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Nope, his dad was on pulp and said they wanted to leave and not be on the same equipment as Jett. 2024 ish
that's my point. is that the worst thing if you're cashing 7 figure checks? I mean, would YOU cash 7 fig checks knowing you wouldn't win championships? I understand that there's a lot more variables, but this situation is beyond odd and Chase has to start thinking beyond his nose.
I don’t think the elite guys want to just ride around knowing they can’t win, or aren’t at least competitive.
What is with the dad's in this sport? I don't know anybody whose dad goes with them to work everyday.
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I don’t think starting his own team works, you need clear direction on settings and strong mental fortitude. Chase has neither unfortunately
MXGP, fresh start away from Dad and out of the fishbowl might be just the ticket to reignite things
That’s only part of it. You need to be able to sell yourself to sponsors, you need your own money that you are prepared to lose, you need strong relationships with top level support people who are prepared to dive in with you, you need to be able to separate the riding from the team ownership but still do both at a high level, you need to know exactly what you want from a bike so you can choose the right equipment for you and the team.
100% correct, I couldn’t imagine Chase endearing himself to prospective sponsors after the last few years. It’s risky for anyone who takes him on next. Absolute certified badass on a motorcycle as long as he’s comfortable, the problem is, I think he’s lost sight of what gives him comfort
I think that his best option. He’s not going back to Honda. Triumph likely doesn’t have close to the money, same with Ducati or Beta. Suzuki likely a no go long s Ken is there. Yamaha maybe, but I think highly unlikely. And if he does end up at Yamaha, willing to bet it’s similar to Prado deal, low/no salary and bonuses. Would still get gear money I am sure. But at this point in his career I am willing to bet he knows another championship is highly unlikely to happen. Smart money would be to learn how to shut up n ride the bike, finish 4-10 with the occasional podium or stars align and win. Cash that big check and sleep on a pile of money at night.
I think majority of the guys on the gate know they aren’t gonna win. I’d bet the house even Webb knows certain days he’s not gonna win.
Fully agree with you on Kawasaki not being flexible, which is also not a well kept secret and something he should’ve considered when signing a three year deal. Tough, but I think that’s fair.
I’m of the belief that he should hold out, and leverage his recent championships for what they’re worth, against a team that hasn’t had much success in 5yrs. Sexton was the rider that broke the Carmichael Curse over at Honda… use that!
Should he get out of his current contract, I don’t blame him. However, the context in which he left his last two teams does not do him any favors in options or reputation. Again tough, because that bike seems to suck (for a factory bike), but I think fair.
Chase isn’t “most of the guys on the gate”. He’s one of a few who can push or even occasionally beat Jett, and he’s a two time 450 champion. It would be a massive ask to expect him to accept riding around in 5-10, even if he’s being paid well. To these guys the money is just an outcome; within reason they’ll take a paycut to get back to winning.
And I believe Dazzy crapped all over the bike setup Jett had to start from, basically saying Sexton steered the team in the wrong direction and they had to do a lot of work to fix it.
Yep. That is accurate from what I recall of that interview.
Chase doesn’t know how to set up a bike and went to a team that apparently knows just as little as he does.
hindsight is 20/20 but I really didnt see it going this poorly.
Well said
Thats a tough one. Myself personally I'd rather win and the 7 figure check add up/come with it. Oh well. Atleast it isn't MMA or boxing where you lose and get your ass kicked.
The guy won his third race on the bike against one of the most stacked fields ever....
People seem to forget the shit show he was outdoors last year. He has been broken since he blew that sx title.
Isn’t Chase left handed? What if the Kawi is set up for righties?
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I don't know about all the hype Dazzy gets, did he ever race? I think a lot of the Lawrence boy's success can be attributed to Roczen's dad and Johny O.
People referencing the dazzy comment about the bike setup never mention the other guy that rode that generation of the CRF for a couple of years with chase.
I didn’t hear Dazzy take credit for fixing Jett’s setup. I think like John Tomac, Dad can say things their son would prefer not to.
Cool story. Now back here in reality, all those guys know from lap 1 or 2 of practice roughly where they’ll be in the main. Baring some outside factors, they know each weekend. Chase isn’t nor has he ever really been fighting for a big bike championship without an asterisk. Flame away, plenty of you’ll can’t handle the truth. Fan boy circle jerk gets in the way of reality.
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I’ll take your weird screenshots over AI slop any day.
Damn we might as well not race then.
I’m guessing you had roczen being in the fight for this championship in November right?
Back in November I had Jett for the title...
You’ll find that the Lawrence family also attribute a lot of their success to working with Stefan Everts when they were kids in Europe. Jett rides a lot like Everts did.
One thing I don’t understand - when you’re considering going to a team at the best of times but especially when a guy has just left under somewhat hostile circumstances - and as this is a very small sport presumably Sexton has heard the historical rumblings re Kawasaki - surely you’d do some due diligence pre signing ?
Maybe he did and just got BS’ed by everyone he made enquiries to but I’d find that a struggle to believe.
Sexton probably sees or saw himself as better than Prado and therefore any issues Prado had wouldn’t apply to him. I think that’s just the way the elite guys think. I think there’s pretty strong chance that Kawi promised a lot more than they can actually deliver as well
I feel like this situation is a ticking time bomb. You never know when it's going to go completely off the rails like Prado did.
Matthes said that he wouldn’t be surprised if he leaves before outdoors. He did also say that he doesn’t think that’s what will happen, but the fact we’re already at the point where he wouldn’t be surprised to see it tells you something about the situation over there.
Given everything that happened last year, and how much was riding on this year for Kawi, if Sexton makes it even less of the way through the year than Prado did that would be absolutely astonishing
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