THIS WEEK IN MXA: WHY THE SMX PLAYOFFS ARE DANGEROUS FOR THE 450 CLASS

Jett Lawrence is already riding on an all-time high with a consecutive 22 moto win streak, and with only one weekend off coming into the SMX playoffs, he’ll now be able to test his skills on a hybrid style SX/MX track (which many assume to be more like Monster Cup). Why is this bad for everyone else? Because his momentum outdoors will carry into these races, where he’ll get his feet wet racing on Supercross-style tracks, and that momentum will again carry into the next season, which is the 2024 Supercross series…

In This Week in MXA, episode number 141, presented by O’Neal, Josh Mosiman reviews the 2023 Ironman National, the final round of the Pro Motocross season, touching on Jo Shimoda’s 250 Overall win, Justin Cooper’s crash, Ty Masterpool’s “non-riding related” appendix injury and more.

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