Bench Racing | Thunder Valley National Motos

NotTheStig
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6/13/2026 3:14pm
rsd47 wrote:
Seth has decided to employ the risky "holeshot or take out half the field" strategy this season it seems. 

Seth has decided to employ the risky "holeshot or take out half the field" strategy this season it seems1000131637.gif?VersionId=KhcsYKSPcDmDZfcX7pK1JhcEZK

Buddy saw he wasn’t right up front and decided to go bowling again 😭

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6/13/2026 3:14pm
ando wrote:

Should rename it the 250 Lottery class.

I have been saying this. Has to be the most inconsistent group of riders ever.

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aeffertz
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6/13/2026 3:14pm

14-1 for Sacha, shit he fits right in with the AMA 250 class better than I thought! Grinning

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6/13/2026 3:15pm

Sacha flying! Bummer about 1st moto result but getting a moto win here would be awesome none the less!

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6/13/2026 3:15pm

How does hammacker crash out everybody in the first turn so often? In one of the interviews I remember him saying he held it on long and tried to force it in, I wonder how often he does that. Whatever hes doing its dangerous. 

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Mavetism
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6/13/2026 3:16pm

Can you imagine if Coenen got a podium with a 14-1 🤣

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6/13/2026 3:16pm
TheMilkman wrote:

He is doing great but he isn’t new to 450’s. 

StankBooty wrote:
He's dipped his toes in the 450 waters but never gone whole-hog whole-year in the class, so this certainly seems more substantial than any of his...

He's dipped his toes in the 450 waters but never gone whole-hog whole-year in the class, so this certainly seems more substantial than any of his other 450 dabblings.  Looks repeatable now w/ minimal mistakes.

tuttle425 wrote:

He rode 450 outdoors in 22 and 23.

Outdoors only -- and not the whole-megillah full year in the 450s.

matze
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6/13/2026 3:17pm

Wood 10th!

6/13/2026 3:17pm

As a fan of American motocross racers. It’s a tough time and probably will be for a long while 

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The Moth
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6/13/2026 3:18pm
matze wrote:

was Deegan about to cry?

ky_savage wrote:

That's what happens when the hype doesn't pan out.

Whether you like it or not, Deegan is going to win.  

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rsd47
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6/13/2026 3:20pm

JS7 in the booth is a laugh a minute. Soooo much better than the crap we get in supercross 

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6/13/2026 3:21pm
matze wrote:

was Deegan about to cry?

ky_savage wrote:

That's what happens when the hype doesn't pan out.

The Moth wrote:

Whether you like it or not, Deegan is going to win.  

Always moving the goal post

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6/13/2026 3:22pm
JJO741 wrote:

Thunder Valley is an underrated track. I really like the layout this year. 

The prep is much better.

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plowboy
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6/13/2026 3:22pm
rsd47 wrote:

JS7 in the booth is a laugh a minute. Soooo much better than the crap we get in supercross 

Yep, he's been finer than a frog hair split 4 ways today.

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6/13/2026 3:22pm
matze wrote:

was Deegan about to cry?

ky_savage wrote:

That's what happens when the hype doesn't pan out.

The Moth wrote:

Whether you like it or not, Deegan is going to win.  

No doubt he will win races, but if he wants championships team Deegan should consider moving to MXGP, specially with the Coenens moving to the US aswell.

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matze
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6/13/2026 3:22pm

Man I got Hymas for the title before this season started..

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ando
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6/13/2026 3:23pm

Good strategy from Romano - gunning for the overall with 4-3 scores.

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6/13/2026 3:23pm

Hymas is so weird, he literally put a straight up beat down on Deegan last year here, said skipped sx to focus on prep for outdoor championship.

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mtbkris2
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6/13/2026 3:23pm

Man I was wrong about Romano. He’s been pretty solid since joining PC

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6/13/2026 3:24pm

Sasha has a physique and riding style reminiscent of Ricky Carmichael in his 125 days.

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NickoBrap
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6/13/2026 3:24pm

These 250 overalls are like watching Steve's LCQ race with the reversed field.

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6/13/2026 3:24pm
matze wrote:

Man I got Hymas for the title before this season started..

Anyone know what’s going on with hymas? He has to have lingering injury or something 

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rsd47
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6/13/2026 3:24pm

Kitchen's charge has stalled a bit. Some very quick guys in the top 15. Is his recent fitness is anything to go by, he'll keep moving forward until the last lap 

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marshg559
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6/13/2026 3:25pm

Let’s go Romano! 

Holding off Shimoda is a tough task but this overall would be insane! 

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6/13/2026 3:25pm
mx_phreek wrote:
Hymas is so weird, he literally put a straight up beat down on Deegan last year here, said skipped sx to focus on prep for outdoor...

Hymas is so weird, he literally put a straight up beat down on Deegan last year here, said skipped sx to focus on prep for outdoor championship.

I genuinely forgot he was racing today. I really expected him to be in the championship hunt this summer. 

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6/13/2026 3:27pm
matze wrote:

Man I got Hymas for the title before this season started..

Anyone know what’s going on with hymas? He has to have lingering injury or something 

Might be a result of having multiple ACLs in a row without getting much race time at all probably, hope we see some shades of last years Hymas again sometime this season and he makes some progress

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RangerLee
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6/13/2026 3:28pm

Wondering if Kitchen has "bonked" he was moving so well through the pack, now at 12th, he has stalled. He should easily be getting bay the 3 to 5 in front of him...which would put him on the podium btw. Perhaps he used up his energy

matze
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6/13/2026 3:30pm
matze wrote:

Man I got Hymas for the title before this season started..

Anyone know what’s going on with hymas? He has to have lingering injury or something 

Mavetism wrote:
Might be a result of having multiple ACLs in a row without getting much race time at all probably, hope we see some shades of last...

Might be a result of having multiple ACLs in a row without getting much race time at all probably, hope we see some shades of last years Hymas again sometime this season and he makes some progress

yeah maybe he just wants to go thru a full season for once and riding a bit reserved who knows. Tho cant really do that if u want to stay on a team like HRC

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6/13/2026 3:30pm

S. Coenen showin' he's the real deal this moto.  The throwback style jersey looks rad too.

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6/13/2026 3:30pm
StankBooty wrote:
He's dipped his toes in the 450 waters but never gone whole-hog whole-year in the class, so this certainly seems more substantial than any of his...

He's dipped his toes in the 450 waters but never gone whole-hog whole-year in the class, so this certainly seems more substantial than any of his other 450 dabblings.  Looks repeatable now w/ minimal mistakes.

tuttle425 wrote:

He rode 450 outdoors in 22 and 23.

StankBooty wrote:

Outdoors only -- and not the whole-megillah full year in the 450s.

Today made his 27th race in 450 class counting only outdoor events. 46th if you count SX and SMX. Just pointing out that he isn’t a rookie. 

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