James Stewart Update
Monday, March 19, 2012 | 7:50 PM
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PrintHere is an open letter from James Stewart regarding his crash on Saturday night in Indy:
March 19, 2012
I just wanted to personally take the time to check in with you all after this weekend’s race. Over the past few weekends we as a team have been working really well and built up some solid momentum that carried us straight into Indianapolis. The practice sessions were good. We were able to go fast and the team and I were really excited to get out there and race. But unfortunately it didn’t play out the way we expected it to and I was unable to finish out the night.
As for right now, I’m heading in for further checks and after that we’ll reevaluate this weekend’s race in Toronto. We’ll keep you all in the loop as this goes, but right now I wanted to thank all of you for the support. To my fans, my team, my sponsors, my family, my friends; everyone out there that’s been supporting me; THANK YOU. I’ve seen a lot of posts online, been reading through the well wishes and everything else. And it’s really cool to see you guys looking out for us riders.
Thank you
- James Stewart #7
www.js7.com
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Hope he's OK, real motocross fans want to see him out there.
Gnarly crash (again) James. Hope to see you back soon!
James!!!!!!
You are the baddest dude in history to ever race pro mx-sx. PLLLLLLEEEEASE!!! Tell JGR they gotta get you on another color, and if they will not oblige, go another route! You are wasting valuable time trying to make lemonade out of spoiled lemons!!!!! Please get well and come show us some good battles!!!
No true motocross fan wants to see him make mistakes and injure other riders. The list of riders injured by this idiot is the longest of any pro rider ever. It's a good day when he is the only guy carted off after one of his "little mistakes". You pole smokers kiss his ass if you want but it doesn't change the fact that he is the most dangerous rider on the planet.
title is long gone...get testing for mx!
@MXD_member - Your the idiot for showing your incredible lack of respect for one of the sports greatest.
@MXD ... What a JERK you are , wishing a Rider will get injured ... TC , RD , And CR , are all out , and James had nothing to do with it ... Beat it Idiot , find some other forum ,! You have made yourself look Like A Fool !!
Just when I was predicting to everyone that Stewie was going to go on a tear ...
@MXD you dont know what youre talking about. James hasn't ever INJURED anybody. Sure hes gotten sketchy and taken people out, but he is not hurting anyone by racing. A true motocross fan likes to see fast guys racing, and even if james does go down, it still provides excitement and good racing when he lines up.
@MXD...seriously??? James, hope you are OK and back soon.
Please explain this long list of riders James has injured?
man i dont know if its the bikes or what, but james looks like he's lost a little speed from a couple years ago. would have loved to have seen him on that factory zooki !
Get well soon James, we've got no series at the 450 level without you. Appreciate your effort this season, and thanks for the note to us fans, means alot.
I love to watch to Bubba race. He (along with Pastrana is his day) is the most innovative, exciting rider on the track on almost any day. I may not totally agree with MXD's take, but I do partially. James has had more ridiculous out of control or un-thought out take out moves then anyone I have ever seen. To name a few: Jumping on RC in the outdoors after Ricky made a clean pass. He knocked himself out and Ricky had to heave JS7's bike off of his own. I did like watching Ricky's reaction there. There was the time in SX where James crashed on a double, got up without looking, and pulled straight out in front of Travis Preston who was in the air 100% committed and was T-boned by Preston ending both their nights. Or there is the time James was passed by Reed, then crashed (a minor get off, he was quickly back up) when he got up, he cut across the infield instead of riding around the 180% turn, and took someone out (maybe Reed?). That does not include ALL the times JS7 has ridden over his head and taken someone out in the process of taking himself out. I am more forgiving of those accidents because they are not a total lapse in common sense. I'm not a James hater. I like James. But cracking on MXD like there is no evidence to support his claim is showing your own ignorance. Just go watch video of every race he didn't win and then argue for him. Okay. Hate me.
All that being said, James, Get Well Soon, and Take it to 'em like only you can.
I wasn't cracking on him. Just that the people that are not fans of him make him out to be this terrible, dangerous person that has injured so many people in the sport. Yes, he has made some bad choices with his crashes and remounting but he's not taking out the entire field. How many people has he ACTUALLY injured during the races? Sure he took windham out of a race, and preston, but the list is not that long. Theres no need to bash the guy in this article. Just show some respect as a fan of the sport and hope that he's a healthy racer.
