Jett Lawrence Apologizes to Jason Anderson after Altercation 45

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1/20/2024 11:44pm
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After the 450 main event in San Diego, things got a bit heated between Monster Energy Kawasaki's Jason Anderson and Team Honda HRC's Jett Lawrence. After Jett summoned Jason to him to share words, things escalated when contact was made and you've probably seen the video. If not, check it out below. After making it back to their respective semis, Jett Lawrence shot this message out shortly after via his Instagram.

"Tonight I let my emotions get the better of me. I let myself down in the heat of the moment. I'll learn from this and my apologies to Jason Anderson, it was on me, I'll pay your fine. AMA send me the invoice and per your request, free passes to the fan zone for the season. Sorry mate"

 
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chssaddct
4 months ago

Coop was pissed w/ Chase interference as he mounts final charge on AP; even implies it was on purpose.

But he set aside being pissed in the moment in order to big-picture congratulate AP on his win. That's top-tier behavior.

So a second failing with Jett getting emotional — opportunity cost of his tantrum. Choosing to spend those 10~20 seconds post-race letting his frustration out at Anderson came at the cost of not going up and giving AP an attaboy like the other top-tier competitors were.  Going and fist-bumping or back-patting sorta says, "I belong" in the class right there with those other guys doing that. (I get Hunter not doing it. But Jett's race position alone gives him the social go-ahead to go congratulate AP as 'a peer')

And he distracted JA from doing the same, tho I don't know if el hombre otherwise would have or not. right time might have passed already.

Split second decision how to spend the next 10~15 seconds led to missed opportunity to show you belong in the same league as those top-tier guys doing top-tier competitor behavior (compliment a tough competitor on a good race).
Instead, result is all this negative commentary.

This is at least second immature woopsy - first being "giving gifts" to 94.

He's young. Debut season.  He'll get a pass.  But dang. You don't get back missed chances.

Just try to learn & do better on future chances. Fine balance between having necessary ego to be there in the first place, and show grace in loss.  Roczen is great at this.  No pity-party at not being first and just stays positive. Jett should watch n learn.

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Moto Braap
4 months ago

I completely forgot about Kenny!  They say you are only as good as your last race but I guess you are only as bad as your last dumbass moment.

I made the connection that Webb was good to not condemn Chase and that we should have focused more on Aaron’s win but I like the idea that Jett should have taken the high road first wanting to congratulate AP instead of focusing on his own issues which he continue to do in his statement only talking about himself and how he shouldn’t have lost his temper.  

To be sorry is one thing and then trying to make up for it with a fine or welcome to his pits may help so he thinks but to truly grow from the experience won’t be to spoil moments of his competitors next time.  I am not sure what kind of response Jett expects if he wins but he’s not gonna get as many fist pumps if he doesn’t give them.

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ChiefLPD
4 months ago

The AMA should stop using School-House Rules where everyone gets detention for conflict regardless of circumstances. After seeing the rear camera angle, Jett was both the initial aggressor in a verbal exchange AND the first to escalate to physical contact when Jason just tried to turn the other cheek and ride off from the conflict. IMO, this was PLAINLY an act of self defense and Jason should NOT be penalized! I hate this because Janice and I both were such BIG Lawrence/HRC fans and I saw Jett as the next Ricky Carmichael/Travis Pastrana ambassador of the sport, but right is right and wrong is wrong.

The worst part of this to me is how it has detracted the post-race vibe from the long overdue win for AP. If he just absolutely had to confront Jason, I wish it could have waited till they were off the stadium floor and off camera somewhere back in the in the paddock. Unfortunately, it literally had to go down in the same live camera shot as AP's victory celebration. That having been said, I guess there is always two ways to look at everything...Jett was prodding a bull and had this gone down off camera back in the pits or paddock, it might not have ended well for Jett.

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Moto Braap
4 months ago

Having it happen on camera was just as bad but I wish it didn’t look like Anderson initiated it because he didn’t.  I also hate the idea of “being involved in a fight” and getting it trouble if you defend yourself.  Was Anderson supposed to just let Jett push him around?  Face masking is serious and he just did the same thing back.  The fact that Jett got caught for doing it first and got a little bit stronger of a helmet tug made him want to be sorry in writing instead of thinking he was justifiably right for getting raced s certain way.

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SidewayzMike
4 months ago

As I’ve mentioned multiple times.  I always believed Jason would be the one to give Jett the “welcome to the big league cheap seats”.   Seems I was right again.  Can’t wait for Jett to get blasted.  Being on the fireworks 

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Moto Braap
4 months ago

Jett claims to respect Eli so he would never dare challenge him like that to lose on and off the track.  Anderson should and would put up a fight so it doesn’t make sense to me that Jett would want to make it obvious that he challenged him and lost.  Maybe Jett underestimated and found the wrong 450 guy to try and start an intimidation campaign towards being the guy to beat as him becoming the intimidator type and new top dog. Go back to your “dog pound” training facility and maybe adopt a few cute and cuddly cats too. Lol.

