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TeamGreen 9/26/2026 2:14pm
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Here’s an observation that’s not Internet Worthy…🤣

Enjoyed RDL today. It was great to see Eli & RV. The Wildcard races were also pretty damn good…except for Benny’s crashes. 

 

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ButteryWaffles wrote:
Vital going to be ok if this comes down to Deegan and Prado? Both guys weren't supposed to be inside the top 5 this season, with...

Vital going to be ok if this comes down to Deegan and Prado? Both guys weren't supposed to be inside the top 5 this season, with the exception of some flash-in-the-pan rides. 

-MAVERICK- wrote:

If anyone thinks these two were the best riders this year, they need to take their rose colored glasses off. 

Axlnut_KM3 wrote:
Deegan dominated SX on a 250, finished 3rd outdoors on a new bike in a new class, started and finished every race of the year, won...

Deegan dominated SX on a 250, finished 3rd outdoors on a new bike in a new class, started and finished every race of the year, won the first SMX round, and is clearly in the hunt tonight.

Not saying he's the best rider of the year, but on numbers the only one close was Hunter. 

 

 

Except he wasn’t close.  68 points away.  3 point ahead of Prado and he was closer to RJ in points than Hunter.

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-MAVERICK- wrote:

If anyone thinks these two were the best riders this year, they need to take their rose colored glasses off. 

Axlnut_KM3 wrote:
Deegan dominated SX on a 250, finished 3rd outdoors on a new bike in a new class, started and finished every race of the year, won...

Deegan dominated SX on a 250, finished 3rd outdoors on a new bike in a new class, started and finished every race of the year, won the first SMX round, and is clearly in the hunt tonight.

Not saying he's the best rider of the year, but on numbers the only one close was Hunter. 

 

 

Shred wrote:

Except he wasn’t close.  68 points away.  3 point ahead of Prado and he was closer to RJ in points than Hunter.

Why do some of you seem to have such a strange obsession with BITCHING about Lil’ Deegs?

Glad to not be one of you. 

I’m jus’ sayin’…

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ButteryWaffles wrote:
Vital going to be ok if this comes down to Deegan and Prado? Both guys weren't supposed to be inside the top 5 this season, with...

Vital going to be ok if this comes down to Deegan and Prado? Both guys weren't supposed to be inside the top 5 this season, with the exception of some flash-in-the-pan rides. 

-MAVERICK- wrote:

If anyone thinks these two were the best riders this year, they need to take their rose colored glasses off. 

Axlnut_KM3 wrote:
Deegan dominated SX on a 250, finished 3rd outdoors on a new bike in a new class, started and finished every race of the year, won...

Deegan dominated SX on a 250, finished 3rd outdoors on a new bike in a new class, started and finished every race of the year, won the first SMX round, and is clearly in the hunt tonight.

Not saying he's the best rider of the year, but on numbers the only one close was Hunter. 

 

 

This is why I can’t stand deegan fans man. It’s like, I feel like it’s ragebait but yall mean it

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Axlnut_KM3 wrote:
Deegan dominated SX on a 250, finished 3rd outdoors on a new bike in a new class, started and finished every race of the year, won...

Deegan dominated SX on a 250, finished 3rd outdoors on a new bike in a new class, started and finished every race of the year, won the first SMX round, and is clearly in the hunt tonight.

Not saying he's the best rider of the year, but on numbers the only one close was Hunter. 

 

 

Shred wrote:

Except he wasn’t close.  68 points away.  3 point ahead of Prado and he was closer to RJ in points than Hunter.

TeamGreen wrote:

Why do some of you seem to have such a strange obsession with BITCHING about Lil’ Deegs?

Glad to not be one of you. 

I’m jus’ sayin’…

Glad my head isn’t up his ass also

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-MAVERICK- wrote:

If anyone thinks these two were the best riders this year, they need to take their rose colored glasses off. 

Axlnut_KM3 wrote:
Deegan dominated SX on a 250, finished 3rd outdoors on a new bike in a new class, started and finished every race of the year, won...

Deegan dominated SX on a 250, finished 3rd outdoors on a new bike in a new class, started and finished every race of the year, won the first SMX round, and is clearly in the hunt tonight.

Not saying he's the best rider of the year, but on numbers the only one close was Hunter. 

 

 

mx519cali wrote:

This is why I can’t stand deegan fans man. It’s like, I feel like it’s ragebait but yall mean it

Nothing I said was a fan perspective, and nothing I said wasn't true - just observation.

Overall performance for the YEAR, even across both classes, and it's Deegan, Hunter, and Cole - no one else is even close to the overall consistency.

What's there for you to "rage" about?

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bosswool2800 wrote:

Vital will be okay as long as Deegan doesn’t win, lol

The adults in the room will be okay regardless of who wins 

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ButteryWaffles wrote:
Vital going to be ok if this comes down to Deegan and Prado? Both guys weren't supposed to be inside the top 5 this season, with...

Vital going to be ok if this comes down to Deegan and Prado? Both guys weren't supposed to be inside the top 5 this season, with the exception of some flash-in-the-pan rides. 

-MAVERICK- wrote:

If anyone thinks these two were the best riders this year, they need to take their rose colored glasses off. 

Axlnut_KM3 wrote:
Deegan dominated SX on a 250, finished 3rd outdoors on a new bike in a new class, started and finished every race of the year, won...

Deegan dominated SX on a 250, finished 3rd outdoors on a new bike in a new class, started and finished every race of the year, won the first SMX round, and is clearly in the hunt tonight.

Not saying he's the best rider of the year, but on numbers the only one close was Hunter. 

 

 

Roczen? Davies?

