5 Minutes With... James Stewart
Monday, January 31, 2011 | 4:00 PM
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After a pair of hard crashes in practice, it looked like the Oakland round of Monster Energy Supercross would be a bad one for James Stewart. But years ago, James said “night time is Bubba time” and indeed once the sun set in the Bay Area, the San Manuel Red Bull Yamaha rider was rested and ready. He blazed to a heat race win and then grabbed the lead in the main event when Ryan Villopoto fell. From there he cruised to his second win of the season, and grabbed the series’ points lead, too.
RacerXOnline: Do you play much basketball?
James Stewart: Why?
Because that was a heck of a rebound you pulled down tonight.
Yeah I know. I’ll definitely feel those tomorrow. It was a tough day, but a good night, and I was able to get a good start in the heat race and put some good laps in. In the main event, I got a bad start, and had to go old-school James Stewart there and just make things happen, just because of the mud. Then Ryan washed out the front end, and I just took it from there.
Where you looking forward to a battle with Ryan there when you got into second?
Yeah, but I also knew it was going to be twenty laps. Especially in this mud, you had to be calm. And that’s something I think I’ve done a good job with this year. Just making it happen when it counts. It feels really good after the day I had to come out of here with the points lead, that’s always good.
I know you’ve said you’re not going to change your style, and you’re still going to be the win-or-crash guy. But in the main events this year, you’ve been the smart guy for the most part.
Well, it is what it is. You go from letting it all hang out and people asking if you’re going to back it down this year, and then you have one bad race [last week in LA] and people are saying you don’t have it anymore! So it was good. There were a few people that said I would never win a race again, and that’s one thing I will never forget.
Stewart moved into the points lead with his win in Oakland.
Photo: Garth Milan
That’s some good motivation. So what happened with these crashes earlier in the day?
The first time, I came up short on the triple, it was a little bit bigger than I thought. I went over the handlebars, and hit pretty hard. I got up and did a pretty good lap after that, I think I was second. Then the next practice, same kind of thing, I hit the haybales in this rhythm section and went flying again. It was not good. Not good. So we had to go back and regroup.
Were you at all worried you wouldn’t be back for the races tonight?
I’m not going out like that. I’ve gone out and won a race with a torn ACL, and I’ve done it with my neck all jacked up, stuff like that, so to get to the point where it’s just going to keep me off my motorcycle, it will be pretty bad.
How was the track? Seemed pretty technical.
Yeah it was technical all day. It was just weird, it was so easy, but also technical. I think the whoops made a big difference, and my Yamaha was working awesome through there all day. Then when the rain came, it turned it into a completely different track, it was almost like starting over again. It was all about the start and staying up, and that’s what I was able to do tonight.
Stewart celebrates his second vicotry of the season.
Photo: Garth Milan
Yeah how do you plan for a race like this? It was drizzling all day but never quite turned into a full-on mudder. How do you approach it?
Yeah these are really some of the hardest races. You don’t plan for it, and then I walked out of the motorhome and it’s raining, I was like “Dude, what happened out here?” So we’re switching to roll offs on the gate and stuff like that. But either way, you know it’s going to be a battle and I was fortunate to come out on top tonight.
So you’re officially not done winning races?
No, no. I always take each of these as a blessing, but I’m not done, at least I don’t think I am. And it was cool to see Chad up there, it reminded me of the old days! I just heard the crowd go nuts when he passed into second in the last turn, and I wanted to look back and watch it all, but I was too busy screaming myself. It was fun and good for him that he got second. It turned out to be a pretty good night tonight.
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I think he's talking about you Matthes....................you seemed to have jumped off the James Stewart wagon.
must say its pretty cool to see js7 given the twotwo some credit. Older and wiser I would say
True Champions, grit thought the pain and make things happen. JS7 wants to win more than anyone. People will say if RV didn't fall it would has been a different outcome. That may be true but Hisory proves that consistency wins titles over speed sometimes!! It's going to be a great year if all stay healthy. Hat's off to San Manuel and James' team. Rides like that are very rewarding to us TRUE fans!!
