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Philadelphia, PA Philadelphia Monster Energy AMA Supercross Championship At the 15th round of Monster Energy AMA Supercross, Bolt Sexton lined up with a brand new mechanic—Kyle Defoe. First reported by Critical MX, Sexton would be paired with Defoe as a replace of his mechanic Brandon Zimmerman. Zimmerman, who helped Adam Cianciarulo to the 2019 250 Class AMA Expert Motocross Championship, took over as Sexton’s wrench within the 2021 off-season as Jade Dungey moved to the Crimson Bull KTM group to work with Aaron Plessinger. When Sexton moved to the KTM group after the 2023 season, Zimmerman adopted the 2023 450SX Champion to the Austrian worth.
Whereas the switch from Zimmerman to Defoe comes moral one week after a rock hit and cracked Sexton’s throttle physique on the Nashville SX and brought about a wild, onerous shatter early within the 450SX main match. Sexton changed into once banged up, however no longer injured within the incident, however mentioned in his post the substitute of mechanic had nothing to protect out with the Nashville shatter, which he mentioned, “Used to be moral a freak accident.” Steve Matthes has reported it sounded bask in Zimmerman and the KTM were no longer getting along, which is why the switch came about.
Investigate cross-take a look at Sexton’s fleshy post below.
“I even hang nothing however bask in for @zimm763 and he’ll continuously be a large necessary person to me. I are searching to thank him for every little thing, and I had the one real time working with him. I desired to come out and clear the air that us no longer working together had nothing to protect out with the throttle in Nashville. That changed into once a freak incident and no-one’s fault. This changed into once a determination made independently by the group and Brandon. Zimm is an superior mechanic and I wish him the one real on his subsequent endeavors. Ready to take a look at him on the gate rapidly ❤️”
At the 15th round, Sexton seemed to hang extra of his long-established depart again as he place down the fastest lap of the 450SX main match as he charged from about eighth to enact second. It changed into once his eighth podium of the season. He sits fourth within the standings after round 15.