Jett Lawrence & Austin Forkner Crash Analysis & Injury Update | Arlington Supercross 2022
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I think the 3 race format is great.
The drama builds as the races play out.
Then afterwards victory ,heartbreak and all the what if situations.
Like it old school motocross!
Milf and .en
I really hope Austin is ok, that was such an unfortunate incident and you could tell Jett was upset about it!
Premix and Pedals same,Faulkner and RJ can't seem to get any good luck?
Sad for Forkner, kid tried to ride smart and this just happen. PC guys has no luck the past couple of years
Jett may have been upset but could still mount the bike & ride to finish he was showing signs of over riding before that in the whoops & should of reset into that corner, hes out to win sure but at what cost & forkner did not come high & block him out or take him down to cut jetts line
@@anthonyduzevich6421 Win is what they are paid to do.... the triple crown with short motos makes it more important to move quickly.... everyone out there rides over their head at some point and sometimes it works out and sometimes it dont...
@@502outdoors Absolutely agree. The “Triple Crown” events are sprint races. Every rider has to be 100% on the gas and on the edge of throwing it away. Roczen isn’t willing to race with the intensity needed to win a Triple Crown race (and it shows) in his results. It’s basically “Checkers or Wreckers” to win one of these events.
Hope Forkner is ok!
Same. Definitely not my favorite guy on the gate but he's too talented to be on the sidelines
He's honestly had a worse pro career than Adam Cianciarulo. I feel really bad for him.
Absolutely agree .. Not my favorite rider, but he is super talented and seemingly a really good guy. Sadly he seems to be injured more often than not. A lot like AC. He's super fast when he can keep it on 2 wheels, but he like a crash magnet. He really rode well in this event. Was also good to see McAdoo ride so well.
Wish more were like Tomac and Roczen. And Webb really. They pass others cleanly. No need to take out their front wheel if you can beat them with speed.
Mostly referring bam bam-like passes, not Jett.
He didn’t do it on purpose. He clipped a tough block
@@suggs144 I can totally see how you'd think I was referring to Jett. I actually was thinking of Barcia. No Jett from everything I've seen does not bam bam people.
@@suggs144 yeah but he clipped a tough block because he was too frantic trying to get by forkner. anytime the situation isnt in jetts favor it seems like he pushes to the point that mistakes become much more likely. two laps in a row he almost lost it in the whoops because he wanted to get by forkner. he needs to chill
@@suggs144 - I think that is why Marmaleg said "not Jett" .. Jett clearly did not intend to cross jump, you could tell by his demeanor on his bike at the time. And you could certainly tell by his post-race interviews. Jett seems to feel very badly that Forkner was hurt and Jett blamed himself for the entire incident.
@@didickcheeseburger - I agree in this case that it seems that Jett needed to (pardon the pun) cool his Jet's a little bit and be more patient. I believe it probably came out of frustration more than anything. Having gone down twice on starts (purely his own fault) I think his adrenaline probably really kicked in, being frustrated with himself and driven to perform and finish strong. Still, I see the source of his incident is everything you are saying, it was purely on Jett's shoulders, and I think Jett agrees too (based upon his post-race interviews). I think Jett will learn something from this and take it forward. He just gets better all the time.
racing is dangerous period, you have a small amount of time to make some very important decisions at speeds we can only have admiration for. Its just racing nothing more, hats off to all who throw the leg over.
Jett's a competitor, and yes, in the end it is his fault, but it wasn't intentional. I give him props for taking responsibility for it and apologizing, which I do believe is sincere.
Well said. It's racing for goodness sake, accidents will happen. No top rider in the championship is going to risk taking someone out. There's to much to lose. Roczen learnt the hard way. Although he's now gone to far the other way. In my opinion.
Yea he may feel bad but that doesn't change the situation or make Austin back to 100% and good to race.
"Taking responsibility" is more than Zach Osborne or Cooper Webb ever did. However, I agree wtih M Martin. Jett was riding over his head and out of control.
@@michaelmartin4366 no he doesn’t it was a simple racing incident. You cannot penalize or put a guy on probation every time they make a mistake. They were both racing hard, and Jett clipped a tough block. That wasn’t his fault, it’s racing. When you’re riding as hard as they are going, stuff like that happens. It’s not fair to blame Jett for something that could have happened to literally any other rider out there. Had this been anybody else we’d all be saying that it was a horrible racing accident, but nobody’s fault. But just because this is the points leader, we want to bring the hammer down on him. The bike caught the tuff block, and shot him to the right, there’s no preparing for that, there’s no reacting to that, once it happened he was just along for the ride.
