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PrintFive races into the 2013 Monster Energy Supercross tour, we've all come to expect the unexpected. Four different 450SX winners in five mains isn't that much of a surprise, but the fact that James Stewart and Chad Reed are not among them—not to mention Trey Canard—is a shocker. We all knew reigning champ Ryan Villopoto would likely be the fastest, but his inconsistency has been surprising to say the least. We've seen three different race winners—Davi Millsaps, Justin Barcia, and Ryan Dungey—qualify through the LCQ (coincidentally, all three finished on the podium on Saturday night at Anaheim). And Rockstar Energy Racing's Millsaps still wearing the red plate going into the last California round is the biggest single surprise of all!
So what's with all the turnover here? Why have we seen so many surprising results in the first hundred laps of racing in 2013? I'm not sure there’s a single answer, other than the fact that when all things appear even—most of the guys are healthy, most of the bikes exceptional, and the tracks more competitive than spectacular—this series is packed with superb talent.
James was able to get out of the Anaheim rounds logging a season-high 4th place position.
Photo: Simon Cudby
It also may have something to do with the pacing at the front. While guys have always pushed it hard to win, it seems like we're seeing full-on sprints now from the drop of the starting gate until the finish. The aggression at the sharp end of the pack leads to some close-quarter racing, and while we haven't seen a lot of rough riding, we have seen some spectacular crashes and momentum-robbing mistakes. If we could have all that, only without injuries, we would have every fan's dream season going on right before our eyes.
The one thing that might have been different is the performance of James Stewart. If you were watching the Yoshimura Suzuki rider back on January 5 in practice, his opening-day speed looked remarkable. He looked very comfortable on the Suzuki, and he did one next-level move, using the small bump before the wall on the straight before the finish line to bounce his #7 bike over the speed-robbing wall without even touching it—that immediately brought the tractors out to erase that option. But then he twisted that knee, tore his ACL, and he's been struggling ever since. His fourth-place effort at A3 was his best of the season, but there's no way in the world a healthy James Stewart misses the podium five straight times. The fact that James is even riding is a testament to his courage and desire to salvage this series and the season. Had he not been injured in practice that first day five weeks ago, we might have a whole different series developing right now.
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DC, James does not need an excuse Parakeet, we know, we have heard it from him.
If he can still go out and throw down fast to the fastest laps each week, the knee is obviously only so much of a problem. He hasn't won consistently in 3 years. Does not matter what the reason anymore, NO MORE EXCUSES.
JB rode with a busted face, then he busted it again, nobody made excuses for him.
Not to bag on you DC, but I agree with above that all the riders deal with injuries from time to time and to lay down a whole paragraph about JS and the "what if's" is rather a mute point and old news.........
@Red54m I agree 100% with that.
JS is saying himself "the knee has nothing to do with his results anymore"... but the "MEDIA" just keeps stroking it for all its worth for some reason. Every time they mention his name it gets followed up with the knee BS.
The Media is whats hurting JS these days.................
Also what about Reeds knee ??? Why doesnt the "Media" jump all over that one.... But you dont hear one word about it do you.......
Reed has said out in the open SEVERAL times that he now has an issue with his bad knee that will need surgery to fix...........
So tired of hearing the name Stewart......
James has to race ....the Seven gear line would have no exposure without him out there. Tough decision?
I hat when they do the "if" crap. If JS7 wasnt hurt he would be winning. if RV1 wasnt being so inconsistent he would be winning. HAHA. Hell if I was faster and more consistent than I am I would be winning to. The season is playing out the way it is. No excuses. The way I see it is James is hurt, RV is having trouble and pretty much everyone but Davi and TC have been having awful seasons. Plain and simple. Please stop having these "IF" columns. If RC didnt retire he would kill everyone. haha
Why people race is a very personal issue, and is not the perview of a bunch of keyboard jockies like myself. I am happy to have him on the track mixing it up, and his performances would be notible if he wasn't such a lightning rod for superlatives. Credit where credit is due is what this article is about, and a well written missive it is.
Nickname - Davey Milsaps - Mr. Incredible? (a double play on his girth and his luck)
Not one person said they were not happy to see him on the track and mixing it up. The complaint seems to be many are just tired of the drama, the media attention and in this case excuses.
James has been at this long enough and has been without championship for long enough, that he should be treated as a racer, nothing more nothing less. Why speculate on what he could be doing this year when you only need to look back at the last 3. Let history establish THE EXPECTATION!
