Vital MX Pit Bits: 2024 Seattle Supercross

We've had quite a few rounds with indoor pits this year, and they're growing on us. Octopi Media

Everyone can just get a little more up close with their favorite teams, bikes, technicians, and even riders. Octopi Media

It's been cool to see different sponsorship in the sport and of course TLD manages to pull them in. Octopi Media

The holeshot trophy is a bit questionable though... Octopi Media

The Chef definitely took in the home-state vibe. Octopi Media

It's amazing how well the track came around after seeing it un-tarped. Hats off to the Dirt Wurx crew. Octopi Media

She was a bit slick in the early part of the limited-timed qualifying session. Octopi Media

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The moment of the race... Octopi Media

How would you have felt in Chase's position? Octopi Media

MotoConcepts parent company, Leisure Concepts is based in Washington, so the team went all out with their Seahawks theme. Octopi Media

Gear, graphics, stands... Octopi Media

Details, details, details... Octopi Media

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Oh and did we mention the bike mats? Octopi Media

What's up with the 12? Octopi Media

The Seahawks consider the hometown crowd to be the team's 12th player. Octopi Media

Full kit in action. Octopi Media

Phil Nicoletti being Phil Nicoletti. Octopi Media

It's great to see Michael Mosiman back at the races, at one point we weren't sure we'd ever see him on the starting line again. Octopi Media

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The smiles before taking on the challenging conditions. Octopi Media

The AEO KTM team has shops in Arizona and California, but the ownership is originally from the Pacific Northwest. In honor of that, they usually do some sort of special look for the Seattle round and they kept with it this year. KTM sells this light blue plastic for their models and SKDA worked up a pretty clean design to go with it. Octopi Media

SX rookie Lux Turner made his return after an early season injury, putting it in the main. Octopi Media

Another look. Octopi Media

We hear Synchrony will have an even larger presence for 2025. Octopi Media

REP is AEO's in-house suspension company, run by Mark Johnson who was Dungey's technician at WP for most of his KTM career. Octopi Media

This photo is actually from last weekend but a forum member pointed out a part we saw earlier in the year, but spaced on its existence. Octopi Media

HRC has connected the normally separate linkage arms on the Lawrence's CRF450R. Why? Some might say ease of installation, we think it's to prevent binding. Octopi Media

The Heartbeat Hot Sauce / Solitaire Yamaha team went wild for Seattle. Octopi Media

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Wageman is running Enzo kit suspension on his return to Solitarie, with spring forks. Octopi Media

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The team has worked with Race Tech for the engine package for quite a few years now, Wageman chose to stick with that package for 2024. Octopi Media