Vital MX Pit Bits: 2023 Ironman National 3

The Great Outdoors wraps up...

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9/4/2023 5:09am
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The most memorable year in the history of Supercross and Motocross for Honda? We'd say so. Octopi Media
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Jett's emotion was on full display, even more so then when he locked down the title a few weeks ago in Unadilla. Octopi Media
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At Unadilla, Hunter wore a #1 shirt in honor of his brother's accomplishment, this week it was the other way around. Octopi Media
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Ooops...typo... Octopi Media
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Oddly enough, this number one and three of the others Honda won this year will not be defended. Octopi Media
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The Gary Jones Cup. Octopi Media
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Alpinestars has dominated this whole year just as much as the Lawrences and Honda. Octopi Media
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Plessinger always makes podium celebrations more exciting. Octopi Media
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Levi Kitchen took quite the digger into a wall of hay. Octopi Media
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We saw a few people on social media and our forum asked if ClubMX had lost sponsorship. Nope, just their ghosted graphic scheme was a little harder to see on TV. Octopi Media
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After wrapping up his fifth straight Canadian title, Dylan Wright made his way south to try his hand at the last two rounds of nationals. Octopi Media
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His GDR Honda is the premier team up North but has a few unique items onboard. A full Pro Circuit exhaust is mated to a Proven Moto engine package with DCR cams. Octopi Media
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The PC can has a nice short look on the CRF450R. Octopi Media
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SSS is the most popular suspension company amongst the top teams in Canada. Octopi Media
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Yup, Shane McElrath was still aboard his stock YZ450F. Octopi Media
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Colt Nichols also showed up to ensure his position in SMX but overall had a rough day. Octopi Media
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His program for the final national and the three SMX rounds is a combo of RWR and Madd Parts Kawasaki support. Octopi Media
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With a couple of riders departing their program at the end of season, Star Racing has another rider in the wings now. Octopi Media
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Gavin Towers has been riding at The Goat Farm all year and now the Star team has given him an opportunity through SX Futures of next year to prove himself. Octopi Media
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More and more often we see top-level riders racing and performing well on production suspension components. Also, Freddy's head pipe has seen better days. Octopi Media
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Dylan Ferrandis hanging it out on the final Pro Motocross appearance aboard a Star Racing Yamaha. Octopi Media
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Jay Wilson's three-stop tour of the USA has come to an end, now it's back to Japan to wrap-up the A1 450 title. Octopi Media
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Deegan may have not won at Ironman, but he put on one heck of a show. Octopi Media
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Wild child... Octopi Media
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This kid is bringing some real excitement to the races. Octopi Media
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It was a little surprising to see Chase Sexton in a very standard Monster Energy helmet.
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It appears that Jett's exhaust can is a little shorter than the standard one. Octopi Media
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Note Chase Sexton's can which has the standard rolled stamp to bind the can to the lower tapered portion. Jett's is welded and seems to be a little shorter. Octopi Media
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Jo Shimoda's 1-1 performance at Ironman kept Kawasaki's over 30-year streak of at least one victory a year alive. Octopi Media
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The emotion. Octopi Media
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While Jett Lawrence will have many more titles ahead of him in his career, the perfect season might be a one-time thing, and something that adds him to a list with two of the greatest to ever do it. Congrats Jett, his family, and his team. Until next season, goodbye Great Outdoors. Octopi Media
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Moto Braap
1 year ago

I just noticed Chance is already standing up on the podium wearing a #1 jersey so it might not be backwards for him with all those trophy R+D supports for next year.

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Moto Braap
1 year ago

Yeah it’s really hard to notice what they are doing while racing just looking like cruising around but the shots show the preciseness.  I had no idea Deegan laid the bike over that far and to compare it with another rider in the photo too.  I finally saw On Any Sunday that gave us the slow motion magic for future videos.  I wonder how fast the track is in the rider’s head?  MC had a training video that the pros look ahead and not the ground in front of them so i think going fast is them skipping over the details we don’t notice either like tear-offs scattered around.  
 

Is that a ring for Hunter before his championship ring we never heard about?  Now it makes sense why the brothers don’t have to live together to train like some places where you gotta camp out at the track facility to get the best program especially if they made some money for themselves.  I can say from experience dont spend it all in 1 place Jett…if you got a million spending $500,000 doesn’t seem like that big of a deal but then the remaining 500 goes quick. The theory is “if you have it you spend it” and that’s what most top American athletes do.  Aussies are probably smarter not to shrimp barbie themselves!

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