Mystery Man...Where's Chase?

 Is he really hurt, just mad at KTM, waiting for his Kawasaki, who knows?

Red Bull KTM rider & defending 450 class Pro Motocross Champion Chase Sexton had a rough start to the year at Fox Raceway. He had goggle problems early leading to him throwing them, shortly thereafter he crashed over the finish line after hitting false neutral. Since then he has been kinda missing in action... Very quiet on social media and not many press releases from KTM themselves. Rumor has it he will be returning to racing at the upcoming Red Bud National on July 4th weekend. This week he got back on the bike after sitting out a few races to "recover" from the round 1 crash. In this video we go through all of this and show you the first clips of him back on the bike.

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Jett Talks Records!

MX Large Inteviews Jett

Aussie sensation, Jett Lawrence did something very special on the weekend, equalling the overall 450 motocross win tally of the great, James Stewart.

The MXoN winner, now sits on 20 overall wins in the AMA 450 motocross championship, and the only riders ahead of him in the records books are Ricky Johnson with 22, Bob Hannah with 27, Eli Tomac with 32, Ryan Dungey with 39, and the GOAT, Ricky Carmichael with 76. Expect Lawrence to pass at least Johnson this season and he will edge close to Hannah in fourth spot.

The four-time AMA champion is now on 47 overall wins in SX and MX combined, having passed another AMA great in Broc Glover and two time AMA 450 motocross champion, Ken Roczen, who are both on 45 wins. Next up for Lawrence is fellow Aussie, Chad Reed, who has 55 overall wins and do not be surprised if that tally isn’t broken early next year or even before this season is up.

Reed is 10th in the all-time list, and at just 21 years of age, Jett Lawrence is still creeping towards the seemingly untouchable tally of 150 overall wins, set by Ricky Carmichael between 1997 and 2007.

In the all-time combined class list for motocross, so 450/250, 250/125 and 500cc classes, Lawrence is now on 34 wins, which places him ahead of Jeff Emig 29, Ryan Villopoto 31 and Ricky Johnson 33. Ahead of him are Broc Glover on 35, Jeff Ward on 36, Bob Hannah on 37, who are seventh, sixth and fifth in the top ten all-time list. In fourth place is Eli Tomac on 44 wins.

Hard to not see Lawrence pass Glover, Ward and Hannah in the coming weeks and move into fifth place on the all-time list, which is just sensational. If he was to go undefeated in motocross this year, then that 44 tally of Tomac should be broken in 2026, at just 22 years of age.

Probably the fastest man on the planet, Jett Lawrence sat down and spoke to the media and below is what he told us all. As always, such a cool kid, with a positive mentality and brimming with confidence.

MXLarge: You joined James on 20 overall wins in 450 motocross, but what does it mean getting up in these records list mean to you?

Lawrence: It is really cool. This early in my career as well, it is really cool and an honour to be with those names. James is a very well-known name in our sport. I have talked some smack with him on the golf course, because he sends me text messages about it. It is an honour to be tied with him, but hopefully I am still not tied with him after a few weekends, hopefully we can keep chipping away. As long as I just focus on my racing, I think that will take care of itself. It is very cool.

MXLarge: Another win in the premier class. What was different about the race today?

Lawrence: I didn’t worry too much about managing the gap, I just had a good flow and with sand, it is harder to try and ride with less energy. So, whatever flow you have, you just stick with it. So, I just tried to stick to that flow and not use a lot of energy. Both starts were good, so super happy.

MXLarge: How important is it to win at this point?

Lawrence: I just have to focus on each race. That is all I can do. You cannot go forward and start thinking championships and stuff. Take each race as it comes and just focus on that. A good day and it (Southwick) definitely isn’t a highway, and it keeps your legs moving. Hunter second with a 2-2, so that is awesome for Honda.

MXlarge: You have tied James Stewart for wins, so do you have a word for James in the booth?

Lawrence: I am not only coming for you in scores (overalls), James, but I am coming for you on the golf course as well brother. I will be happy when I beat him there. On the course, those numbers count, so see you on the course James.

MXLarge: How does Redbud look for you?

Lawrence: Buying fireworks and drinking beers, although I don’t like the taste, but that would be the proper way to prepare for Redbud. We will just go back to the other stuff, like the last weeks. Just ride our bike and try and replicate.

Jorge Where Have You Been?

Jorge Prado finally showed America a little peak into what he is really capable of outdoors as he ran top three in both motos and was still on for a podium ten minutes away from the finish in race two when he has his second crash of the day while running second ahead of Hunter Lawrence – but was it was where Prado was supposed to be, running with Hunter Lawrence and Eli Tomac, and trying to figure out a way to beat Jett

Prado, though still isn’t satisfied and he told Kellen Brauer of Swapmoto: “Yeah, it was a little bit better. Obviously, there’s still to show it, a P5 overall, it’s a bit better than what I had last weekend, so yeah, small steps. I wish, you know, we would be in a different spot, but I did my best, I showed good speed in practice, started a little bit with crushing at the races, and a little bit off still, but that is what it is, only around five.