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TeamGreen wrote:

Why do some of you seem to have such a strange obsession with BITCHING about Lil’ Deegs?

Glad to not be one of you. 

I’m jus’ sayin’…

Lol...we both know guys that can ride the wheels off a bike, which we envy, but no matter how hard we try...we just can't  like "em.🙃

I want to but it just ain't in me.

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TeamGreen 9/26/2026 2:58pm
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What can I say? I’m just a fan of the sport. 

From Edison Dye to Lachlan “Lala” Turner.

From racing the Golden State Series to watching tonight’s race in Missouri.

Honestly, some of you sound like you just come in here to bitch. And now you’ve got this strange Deegan Hate thing you enjoy way too much.

Don’t you guys have X accounts where you can all share your negativity?

Asking for so many of us that want you to go the fuck somewhere-else.

Period. 

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TeamGreen wrote:
What can I say? I’m just a fan of the sport. From Edison Dye to Lachlan “Lala” Turner.From racing the Golden State Series to watching tonight’s race...

What can I say? I’m just a fan of the sport. 

From Edison Dye to Lachlan “Lala” Turner.

From racing the Golden State Series to watching tonight’s race in Missouri.

Honestly, some of you sound like you just come in here to bitch. And now you’ve got this strange Deegan Hate thing you enjoy way too much.

Don’t you guys have X accounts where you can all share your negativity?

Asking for so many of us that want you to go the fuck somewhere-else.

Period. 

Can i complain about my 20 dollar beer and this 18 dollar pretzel? Lol. I get the 20 dollar beer....but almost 20 bucks for pretzel?!? Just unacceptable. 

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Axlnut_KM3 9/26/2026 3:06pm
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-MAVERICK- wrote:

If anyone thinks these two were the best riders this year, they need to take their rose colored glasses off. 

Axlnut_KM3 wrote:
Deegan dominated SX on a 250, finished 3rd outdoors on a new bike in a new class, started and finished every race of the year, won...

Deegan dominated SX on a 250, finished 3rd outdoors on a new bike in a new class, started and finished every race of the year, won the first SMX round, and is clearly in the hunt tonight.

Not saying he's the best rider of the year, but on numbers the only one close was Hunter. 

 

 

Spoonguy wrote:

Roczen? Davies?

I included Davies.


Roczen doesn’t even race outdoors, so, no, not Roczen.

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TeamGreen wrote:
What can I say? I’m just a fan of the sport. From Edison Dye to Lachlan “Lala” Turner.From racing the Golden State Series to watching tonight’s race...

What can I say? I’m just a fan of the sport. 

From Edison Dye to Lachlan “Lala” Turner.

From racing the Golden State Series to watching tonight’s race in Missouri.

Honestly, some of you sound like you just come in here to bitch. And now you’ve got this strange Deegan Hate thing you enjoy way too much.

Don’t you guys have X accounts where you can all share your negativity?

Asking for so many of us that want you to go the fuck somewhere-else.

Period. 

A-Fucking-Men!! And I’m not religious 

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I love that they have fences down near the track on the sides. 

Times are tight. Racing might be good tonight.

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mx519cali wrote:

This is why I can’t stand deegan fans man. It’s like, I feel like it’s ragebait but yall mean it

Dude you’re the worst. You contribute zero to the forums. The more you post, the more I think you saw a post of Jett at the met gala on TikTok and thought he was cute. Every single one of your posts under the various usernames includes Deegan. You’re not a true fan, you hate your crush’s competition. Learn about the sport and then post something meaningful. 

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TeamGreen 9/26/2026 3:50pm
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TeamGreen wrote:
What can I say? I’m just a fan of the sport. From Edison Dye to Lachlan “Lala” Turner.From racing the Golden State Series to watching tonight’s race...

What can I say? I’m just a fan of the sport. 

From Edison Dye to Lachlan “Lala” Turner.

From racing the Golden State Series to watching tonight’s race in Missouri.

Honestly, some of you sound like you just come in here to bitch. And now you’ve got this strange Deegan Hate thing you enjoy way too much.

Don’t you guys have X accounts where you can all share your negativity?

Asking for so many of us that want you to go the fuck somewhere-else.

Period. 

D.K.O.N. wrote:
Can i complain about my 20 dollar beer and this 18 dollar pretzel? Lol. I get the 20 dollar beer....but almost 20 bucks for pretzel?!? Just...

Can i complain about my 20 dollar beer and this 18 dollar pretzel? Lol. I get the 20 dollar beer....but almost 20 bucks for pretzel?!? Just unacceptable. 

Last eeek, after attempting to “protest by not going”…I got wrangled into taking my Silicon Valley peeps to the L.A. round…

It was an awesome day at the races. From the Freestyle demos to watching my friends being stoked to meet riders and industry folks.

But, it was around $100 per person for food and drinks (Example: 4 margaritas = $100 w/tip).

We had plenty of bottled water from various pits and that probably saved us another $100 🤣

So, yes…I hear ya! 😎

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TeamGreen wrote:

Why do some of you seem to have such a strange obsession with BITCHING about Lil’ Deegs?

Glad to not be one of you. 

I’m jus’ sayin’…

X2 😎

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Seven pounds of muscle in a two week span, huh? #testing

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D.K.O.N. wrote:
Can i complain about my 20 dollar beer and this 18 dollar pretzel? Lol. I get the 20 dollar beer....but almost 20 bucks for pretzel?!? Just...

Can i complain about my 20 dollar beer and this 18 dollar pretzel? Lol. I get the 20 dollar beer....but almost 20 bucks for pretzel?!? Just unacceptable. 

$100. Is the new $ 20. 

 ( I keep hearing )

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