Main competitor? I was there live and forkner was getting spanked. Jett was the only rider there clearing the section opposite side of finish. Was smoking everyone it was unreal he came from last up to the top in one race and was about to do it again but hit forkner who crashes on the regular… kinda like Webb who ceased during the wire lap 🤣
4:00 needed to be said. When did we forget that motocross is an inherently dangerous sport. Love Jett and Forkner. Hope forkner is ok and back to battling.
I get he is a teenager but he is out there putting others at risk by him riding like an idiot. It's not like it was a one time thing. It was all night.
@@larry2281 It was a one time thing, and who else was he putting at risk? You take out this incident, that was completely just a bad racing incident where the tuff block sent him flying off in front of Forkner, and the only thing we are asking this morning is “wonder why Jett was having such a rough night” it was just a horrible accident, and they can both learn from it, and move on, but it’s nothing to start calling for penalties for.
Let's get EVERYONE to ride like they need to pass regardless of possible injury to the other rider.....it would turn into motoderby.
@@racingfuel28 I’m with you. There’s constantly riding like an idiot and there’s putting it all out there. Which can have its consequences. But even the GOAT had his fair share of fumbles when he was young trying to go for it.
Excellent breakdown of Jett’s problem. He does need to “turn it down” a notch or two and not make unnecessary risks.
So do a lot of guys like Sexton, who crashes almost every other week. Barcia and Anderson are taking guys out every week. They can't turn it down a notch, that's why they are the best of the best because they don't turn it down a notch. What needs to happen is that AMA needs to build and maintain better tracks that don't put these guys in such bad positions.
@@bjs001001 and what would they track look like? It would probably be boring
@@jayadams27 First of all they can get rid of those Tuff blocks, which have caused multiple crashes over the past few seasons (including the Jett/Forkner crash), and go back to hey bales. They can stop putting skill features right out of a 180 degree turn. Combine that with poor between race maintenance, and you have several guys going down coming out of those tight turns including Jett, Malcolm, Roczen, Sexton, Anderson and Barcia. In my opinion, they try to cram too many features into a tiny space. I guess you must find Motocross unwatchable then. Cause it's a much safer and more open track.
Even when It's easy to see and very clear that the tuff block moves, JT's bike it doesn't seems to be kicked off by the tuff block. For me it's one of those huge mistakes by JT18 trying to ride as wide as possible using all the track and preparing himself for next corner.........Hopefully AF33 is ok!
Forkner also hit that jump face in the middle and not the right side . He didn’t give Jett much room. You see the tough block move but not his front wheel hitting it. That means his back wheel hit it , which will 100% kick your bike out a direction you don’t want it to go !
@@SoleAddictions he gave jett plenty of room. and when u literally land on the complete other side of the jump, room isn’t something we should be talking about
Lawrence rides with no brain.
Wtf are you talking about, you don't need to give that much space to another rider, it is just expected that no one cross jumps. And even if he was on the far right side, which is not reasonable to expect, JL would still hit him. And by the way, he barely touched the tuff block while he was still on the ground, that wouldn't change his direction at all. Not hating o JL, he made a mistake and it happens, but it is silly trying make excuses when its clearly his mistake
The whoop section right before the crash was bananas. What a save
2 laps in a row I believe!? Had me pacing
Did you see Ferrandis get all squirrely in that section? He made the recovery of a lifetime and somehow made it through the turn and then miracle of miracles ... he actually PASSED Mookie in the corner as Stewart was trying to get his bike going. Deelon had to look over his shoulder as if to say 'did I actually just pass for poisition?' Too funny. 🤣
@@gregNFL that was right after Malcom stalled? There was a few moments last night that made the pro's look beyond skilled. Anderson's pass on Tomac on the flat under the bridge blew me away
Great highlight 🙏🏼 appreciate your race updates dog! Keep it up
My first channel to go to for news. Awesome work
Love the triple crown! I hope it never goes away. I also though your analysis on Jett's maturity was spot on. But this is where he becomes more mature. Tell someone why only works sometimes, but when they experience why its a message they carry forever. These are the incidence that make great riders, and I think he. can learn and grow from this and make better decisions in the future, Fun night!
