Sacha to race SMX NEXT. Lucas OUT until MX, Coenen Brothers UPDATE

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Didn't he win by 33 seconds or something like that at Southwick? 

Us Yanks are cooked. 

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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...

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.  

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"...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.

100%. But he has a highlight reel of crashes.  SX is much less forgiving when things go wrong...  

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“He has to it’s the rules!” So says the people with the ability to add a new rule that corrects it all

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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...

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.

How would you suggest they do that? The fast amateurs have always had next level support.  

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To: AMA Supercross Competitors

From: American Motorcyclist Association

Date: 11/2/2026

Subject: CB2027.01.SX, 2027 AMA Supercross Rulebook Updates

The following summary identifies changes and additions to the 2027 AMA Supercross Rulebook.

1.8.3 RIDER ELIGIBILITY

j. 250 Class Rider Eligibility

2. A rider may earn their AMA 250 license through the SMX Next class:

iii. Supercross licensed riders that have qualified in the top 40 into an evening program at an AMA Supercross event in the past three seasons are not eligible to compete in the SMX Next class.

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If he didn’t and wadded up people would think they are silly for not giving this option a go. Get some experience before east. If you are playing the long game (protecting your investment), and put your ego in check, this makes way to much sense. 

If it goes terribly, then you know you have work to do. 

Let the forums talk, do a race or two, everyone forgets and Sacha goes on to have a successful career… hopefully. That’s the smart play. 

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No, anyone with a brain can actually see that a guy going into his 4th year as a pro shouldn't be racing against amateurs. If he's...

No, anyone with a brain can actually see that a guy going into his 4th year as a pro shouldn't be racing against amateurs. If he's not comfortable indoors, take the '27 SX season off, learn the craft and come out swinging for the '28 season.

Agreed. 

This is a similar argument to which ex-pros can race Loretta’s.

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Didn't he win by 33 seconds or something like that at Southwick? 

Us Yanks are cooked. 

Flatliner wrote:
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...

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.  

CPR wrote:

"...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.

Yeah he has missed less races than like 95% of pro racers on either side of the pond. Zero races missed in over 2 years. People act like he's constantly out with injury

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Who cares if a MX pro with no professional SX experience races a couple SMX rounds first. 

Besides a few SMX riders getting possibly beat who really cares. 

Maybe a few SMX riders beat a pro MX rider. 

Again, line up and race and see where you fit in SX, who cares.  

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Who cares if a MX pro with no professional SX experience races a couple SMX rounds first. Besides a few SMX riders getting possibly beat who really...

Who cares if a MX pro with no professional SX experience races a couple SMX rounds first. 

Besides a few SMX riders getting possibly beat who really cares. 

Maybe a few SMX riders beat a pro MX rider. 

Again, line up and race and see where you fit in SX, who cares.  

This 100% ^^^

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Who cares if a MX pro with no professional SX experience races a couple SMX rounds first. Besides a few SMX riders getting possibly beat who really...

Who cares if a MX pro with no professional SX experience races a couple SMX rounds first. 

Besides a few SMX riders getting possibly beat who really cares. 

Maybe a few SMX riders beat a pro MX rider. 

Again, line up and race and see where you fit in SX, who cares.  

Who cares? The people writing him a check commensurate for a title contender watching him race with amateurs....yeah, probably them.

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ya idk. My initial thoughts are that Sacha will smoke those amateurs. Ya he crashes and doesn’t have SX experience but we saw him win a MX moto after crashing while leading, breaking his collarbone and still winning the race. I just feel like if he can handle whoops then he will be on another level. If he struggles it will look like a smart decision. If not ppl will be annoyed.

 

Both Sacha and Lucas will be cool to see in the mix next summer though.

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