Yeah I love this new found respect between Stewart and Reed! When I saw them shake hands on the podium I was shocked and stoked at the same time! Also, I almost got into a fight in practice when James crashed on the first lap some people got up and started clapping and laughing I was livid! I don't care how much you dis-like the kid but NOBODY deserves that!
Well done! I think we are going to see some more of the "old days" he is referring to, i think Reed's second place fired him up a little bit. It should be good!! I LOVE it that James and Chad went 1-2, too many people are way too quick to write these guys off because of all the "new, hungry, young guys"........those new guys are top notch also, but every single one of them still have to prove themselves against guys like Stewart and Reed, in my opinion that is!! Those two obviously don't buy this B.S. that they are done!!!! And who was it that said they believed JS would never win a race again?? Anyone know??
At the races or here on the boards or watching the podium, there will always be someone being negative. I think negativity towards a rider makes their pitiful existence seem somehow bearable. The racing this year is excellent. Stewart leading the points now will be tough to catch. Cant wait for the Seattle round so I won't be relying on the TV Coverage
JS7 and CR22 have the "veteran champions" bond between them now it seems. Jason W always has the best questions. RacerX hiring Steve Matthes is annoying. I hate having to deal with his stupid crap that he thinks is "funny" along with is horrible writing while just trying to get some SX/Rider info.
oooops my bad Mathes didn't write this!
Also to the women whining about being "Negative", go watch volleyball. Real sports have passionate fans.
i have been follwing this sport for over 25 years and within the first two to three rounds can figure out who is gonna be there at the end for the championship just like other true fans of this sport.Whoever said james wouldnt win another race let alone a championship must have been livin on another planet.
ouch he he he, Ever lined up for a race there pizzaboy? Didn't think so. Nothing wrong with a good volleyball game either.
Congrats again to JS & CR two of my favorite riders. Glad that for now all the BS between them is gone and they are just focused on the racing, Curious what happened while they were off that caused them to be where they are right now. They both seem to be going out of the way to show silly drama is in the past. Hopefully if things get close and the two go head to head it stays this way. Definitely love great racing but can do without the drama
I think they have a new found respect for each other and they both hate RV, so they share something else too. lol RV is too*****y I think even for the both of them.
James is just getting smarter with every race. The dude is doing what he has to for the title in the end and good for him. He has the speed and always will, but now he is riding with his head, so good luck for the competition this year. On top of that, nothing has changed between him and Reedy LOL. James still has almost 2 seconds a lap on Chad so it is like the good old days.
You must always be positive. When someone is doing something you don't like, never say anything. You must have a terrible life if you allow any negativity in it. Don't be a bad person. That's how we do in motocross. I know this because I have never raced because I'm scared so I don't know anything. lol
I would like to see how James reacts to reed when he beats him again, that won't be old.
I was just wondering were all the JS haters are ???
Whipit,,, probably the same why Reed is reacting right now.. The thing is, Reed is getting beat by more riders than JS.
Four weeks ago there was all kinds of JS7 haters saying he's not as fast as he was an blah blah blah where is everyone now lol I guess he's proved all you wrong, we're starting to see the old stewart riding style come back always fun to watch, he's so dam fast
James, can you please show me how to win again. Gee, I never thought it would this hard with you and Chad back..... but I am super pumped to be 2nd this week. Yours Truly, Ryan
Pure Class Bubba
Awesome for REED too. True Champions
Couple of weeks ago on "Bubba's World", JS7 was waiting for his release on his wrist. He's doing commercials, and they play an audio clip of him and an unseen person telling him that he needs to just wait for his doctor's release to ride. The unseen person's voice was CR. They were hidden from the cameras in a motor home. Their conversation was pretty revealing and showed a side of their respect for each other. If you never saw it, then you should. Of course the haters will hate, but the truth is the truth.
Nnot blaming racer-x exclusively, but the moto media in general has fanned the flames of riders grudges and extracurricular antics. Remember jason lawrence, tyler evans, ect. , think back to the days when the media portrayed them in a positive way for thier actions, selling it to us all. Now they bad mouth those same riders, and they are turds. Thats what sell magazines.
