He’s second in the points-just 11 back now after Hunter Lawrence’s DNF-and yes, we need to start wrapping our head around Haiden Deegan on Team USA at the MXoN, right? Deegan’s just checking all the boxes here-outright speed, great physical fitness, smarts, good starts, and all that. He rode very smart, and you have to think that he knew he had the OA when Tom Vialle was catching him in moto two, otherwise we would’ve seen more fight. Haiden Deegan got his first overall of his career in RedBud via 2-3 finishes. Lawrence pretty much nailed both starts and opening laps perfectly, so I suggest Sexton do that also if he wants to stop the streak. He looked very much like Chase Sexton we saw at Pala but a tad slower, which is to be expected right? I texted with Chase to ask him if he was okay with his return, and he was very emphatic that he was not okay with his ride. He fell early in moto two, otherwise he might’ve gone 2-2, but as it is he was all over Ferrandis in moto two and went 2-3 on the day. I thought Chase Sexton’s return to 450MX was pretty good. Gotta think something will open up for DF14, right? I know he’s met with the HEP guys, but they’ve got to figure out things on their end next year for OEM support. Not sure if he was joking or not but I would think Monster Energy Star Racing Yamaha will go with Cooper Webb and Justin Cooper on 450s (maybe Tomac also), so there might not be a spot back with Yamaha next year. When we asked Dylan about next year, he said he’s got nothing right now and maybe retirement is in the cards for him. Whatever he’s doing, Ferrandis has been pretty good lately and much better than earlier in the series. He said the balance of the new YZ450 is still something he’s working on. So, his riding shape is still not where it needs to be, but catching Lawrence is a step in the right direction. Dylan’s concussion in SX sounded like it was very serious, and he told us more about it. He told us on the PulpMX Show the pace wasn’t too much for him, but his fitness still isn’t there yet. Dylan even reeled in Jett a bit in the second moto. Well, Dylan Ferrandis has gone 3-3-2 the last three motos and finally, we might have some consistency from our factory riders not named Jett Lawrence. Right now, it’s Jett’s world and we’re all just living in it. He was looking around for Dylan and mentioned that he was surprised the #14 had caught him so he needed to get back on it. His line selection is so impressive, he rides the edges of the track, he pulls out of berms early to miss acceleration bumps, and he’s just so smooth out there. Like High Point, he was a little more “human” this week in that Dylan Ferrandis caught him in the middle of moto two, but of course, Jett just wicked it up and took off. The Jett got both holeshots and led every lap for his tenth straight 450MX moto win.
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