Unpopular opinion People paid money to see this.

[@khrisfreitas864]

Those kids rode there hearts out , the top 4 were jumping the other big jump, was there saw them race , give him his trophy and let him enjoy the fact he cleared it and stuck the landing

[@dylansowder6617]

Kid deserves a bonus!

[@Tegridy_Rc]

Win or no win on paper, doesn’t matter this kid is riding a 65 and everyone including teams saw what he did! He won regardless and the notoriety definitely means more than anything at this point.

[@Bryan-jd7os]

Absolutely ridiculous

[@rebelyankee4458]

WTF! ?! I watched the race and never heard anything about him being docked or penalized. The announcers gave him big props

[@KR15ING]

This was a WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP level PROFESSIONAL track. If the organizer's aren't allowed to stop 8 year olds jumping the big jumps, the alternative is they can't be invited to take part next time. Also teaching kids to not follow rules if it suits them is an easy way to destroy society.

[@tjwarth344]

THE AMA NEEDS TO RETHINK WHAT THERE VALUES ARE!!! Poor kid!!

[@jimbo4203]

Great idea let's put kids on dirt bikes made for jumping and then put them on a race track full of jumps and tell them not to jump ! 😅that's just Crazy

[@whiteknight1246]

The rule was for 1 jump only.

[@G-TownJoker]

Absolutely the stupidest reason I have ever seem someone penalized and had a win taken away for. In any type of racing. This is beyond stupid

[@whiteknight1246]

Do you think the other riders couldnt send that jump? They most likely didnt jump it because the rules was to not jump the finish line. Grey ignored the rule, arguably gained an advantage and won. Now, should they have had the no jump rule to start with? Thats a different conversation.

[@Shelleys1991]

@@whiteknight1246the kid deserves a medal for going against the grain alone. Holding a middle finger up to the stupid people who made and uphold a rule like this. You would sit well on a board of execs but not a mx bike I’m sure. White knight you’re a pen pusher not a go getter of life is my take on your opinion. Take care sitting at your keyboard,warrior. 🔥🏁🇬🇧

[@KR15ING]

Breaking the rules is a stupid reason to be penalized?

[@whiteknight1246]

@@Shelleys1991 ah yes F authority! It obviously paid off. He lost the race because he cheated, supercross is not a rebels sport, they follow a 200 plus rule book set by the AMA. If you want to be edgy on a dirtbike supercross is not the place for you. If you want too make money racing a dirt bike there are rules.

[@Shelleys1991]

@@whiteknight1246 if rules weren’t made to be broke especially stupid ones then USA would still be owned by Britain and slavery would still exist in the west. Rules aren’t always right white knight.

[@DrAJ_LatinAmerica]

The kid got ripped off. He just got bullied by adults

[@kurtheidelbach]

Yeah, surely it had nothing to do with him not following the rules like the other riders did LOL. All adults fault LOL

[@adamwelsh5744]

@@kurtheidelbachApparently they were allowed to jump it the last few days during practice, only minutes before the race did they decide they couldn’t. An amped up 11 year old in the middle of winning a race isn’t going to remember that

[@kurtheidelbach]

@@adamwelsh5744 Uh yes, racers at that level remember LOL. If not he learned that he needs to in the future.

[@NoniCatty]

Very sad … Agree

[@brucemorrison3563]

He is not a kid.He`s the man.Dangerman!Get him a super hero cape.

[@Iwasthewalrus]

Nah, he won. Dont put the kids on the pro's track if they can't ride the track.

[@whiteknight1246]

After thinking more about this, there are 2 seperate issues, Should they have had the rule is different than enforcing the rules given. They should probably just let them jump what they felt they could jump. That being said, they did issue this rule to the entire field of racers, and grey, arguably, gained an advantage breaking the rule, that brennan followed. So the position doc should stand, because brennan probably couldve also jumped the finish jump too, but didnt because he was following the rules.

[@rico8089]

It was definitely wrong for the SMX officials to allow the 65cc to jump the finish in practice, then 10 minutes before the gate drop they decided to change the rules because it would be bad for the broadcast if one of the kids got hurt live on tv. Also, bs that they knew they were going to dock or disqualify Carter, but they hid that information on the broadcast to avoid the boos. Because the crowd and viewers loved seeing him clear that jump, they praised him on the podium and then stole his win.