Great race!
Just besause some one thinks Stewart is not going to win the championship, does not mean they hate the guy... I for one think he can possible hold it together to win it, but if I was going to Vegas to bet the farm, my money would be on Villopoto. Does that mean that I hate Stewart??? Absolutly not!!!
I think that Canard or Dungey will get a win before Reed does. Reed puts in a good ride every weekend but his starts are so inconsistant. With this group of riders the start is more important than ever before, and a 45-50 second lap time on these tracks is one more reason the start is so important.
I'm too in aw of those guys(JS, CR, RC, RV, RD,TC ect.ect ect.) to ever hate on any of them. I don't know about you, but when i'm at the track i'm trying to emulate any and all aspects of their riding styles.
ITS OFFICIAL PORCELL WILL BE RIDING WEIMERS BIKE AT ANAHEIM 2. ITS CRAZY TO THINK STEWARD HASNT WON A SINGLE RACE YET THIS YEAR. KTM SUX, BUT KNOWS GEOGRAPHY. DONT DRINK ANOTHER MANS CYTOMAX STEWARD.
I'm sure that Chad was just happy to be on the podium and Stewart was happy that RV wasnt on it. Chad being there means less points for RV, and Reed isn't in the points chase. It seems a little much for me to comprehend that they would be cool with each other now. I remember the 09 season they really hated each other and Stewart's team wear Reed Who? shirts. Then you have last year where after the race where Chad went for the block pass and Stewart just gunned it into Reed then after the race Stewart went to CR's RV looking for Chad and screaming how he was going to kill him. After that I saw an interview with Chad saying he wished he was there because he would have kicked his ass.
Porsell isnt riding wimers bike at A2, heard he signed with the IHOP/Mothers milk Huskvarna team for the last half of the sx series. Steward rode well but just like he gave RV the gift last week, Rv gave him a gift this week. I for an I
I agree TRICK then having to apologise for the( traction control) crap they started.
or Erin asking RV "how does it feel to make history tonight" last week. rv looked like: ,what the hell are you talking about"..and "how will DUNGEY do without decoster" ALL abunch of useless crap!!!
JS is doing good but so is RD & RV. I say RD is a dark horse bcoz it will take a few races in to really see how consistency pays. I say JS has to worry more about Dungey than RV bcoz we all know RV makes his mistakes just like JS but RD is rock solid and thats why Dungey is still a real threat. Wait till Reedy figures out his bike and by mid season the points will still be tight unless JS maturity is here to stay then its lights out.
Great race all around. Good track. Good, clean racing. My guess is that the drama will unfold after a few more rounds. Reed isn't done, but he's got his work cut out for him. Can Dungey carry that weight of the number one plate? The season can't be won in one or two races, so we'll have to wait and see.
What is up with Shorty and Alessi? Anyone want to wager that KTM releases Alessi by week 8 and offers some $$$ to Pourcel? Anyone?
As you get older, and I mean in your 40s and 50s you realize that opinions are worth nothing, so Buba just keep your head up and roll it on! These are just punks that hide behind thier comments.
I wouldn't say "Stewart wants to win more than anyone" Shawn81......The top four or five guys capable of winning are "trying" harder this season than we've seen in a while!!! look how close the points for the ch-ship are.....My hats of to James Stewart and crew for a job well done on of the toughest nights yet this season...
RacerX, please remove the idiotic comment above from "rl"!!!! No need for that crap you child!! Reed said in his post race interview with Jim Holley that they were having some issues in Oakland, and that as a team owner he could not accept them. Anyone ever hear what the deal was with that??
I'm a life long MX fan and this year I'm a brand new Bubba fan! James is riding smarter than ever - It really looks like the time off last year has matured him greatly - he's controlled and calculated - no risky passes; but patiently waiting - kinda stalks like Carmichael used too - ride up your ass untill you make a mistake and then go for it! - I had to say my piece - thanks!