Guys are owning their actions, but incidents are continuing to happen by some of the same actors. Jett certainly did not want to take out Forkner, mid air in which they both could have been injured. Just hope Forkner can have a full season. Good racing so far.
Well put.
Great reporting first of all. GREAT reporting. You really are incredibly good at putting the package together to break down the facts and share it with all of us. So, thank you for that. In terms of the incident last night, stuff like this happens all the time. It's just way more out front in the public consciousness when it's a young kid who is basically the biggest thing to come along since JS7. And speaking of the great one, Jett reminds me a hell of a lot of a young J Stew when he first came on the scene, thinking he had to get out front from the jump, wanting to just destroy the competition to the point of embarrassing them. In the end, Jett will make it through these growing pains, just like James did and he'll be an amazing champion. He comes from a fantastic family who will keep him pointed in the right direction. Aussie moms and dads don't mess around. They got this. As for Forkner, hopefully he'll be okay. That was a tough lick and anyone but a professional athlete would be lying in a hospital bed with multiple serious injuries. But he IS a pro athlete and I kind of feel like he'll be back sooner rather than later. As for a penalty being handed out. PLEASE! Check out some of the Reed/Stewart battles or even further back to the Bob Hannah days. It's a brutal, violent sport. It just is. Let them race.
Thanks Douglas really means a lot 🙏
Love the triple crown format. It's beats watching two hours of battling for gate pick...
It’s racing, it’s unfortunate that it went down like that, but the spectators are the ones making the split second decisions with their bodies on the line!
If you look at any champion in this sport, they’ve all inadvertently taken someone out at some point in time!
Look at the time Stewart landed on Carmichael in the outdoors as an example.
If he had of pulled off a third place finish from dead last…hero status for sure, plus entire field demoralised and left scratching their heads. Unfortunately for Jett it didn’t go his way that race, and unfortunately Forkner went down just as hard…but a lot of this sport is risk versus reward.
I watched this from the stadium and Jett was the fastest through both whoop sections, including the 450s. He was riding like he was trying to eliminate any doubt that he would have beat anyone in the west or the east. I hope Fourkner can return to Daytona, he has had hellish luck.
Love the triple crowns
What's not to like? A lot of riders have talked about the added risk in having three starts per night and that showed itself in ARL. Watching riders having to work their way through the pack makes for good viewing.
Best vid I've seen on this channel so far...
Triple crowns should give 10 points per race win…netting a few more points than your standard win. With bonus points if you sweep all 3. Racing is good, points payout is kinda eh.
I like this idea!
I agree with paying more for winning all 3 races and stuff. I also think they should pay out in heat races for wins like 3 points for winning your heat and then your 26 points for main event. It would make the heats like little main events
This has merit.
Forkner was collateral damage of Lawrence riding like an idiot all night long.
Man I think full speed it looked terrible but now seeing it slow mo it seems like forkner actually managed to kinda land on his feet and roll just before he slammed, so hopefully that prevents him from having any undetected injury or break in the shoulder/collarbone region
Great stuff
Paused this and rewind it and sure enough Jett is cross jumping bad, we’ve learned from the day we laid a tire on the track to ride straight keep your line and do not cross jump. I get it things happen in racing but this was a bit much and no matter how many times you say sorry it won’t make it better. Jett even knew it
I’m confused, you think he meant to cross jump Forkner?
Forkner was jumping straight into Jett as well though so it’s not just Jett’s fault , watch it on slow
The AMA will handle it
OR Not
Love it!
I yelled out loud when that crash happened because it looked really bad for Forkner
I love the triple event ! (MORE RACIN").
I feel bad for Austin and Jett. They seemed to get along well in last weekends press conference. Jett would never do anything like that on purpose and if Austin is hurt and misses Daytona, Jett will hate that especially if thats how he wins the championship because let's face it, it's either going to be Jett or Austin.
Enjoyed the video. I myself like the triple crown.
Is it safe to say Anderson is the new friese 😎
Yeah because Friese has always been known as a crazy fast race winner and championship winner.
I like the racing this year for the most part... Jett is just like Stewart or Ricky when they first came into Supercross. I love the dominant nature and kill mindset.... just needs to be a little more under control and he's good
I thought the exact same thing man. If you look back through Stewart’s history he had some insane crashes and most were purely through him riding on the edge and breaking the barriers of what people thought possible. Remember when he pulled back on to the track without looking at took down Windham I think it was? Complete accidents but similar in a way to what happened with Jett and Austin.
I like the triple crown format. Each moto should award points though.
