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I’d expect Forkner has top advice on hand, so it’s likely something else is going on. Maybe after all those injuries he’s lost the mental edge?
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Lakewood could’ve been the elevation or maybe he had an off weekend. Ready to see how he does at the next round!
I’m pretty sure ANY contractual “guarantees” are tied to performance clauses.
I’m pretty sure the chick that everyone is referring to is...long...gone.
We see this lots, and the guys who are in the shadows, get a bit of a break, and time to develop
We have seen the same in europe with Brian Hsu, Davy Pootjes and a couple of others, who just dont carry their promise as a young rider through into the Pro ranks, and if they do , the weight of expectation gets too much for them.
When people say Sexton only won cos Forkner crashed... well Duh.. the idea is to win the championship and move on , Sexton is now the Honda prodigal son, and will fill Kenny's boots when he hangs it up, whereas i dont see Forkner getting a good 450 shot unless he can right the ship soon.
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I seem to recall someone here on Vital put up an Insta post from his (maybe ex) girl that was like: "No more boys, only men" or something like that.
I even hate myself for knowing such useless information. 😂
Thing is: here is SilverSpurs using the word 'boy', some woman inferring 'boy'.
Just noticing: I've never heard the word 'boy' used about Sexton, even though he literally was one when he started his pro career. I never heard 'boy' (without the word 'Golden') attached to Dunge, a year younger than Forkner is now, as a 450 champ.
Back when PC ruled the 125cc / lites class the PC bikes were far superior and all the best riders wanted to ride one. Now days we have plenty of teams with bikes at the same level or better with teams that pays good money.
Like Mitch says in the Pulp show that he signs for lower money and then pays good bonuses instead. If you were a rider would you take a well paid deal knowing that you get a fair bit of money no matter what your results are or would you ”just want to rely” on bonus money?
Besides forkner in SX who we all know most likley ends up in the dirt, Mitch havent had a guy that have been up to championship speed the last couple of years as the Star or Geico (now HRC) has.
He will figure it out.
In SX, there is arguably and with stats no rider with as many wins as he has. What puts his (sx) career in an unconfortable position was just too much speed, too much confidence, ala js7. He wanted to win too much, and dominating the field by a mile, even from qualifying. That bite hard.
The injuries he had were severe, so it may take him a bit of time to get back to 100% outdoors, but I am quite sure he will come swinging for the sx season.
It is easy to forget AC was also a bit in the same seat not that long ago, it happens, he is still very young, so I think he is still the favorite for a sx 250 title within the next 2 or 3 years. If he doesn't deliver in that time frame, then it will suck, but for now, I think indoor he is still a very hot prospect (that also need excellent coaching).
Mom, dad, sponsors....ppffftt. Coukdnt do it without my girlfriend doe!
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