Nobody should be hating on any of these guys. I have been critical of Stewie in the past on things, but most of it I think is Brooks, hes a clown. The racers are going to give us one of the best seasons we have had ina long time. To hate on any of them would be a shame. I just want everyone to stay up and the top 4 or 5 to be all out front, just once. Good race and a smart one by Stewie, RV struggled badly, even worse in the main. stewie played it smart too, its going to get even better. We have a long way to go.
JAMES"THE BEAST"STEWART put in a solid smart ride as well as CR,RD and RV was haulin jus made sum mistakes this season is going great and i dont post that much but the "rl" comment was str8 punk S#@T!!
bd200, Very well put, I struggle with Brooks. I miss the smiley, happy go lucky, Stewart back when he was on a Kawisaki. Great respect shown from Stewart, Classy move. Reed and James will show just how fast they still are.... Great season so far!!!
Does anyone know of any way that I can watch the full races from the 2007 MXDN?
The UFC fights this weekend have some exciting match ups. I only bring it up on here because theres an ad for it playing on here.
I know that DeCoster will get better riders for the KTM 450, right now it has been shamefull, Alessi can't even qualify for the mains and last year he proved that if he doesn't get a good start he'll be midpack at the checkers. as for the 250's its too bad Roczen wont race the nationals, the kid is so much fun to watch, and he's fast.
I said Stewart would win last weekend & I was right, he delivered. RV is an awesome rider too, but JS has been down this road before, it was a difficult track & Stewart put it together for 20 laps when it counts, thats experience for ya, it's going to be a battle all the way with that much talent in the top 5, looking forward to it, may the best rider win! Now we get too see what Dungey & Reed are made of also.
The kind of racing we are seeing is what every MOTOCROSS lives for! Can anyone say THANK YOU to JS7, RV2, CR22, RD1, and TC 41... Oh and these only include some from the 450 class..
James, i gave you props after your first win and props to you again . Never was a basher or doubted your speed or heart but wondered about your motivation after all seat time , the intense battles and crashes with RC, the injuries Its hard to explain but when you were coming up i could feel the joy and passion we share for MX .When you stopped doing outdoors and showed up half ass at Unadilla well................. u know. Anyway your off the mat and standing tall. Good on you bubba. Now get you a** outdoors or you suck ! (kidding)
JimM
CarlsbadCa
RC said a couple of broadcasts ago the one thing you dont want Chad to have is confidence and 22 is getting there . As for 7 looks likes he still lets it hang out as much to me, just like 2 and 41. Heck if James dyed his hiar red it be hard to tell the difference. Alot of similarities between 1 and 22 also . JB and 24 will see the podium this year and thats an accomplishment. Is it May yet.
JimM
CarlsbadCa
#7. bad ass motherf*cker.
but in all reality, anyone that makes a 450 main event is one bad dude.
Pourcel would be crazy to pick up a ride right now, on Weimers kawi, or Alessi's katoom. No real bike test time, no properly implemented fitness program, and everyone else has 4 races aleady, while he has none. I dont think that is the way he wants to do it at all. This is his shot at the BIG time. His first season on a 450 is a special one, and he wants to do it right, or not do it at all. Its not like Canard, borrowing the honda 450 for the last 5 races, ( he rides a 250f honda), and the outcome wasn't as important, it was just seen as valuable seat time. Pourcel is not looking for seat time, he wants to come out blazing, since he is going straight to the outdoor nationals on a 450 this summer. Canard went straight to the 'lites' outdoors, and didn't move up, until this year...... I will very surprised, if Pourcel really does it. I don't think its in his best interest, do you?.
oops, sorry, I forgot this was an article about bubba.
And remember, 'the season doesn't start til daytona'...
This season is the best ever that I can remember. By now usually guys are dropping like flies. Thanks to all the riders for the show its well worth every penny.
James gave his whole amateur career to Kawasaki and they went with Villopoto...I don't care who Bubba is riding for he has to beat the Kawi Korporates for suddenly doing business elsewhere. The way James rides nobody can pass up on him, fan or not make some noise!!