[@Card_Threapy]

Reaching out to Travis Pastrana new prodigy

[@maxracingteam23]

Complete bullshit! Let the kids ride!!! Don’t put them on a track this gnarly and tell them they can’t do certain jumps

[@Mikenbikez]

That’s racing the ones who take the bigger risks usually win even with adults

[@h20mxracer222]

That is TOTAL BS!!!!

[@Leland387]

Idk how you punish a little kid for pushing the envelope. Might as well start docking deegan and Jett… bad look on the sport to be honest. Everybody in the crowd and on the internet is proud of the little guy not right punishing a kid for nothing

[@whiteknight1246]

@@Leland387 they do dock them when they break the rules, when they cut the track, jump on medical flags, run illegal bikes, when they ride to dirty, etc.

[@Leland387]

@@whiteknight1246 I’m a deegan fan he has me hooked but there are multiple occasions in sx where he wasn’t docked, and other riders was. Off the top of my head Anderson was docked for almost the same spot of the track but far less gas then deeg. There is bias for sure in the sport.

[@reese3407]

Remind me of planet fitness. They're trained to dumb it down because everybody can't do it... It will single handedly Ruin the sport

[@roosdad1]

U mentioned tomac, and the aussie kid but didn't mention the first person to quad thru the rhythm section at Charlotte!?

[@whiteknight1246]

So if the AMA rule says 249cc displacement, and you bring a 280cc and win, the AMA should just let it slide because you won? Argue the rule, not that they enforced a rule given to the field.

[@adamwelsh5744]

Not being allowed to complete an obstacle that it part of the course is a bs rule. Not even close to a displacement type rule

[@whiteknight1246]

@@adamwelsh5744 again thats a different argumment, im not talking about if a rule is good or not, they implemented a rule 20 riders followed the rule, 2 riders did not, they got penalized. Thats how rules work.

[@whiteknight1246]

@@adamwelsh5744 if youd like a better rule comparission, its like jumping on a red cross flag. Its a saftey imposed non obstical completion rule, you jump on a red cross you lose positions.

[@mattcash7215]

It sucks but the do the same rule for d class no triples or big table tops, but that is typically to keep the sandbaggers away

[@TurtleRacingProducts]

Why didn't they do what they do with the pros and modify the track? It would have taken 5 minutes to put in a little speed bump that would have prevented it and nobody would have felt the pain! 5 minutes to install and 5 minutes to remove. That's all it would have taken as much time as they waste in a day they had time to spare

[@kurtheidelbach]

🤣🤣🤣

[@KR15ING]

Why couldn't the 1 kid just be expected to follow the rules though? The kid in 3rd could have won by deciding not to follow the rules and cut a section of track. Would you be advocating for a wall around the track to prevent that?

[@TurtleRacingProducts]

@KR15ING this is not cutting the track though. This is a kid doing what he needs to do to win. If they're worried about safety do something about it. Don't try to tell a racer not to be a racer. This is by far the dumbest comparison I've ever heard! Apples to beef jerky!

[@connorodcod]

Rules be rules. You don’t punish this next time he’ll be doing under a yellow flag because he thinks it’s cool and suddenly someone’s hurt

[@infidelmat]

No, the unpopular position is this: if this was made clear in the riders meeting that the double was off limits, then its his own fault. Pro riders are expected to know the track rules, and breaking them because its 'awesome' is THE WRONG MESSAGE TO SEND TO YOUNG RIDERS!!! Last thing you want is for riders to ignore track rules and expect forgiveness. So if this was a clear rule for this class, then Hopper and all are 100% wrong. And also who cares, everyone knows what he accomplished, especially the factory teams. You can disagree about the banning of the jump, but the risk reward of 8-12 year olds sending it for adults amusement is insane. But then again people are too used to the entertainment industry exploiting kids and putting them into harmful situations because.....

[@jpesicka492]

They let them jump it for 2 days and only warned them 10 minutes before gate drop. His coach at the gate then said, jump whatever you are comfortable jumping. So if anything you can blame his coach but do not blame the child for racing within his comfort zone just as he did for the previous 2 days.

[@whiteknight1246]

I agree with you, the rule was issued to the field and he broke it and gained advantage. Now, should they have had the rule? Im still undecided.

