Dear Levi...

Please get back on a Star 250. 

Imagine if you had a bike that could get good, consistent starts. 

Sincerely, a sad PNW fan. 

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msp332
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8/30/2026 3:45pm

Imagine a Yamaha lined up just inside of him not running him wide at Ironman, Budds, Unadilla, Washougal...

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8/30/2026 3:58pm

dammit - was hoping for an OPEN LETTER.

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8/30/2026 4:15pm

dammit - was hoping for an OPEN LETTER.

This is my open letter. 

Let’s close this letter…Levi move to the 450, you’ve gave the 250 your best shot, time to move on before it’s too late

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8/30/2026 4:17pm

He spent 3 years on a Star bike and never held a red plate. He's spent the same amount of time at PC and he's had, and lost, the red plate 3 or 4 times. It's not the bike.

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8/30/2026 4:23pm

dammit - was hoping for an OPEN LETTER.

This is my open letter. 

yak651 wrote:

Let’s close this letter…Levi move to the 450, you’ve gave the 250 your best shot, time to move on before it’s too late

Who offered Kitchen a 450 ride? Bubba Pauli's team or Yarrive's? 

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8/30/2026 4:40pm
Sully wrote:
He spent 3 years on a Star bike and never held a red plate. He's spent the same amount of time at PC and he's had...

He spent 3 years on a Star bike and never held a red plate. He's spent the same amount of time at PC and he's had, and lost, the red plate 3 or 4 times. It's not the bike.

Exactly. His speed has leveled up, now he needs a bike that will rip starts. That's his biggest issue that needs fixing. 

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8/30/2026 4:46pm

His biggest problem was falling down on the 1st part of the race and getting screwed by other riders at the start.

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8/30/2026 5:45pm

He went from being an absolute animal in the first moto at Unadilla to trying to side saddle his bike running down a mountain yesterday....

It ain't the bike.

I like Levi, but he just doesn't have "it"

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8/30/2026 6:21pm

He never got a start on the Star bike either, JCoop said the previous gen Star bike was more of a beast over the latest gen bike too. 

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8/30/2026 6:35pm

I don’t think it’s a star being superior to pc thing. He is just too big for a 250. He is 15 pounds heavier now than when he was on star. 

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8/30/2026 7:52pm
I don’t think it’s a star being superior to pc thing. He is just too big for a 250. He is 15 pounds heavier now than...

I don’t think it’s a star being superior to pc thing. He is just too big for a 250. He is 15 pounds heavier now than when he was on star. 

Fair, but then explain Unadilla moto 1

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8/30/2026 8:19pm

Levi is not a closer and not a champion.  It has nothing to do with Mitch's bike

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8/30/2026 8:43pm

Levi is not a closer and not a champion.  It has nothing to do with Mitch's bike

I live just down the road from Washougal and I hate that this is true.  If you want to win championships and the big bucks, you have to be willing and able to be a killer.

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8/30/2026 8:47pm

Levi is not a closer and not a champion.  It has nothing to do with Mitch's bike

pilotdude wrote:
I live just down the road from Washougal and I hate that this is true.  If you want to win championships and the big bucks, you...

I live just down the road from Washougal and I hate that this is true.  If you want to win championships and the big bucks, you have to be willing and able to be a killer.

I wish it wasn't true.  Would have been badass to see him scrapping with Cole the past few races

 

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8/31/2026 7:23am

The hair dye got into his brain and messed up the wiring

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8/31/2026 10:26am

Love Levi’s riding style when he’s "on" it, but it was kind of comical to see so many things go wrong for a guy in title contention, and it’s happened multiple times self‑inflicted or not. He probably needs to look to Hunter who after some bad results usually rebounds incredibly well, almost like a golfer’s mindset of immediately moving on to the next shot.

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8/31/2026 10:30am

I'm so tired of the Kitchen media hype. He's Craig 2.0. He'll eventually win a title when the class is completely depleted and be hyped up as a future top 450 guy when he's never done anything to warrant it.

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Does Pro Circuit hire crashers? 
Or do they make crashers?

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