Bench Racing | Southwick National Timed Qualifying

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7/11/2026 6:46am

and Sacha is faster than Dee38n!

 

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Dee38n wrote:

and Sacha is faster than Dee38n!

 

Here comes the Deegan fans to argue that, even though the Deegan fans said he was faster then the 450 guys on his 250 lol.

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7/11/2026 6:52am
vdrsnk04 wrote:
I never understand why they list who got the holeshot in qualifying in AMA MX, it isn’t a race it’s just fastest timed lap in the...

I never understand why they list who got the holeshot in qualifying in AMA MX, it isn’t a race it’s just fastest timed lap in the session, it is not a holeshot, it’s lame lol. 

MXGP it really is a holeshot because it’s an actual race. Makes sense here. 

Pretty sure it is programmed to automatically record that in the timing loop. Agree that it is meaningless but also a good way to test that the system is working before it counts in the motos. 

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To be that much quicker on a such a smooth track is just nuts. The Coenens are amazing.

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I think Jett will be very close to top1 in Q2 (much closer than in Q1), the 1 being Coenen and in the race Jett will go 2-1 for the overall...  that's my bet, but I've never won on the lottery either Smile

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Rab wrote:

Qualifying Predictions: Lucas Coenen 450, Sacha 250

Lucas was scooting.

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280driver wrote:

Only three American riders in the top 10 in the first 450 qualifier.  Crazy how international the series is.

That makes sense because we have no Tomac, Sexton, JCoop, Plessinger, Mookie, Savatgy. The US basically has Deegan, Hampshire and Marchbanks as the only remaining factory riders.

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280driver wrote:

Only three American riders in the top 10 in the first 450 qualifier.  Crazy how international the series is.

GrapeApe wrote:
That makes sense because we have no Tomac, Sexton, JCoop, Plessinger, Mookie, Savatgy. The US basically has Deegan, Hampshire and Marchbanks as the only remaining factory...

That makes sense because we have no Tomac, Sexton, JCoop, Plessinger, Mookie, Savatgy. The US basically has Deegan, Hampshire and Marchbanks as the only remaining factory riders.

Hey man Web is there too buddy! haha Webb is just chilling. gets a good start every now and then and chills. 

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7/11/2026 7:06am
Cortami79 wrote:

Let’s go! Looking forward to see how vd Moosdijk will do😎

His sponsor that made it happen is in Chicago. He is staying there too & riding local tracks.  He mentioned Ltm that’s in southern iL .  I,m sure he rode at sunset ridge  a sand track with great flow. Chases near by track. 

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7/11/2026 7:06am

That track doesn't exactly look rough 

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Q2 here is more about how fast guys are on race conditions.  Q1 sets the qualy order.

 

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truck wrote:

Matty B always comes through 

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280driver wrote:

Only three American riders in the top 10 in the first 450 qualifier.  Crazy how international the series is.

GrapeApe wrote:
That makes sense because we have no Tomac, Sexton, JCoop, Plessinger, Mookie, Savatgy. The US basically has Deegan, Hampshire and Marchbanks as the only remaining factory...

That makes sense because we have no Tomac, Sexton, JCoop, Plessinger, Mookie, Savatgy. The US basically has Deegan, Hampshire and Marchbanks as the only remaining factory riders.

Exactlyyyy

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7/11/2026 7:08am Edited Date/Time 7/11/2026 7:10am

Is it just me or does the track look super mellow basically looks flat like a highway without any depth just super shallow sand on a rock hard base. The track prep has been very disappointing this year apart from Red Bud.

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jambalaya wrote:

That track doesn't exactly look rough 

I was thinking the same thing when Weeg said that. Im like, last wee was ROUGH.... 

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jambalaya wrote:

That track doesn't exactly look rough 

Looks like Redbud this year had more sand 😂

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7/11/2026 7:11am

Very shocked to see Garcia only 5th in Q1

Half a second faster in Q2 which was a much slower track. That kinda shows that his Q1 wasn't good - not sure what happened. But P1 overall would have been tough anyway with sasha running a 1:56.6

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Did Sacha bring his mechanic from the GPs, or is he using a KTM US mechanic?

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Amazing, they used to leave this place rough from the week before. Whoops were the size of VW Bugs.

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mx_phreek wrote:

Wow nick

that was gnarly, kind of glad they didn't show the end. 

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Cortami79 wrote:

Let’s go! Looking forward to see how vd Moosdijk will do😎

His sponsor that made it happen is in Chicago. He is staying there too & riding local tracks.  He mentioned Ltm that’s in southern iL...

His sponsor that made it happen is in Chicago. He is staying there too & riding local tracks.  He mentioned Ltm that’s in southern iL .  I,m sure he rode at sunset ridge  a sand track with great flow. Chases near by track. 

He should have done his training at Sandy Oaks in Keithsburg, IL to prep for Southwick. 

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The fact that they even do multiple races despite being points leaders is so fucking crazy to me. Imagine what it must feel like to race a different series and to eventually win there aswell, I'd walk around with the biggest hard on probably 😂

And meanwhile all they do is talk about how excited and grateful they are to be there. Absolute class acts

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280driver wrote:

Only three American riders in the top 10 in the first 450 qualifier.  Crazy how international the series is.

GrapeApe wrote:
That makes sense because we have no Tomac, Sexton, JCoop, Plessinger, Mookie, Savatgy. The US basically has Deegan, Hampshire and Marchbanks as the only remaining factory...

That makes sense because we have no Tomac, Sexton, JCoop, Plessinger, Mookie, Savatgy. The US basically has Deegan, Hampshire and Marchbanks as the only remaining factory riders.

JayDeerTay wrote:

Hey man Web is there too buddy! haha Webb is just chilling. gets a good start every now and then and chills. 

The reality is that only a healthy Tomac or J Coop would threaten the top group. Sexton as he currently exists would not be in that top group and the rest can threaten the top 10 and raise the compete level providing more depth, but not depth at the top especially when you add a Coenen in the mix.

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7/11/2026 7:28am

Davies man. getting better every week

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Hate to say it but Shimoda is so fragile lol he seemingly gets injured on every tipover. Deegan gets up from that crash and pushes on 10/10 times.

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GrapeApe wrote:
That makes sense because we have no Tomac, Sexton, JCoop, Plessinger, Mookie, Savatgy. The US basically has Deegan, Hampshire and Marchbanks as the only remaining factory...

That makes sense because we have no Tomac, Sexton, JCoop, Plessinger, Mookie, Savatgy. The US basically has Deegan, Hampshire and Marchbanks as the only remaining factory riders.

JayDeerTay wrote:

Hey man Web is there too buddy! haha Webb is just chilling. gets a good start every now and then and chills. 

bents wrote:
The reality is that only a healthy Tomac or J Coop would threaten the top group. Sexton as he currently exists would not be in that...

The reality is that only a healthy Tomac or J Coop would threaten the top group. Sexton as he currently exists would not be in that top group and the rest can threaten the top 10 and raise the compete level providing more depth, but not depth at the top especially when you add a Coenen in the mix.

Sexton was top 5 in half the motos he raced this year. Bad for sexton is still a good day for all but a handful of guys out there. 

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