James is becoming wiser.. Am pretty sure the wise words and guidance of Johnny O' is playing a big part. Am sure JS7 is pretty pumped to beat RV2.. As he knows, he snatched away Aldon Baker as trainer.. And as for the comments that Kawa went somewhere else as BubbaBoi wrote.. that's utter rubbish.. JS7 wanted to have the big bucks and ride SX only... Something Kawa does not do.. They will pay big bucks but expect a rider to ride SX & MX. Yamaha & L&M were willing to cough up the money...
For now.. Two riders stand out... Am anxious to see how things will fair when RV2 and JS7 go against each other in dry conditions...
replying to trick concerning CP... The guy has too much pride.. And what was he thinking? Rumours icirculate.. He was asking an absurd high price to ride in the 450.. Mike Fischer was right to refuse his demands... As did the other team managers.. (Rumours he was asking more as a base salary than a RV2??)... As for the MX season.. He still has to find a team... Only team owner who still believes in CP is Mitch (Payton)... For the rest.. CP burned his bridges by his stupid attitude... Ride first to win.. Money will come afterwards...
Yeah, i agree with you on the $ issue of pourcel, holding out. Dumb move. But thats not what I was saying in my post.
dude you are one of the people that needs to retire, from the start you shouldnt even be on the track.
I swear JS7 fans have a chemical imbalance or something.....summary so far: So RV and JS7 both have two wins. When RV wins, he's lucky JS7 crashed. When JS wins, he's taking it easy and riding in control and is this so-called "new" rider who uses his head. The only thing JS7 has done consistently this year is crash when you look past main events. How is this different than years past? And now since he has won the most recent round the JS7 fans are coming back out of the woodwork and no other ride has anything for him again. I have nothing against Bubba but his die-hard fans are on another planet. You jump all over everyone who is "hating" on JS7 but if you're asked anything yourselves it's "all hail James Stewart" and noone has anything for him. RV has got something for Bubba this year, get over it. I also have a feeling 22 and 41 are going to bring some heat to JS7's back wheel a few times this season. Enough with the crap about how Bubba is this whole different rider now, we're 4 rounds in and he's hit the deck how many times?
Retardcross, How many times has RV hit the the deck ?? I like RV, and i'm sure he will bounce back,, but that may be the worst I have ever seen him ride.
mxmofo, I have to agree with Retardcross to a point. Not all, but some Stewie fans have said just that. When RV won, its because Stewie went down. But when RV falls, they talk about how great and smart Stewie rode. Which is true, he has looked great at times, like in Oakland, but RV looked awesome at Pheonix too, better than Stewie. But nothing was said like that from a few Stewie fans. But I agree RV looked vaery uncomfortable on the track at Oakland, one of those days I guess. I think he was lucky to get the position he got. But Stewie looked bad in practice, but he stayed prety calm, sat out the second one, and got a great start in the main after blitzing his heat race. He seems very focused right now to me.
I dont know if I agree with that or not. I think it depends on each race. In Oakland, RV couldnt get out of his own way.. Stewy went down whn he as in front of RV.. Rv went down in front of JS, but then RV had a very very hard time getting by Reed.. It just depnds on each race, and how they are riding. In Oakland, JS was by far the best rider. There hasnt been a race yet that you could say that about RV.
Retardcross, I agree 100%. I would have added RD1 with 22 and 41 also. A2 comin up!!!!
Rtardcross,, just maybe the fans are coming out of the woodwork,, because JS is riding finally ..... You think that could be the reason ????
