What if Jett didn’t have a bum leg?

He was limping HARD off the podium after his interview. I wonder what that gap would be if he was 100%. 30 seconds? 40 maybe?

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7/11/2026 6:45pm

Actually riding with an injury can make u faster riding around it so prob Prado would win 

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Probably 10 seconds because it's Jett. Just as an example: He and Chase gapped 3rd by over a minute and more in 2023. Once Chase was out, he was winning with 10-15 seconds over 2nd. He was never someone to make a statement by building a gap like that. He only pushes when he has to and when someone gets close. I think that should be pretty obvious by now, no? There is no need to constantly ride at 100% when you can win riding at 95%.

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7/11/2026 6:57pm

The gap would be the same. Possibly smaller because he would be confident he could lift his pace if necessary.

Jett doesn’t care about winning big, you don’t get more points for winning by 30 seconds. 

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7/11/2026 7:26pm
mxlegend99 wrote:
The gap would be the same. Possibly smaller because he would be confident he could lift his pace if necessary.Jett doesn’t care about winning big, you...

The gap would be the same. Possibly smaller because he would be confident he could lift his pace if necessary.

Jett doesn’t care about winning big, you don’t get more points for winning by 30 seconds. 

True. But still, I think he would’ve built a 10 second gap today without much effort.

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7/11/2026 8:18pm Edited Date/Time 7/11/2026 8:19pm

To be fair, Jett’s crash in the first moto had nothing to do with his ankle, so Hunter still wins that one. Second moto was Hunter’s mistake. So no injury = same result.

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7/11/2026 8:23pm

It’s an interesting question. I think he’s still learning how to ride with this restriction. 

The bigger question - is this just how he will have to ride the rest of his career? 

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7/11/2026 8:32pm Edited Date/Time 7/11/2026 8:33pm

He was limping HARD off the podium after his interview. I wonder what that gap would be if he was 100%. 30 seconds? 40 maybe?

¿Qué te importa?

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He was limping HARD off the podium after his interview. I wonder what that gap would be if he was 100%. 30 seconds? 40 maybe?

he would be up about 20+ points.....

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He was limping HARD off the podium after his interview. I wonder what that gap would be if he was 100%. 30 seconds? 40 maybe?

Wo Phat wrote:

he would be up about 20+ points.....

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7/12/2026 6:07am

His leg if fine or he would  be able to ride a cycle!!!!!!!!!!

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wouldn't

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He'd be long gone.

 

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7/12/2026 9:08am

What if I didn’t have a leg? This thread is deep. 

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your aunt would be your uncle...

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7/12/2026 9:17am
aeffertz wrote:

What if I didn’t have a leg? This thread is deep. 

Would you prefer to discuss philosophy on a moto thread? Or maybe quantum mechanics?

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moto839 wrote:

His leg if fine or he would  be able to ride a cycle!!!!!!!!!!

How true, his LEG has been just fine this year on the cycle!!!!!!!!!!!

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7/12/2026 9:37am

How many jetlegs can the jetleghumpers hump?

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7/12/2026 12:06pm

If he didn't have a bum leg than he'd be able to win still with a 20th place start and would only lose in very strange circumstances. He'd still do enough to win by 3 seconds though 

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My dad is my father

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If he was at a 100%, he would be riding at 40% and would lap everyone twice. Right now he’s riding at about 60-70% and choosing to keep it interesting - let Hunter have a moto here and there; let Coenen have a lil success; and make sure he’s in front of Deegan. Beyond that, he’s just cruising.

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7/12/2026 12:41pm
aeffertz wrote:

What if I didn’t have a leg? This thread is deep. 

Would you prefer to discuss philosophy on a moto thread? Or maybe quantum mechanics?

Well no, I was just making fun of your topic. ‘What if’ is like telling people the dream you had. 

”Yo what if Stew never aged and was still racing 125’s and the AMA never allowed four strokes?”

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7/12/2026 12:43pm

^^^what if Godzilla was still a little bitty lizard?

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^^^what if Godzilla was still a little bitty lizard?

What if my dad came back from getting cigarettes?

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^^^what if Godzilla was still a little bitty lizard?

aeffertz wrote:

What if my dad came back from getting cigarettes?

Nelson Muntz, is that you?

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7/12/2026 2:05pm

If my grandmother had wheels, she would have been a CR500. 

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7/12/2026 2:20pm
NickoBrap wrote:

If my grandmother had wheels, she would have been a CR500. 

So she had an explosive bottom end and a severe case of the shakes.

I've been there before too. It happens.

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7/12/2026 2:55pm Edited Date/Time 7/12/2026 2:57pm

It’s obviously a setback that he’s working to overcome and doing a better job of it than any other rider in the series could probably do. As much as I like watching good racing and have wanted KR94 to win a SX title since 2017, that doesn’t happen with a healthy Jett nor would the outdoor points be this close after 6 rounds.

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