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Moto Braap
4 months ago

I am in total shock.  From the other angle I thought Anderson started the helmet grabbing as crossing the line for our sport and sharply jerking Jett’s head to possibly cause injury with the idea of trying to intimidate the next big potential star.  To see Jett start it and then welcome a fine as if he’s got plenty of money to burn already and a fan zone should send a message out there he should get points taken away or disqualified from that race or more if he thinks it’s only about offering money or free donuts/fuze ball.  It didn’t sound like he was very sorry toward Anderson but just the idea of getting caught.  If I were Jett I’d be apologizing not just for money but willing to take whatever penalty he is given not what he chooses.  To want to establish yourself as #1 is what other rookies have done but this should be “JLaw “ type nonsense like similar to “Jason” Lawrence who threw away good races with off track antics that overshadowed his talent on the bike.  If Jett wants a 450 racing career he’s gonna have to start being the “Justin Bieber of motocross” innocent kid ESPN magazine wrote about him.  Barcia rides people hard and so does Friese but they don’t go doing this to people off the track.  Come to think of it there was that Reed neck grab on Stewart once and Preston got heated and other fights but this just seems worse for Jett if he leaves that as his final statement.  

I should send an apology to the AMA after seeing the other footage and thinking Anderson was picking on the new kid but racers like him aren’t like that.  He even thanks his grandparents on the podium!

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Moto Braap
4 months ago

Maybe so but I wasn’t ready for Jett to be the the one to helmet grab which is a violation in every other helmet-wearing sport with him claiming to be a fan zone favorite and asking for a fine as if that makes it ok.  He’s not setting an example for any fans and shouldn’t be easily excused with a claim that he just got upset in the moment.  It was more violation than that.

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yokev
4 months ago

WTF would Anderson get fined?

Anderson if anything, didn't do enough. The chin bar gives a shit ton of leverage against the neck, and gives them the ability to control you. While Jett may not have wanted to do any damage, he chose to grab ahold of it, and was completely responsible for anything that happened from that point forward. Someone grabs my chin bar I'm going for dislocation of their elbow as fast as I can do it.

 

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craigseymour
4 months ago

"AMA send me the invoice and per your request, free passes to the fan zone for the season. "

WTH is that? Anyone?

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Moto Braap
4 months ago

I just realized it may not be a snotty kid comment.  This seems to have come directly from Jett and not his publicist since people like Ricky or others give Jett credit for having a sense of humor. He probably should sound more serious and sincere about it but it could just be a cultural thing like from his upbringing in Australia to keep it light and hope people can laugh things off…they give him credit for being a different person once he puts the helmet on as a racer and is a kid at heart but that doesn’t mean you leave your helmet on and use it to fight too.  If Jett didn’t piss off the whole paddock and they appreciate his skill and youth they may give him a chance but shouldn’t make it too easy on the track just because he has bike skills.  Anderson sticking up for himself and fighting back sent a message to Jett that there are limits and he’s not the boss of the 450 class.

There’s that song by Joe Walsh about being a rock and roll star where he is in “he lives in hotels tears out the walls but just send him a bill his accountants will pay for it all”.

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Zundapp125
4 months ago

Compare fan reaction to Jett vs AP #7.  The fans know who is humble and appreciative.   Might be a bad year for Honda.

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Moto Braap
4 months ago

I agree wins aren’t always counted on the top step of the podium but how you treat people.  This whole Jett thing should be completely ignored and start a new thread about Plessinger stories.  Webb said how they go on vacations together.  AP is so active with the fans and his training and riding I had no idea he also has time for 3 kids!  They are probably Jett’s age.  Wasn’t AP one of the kids who did the Jr Supercross and his dad was right there to see him win as an outdoor racer too.  Jade Dungey Ryan’s brother is his mechanic.  Just imagine if AP wins the championship that’s a lot of RedBull cowboy hats in the crowd like Fro used to get with Afros.  I was thinking of a trend for Tomac to be a cowboy identity but he’s ET3 and beast mode and no mullet!

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Moto Braap
4 months ago

it doesn’t just happen to grab others helmets very often and should not be included as part of the game.  Getting upset yes/maybe.  Handled it well not sure but he tried to handle it.  I just hope people know it was him who started it after the bad camera broadcast angle because he was clearly not the victim it looked like he just wanted to have a chat about.  People often mistake looking innocent versus being innocent and this incident shows that just because Jett looks pretty he shouldn’t get away with ugly stuff.