"RetardX"...i think you are exaggerating just a little bit about the JS fans. I'm not seeing much of that at all, and what is being said is being said fairly equally about RV smoking JS this year by his fans. I actually think these boards are overall much more sensible than seasons past. It's really true that these guys are so close that each week will be ripe for uncalled for declarations of dominance.....this season will yo-yo back and forth i believe, just enjoy!!
mxmofo, get off JS7's johnson lol. As if you really just said there hasn't been a time where RV looked better than JS7 this year....seriously? How about RV reeling him in before JS7 washed out? My mistake, that wasn't "straight-up" was it? I never made reference to RV not hitting the deck, I know he has. But also, RV isn't automatically put on this pedestal as the best rider out there even when he isn't like JS7 is. The benefit of the doubt needs to stop going to JS7 as the "best" guy out there. That's not the case anymore, he's got some work to do to prove this, a lot of work. And yes, I forgot to mention RD1, I think he will have a big ramp-up in steam over the next few rounds.
mxmofo, I'm just bugging you too don't get too rattled by some of my comments. I'm actually enjoying this argument quite a bit. whatever, I agree the boards are actually somewhat reasonable this year too, but I have yet to see RV hailed as god by his fans. I'm actually not too biased on who I cheer for, I'm actually a big Reed fan. I just get tired of hearing about JS7 and how he can do no wrong. He's lucky he can throw down fast lap times, or he'd only be known as the most arrogant and dangerous rider ever lol.
RetardX,, when this year has it taken JS 2 or 3 laps to get by Reed ??? NONE !!! Also, when RV wins a few championships, and goes undefeated in MX, maybe he will get put on a pedistal. JS has NEVER lookes as awful as RV did in Oakland... Sorry, thats a fact !!! Face it, you just HATE to see JS win....
Whats up with all of the Drama-queen MX fans now..haha...sometimes i feel like i'm reading comments on FoxNews.....All of these riders Kick "A" and the season is still young. Thanx to all of these great riders for giving me the best damn entertainment i could ask for!!
Lol mxmofo, let's not get stupid here, I can tell you're on the verge of tears. It's like I'm burning your bible in front of you because I am not praising JS7. What's this have to do with "getting by" Reed? Reed's one of the fastest SX riders ever and finished 2nd on the weekend, by less than 2 seconds!! You're making him sound like a slouch, which he definitely is not. Reed has challenged JS7 more than a few times on a SX track. Slow start to the season for Reed this year though? Definitely. And speaking of RV looking "awful" (with exception to his crashes), what does it say about your god JS7 then that Reed finished less than 2 seconds behind him if he is as brutal as you make him out to be? We could split hairs all day, but I'm kinda over it. I should have known better than to try reasoning with a JS7 superfan because no matter what happens in reality he's always faster and always woulda/shoulda/coulda won ;-). I wish I had someone to believe in and was as dedicated to one person as much as you, I'd probably be a better person lol.
k so im a big fan of js but an even biger fan of the the hole ssupercross sport iv been watching bubbas world seenc it first aird an like the dudes wild rideing and i have to say week befor last i was totaly mad about js washing the front end and giveing away the win to rv but he did an awsome job this past week that yamaha must be runing a nos kit the way js is rideing it its just nice to see some one come back from an injury like that an come back to shut every one the hell up no way is his career over it would make my year to see that s and m yamaha on the top of the podium at the seasons last race an i think its vary likely long as js can manage to keep that dam front tire from giveing away
RetardX,, yo sure do think you're all that,, dont ya ?? Dont break your arm patting yourself on the back.. The " getting by Reed " deal mans that JS has yet to tak 2 or 3 laps to pass Reed... Do you understand now ? If you think JS was riding hard at the end of the race,,,, you are a moron !!! I'm not " dedicated " to JS,, but you sure are " dedicated " to everyone but JS..
RetardX,, ( what an appropiate name ),,, I think you are on the verge of tears,,, because you simply cant admit that JS is the fastest SX rider now,,,, and its KILLING you !!!! hahahaha..
Do you think B.A.M. means Bad Ass Mother@*%$*! ?
Lol wow.....check your Oakland lap times at www.sxgp.com for a reality check. JS7's average lap time was 0.095 seconds faster than Reed's average lap time in the main event. That's almost negligible. You call that JS7 dominance and Reed being a roadblock? Also on a side note, RV had the fastest lap of the main. Just thought I might throw that out there too. You don't seem to get that I'm not taking credit from JS7, the guy rips. The media and hype around your boy is ridiculous, he's not wiping the floor in the 125 class anymore. He is NOT above the competition, and he's not the only rider out there. I have trouble letting ignorance have the last word, I was going to try to stay away from this thread after my last post lol.
