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I say the below with nothing but respect & am in no way suggesting any measures would have changed the outcome of this tragedy. MXGP requires chest protectors, I’m still not 100% how we “can’t”. “They limit mobility” - Cool, so do the HANS devices in nascar, but after DE3 passed away, it was nonnegotiable and everyone now has the same mobility. The vast majority are out there in a thin jersey, with no real protection between the top of their knee braces to the bottom of their helmet. Adding a chest protector requirement would hurt no one, but it...

Not sure why the down votes this is a topic that needs to be discussed. One has to wonder if the Alpine Stars airbag system could have saved him?

I think I was more impressed by Haarup, simply because he hammered 3 beers at the table next to me Friday night before Saturday’s race 😂. Either way way to go Triumph though!

This is going to be talked about for the rest of time. Every time its a top racers last race of their career they will ask if maybe he could “pull a jmart and rip both holeshots and win his last race ever”. People are always going to remember this. This is going to be one of those things you always remember that enters the moto trivia like RV holeshotting and winning mxon on the 250.

He was 4 seconds faster than 3rd place last lap, let that sink in

Kinda crazy how much better Prado looks with one little suspension change. Maybe it's time we retire the blue pig and introduce the green pig...

RJ now the 2nd best American on a 450?? And who would have bet more than $1 that RJ would consistently run down and pass Prado.

anyone else also noticed three star mechanics holding the pit boards for Jmart and cheering him on during the last laps? 😂

I’m Well’n up a little over Jmart’s performance today. What fantastic way to finish off a career.

I think it's a blend of brutal realization that this is a much harder series than he anticipated, time off from injury, and really struggling to adapt to the aluminum frame. Power isn't the issue. He rode a steel frame bike his entire life. He's now riding a longer platform that you have to ride differently and it's wearing him out.

milion dollar question. But in no way ever this is the prado that rode in GPs, thats fact. Getting beat by guys he used to lap every single moto lmao

He was on the best bike in the entire pits in MXGP. No production rule. MXGP, while still mostly rider dependent, bike can make a bigger difference than in the US series. It's a more equal playing field here and what shakes out is generally based on talent, not the bike.

Yamaha not signing him when he was the best rider they had up until his injury in SX. Then he comes out and he’s the best they have outdoors but his setup looked off from round 1. I just wonder how willing they were to test to make the bike better. Then the bike blows up. It just seems like he said fuck it, let’s stay healthy for the new contract. I’m not blaming Yamaha but you have to wonder how it went down.

Gp’s won’t be much of a challenge. That would be getting demoted to a lower series. A series that struggles with half full starting gates

Hahahaha. Prado blocked him once and Justin pulled him over like the highway patrol!

Damn fine job by the flagger girl on the Hammaker crash.

That girl is a super flagger! Need more like that

Talking about moto on a message board that’s made for discussing all things moto. The horror!