Unfortunate. Reminds me a little bit of the 'Chadapult'. Once launched... Thank you for the report. Good job!
Well said..
Great content! I am an Anderson fan, but lately he has to hit everybody he passes? That’s why Tomac let him by on the last moto. Like Ricky Charmichael says. If you can’t beat somebody reck somebody who can… Go Tomac!!!❤️🤙🏽✊🏽😜
Everything appeared to be "race incidents " other than Barcia. That was a clear "try to cut a guys front end off" maneuver.
Oh Bam. 🥺🤦♂
Was that enough contact to send Jett all the way across the lanes? the tuff block barley moved
As Rodrigo Salas san said in the comment, I think that the cross jump is an approach to the next turn, but I was taking an action that could be taken as a jump while being a little worried about the distance ... Anyway, AF I hope for a safe and early revival. Another thing I'm worried about is RJ Hampshire, I missed the control and overrun, and after landing on the flat ground from the front, I thought I was hit ... I was very worried because it didn't move for a while.
Track was fast and racing was sweet. The crashes are ridiculous but that's AMA's job to regulate. Not fans, not team managers, not racers.
Jett is the fastest 250 rider but his youthful exuberance gets the better of him. He needs to learn when to back it down not just be sending it 100% of the time.
It's weird because he looked like a seasoned vet last week.
If you watch it slow Forkner jumped toward Jett while taking off from a line way to close to Jett’s line . Jett was in a line that has been pushing everyone from left to right all night . He hits a tough block while in that rut and it sends his bike way over even further , and they collided. Racing incident with fault on both sides not just Jett’s.
Just a thought but I wonder if tough block was moved over during the race by a marshal etc. Seems strange that he was locked into a rut from corner to the upramp and hit it sucks for forkner by was just a racing incident..
Need video evidence from the face side.
Love triple crown racing. Felt bad for Stewart but he's getting faster every race.
That was a wicked crash. . Damm!!!
Barcia was the dirtiest pass by far. The hell was he thinking
Jett clearly clipped the tough block sending him wild just before the jump
Bummer for sure, I want to see either of these guys win the title. Hopefully Forkner is ok.
Yes! INTENT!!!!!
TRIPPLE CROWN for now , Keep em
Personally, I like the triple crown races. I think that it gives more chances for the racers to move up in the points. And it helps to keep the points closer together. It also gives another chance to them if they happen to be wiped out by someone, or a lesser rider. Too many times the guys get wiped out by someone in the first corner, and there's no way that they can catch up. I feel that it helps level the field a bit.
Jett out of control in whoops just before that I saw it coming. Lucky they are not paralized
Every race should be triple crown, as it was years ago. It gives opportunity for the bad fortune racing incidences.
Not the best will always win with one race, but the X 3 races I believe it shows a bit better indication who's better on the night
Every race is a short sprint combined with a tiny overcrowded mostly one line track, it’s little wonder so many riders get hurt.
The top guy will shine in the end!
Crazy man. I know Jett’s just a kid (and I’m a fan) but damn. He didn’t even need to pass Forkner. That was all so silly. Accident or not he was the cause at the end of the day. Also, anyone else like the idea of a Bam Bam vs Ferrandis rivalry? lol
He and forkner were tied going into moto 3...he absolutely needed to get around forkner. He needed 2nd to overall the night.
@@alexlw216 Well I meant like he needed to be patient bro. That shit was silly as hell after nearly dying in the whoops right before.
Any rivalry is ok by me.
I have never seen anyone hit woops as fast as Jet! I would love to see him and Craig race. I think Jett has Christian's speed, but lacks experience. You cannot put the bike down on corners like that...twice! That's why I think Craig would have the edge. Definitely the most exciting guys on 250s.
Truth
The east/west shootout is going to be awesome.
Any news about Kitchen?
Nothing that I've seen yet - Once I hear back about the majority of guys I'll put together a video ✊
Man this race weekend had some crazy moments, Jett was so fast this weekend he was about 5th overall i think with the 450 guys time
Honestly I like the triple crown races. I didn’t like them at all the first season or two they had them, but they were starting to grow on me in 2020, and I honestly missed them last year. As for this incident, I see your point about Jett shouldn’t have even been that far back to begin with, and he was pushing way too hard last night, but I still can’t put too much blame on him. Obviously he didn’t mean to clip the tuff block, and take out Forkner. Maybe he can just learn a tad bit more patience moving forward. Hopefully both guys are ok, and can race next week, because they’re both super talented riders, and are very fun to watch when they are 100%. I also think we have gotta stop penalizing every little thing. You don’t want these guys racing scared of getting penalized just because they get a little aggressive. The only thing that I have seen this year, that I thought legitimately needed to be penalized was Friese taking out Craig like he did, and of course the AMA just turned their heads on that one. But Anderson and Barcia were just two lines coming together, and then the thing with Barcia was just good old aggressive racing. But when you send a man flying halfway down the tunnel, that just crosses so many lines, and Friese has had that reputation for years now.