RetardX, last time I checked, the first person to get the checkered flag won,,, not the average lap time.. Also,, I never said Reed was a roadblock,, now did I ??? Making things up is usually a sign of ignorance..
People can say what they want about each rider point is can any of you beat them i think not lol. Some of ya'll need to quit bumpin your gums an just watch the the races. They call Ricky the Goat so i guess they can't call JS7 the fastest man on the planet. So just shut ur pie holes
If we shut our pie holes,, you wouldnt have nothing to read, now would ya ?
Villopoto didn't snatch up Aldon Baker, I heard Bubba wasn't scrubbing well with him. As for James and Kawasaki he broke all the amateur records with them and they supposedly didn't even make an offer...,was it becasue of "supercross only" or did they think Ryan Villopoto was the future of dirt bike racing? You can bet against Stewart cause he crashes but to keep getting up and be the fastest again is pretty amazing to witness. To be willing to die to win is select company.
Retardx, i don't think there is anything lucky about throwing down fast lap times, as u say about Stewart, he is one of the most talented riders in the world, just ask RC. There are alot of fast riders in the series, anybody could win on any given night, it comes down to starts, talent, experience & conditioning. I would like to see JS or RV with the #1 plate as either is deserving, but it's a long season, anything can happen, we'll see, I hope they stay healthy so we can enjoy the SX & the true MotoX, AMA Outdoor Series head to head!
BubbaBoix2: Well.. I heard those rumours as well... But again... Bear in mind he stayed on for 3 yrs with JS7... And some might say.. Aldon felt JS7 was focused too much on other stuff like the reality show etc..etc... Maybe.. Or maybe Aldon wanted to move on.. And here rumours do circulate that RV2 was more than eager to acquire his services.. We will never know (unless Aldon comes clean).. As for the Kawa affair regarding JS7... Let's say, Kawa has a reputation in putting a salary cap to their riders (In some ways.. Good and others.. Stupid.... That is open to debate ) Happened to RC back in '01.. Even though here Kawa could have easily matched it.. But RC wanted out and for some reason he was drawn to Honda (which in turn also did not work out whe negotiaitions came in '04)... Plus RV2 was doing well in the lites class and compared to the demands of JS back then.. He was a bargain.. Do not also forget that Kawa also learned from their mistakes last year giving a huge salary to Reed.. And look what he gave them in return... ? Of course, not entirely his fault, being ill and so on.. Still He never got to grips with the Kawa.. (Which is strange as in the Aussie SX.. he won the damn championship)
All in all.. I think back then Kawa made a stupid decision not making an effort to keep JS7 (But hell... The managers back then... whether it be a Roy Turner or a Mike Fischer.. Were known to be not to bright and still are..) Despite he crashing a lot.. I agree... Nothing more fascinating seeing JS7 remount and give a hard charge back to the front of the field...
Retardcross & mxmofo.. Interesting argument here... In a way I can relate to the both of you... Myself a JS7 fan.. But being realistic and not a uber fanatic.. RV2 seems the only rider to match JS7's speed and let's face it... Once RV2 is in front.. He seems a pretty hard catch... Hate to admit it... As for JS7... He seems riding differently than the past years... Maybe he finally matured? (O'Mara's coaching is maybe playing big part) Or gotten slower.. God forbid! Ha,ha...
As for Reed... Hey.. He's approaching the twilight of his career... And respect to the guy for starting his own team (Even though he can easily afford it).. He still wants to race.. And even though am no fan what so ever of him.. I would think it great if ever he can find the speed and maybe luck to be up front and bang wheels with the top 4... Js7, RV2, RD5 and TC41....
Can not wait to watch the following races....
Since when is Stewart buddy's with Reed? LOL. What a joke this guy is. Bubba is such a fraud.
tomktm,, Oh, I see,, Bubba is a fraud, but Reed is not.. Thats logical thinking..