So from round one till now, every single weekend I come to the race and I think I can win. Then I get a reality check on track, I don’t feel good with the bike, or I don’t, whatever. So no, we just need to keep working to make the bike better and ready to be, let’s say, get the bike to my speed, you know.

You know, during the week I do, I put myself, I just train 200%, I give everything I have, I try to be in shape, I try to be the best version of myself, and when you do that you think you’re going to be satisfied with yourself. So it’s a pity that we are in this situation, and hopefully we make big steps, but I only, I mean P5 for example today, and okay, I’d better take P5 than a P8 or P9.

And Prado is now heading to a track he has already raced, Redbud, he even beat Eli Tomac there on a 250 back in 2018 when he was MX world champ! “Yeah, so I think for me, it’s an advantage, not even an advantage, because these guys race all these tracks forever, but it’s better for me to go to a track that I at least rode in the past than a completely new track, right? At least I know what to expect a little bit, so yeah, I’m happy that we are racing redbud, it’s also kind of a little bit loose in some spots, so should be nice. It was a solid weekend, progress building.”

Southwick Sand Same Results!

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Townley in for VMXdN

Official: Ben Townley signs up for the 2025 Foxhill VMXdN

 

A fair number of names have been mentioned on social media over the last 24 hours as to who might be announced next for VMXdN Foxhill 2025. Finally, the wait is over, the former FIM MX2 world champion and AMA SX Lites champion Ben Townley will race at the “Woodstock of Two Strokes” at the iconic Wiltshire Grand Prix circuit over the August bank holiday weekend, August 21- 24th.

Townley, who is very well-known in the UK and has many fans worldwide, is an asset to the event, and he will be a guest on the American team (as he has raced in the States for many years) to replace the sadly injured Mike Brown.

Who can forget the epic battles Townley had with Foxhill regular Ryan Villopoto when they were both on the powerhouse Pro Circuit Kawasaki squad? Ashe is now a Yamaha brand ambassador, and his son Levi is currently contracted to the bLU cRU, BT will be racing one of the fleet of 2002 Yamaha YZ 250s that are presently being built by master bike builder DocWob and his crew. The number 7 plate, initially assigned to Mike Brown, has been retired for the 2025 event in respect. BT will run his familiar 101 on a Yamaha machine featuring the 70th anniversary livery.

Fox clothing is currently producing a limited quantity of BT101 replica jerseys, which will be available for purchase at the event merch stand. Additionally, BT will be on hand to sign and take photographs throughout the weekend.

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The VMXdN Foxhill in its four year history has firmly become the “must see” event on the British MX calendar with crowds that buck the trend, the valley synonymous with the epic duels of the 1990’s will come alive with the sound of forty perfectly tuned 2-strokes being ridden by world championship level racers once again, with the enthusiastic crowd, air horns and cheers it is a sight to behold.

A full program of events will be available from the gates opening on Thursday at midday, with the hospitality, beer tent, and trade village all open for a mellow opening day to get set up.

Friday is sign-on and tech control in the event marquee with the now famous Show’N’ Shine bike show in the beer garden – an event which draws the crème of the evo scene to be admired and respected. This is followed by an autograph signing session before the evening program, which includes podcasts, rider interviews, and music.

Saturday is all business with practice and two races for all classes, the Yamaha autograph session in their display area and another night of entertainment in the beer tent.

Sunday is another two full blocks of racing in the valley of dreams, the legends parade at lunchtime and the ever-so-enthusiastic podium celebrations. Weekend campers are welcome to stay on Sunday evening and make the most of it being a bank holiday Monday.

Online tickets and camping passes have remained at the 2024 pricing, and it’s advised to pre-book tickets online, esp. camping passes, as camping has traditionally sold out!

Jorge Prado looks ahead to Southwick

Jorge Prado says it is a case of waiting to see if things will improve at Southwick, saying there is still a lot of work to do, as the Spaniard continues to try and get the Kawasaki suited to his riding style.

Jorge said: “I don’t know what to answer. We will see on the weekend.I think we still have a lot of work to do, but yeah, hopefully we’ll make some progress. We will see….Hopefully I feel comfortable with my bike and if that’s the case, then the results will show.“

Answering rumours about going back to MXGP, Prado responded:

“Well, I didn’t come here if I didn’t think I could win and I still think I can win. So those are my thoughts about it.“

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