Can't wait to see roczen to suzuki next year
I agree with everything said here, except the case of Anderson, again. That was a pretty shitty move on Stewart. Malcom was understandably upset about that one, again. What is it with Anderson this year? .. seriously. Every single race the same thing. I agree with Marmaleg, would like to see people like Anderson race a little more cleanly. Anderson basically, once again, T-boned Stewart. There was no way Anderson could have missed hitting Stewart in the manner than he entered that turn, and he knows it.
I saw parallel bikes and Anderson's wheel was closer to the next corner than Mook's. Anderson's bike was between the next turn and Mookie's bike. That's a block. The only way Malcolm could have gotten to the next turn ahead of Anderson at that point (or out of the corner ahead of Anderson) was to go around him on the outside, wait for Anderson to get out of the way and then to go under him or go through him. Malcolm didn't know JA was there. That's on him. You can see Malcolm twitch the bars when he realizes he's turning down into JA. He tries to correct for a split millisecond but can't. (Or chooses otherwise.) Malcolm's front tire hits JA's bike on the brake side cases so there's no T Bone on JA's part. By definition. A lot of riders took the same line Mookie did. No matter, a block is a block. There was almost a T Bone on Mook in M3 at the same place but Sexton hit the brakes (because he was too late for a block pass) and Mookie escaped. My 2 cents. 🍻
@@gregNFL Your assessment is 100% correct. That is exactly what happened. Stewart could (and should) have stayed higher as soon as he noticed Andersen coming, which should have been sooner than he did. Track Awareness. His brother didn't have it, and it seems he doesn't either. I do think that they should review the push though, unnecessary and definitely impeded Andersen's ability to get back on his bike. ( Think Mike Alessi/Tedesco)
It's called a block pass. Malcom should have backed off. Instead he leaned into Jason and took them both out.
Racing was INSANE awesome. I have never seen Anderson ride with such fire, I think Kawasaki gives him a million bucks every time he passes Tomac. GO BARCIA!!!!
I realy want to see Craig and Lawrence race
Donut boy' jacked Forkner. controlled the motorcycle over.
Tuff block cause more wrecks than they are good... take them off the jump faces n down side..
Jett hit a tough block on the face of the finish line.
Triple Crown format can make the 3rd race a parade. It didn’t matter who won the last 450 race
Michael Moseman: Who’s the number 🖕rider now Jett?
Daytona will be amazing! Tied at 47 going in.
That was hard 🤦🏻♂️
Another thing, Anderson seems to pass people clean that he may respect? Takes out people that he doesn’t? That goes for some obvious other riders as well.
The tough block didn't push him at all.....he was completely out of control at the end of the whoops and should have face planted. The angle he left the berm at was an automatic cross jump.....when someone gets removed from the track on a stretcher, MAYBE the AMA will do something?
What should the AMA do? They already make the tracks one-lined, and design them where they can't really go any faster.
Every race should be a triple crown. With a one main format the leaders separate by the fifth lap and freight train through the lappers the rest of the race. Spectators want to see the fast boys dice it up. Three mains allow that to happen.
Team Management NEEDS to address these “what if” scenarios. IF you are in this or that situation, this is what you should do. Big picture guys! Anderson and Jett, c’mon! WTF! This sport is dangerous enough without your impulsiveness!
I used to love the triple crown formula, but this year I'm just not liking it much. Maybe just one event all year? Mix it with a 250 showdown?
Why is Austin's injury still not being released?
Not unusual to wait until Monday/Tuesday. I detailed in the video they are hoping to get another x-ray this week, after a few days it might show up better
Jett is clearly fastest rider out there, but his youth and lack of experience at this level shows, as he’s been making some poor decisions based on lack of patience, which comes from immaturity.
Amen let the kids race
Triple crown needs to stay, but we only need 1 per coast and each of the 3 races should award 1-2 points for that individual race.