I would think its pretty tough to call him a fraud,, especially when he's got the points lead.. Sure is strange how some poeple think..
mxmofo, you havent seen a race yet were RV looked better than Stewie?? In RV's two wins I thought he looked way better than Stewie. To start out in 12th place, and Stewie got the holeshot. And run him down by lap 10 or so, I think that speaks for itself. And JS looked more than awful in ST.Louis in 2009, or did you forget?? He crashed about 3 or 4 times and finished about 15 seconds behind Reed at least. He looked very uncomfortable and off his game. Alot worse than RV did the other night. And its not Stewie first and only time. He is human.
bd200,, RV looked good in LA. JS can pass poeple like no other, thats a fact.. RV looked horrible in Oakland.. Lets not forget,, RV hasnt even finished a full season in SX yet..
mxmofo still sucks his mom's teets and cries when they go dry
another example of some of the levels of maturity on here.
awesome racing...... boring comments that go around in circles... bench racing is good part of our sport but most of this crap people write on here is soap box rubbish that i will call '***** racing'.... grow up .... i hear 22 & 7 have a bit more in common now more then just 2 sx , 1 mx and 37 wins each or whatever it is im hearing 7 is either the owner or maybe part owner of the team he rides for so maybe the boys have a different outlook... 7 & 22 rivalry was only slightly more animated then 4 & 22 there is a lot of pride on the line for these guys ..... they all deserve a little BOOM for encouragement stop bagging the let them live there lives their way.... media has a lot to answer for making mountains out of molehills
Reed and Stewart talking in private somewhere....:
Stewart: Hey Chad, maybe if we stop hating each other, the 'haters' will go away...whadda'ya think ?
Reed: Yeah James, maybe you're right. The fans on your side hate me, and the ones on my side, hate you. Hate sucks. Lets just go ride and have fun with it. Last one to the finish line is a rotten egg.
Stewart: Yeah, chad, I think you are right. If we give them nothing to work with, maybe they will just go away.
Reed: See you on the podium, my friend...
Is there any rider out there thats a bad guy as far as his racing? Last year Emig said Villopoto "went for the jugular" taking out Dungey in the same race that he later got hurt. Hanson also put a veteran move on a rider last week and then he got beat by Tickle. Is racing fair and/or does it reward the good guys on the track?
Bubba's not out there to take anyone out, he's just a gear higher than most of the lappers. He gets bad press for running into riders but he doesn't t-bone people like Reed did to him (where Reed broke his own wrist).
Once, I was watching the outdoors on tv, and ricky totally cleaned out joaquim rodriguez, on a big down hill sweeper, taking his line, and punting him off the track. Afterwards, they showed the clip to ricky, and he said "hey, I'm trying to go fast... If you see me comin' ....get outta my way." . It must be hard to ride good, when there are people in your way that are going so much slower.
There is a famous outdoor video where James and Ricky's lines came together and they both crashed. Ricky put up his arms waving "WHAT ARE YOU DOING?" assuming the accident was Bubba's fault. They didn't show the beginning of the race where Ricky crashed and was scrambling back to the front in a hurry too. But that's just a testament to gritty racing none of them want to let off and let someone go by but Bubba took the heat.
That crash was Budds Creek I think, and RC won going away because "Bubba" laid there like he was hurt. Like he always does when he screws up. He landed on RC, there lines didnt come together.
It was at unadilla, I just watched it about 50 times on utube.
Yes it was unadilla. I was there. 30'. Away rc threw js. Bike aside and went back to haulin. There is no crying in mx But my wrist. Waahhh. Does not even compare to what RV s. Injurys
OUTDOOR. MX IS TO HARD. REAL RACERS RACE. ASK THE GOAT !
Bubba was in like 5th gear on that downhill and he hit his head really hard, it wasn't a hangnail. He ended up landing on Carmichael but Ricky was swerving taking different lines after slamming his own head in a crash minutes before. What about in supercross when James was trying to get back on the racetrack and Preston ran into him- still Bubba's fault again? Nowadays he looks more patient and less stressed either way.