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vdrsnk04
4 months ago

Jett is making enemies in the 450 class. Most of the time this doesn’t work out well for guys wanting to win. 

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bdwilson24
4 months ago

Oh come on... Before the first round, it was that Jett doesn't have anything for them in SX, then he won. Then last week, it was that he got lapped, so his career is over, then tomac got lapped this week and nobody is saying a word (because it's dumb). Now, it's that they're all going to be his enemy because of a minor incident that Anderson, tomac, barcia, roczen, Webb, ferrandis, etc have all outdone in the past. He's a kid that is maturing and he owned up to reacting poorly. Just chill.

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bdwilson24
4 months ago

Dungey kept his head down and is unique in that respect. RV definitely had his incidents. Do you not remember RC? Or James Stewart? Or Chad Reed? They all had their incidents, many of which were with more senior riders (which doesn't really matter when he has proven he is at least on their level). Did they play out EXACTLY the same specific way? Of course not - don't be ridiculous. But the fact I pointed out that what you're saying is just overblown Jett derangement syndrome symptoms doesn't mean I'm a fanboy. Just that I'm not going to overreact to emotions running high in this sport, and he already owned up to how he reacted. Just chill 😂

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vdrsnk04
4 months ago

Chill as a cucumber bud. You still didn’t answer the question, I don’t believe any of those guys grabbed someone by their helmet in their first couple races as a rookie. Grabbing someone by the helmet is much different then an on track altercation. Also, you can check my post history I’m a Jett fan. I rooted for his perfect season all during MX. But I call things as they are.

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bdwilson24
4 months ago

I did answer your question 😂 I said those guys had their incidents, except dungey. RC definitely got a ton of hate early on, but he did just fine. I also said comparing the exact way in which it played out is completely ridiculous. Whether it was a yo momma joke or grabbing a helmet, who cares? People get in fights without a helmet grab - we don't even know what was said. It's odd to be so hung up on that specific movement. Also not sure why it being his rookie sx season makes a difference. Like I already said, he's clearly proven he's at least on their level, and just 2 weeks ago, people didn't want to consider it to be his rookie sx debut. It's not like he hasn't raced these guys before. Again, immature moment he owned up to and is moving on. I hope you can too. Have a good one.

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Moto Braap
4 months ago

there was an incident off track with RC maybe fighting someone in the pits. He took a lot of bad press running a wheel in on guys like pastrana and making them go down.  I guess the reason why he’s the GOAT is because he unseated many of the best but like he said at the last race he went out for a week with MC and if someone would beat him McGrath was ok with it being Ricky.  But MC isn’t gonna let anyone touch his records and he said that.

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bdwilson24
4 months ago

Lying? Do you really need video links to all of those riders having altercations? They're pretty easy to find. It's far from the first time riders have butted heads, is far from being the last, and it's really not a big deal. Good people can occasionally get into heated discussions when passions are running high, which we'd hope they are.

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Moto Braap
4 months ago

mixed thumbs ups or downs but that was the first thing that came to my mind was you don’t want to have enemies on the track with this tight of racing and how fragile the sport can be with this deep of a field to run the inside lines.

If you mess with an “hombre” then you will probably have to deal with his “amigos”.

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Gravel
4 months ago

Honda has great PR guys doing corporate damage control. That’s a textbook perfect response. 

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WestoftheElwha
4 months ago

Is he smuggly offering Jason Anderson passes to the fan zone ? 

Real apologies don't contain thinly disguised barbs. 

What a punk. 

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kymbrice
4 months ago

Most importantly nobody knows what was said between them and the coverage didn't show much of their on track rumbles leaving it hard to pass judgement when ya don't know the full story.

​​​​​​They are pro racers and not there to make friends. Bring the passion and the fans will flock too it.

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Stardog Champion
4 months ago

FELD, The broadcast talking heads, and moto-media talking heads have helped create the worst personality the sport has ever seen. He will be loathed by the majority of people outside of Gen Z before the end of the SX season. 

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Moto Braap
4 months ago

I am a little bit conflicted about the Jett persona but he’s got his dad to do interviews and Hunta tried stopping his bike next to the incident before someone else blocked the way #48?  Jett supposedly doesn’t care what people think so he’s the kind of boy toy that the girls are crazy about.

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viking174
4 months ago

I wonder what was said ? This angle definitely show Jett started the grabbing. 

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Moto Braap
4 months ago

if Jett confesses or Anderson comes forward to tell all on 60 minutes that will be a good interview.  I don’t see why Lewis would be out of line to ask.  His accent could sound Aussie if he needs extra inner circle connections.

Hey remember the deaf motocross racer star Ashley Fiolek?  I bet she can read lips well where is she these days?  She may have watched the race and can help translate.