And there is the JT incident, which is a combination of mistakes from both sides.
This is the second time he has taken KW down...1st time was MEC.
James has never taken Kdub down. KW14 has run into James on a couple of occasions. It happens when you goat trail. And it happens to everyone now and then at the start of a race when everyone is bunched up. That's racing.
hey mxd-member, WELL PUT, STEWART IS CLOWN! AND HIS BROTHER IS JUST AS DANGEROUS.
First time was A1 in 09, 2nd time was vegas, which was james' crash and k dub not being able to change lines. James didn't race the MEC.
Stewart never raced in the MEC- some really one sided comments on here. At least get your hate straight.
All those incidents are JS7.Havent really seen a whole lot of the same from ANY other rider.To bad,cause as we all know,he is probably the most talented guy out there.He just seems to forget that there are 19 other guys on the track with him.
I am sure that alot of riders that are in front of him when he gets a bad start,are totally spooked of being landed on,or being swapped into.
Hope you are fine for Saturday. SX needs you!
Get well soon James! Racing would be boring without you.
So- what if Villopoto had broken Dungeys leg in 2010 St Louis- would we be calling him a dangerous rider? Or Reed to Stewart out in Thunder Alley 2009? I can remember Dungey doing a high speed getoff in the outdoors a few years ago, and Reed having some spectacular violent crashes both indoors and out, and Villopoto jumping right off of the track- What if he would have landed on somebody? Same thing goes for Reed at Millville? They all crash hard- all the time- this is MOTOCROSS! Stewart just seems to have an uncanny knack for doing it with other riders in his close proximity. I haven't seen one instance of a blatant takeout, and I can't say that for some of the other riders. It is what it is- but to say that he does it on purpose is ridiculous.
And what if Trey Canard had only missed a shift, and failed to triple- and there was no tuff block cover involved? Would we be saying that he is a dangerous rider and may have possibly ended anothers career? You can say it however you want- racing is just a dangerous sport.
His "Incidents" definately are not on pupose.I like him,think he is a great kid,good for the sport.Just think he needs to think things out more.Especially when coming thrue the pack.I mean,he can link up jump combos most guys dont even think of.
I hope we get to see him,RV,Dungey,really go at it sometime this year.
A dude with a diary?Weird.
The only person I can recall James actually injuring someone was at Jacksonville last year when he landed on Matt Boni off the start and pretty much ending Boni's career. Sure that's a hugh blow, but that's 1 out of 500 of his wrecks.
Didn't James break Tedesco's hand in Toronto?
I want James out there, I want him to be okay and all healthy-like. Am thrilled that he will be doing the whole outdoor series. I'm confident he is!
But you can add landing on Kyle Partridge in 2010 and landing on Jason Thomas in 2011 to that list.
Here is the list dummies (and this is just off the top of my head):
Travis Preston (taken out when JBS entered the track without looking)
Ricky Carmichael (landed on by JBS - severe back hematoma)
Ivan Tedesco (landed on by JBS - broken wrist)
Jason Thomas (landed on by JBS - broken vertebrae?)
Kyle Partridge (taken out by a JBS over a triple - )
Matt Georke (taken out by JBS in rythm - broken pelvis and wrist)
Kevin Windham x 3 (JBS carted his bike in front of him in the whoops, JBS crashed and took him out in the whoops, JBS cross-faced and crashed taking him out @ Indy)
Chad Reed x 3 (taken out by JBS - broken hand, ran into JBS when JBS missed shift in whoops, taken out by JBS when JBS got squirrely in whoops - endo'd onto concrete)
Seriously you guys that say "oh I don't remember him taking anyone out" need to start hittin in ginko.
You pointed out ones that I have missed. Me personally, I never said that he never took anybody out though. Reed broke his wrist by his own mistake with that pass. Also, how is it all stewarts fault that reed ran into the back of him? The RC, KW, JT incidents were already mentioned. As for the jaxville incident with Georke, I wouldnt say it was 100% James fault. Watch the replays and see that he was clipped by a rider on the inside which sent him sideways but that's not to say he wasn't part of the problem. Tedesco seems to get landed on every season. Check the injury reports, riders are getting injured and taken out all the time.