Big Hit! What an unfortunate night for both riders.
Well said! The riders takes decisions in a split second as the race goes on, if they're gonna sit back and analyze the risks of all their coming actions before they make a pass like a couple of old fellas playing chess this sport would be shit.
Triple crowns YES
Prado hurlings incident almost identical
Damn Forkner’s pro career has been nothing but one bad season after another. That wreck last night was unfortunate. I doubt Forkner will be seeing a 450 anytime soon.
I'm pretty sure Forkner has a guaranteed kawi 450 ride for atleast one year. I believe he was promised a 450 ride early in his pro career.
@@thewhiteeazye2728 Ummmmmm, not sure anyone would "promise" a one year ride no matter what. Possibly based on results, but no way a guarantee just because. Not to mention, promises don't typically get signed by lawyers.
Its in his contract with kawi that he gets one year on a 450... Its been talked about many many times
When he came on scene I thought he was going to be the next almost Carmichael, but he's been inundated with injuries.
@@jessemccollum937 fair enough but do you think kawi is going to let him move up until he points out of the 250 class? And I said “anytime soon” not ever.
Move the Tuff Block off the edge of the track. They put them too close on the racing surface.
Mannn!!!! I SWEAR I WOULD BE THAT GUY TO SUPERMAN TACKLE SOMEONE OFF THEIR BIKE FOR TAKING ME OUT😂😂 Shooooot, if I die you die to!!!😂😂
jett proved self as a dangerous kook cross jumping forkner. Blaming a tuff block for it is weak. Fast rider,but if doesnt focus on contol and poise will end up as another Barcia type minus the Doughnuts!
I think the triple crown is way better. It allows riders to not push as hard in the main. If they have a bad first main. They can bounce back. It’s all good. Also I think the racing is better seen all the riders are refreshed as apposed to all the riders being worn out at the end of a 15minute main. Triple crown for all rounds I think!
Jett is so far ahead of these guys its going to go down as a battle between him and Craig
If you watch the rest of the riders, that rut is the “heater” line. It crosses the face and the line goes to the outside of the next corner. Racing incident but ultimately Jett’s fault. Just unfortunate.
Yep. That line pushes you from outside before face of the jump , to the inside of next corner . Was happening to everyone . But when people jumped next to each other , the rider on the right would always go super far over to the right . Forkner didn’t do that and rode up the middle of the face ( probably trying to avoid ruts ) and then they collided . shit really sucks to see because I love Jett and forkner is super talented as well . Was looking forward to some good battles between them
👆True
I think like many others, tough blocks shouldn’t not be on the faces and landing of jumps.
Tomac had so many opportunities to push Anderson off the track like he likes to do but didn’t. It’s only a matter of time before he does it to tomac
Points should be 10,10,10.
30 if you sweep. 5 more than a normal race win?
That really sucks for Forkner.. but no way in the world that was intentional from Jett. Just a young kid riding probably a little too hard/sloppy
I even consider myself a Forkner hater but Jett was out of line and riding over his head. To not even give an apology on the podium or anything was unprofessional and childish, everyone’s hyping him up as this next GOAT and it’s getting to his head.
I enjoy watching Jett but I hate seeing that happen to Forkner. Injuries riddle the kids career, Jett was riding over his head clearly and he took out a top 3 competitor for the title. That's a big deal, supercross is a young man's game. We can all agree on that and although the previous years weren't Jetts fault this one was. This comes down to maturity, the kids got talent no doubt and I enjoy watching him just as much as any other rider out there but let's be serious... hes got some growing to do and Forkner would probably get the championship this year because the kid is riding over his ability and he is making mistakes. Forkner is a solid rider and he is consistent. The kid isnt as disappointed as Forkner I can guarantee that and he would probably learn more from his mistakes if he was the one who was too hurt to finish the race because it was on him all day. He was squirrely in the whoops and barely saved it and the very next turn he pulls the biggest rookie move I've ever seen from a pro and takes out a championship contender
Forkner just cant catch a break
Poor Forkner. The way Jett took it makes me feel slightly better that he feels shit about it too. BUT let's be real, if those stupid tuff blocks weren't there or at least moved 3ft out then half the riders wouldn't clip them. but of course, that'll never change.
Jet crossed jump obviously
Fast but out of control
It's almost like Jett has erased the Forkner crash from his memory. If anyone was seriously competing with him this year I'm sure he would of made a mistake and crashed them.