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I’m a Webb fan but it would take something catastrophic from both Ken and Hunter for him to have a shot. I guess you aren’t out of it until you are mathematically eliminated but he is pretty much out of it realistically.

Wasn’t Anderson doing pretty well in SX in 2023ish? What happened between then and now or was Jason just a unicorn that somehow managed to figure the bike out

Yaa, as much as ppl bitch about Brian Deegan, it seems like he’s not out there messing with the bike and trying to make it better himself like Chases pops, or Tony Alessi back in the day.

There's no way the factory race team has not seen the '27 bike, doesn't know the specs, and doesn't know when they'll get their hands on one, right? Kawi probably already has production units on a boat.

I am no longer sure what your argument is. Prado "mails it in" way too often to be at the front? That's the argument? He could be fast if he wanted to, but he's too scared to hang it out? I guess the argument isn't about the actions of anybody, its whether or not you think that is lame for a professional MX/SX racer, or if you admire that. He wont win any championships that way, that's for sure. And I think Chase suffers from the same dysfunctional entitlement that Prado does. He isn't willing to try unless he has...

We will sell the house and put some stuff in storage in Spring of 2028, a year after I retire (July 30, 2027 is my last day!!!!). One of our plans is to spend a year following the SX and Outdoor tours and hit every race at every track. My wife is a big moto fan too, so she's down for it. Then we will do a wine tour, a fly fishing tour, and a golf tour. That's the first 4 years of retirement on the road. After that who knows.

This is exactly what is happening

DBlair mentioned that Chase might be considering leaving Kawi early. Check his weekly show for mlre details. Sounds crazy to me. Hoping Chase figures it out for the outdoor series

Last year he was on a production frame and swing arm when he won the MXGP Championship. If you followed the sport you would know that. https://gatedrop.com/romain-febvre-kawasakis-big-hope-and-50k-frames/

Ricky stated at the end that it would be very important for Kenny to keep from wrecking if he wanted the win. Nooooo shit.....

It’s not the bike. He did the same thing on Honda and KTM. If you need proof just watch a single minute of this. I’ll admit I forgot how many races he threw away on the Honda.

There's no place for mudders in SX racing.

The part I don’t get is, if the bike sucks and you’re both a MX & SX champion, work on it. Find a team you can work with and with some patience you’ll get to a better a spot. Actually ride out the contract and see where it lands you at the end. If all the bikes he’s been on have sucked ass, he’s done very little to turn that around… and he now finds himself on what could be the worst factory bike on the gate. Obviously none of us are team managers, but the inability to effectively communicate...

This is what got him to Kawasaki. Another bike will fix everything. Multiple past champions said no bike is perfect and at some point the rider has to stop chasing and ride the bike. It’s worked for Roczen.

Time for Kaw to cut some fat…if Bruce and Dan don’t get fired for how their leadership has run this team into the ground then they deserve everything they get…it’s not the bike…

Yeah….No…Still waiting for him to show some class….

450 is working, but I really do wish they would improve the engine on the 250 to make it more competitive with the other bikes. Regardless, the more yellow out there, the better.