. Its hard to root for Deegans…with all the Dbag antics….but here we are….

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6/13/2026 8:17am

Nice run by Borat

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6/13/2026 8:18am
TK40_FC wrote:

The war of attrition in this sport continues for the 450 class. Round 3 and already missing : Tomac, Stewart, Sexton, Cooper... 

Who am I forgetting?

sandman768 wrote:

All USA riders ….. Its hard to root for Deegans…with all the Dbag antics….but here we are….

Wut? Did you quote the right post?

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6/13/2026 8:19am

about 45 minutes until broadcast starts

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6/13/2026 8:22am
matze wrote:

about 45 minutes until broadcast starts

C'mon already.  I'm here...you're here.  We're ready NOW.🙃

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6/13/2026 8:23am
matze wrote:

about 45 minutes until broadcast starts

I’m in Europe, how can I watch live?

6/13/2026 8:24am
TK40_FC wrote:

The war of attrition in this sport continues for the 450 class. Round 3 and already missing : Tomac, Stewart, Sexton, Cooper... 

Who am I forgetting?

sandman768 wrote:

All USA riders ….. Its hard to root for Deegans…with all the Dbag antics….but here we are….

1911 wrote:

Wut? Did you quote the right post?

Sandman was pointing out that the four guys who are out injured are all American riders. What did you miss there?

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6/13/2026 8:26am
matze wrote:

about 45 minutes until broadcast starts

I’m in Europe, how can I watch live?

Smx video pass (for international viewers) or be a pirate

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6/13/2026 8:27am
sandman768 wrote:

All USA riders ….. Its hard to root for Deegans…with all the Dbag antics….but here we are….

1911 wrote:

Wut? Did you quote the right post?

TheMilkman wrote:

Sandman was pointing out that the four guys who are out injured are all American riders. What did you miss there?

Yup.  Deegs is our only hope…

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6/13/2026 8:27am

Lets go Sasha! Make me right! I thought he could win this

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6/13/2026 8:28am
matze wrote:

Thats pretty good news for guys like Valin, Farres, Längenfelder too cause they are faster at times than Sacha. Tho he is the fastest pretty often

Sacha has topped 6 of the 15 practice sessions this season. Honestly, Lata’s done surprisingly well in them too.

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6/13/2026 8:29am
sandman768 wrote:

All USA riders ….. Its hard to root for Deegans…with all the Dbag antics….but here we are….

1911 wrote:

Wut? Did you quote the right post?

TheMilkman wrote:

Sandman was pointing out that the four guys who are out injured are all American riders. What did you miss there?

I guess Deegan is not hurt and he quoted a post about hurt riders then randomly mentioned Deegan. Maybe I am confused, which is probably the case.

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6/13/2026 8:31am
1911 wrote:

Wut? Did you quote the right post?

TheMilkman wrote:

Sandman was pointing out that the four guys who are out injured are all American riders. What did you miss there?

Yup.  Deegs is our only hope…

I see now, Deegan, AKA Captain America! Lol

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6/13/2026 8:32am
matze wrote:

about 45 minutes until broadcast starts

I’m in Europe, how can I watch live?

One way is buying the SMX app

Overpriced but works well

6/13/2026 8:33am

Cool to see so many local kids trying to make the big show in both classes today

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Is Vohland riding injured? I really expected more of him in outdoors, but it is just not happening. 

Sacha just goes for it, incredible speed but he always looks like he is on the edge of crashing about 7 times per lap. Love the go for it attitude though, ironic that his brother is one of the smoothest riders out there and Sacha one of the wildest. But they are both leading their MXGP classes so it looks like it is working!

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6/13/2026 8:42am
aeffertz wrote:

Fly made the Coenen’s some Decoster inspired gear for this weekend. Pretty cool!

badass

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6/13/2026 8:42am
Leemur891 wrote:

Cool to see so many local kids trying to make the big show in both classes today

Thank you, bought it now💸 But it’s worth it

6/13/2026 8:49am

In for a great day of racing! Rooting for the lawrence and coenen brothers, such a great story to have two set of brothers racing at this level. 

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6/13/2026 8:52am
Pakoyz250f wrote:
In for a great day of racing! Rooting for the lawrence and coenen brothers, such a great story to have two set of brothers racing at...

In for a great day of racing! Rooting for the lawrence and coenen brothers, such a great story to have two set of brothers racing at this level. 

Imagine the Reisulis brothers coming over as well

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6/13/2026 8:53am Edited Date/Time 6/13/2026 9:01am
TK40_FC wrote:

The war of attrition in this sport continues for the 450 class. Round 3 and already missing : Tomac, Stewart, Sexton, Cooper... 

Who am I forgetting?

sandman768 wrote:

All USA riders ….. Its hard to root for Deegans…with all the Dbag antics….but here we are….

Honest question... do people consider a rider's nationality when watching a race (outside of MXDN)? It's an interesting observation that all of the riders who are hurt are American, but a rider's home country has no influence whatsoever on who I'm going to root for. 

Sandman's comment just got me wondering. Would someone cheer for a rider (who they otherwise do not like) just because he's the last American with a chance to win? I certainly wouldn't.

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6/13/2026 8:54am
aeffertz wrote:

Fly made the Coenen’s some Decoster inspired gear for this weekend. Pretty cool!

matze wrote:

Saw an interview earlier today with DeCoster talking about that. He was soo pumped and happy about that. Really cool to see

Subtle, but significant  detail: note the lowercase "o" in CoENEN to match the De COSTER.flyracing.global  2026-06-12T185106.000Z 1.jpg?VersionId=zzUylXdkN.q6udg

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