Chase Sexton in the whoops – ready to win?

Chase Sexton is feeling a lot more confident coming into his second season on the KTM and, part of the reason is spending more time testing in Florida than California.

Interestingly, Sexton is now based full-time at the Bakers factory (he used the Motosandbox facility at times last year too) but he and Tom Vialle do their own program on site!

Sexton said at the SMX press conference: “This year I am solely at the Bakers factory doing my own program. The tracks are awesome there, the first is good. I got my own little home there, me and Tom, just been training there. I came out here (California) for a few days to do this stuff and the team photo shoot but otherwise I will be back in Florida doing my thing.

“Last year I was in California for a big stint of my off-season which I don’t like. I don’t think the testing or riding is as good out here so being back in Florida… I think that way has got me to a point this year where I feel better. Knowing the dirt, adapting to that and getting more flow on that kind of track is better for my riding and I think that is going to be a key for me this year.“

Expect Sexton to come in with a point to prove this year and with much more confidence at A1 in 2025 than he had in 2024… But with the KTM company issues, Sexton will have to block out a different form of outside noise that most of his other title rivals won’t have to deal with, even if it may not directly affect his future.