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plowboy
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6/20/2026 1:32pm

James called that pass perectly.

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6/20/2026 1:34pm

Dam Cole quickly becoming the championship favorite.

Or in my eyes at least. he rides so dam good 

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6/20/2026 1:35pm
CC268 wrote:

🤣 relax man. No one said they weren’t great riders. I just prefer to watch 4 motos instead of 5. 

Sorry I snapped.  

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6/20/2026 1:36pm

Seems pretty obvious that the Kawi's don't handle as well as the other bikes if they're all struggling on the first track of the series with a bunch of ruts and off camber corners. Judging by Hammaker's loop out, the bike isn't lacking any power.

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CC268 wrote:

Not a fan of them adding the WMX moto in. 

drenmaster wrote:

Why not? helps grow the sport and gives us more racing. First week they showed WMX the racing was really good. 

themx11 wrote:

I seriously doubt wmx does anything for the growth of the sport. 

Thatd be like saying the wnba helps the nba. 

Is the sport only the premier professional league, or the entire amateur/recreational side? WMX doesn't really make Jett any better, but it for sure could boost the next generation of women riders/make a bigger fanbase and attract different sponsors to get the attention of a more diverse target audience.

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6/20/2026 1:40pm

If Jo could make a pass instead of following for 3 laps, he probably could've caught Beaumer

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6/20/2026 1:41pm Edited Date/Time 6/20/2026 1:42pm

Shimoda's race craft on full display yet again 

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6/20/2026 1:42pm

I dont know if Kitchen would ever win a Championship. He supose to win like a walk in the park after Deegan jumps to 450 and even in the first part of the race Mumford pass him

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6/20/2026 1:42pm

Crazy thing is, none of these guys are remotely ready for 450 class aside from Jo Shimoda.

Deegan practically dominated the 250 class and he’s barely getting top 5’s.

I see Jo moving up and getting top 10’s, but the rest of the bunch? They would be finishing 15 or worse. They aren’t ready.

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6/20/2026 1:42pm

Good battles.

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6/20/2026 1:42pm

Davies with a 1-1 in his 6th national, impressive. 

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6/20/2026 1:43pm
-MAVERICK- wrote:

Loop out.

whiskey throttle 

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6/20/2026 1:43pm
shortty761 wrote:
Crazy thing is, none of these guys are remotely ready for 450 class aside from Jo Shimoda.Deegan practically dominated the 250 class and he’s barely getting...

Crazy thing is, none of these guys are remotely ready for 450 class aside from Jo Shimoda.

Deegan practically dominated the 250 class and he’s barely getting top 5’s.

I see Jo moving up and getting top 10’s, but the rest of the bunch? They would be finishing 15 or worse. They aren’t ready.

Jo rode great at nations, but even then, I don’t know if I’d say he’s ready yet.

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6/20/2026 1:43pm

Jo’s race craft…. I can’t 

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6/20/2026 1:44pm

Most impressive Rider is Beaumer... After his injury is amazing that he is performing that well

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6/20/2026 1:44pm Edited Date/Time 6/20/2026 1:46pm
shortty761 wrote:
Crazy thing is, none of these guys are remotely ready for 450 class aside from Jo Shimoda.Deegan practically dominated the 250 class and he’s barely getting...

Crazy thing is, none of these guys are remotely ready for 450 class aside from Jo Shimoda.

Deegan practically dominated the 250 class and he’s barely getting top 5’s.

I see Jo moving up and getting top 10’s, but the rest of the bunch? They would be finishing 15 or worse. They aren’t ready.

I'm a huge Jo fan but if he can't sort his starts and race craft out he'll be a 10-15 guy which won't keep in a team like HRC for long. He's 24,  he can't afford to be this inconsistent 

Same issue with kitchen. He's 25 and still has days like today... And people think he's the Sexton replacement for factory Kawi

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6/20/2026 1:45pm

Minear ain't a quitter.

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6/20/2026 1:45pm

posted this is wrong thread on accident but it's actually fun watching shimoda shit the bed with his racecraft. michael mosiman levels of low iq racing. 

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6/20/2026 1:46pm

It's so hard being a Shimoda fan, jesus christ. Easily had the speed to win this moto

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Star has got the rider pipeline figured out.

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rsd47 wrote:
I'm a huge Jo fan but if he can't sort his starts and race craft out he'll be a 10-15 guy which won't keep in a...

I'm a huge Jo fan but if he can't sort his starts and race craft out he'll be a 10-15 guy which won't keep in a team like HRC for long. He's 24,  he can't afford to be this inconsistent 

Same issue with kitchen. He's 25 and still has days like today... And people think he's the Sexton replacement for factory Kawi

To be fair Marchbanks is a top 10 guy, and borderline top 5 at time in MX and wasn't even close to race wins in 250s the same way Shimoda was.

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Jo needs to learn how to block pass. He tries to make passes that need a little contact, with no contact, and it just doesnt work. This ends up with him stuck behind someone for 20 laps. 

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shortty761 wrote:
Crazy thing is, none of these guys are remotely ready for 450 class aside from Jo Shimoda.Deegan practically dominated the 250 class and he’s barely getting...

Crazy thing is, none of these guys are remotely ready for 450 class aside from Jo Shimoda.

Deegan practically dominated the 250 class and he’s barely getting top 5’s.

I see Jo moving up and getting top 10’s, but the rest of the bunch? They would be finishing 15 or worse. They aren’t ready.

rsd47 wrote:
I'm a huge Jo fan but if he can't sort his starts and race craft out he'll be a 10-15 guy which won't keep in a...

I'm a huge Jo fan but if he can't sort his starts and race craft out he'll be a 10-15 guy which won't keep in a team like HRC for long. He's 24,  he can't afford to be this inconsistent 

Same issue with kitchen. He's 25 and still has days like today... And people think he's the Sexton replacement for factory Kawi

Drives you nuts. Both HRC riders always in the conversation but can never put it together over the course of a season.

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6/20/2026 1:48pm

This race would have been cooler with Sasha in it. 

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6/20/2026 1:49pm
Pop Shmoke wrote:
Jo needs to learn how to block pass. He tries to make passes that need a little contact, with no contact, and it just doesnt work...

Jo needs to learn how to block pass. He tries to make passes that need a little contact, with no contact, and it just doesnt work. This ends up with him stuck behind someone for 20 laps. 

I thought he was pretty agro that first moto...almost too much.

6/20/2026 1:52pm

If the PC boys don’t get their shit together they’re gonna let Cole run away with it all

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6/20/2026 1:53pm Edited Date/Time 6/20/2026 1:55pm
rsd47 wrote:
I'm a huge Jo fan but if he can't sort his starts and race craft out he'll be a 10-15 guy which won't keep in a...

I'm a huge Jo fan but if he can't sort his starts and race craft out he'll be a 10-15 guy which won't keep in a team like HRC for long. He's 24,  he can't afford to be this inconsistent 

Same issue with kitchen. He's 25 and still has days like today... And people think he's the Sexton replacement for factory Kawi

Spudinki45 wrote:
To be fair Marchbanks is a top 10 guy, and borderline top 5 at time in MX and wasn't even close to race wins in 250s...

To be fair Marchbanks is a top 10 guy, and borderline top 5 at time in MX and wasn't even close to race wins in 250s the same way Shimoda was.

Marchbanks can make a pass, and we have a lot of big hitters out hurt at the moment plus Coenen coming over next season 

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Mavetism wrote:

Davies with a 1-1 in his 6th national, impressive. 

Yup, he’s figuring it out. 

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