[@user-mo8tm4jw2l]

the kids i know that do this kind of stuff would do it with an audience or without. i wouldnt call it for an adults entertainment. Its just a kid riding, he probably should have followed the rules from the riders meeting or have his coach try to get them changed rather than breaking them. Hes also a kid and kids will be kids. period. They do not think about this kind of stuff. Just winning and having fun.

[@infidelmat]

@@jpesicka492 they made the rule BECAUSE they were jumping it, something that was not expected. Are you saying the kids are too dumb to not jump it because they were before? It's not like they broke it out every time.

[@infidelmat]

@@user-mo8tm4jw2l it's not adult entertainment lol, it's the profit industry of entertainment at the cost of the performers safety (especially children) that is of concern. Kids will do alot of stupid stuff for no money, that's why they need adult guidance. Whether it's sending huge gaps on the moto track, jumping off your house, or playing with black powder and chlorine bom*s, or mimicking Johnny Knoxville, it's a pretty common understanding that kids need to be protected from themselves, and the pressures of performing to be number 1 before you even hit puberty. Is anyone an actual parent here? 😂

[@Shelleys1991]

It’s a clown woke world we live in. Give the kid a break man and give him the props he deserves 🔥🏁🇬🇧👍

[@DesertRatMX]

ABSO FREAKIN LUTELY!

[@2009captainpaul]

Just another state of affairs in this day and age sadly. Let's wrap everyone up in bubblewrap so they don't hurt themselves. Next they will stop giving 1st, 2nd and 3rd prizes and trophies to these kids because apparently, everyone is a winner but if they're not, it will hurt their feelings and emotional well-being for the future. When I raced here in Australia in the 1980's the bigger the jump, the more determined we were going to hit it, and most did. What a crappy world we live in these days folks.

[@Proton-m4y]

Like Tomac and the Lawerance Brothers (they’re cookie cutter dudes now. Jett used to be fun to listen to during interviews. Now he’s just by the book)? What about a dude named Deegan? I know, I know, doesn’t always have to be about Deegan. But… if you’re going to talk about dudes with cojones… you can’t not mention the dude. I agree though. The AMA screwed this one up.

[@normandbaillargeon2214]

Who finished second and who are they friends with. Just asking

[@kurtheidelbach]

Why does your banner say he was disqualified. A warning? It's not a series. How would a warning do anything? He feels like he did something wrong? Well sure that's because he did LOL. They did influence and groom him. He walked away with a podium. He got his fame he wanted for violating the rule and he learned that violating rules has consequences. Pretty straight forward.

[@Papparratzi]

You are wrong Hopper. This kid deliberately violated the rules. It’s not like it was accidental or he didn’t know it was wrong. An adult gave him very bad advice. His coach said, if you think you can do it, do it. That’s not leadership or a good role model. In fact it’s quite dangerous. Safety rules are not arbitrary. Know that riders don’t get to determine which ones they want to obey. Thats the way it goes in life. Don’t be a dumb ass and encourage kids to make their own rules or that the rules don’t apply to them. Don’t like the rules? Fine, be an ADULT and take them up with the sanctioning body

[@DADSGETNDOWN]

Just like everything else, they are grooming him, he broke the rules.

[@Plinkerrboy]

They need to stop! Focus on the flaggers first before you try to talk about “safety” and start removing jumps. flaggers have gotten more people hurt than anything else

[@nickbellinger1047]

that's weak as piss. good job young fella

[@merdith6]

He must not be the kid with Rich parents

[@TurtleRacingProducts]

Damn shame

[@ryanhale8013]

Break the rules pay the price....this is the difference between democrats and Republicans...Trump 2024

[@Rscanmx13]

Don't put Kids on the track if you don't want them to race it he one that race because of that jump

[@KR15ING]

So because 1 kid couldn't follow the rules, none of the other kids should get the opportunity to race🤔

[@Matthew-zw9su]

Was he informed of this rule at the riders meeting before the race? It is as simple as that.

[@KR15ING]

Apparently it was a late announcement, but yes they WERE told before the race.

[@AsaNne-hg7xe]

Don't want the kids to jump the double, put a speed bump(square edge woop if you want to call it that)in front of the jump. After the kid race, simply remove it. Don't punish the kid for your lack of foresight.