How do I "Hit in ginko?"
Sx is a "contact sport" always has been...always will be ...due to the fact the tracks are so narrow..People get injured thats just the way it is..Sx is dangerous sport.. Some might say its called being in the wrong place at the wrong time when colliding with other riders..We all know the risks,sign the release waiver,and are ok with what happens at any given time on the track..Thats why we all love this great sport of ours..
Baddest man to ever race pro mx/sx? You may want to sit down, rethink your comment, and figure out where you lost touch with reality.
@ClappedOut - INdeed! I think there was a guy named RC that had two perfect seasons with a much more stacked class and missed a third perfect season by only 1 race.
When Reed broke his hand it was because Stewart came in on him on the inside and ripped Reeds hand off of the bars. Not intentional by any means , but it was an incident where he did in fact injure another rider. The RC crash in the back, and the Partridge crash over the triple were all intense. No doubt about it, he makes it interesting. I just wish he would quit taking out the riders I actually like!
Get well James. All of your competitors have now taken out extra life insurance and health insurance policies with disability income riders.
Maybe people should do like RV,,,,haul A*s and try to stay away from him. Its a big boys sport ....he qualifys -he races and hes not goin away..Hes a crasher...get used to it theres no rule against crashing in motorcycle racing...sorry..Hes not INTENTIONALLY out to injure anyone as that would be another story.....sat night was a simple mistake ,yes hes done some dumba*s moves ...but sat nite was as much track as his riding. Hey at least hes not on the couch from crashing himself out....YET.... and I hope he can come back.
STEWART is the BEST!!!
So, i'm going to assume that no KDub update is good news? He's not injured i assume? Any info?
KDub is in for Toronto supposedly someguy. This thread is like a trivia game lol, JS' kill count on the track is high, but clearly not intentional.
I hope JS is ok, already a long list of riders out. season could have been great with 5, 22, 7, 41 were all still in the mix.
I cant believe some of the Bonehead comments I am reading ... No one takes anyone out on purpose at this level , unless they ghost ride on purpose ..... Who took out Reed Trey, Dungey , Short ,Tendesco ...etc etc ! A lot of riders are side lined , and James had nothing to do with it ...The haters are just looking for an excuse to hate ...! and hate and hate ! ..... 89 ama wins and counting ....
Another rookie mistake puts Bubba out of action. In all seriousness, I hope he is okay but clearly he doesn't have what it takes to ride at the top level consistently any longer. Hang em up Stewie...
Wow nice update. An update to say there will be an update later. Thanks.
It kind of sounds like a good-bye letter. He must not be real optimistic about the "further checks".
@Preston--has it been 2 days already, and we have to listen to you go on and on about your man-crush on Stewart??
NOBODY said Stewart took them ALL out on purpose. Tell me were anyone said it was intentionals.. Stewart is just dangerous on the track, the list that NEALIO was just what he could remember off his head.. There is no dehying the fact that Stewart has taken more guys down with his actions on the track than anyone. On purpose or not.. He can be out of control.. If this was anyone else we were discussing, you would be chiming right in..
And Stewrt crashed and took out K-Dub in the whoops at Vegas last year. And K-Dub was so mad they said they had to hold him back from Stewart..They should have let him kick Stewarts as$, he may have learned something from it..
@therealmofo ... Your comments mean nothing to me , Your lack of knowledge , and general assholeism , is starting to become a big waste of time ... I will now only speak of your Moronic comments To other posters , but never directly to you , Mullet Head ! Yes I am A Proud STEWTARD !
You're right Preston, JS hasn't taken out more people than any other top pro, the rest of the world is just imagining that it happened because we're just a bunch of racists. By the way, before you go off the deep end on me I didn't list one of those incidents so forget the hater approach. Glad to see you coming out as a Stewtard, we've all seen it since you started commenting and you've conquered the first step of recovery, denial.
@retardcross ... Your name says it all dude , you are now up there with Therealmofu.... You have made my list of people not to comment too , this is my last to you ... STALKER ! Stewtard for Life
@ Preston....I recall Stewart whiskey throttling into a corner and taking Reed over the berm and over the bars last SX season. He used to be the fastest man on the planet (after RC4 retired) but now he has to ride over his head to be competitive with the new talent that has made their way in to the premier class. I still like to see Stewart racing because he does some amazing things on a dirtbike. It's nice to see the talent pool they have racing now. Not knowing who is going to take the win every week is a nice change. I won't bash any of the racers because I have too much respect for what they do. I hope all the injured riders can make returns this season...if not in SX, maybe MX. Speedy recovery to all!
