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If he actually races SMX Next that is beyond corny. I hope he gets booed.
Cool at least the americans have found a new european to hate on (for a reason ur series is responsible for)
So a guy from Canada says the move would be "corny" and in your mind that is "hate" from americans. Perfectly on brand.
That comparison would be necessary if I’d claimed overseas riders get injured at a higher rate than Americans. I didn’t.
I said a number of talented, very capable overseas riders had rough, injury-disrupted transitions to American SX that limited what they achieved. Obviously American riders have had careers derailed by injuries too.
We’re discussing the transition from GPs to American Supercross. Learning SX is difficult, and given this kid’s crash history, I think injury risk is a legitimate concern. That’s an opinion about his prospects, not a statistical claim about nationalities.
Listing overseas champions doesn’t address that concern. I’ve clarified my point; happy to leave it there.
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I like it, let him get some SX race development, move into MX full time in the same year. Hopefully keep him healthy as he moves to SX. Plus so many of the guys in SMX Next are his age anyway.
tbf size wise he is probably one of the smallest even of the smx next field 😂
Ok. I’ll finish off by saying you listed five from the last 30 years who struggled, including one who actually earned a 250SX title.
I agree with you - learning SX is difficult.
For Sacha Coenen the risk of injury while racing is a legitimate concern, as it has been for the last four years since entered MX2.
Was it corny for Rempel?
SMX Next is the same idea as what was tried with 125SX when it was first introduced in 1986, and we all know how that turned out. This thing is just going to evolve into a 3rd pro class with a messy arbitrary "point out" system. I wish the powers that be in this sport would stop trying to blur the line between amateur and pro, but I'm guessing there are monetary reasons for them not to do that.
Wrong, I agree you should but you can drop down a class from harescramble to mx
Yeah but heaven forbid one suggest they should have just stayed another year or 2 in Europe and do more and more select SX and SMX rounds in US each year before a full move. All this latest changes to classes they’ll race is due to them simply NOT BEING READY FOR SMX. I didn’t say outdoors but SX and Post Season. And in the meantime they left KTM up shit creek in Europe in terms of talent and now USA will have both Lucas, Jorge and Chase. Wtf 🤣
Sacha needs to figure that out.
But, that doesn't make it OK for him to race amateurs. He's a top level pro with wins in AMA Pro Motocross and MxGp. He has no business in any amateur class whatsoever. None
Actually, yes, that is what he was saying but also said it's ALL unconfirmed.
Would be kinda funny if 1 or 2 of the smx next kids straight up beat him in a few rounds.
Wait, you mean because they are experienced SX riders who have been doing it for years?
That's exactly why it won't happen lol
Pretty crazy this has made it three pages and totally unconfirmed🤷♂️
Yes I don’t think it would be a big surprise if Malinoski or Wey would beat him the first round or 2.
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I think he should've raced the pro national and not SMX Next.
He's racing SMX Next again next year. I understand the lack of SX experience, but not when it comes to MX.
I guess you ride what you're told.
I understand the logic behind the choice but don't really respect it. Definitely not the best optics to start off the US chapter of Sacha's career.
Didn't he win by 33 seconds or something like that at Southwick?
Us Yanks are cooked.
He can just not be a pro for SMX---same as LL...Like Osborne was a pro, retired, then became an amateur to race LL amateur event for a week, then the next week a pro again.
Apparently can be whatever you want ...
Fast as all heck, but what good is it if he can't stay healthy. I get the we can work with speed mentality, but eventually that has a limit. Look at one my favourite riders ever, Seb Tortelli.
OK I was wrong as far as offroad to MX. No mention of MX to SX. Looks like MX is all lumped into one?
Um....didnt a "retired" pro just race a amatuer national then race a pro national after?
Def agree the whole amatuer & pro thing is broken. Sort of like college sports, if you are getting paid seems that would make you a pro. In our sport, top amatuers get bikes, RVs, mechanics etc... and pro's priviteers buy their own stuff. Makes you wonder?
Riding in a stadium filled with people will really be the only " new" thing for Sacha.
They have been coming to the US in the off season for years now. I doubt KTM would sign them to ride SX and not have ever allowed them to ride on their SX tracks. If the rules allow it, and KTM thinks it will help. Great. But I really don't see it helping him much if he's not willing to relax and not take the big risks he seems to take.
It will give him a practice race so that he has a better shot at winning his "first" pro SX if that's a stat he's after. I really don't think allowing him into the class is in the spirt of the class. He is already used to racing or has raced in front of big crowds more than any of the futures racers have. That and the intensity of a real race, is really the only difference between practice laps and a race.
I know Deegan rode a few Nationals and then did the SX futures/SMX next thing, and other riders have too. But I don't know of any others who have already won races in Pro motocross and or MXGP. Winning races should disqualify a rider from doing SX futures. Its really not an Am class, Its a class that's setup for the teams to be able to test riders out in a race environment so maybe it is in the sprit of the class.
don’t the rules dictate that he has to run smx next to earn 4 points or something like that… or did that change after baby deegs had to do the same thing?
"...can't stay healthy..."?
Maybe I'm forgetting, but i think the only serious injury Sacha has had in recent years is the broken collarbone, and he kept racing.
Question for the people who think Sacha racing SMX Next is a good idea: If Lucas sits out SX all together, does that mean he can drop down to SMX Next in '28 even though he's likely to have at least a couple of 450 outdoor wins under his belt? He has the same amount of SX experience as Sacha, so where do you stand on that?
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