I'm not stalking you Preston, you just make it extremely easy for people who don't have a love affair with JS to pick you apart.
"We want the truth"
"YOU CAN'T HANDLE THE TRUTH!!!!!!!"
And if you haven't noticed, there's quite a few people calling you out. Let's hear it, 89 AMA wins and counting...............whatever.
takeouts and injuries are 2 different things...yes his crashes have ended races for a few guys...including himself...
but Tedesco and Boni are the only two who were 'injured' as in, they couldn't get back into the next race...
blow it up if you want...but get your hate straight
@cochran ... Now that was a nice post , and I respect your opinion , I have never bashed any rider , ever .... I have nothing but respect for what these guys do . I have been around this sport , my whole life , Work with the AMA as a Flagman at a dozen or so Nationals , have been to riders meetings , and have worked the starting gate , and other duties , I know this sport , and Many of the riders , and personel .. They all get along at the end of the day , on the track its all business ! It is a different story behind the scenes ,
@halfe316... GOOD POST AAA+++
Not thing you can count on with JS, when he crashes he is taking someone with him. He needs to go race NASCAR so when he crashes someone they are in side of a cage and safer. JS is a great talent and one of the fastest riders to have ever swing a leg over a motocross bike and no one can take that away from him. But the decisions that he makes on the track are stupid and with no regard for his orhis competitors safety. In short he makes stupid decisions. If he wasn't JS the AMA would have penalized him for his actions a long time ago.
Losing traction on a slippery track is a rookie mistake?...WOw...man RV, James, Roczen, Reed, Windham, Dungey...anyone who has lost traction is a rookie.....what a assinine comment.....
KilloMoto - yes, it's rookie mistake when he wasn't even in a corner at the very start of the race? Do you race motocross? Didn't think so....
@tomktm ....Sounds like you just made a Rookie comment ! Train harder , and you will get out of the C class
His worst "take out" had to be on RC. RC ran down "The fastest man on the planet" from 18 seconds back. 18 SECONDS! He made up 18 seconds on JS and passed him cleanly only to have JS jump on his back two turns later. I know there lines got crossed and that thing happens all the time. But JS had to know that he was never gonna keep RC behind him that day. Sometimes you got to realize that second place is where you belong.
You can always count on Bubba Haters to come out. I think everyone agrees that when one rider or multiple riders are out it hurts our sport and we lose good racing regardless of how a rider gets injured. Not one person who is a fan of MX can argue that the sport is better without the likes of JS,CR, RD. Haters will always hate but regardless if your a JS fan or not he will make it interesting and challenge anybody on 2 wheels regardless if he wins or not.
Remember the RC era? Love RC but people were booing him for wining. Ratings where down people didn't care to watch a race when you knew he was going to win. Without the likes of JS, CR, and RD we are in a new era the RV era. If nobody can challenge him then the ratting will start to go down and the haters will start to hate on him. If the ratings are down then we get stuck with Heat highlights and crappy cbs coverage.
halfe316, when he landed on JT$ it caused him to tear his ACL I believe.
Hopefully K-Dub will get to "race in Toronto"
Hey Preston, I think I may know you.....You live in Oregon and flag at Washougal?
BTW - I am not a Bubba Hater, or a Villo lover or whatever people are calling each other. Facts are facts. Bubba is fun to watch but now rides over his head a lot and rides the track like he is the only one on it. I was on a track with him years ago at the old Lk Elsinore and I have to say, absolutely amazing.
I don't like the Ghetto stuff he does, or says. His TV show is a joke, and his lack of consideration for other riders on the track has cost other riders that do not earn as much money as him a lot of money if they cannot finish a race, or are too injured to show up at the next race. That kind of lack of consideration shows poor character in my opinion. Now, if James would own his mistakes when he does make them, and then possibly pay the privateers after he took money out of their pockets I would have more respect for him.
WOW, I must have hurt little PRESTON'S feelings LOL.. And I didnt even say anything badly about his dreamboy.. Just the truth.. NOW PRESTON wont talk to me??LOL!!!!! What a BABY. I think Preston is Stewarts Dad, because he takes anything except a total butt-kiss to Stewart so personnaly..
@half316 comes out of the woodwork only when the story is about Stewart... one rider fan.. Kinda like PRESTON.. They must be Cousins..
@Preston--You said they all get along at the end of the day?? REally--I guess when Stewart went to Reeds pits and shoved his bike over he was asking Reed out to dinner??? LOL
@half316 ... Therealmofu ...Is Stalking us , I guess he is upset that I wont respond to his comments , But I wiil accept a heartfelt apology from him , If he wants to bask in all of my MOTO knowledge !
not to sure what Ghetto stuff Stewart does , there Redneck rider ... you must be old LOL ...Now Reed does sport the Bling Bling in his ears , and braids every now and then ... But he is white , and from another country , so he cant be Ghetto ...Right .... You may have seen me , but you dont know me .... I will wear a funny hat at the NATS so you can all find me , and exchange Moto . Knowledge !!!
James thanks for risking your ass week end and week out for all of our entertainment. I've said it before the season and i'll say it again "the yz 450 is a pile" no matter how much money you throw at it.
@tomktm - you clown.....James rear wheel lost traction and it sent him sideways causing guys to run into him.....nature of the track unfortunately....not a rookie mistake......and yes, I did race moto for sometime....was I an RC or K-Dub or Damon Huffman??? no, but I raced against them a few times....
How can anyone comment on a mx/sx champion and say that they made a rookie mistake? I guess RV's side saddle get off and tip over this weekend was a rookie mistake. Reeds get-off in Millville must have been a rookie mistake as well. Shi* happens, theres no need to call any of these racers "rookies."
RV's side-saddle was the definition of a rookie mistake. That was a far cry from Reed's crash at Millville. Not a rookie mistake. That RV deal though, he panicked and freaked out not like a rookie...more like a beginner.
Brandon's first race....a favorite:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SbHIxXiFAyA
@bkr ....LOL!
That video is a classic. I saw that awhile ago and it still cracks me up.
I guess he wanted to load his bike up and get ut of there as fast as he could.
Holy crap that video was great, never saw it before..
@Preston ... There is a difference between bling and ghetto. I don't have a problem with bling at all. In fact, I spend a fair amount of money every year on bling for my wife but that is another topic...
RE Stewart being ghetto...pushing Reeds bike down in the pits is ghetto, wearing his hat all sideways and talking like a street punk instead of like a multi millionaire and representing his sponsors in a professional manor is ghetto, impersonating a cop and pulling people over is ghetto....I could go on, but I think you get the point.
If you are the Preston I am thinking of, I think you used to park next to me and my wife at Shougal practice days.....????
@redneckrider...Pretty sure you are older , so I guess you remember the Ghetto days of Kiedrowski ghosting his bike into Larocco , That was ghetto , How about the fist fights with Henry , and Ryan etc etc , I could go on and on , seriously , sideway hats make you Ghetto , what do backwards hats make you , Look at all the new ikids coming up , low pants long hair white rap .. You are out of touch my friend , and it shows in your posts !
Out of touch because acting like a ghetto punk is ghetto? White rap is only ghetto if it raps about ghetto things like slappin b|tches, killin cops or any other thuggish bs.
Sideways hats are ghetto. A forward hat is not. A backward hat is usually some sort of Joe Six Pack baseball fan watching a boring game. Just like long hair signals to other rocker types that you too are a rocker type, a sideways hat, or drooping pants signals to other ghetto types that you are also 'down with the struggle'.
I work full time balls deep in the music industry and I record everything from Rap, to Metal and Christian, Country etc.....and I work with all types of people and I travel the world. Calling me out of touch is about as far off as calling me a racist. I don't like James because of his ghetto antics but I think his little brother actually presents himself with class. James should learn from him.
So calling someone that acts ghetto 'ghetto' is out of touch? So what would you call something that is ghetto then? Mainstream? I don't think so.
@redneckrider .... I dont want to make fun of you , but you are making it too easy .... re read your posts , they are filled with nonsense, This whole Ghetto thing you are talking about , is weird , sorry man you are out of touch ! Glad you are not involved in my next project ...