Yeah DC i hate hearing about Stewart. Id rather read about RV crashing.
and RED honestly if you did see him at the opening round before he tweaked his knee, there was no doubt that he was gonna handle this championship. And the last 3 years were on the same bike. look at millsaps and so much hes improved from getting off that horrible Yamaha. His results speak volumes. He didnt magically regain all his speed. He just got back onto a better motorcycle. Simple.
I don't see James handling a win. Let alone another championship. Those days are over. Has nothing to do with his knee. I'd blame it more on karma. Has he passed MC yet on the all time win list?
Joey Savatgy- What don't you do a story on this kid,?
@ toothperry Your off your nut! More excuses Wha Wha Bla Bla Bla.
@thetoothperry--You ALWAYS talk about Stewart and his p[ractice laps.. And blame the Yamaha for last year, but didnt Stewart win every heat race he entered on his Yamaha?? And didnt he consistantly turn the fastest practice laps on his Yamaha?? YES he did..So he didnt gain ANY speed to me, its the same, great practice results, average race results, for the last 3 years..
And I agree about an entire paragraph about a guy in 8th place, the media darling that Racer X acts like the sport will die without..
And DC talks about RV's "inconsistant" riding?? I dont see it, all I see is Reed whiping out RV the last 2 weeks or we have a different points leader real soon.. He went down at Pheonix last year too. Nothing new, the hard slick dirt causes him a few problems, just like other riders who push that hard.. He hasnt been inconsistant..Reed has..
A torn ACL is a big thing in motocross. James is throwing down the fastest laps week in, week out.. Riders like Millsaps should be embarrassed. Getting past by a guy riding 75%.
DC is smart, and its obvious to certain people that James would win if he were healthy. HOWEVER, he may have a conditioning problem. He doesn't seem to be able to hold the pace for 20, but how would any of us know? We aren't out there.. but I promise you a bum knee SUCKS and will hamper his riding intensity.
Let me also correct you, Barcia did NOT ride with a busted face. He pulled off like a baby and quit. The next race, he lay in the corner in the fetal position until someone came over and asked him if he were ok, then he got up and walked off like nothing. Don't compare James to Barcia because there is no comparison. Barcia has a bloody nose and hangnail so far in his career, while James has had MANY injuries.
I think James will pull off a win or two before the year is over, but he is far from washed up. The dude has talent in spades (no pun), and obviously has more speed if he desires than RV.
@ tooth, you are funny! Did you forget that Yellow bike also threw him on his head about 5 or 6 times outdoors when he was pushin it. Bike Color does not discriminate, it is an equal opportunity yard sale. I guarantee if he were pushin the pace for the win each week, the soil samples would follow!.Yellow fenders and all!
@ Rick Matuz, now you funny too! I would like you to come back on here and compare Barcia to James if and when James pulls out of the series after San Diego. I am indifferent to Barcia, I simply pointed out that nobody says ' He could be doing better after he swallowed his balls and broke his nose "
Oh yeah, and he has won a race this year!
Stewart fans and the media just can't get past the denial phase. There are multiple equal and/or better riders now, whether he's healthy or not. He hasn't been able to finish a series in 3 years yet a couple fast laps in PRACTICE at A1 are a good indicator of how he "would have" won this championship. Whatever lol, you guys are really reaching now.
Perry Mason. Aka tooth fairy
Spit bubbas manhood out and take breath of reality! JS looks fast in A1 practice and he has the season wrapped up? What are you an idiot? If James was gonna ride to win this Championship he'd be making RV look consistent. Can't wait til bubba sells enough jerseys to pack it in for the year. Cause you'll go away. You're not a moto fan your a JS nuthugger.
That being said. Gotta give you some props. Your FB pics of your girl are nice. She's hot.....now go change your privacy settings dumbass.
@red
And James has 44 wins.
Justin also has 2 DNF's
Villopoto had 2 crashes at A1
One crash at Phoenix
And 2 crashes at A2
And speaking on the Yamaha issue, have you ridden the new generation 450? Because they ride like a stink bug, face down ass up, and if you haven't noticed, JS7 rides over the front.
NOW if you look at his problems over the past few seasons(era of the ass backwards yzf) almost all of James' issues involved him losing or going over the front
#nobama #JS7forpresident
@One70five.....Now explain to us all his epic yard sales on Kawi's back in the day and more recently his summer of Suzuki crashes before and after he was getting beat by Dungey..
JB51 gonna climb his way back in this thing slow like...under the radar.
The same old d-bags on here all the time, carrying the anti-Stewart torch and b**ching and whining about everybody and anybody who lays any sort of praise on James!! You guys are truly a bunch of jokes, you really are!! Whether you like it or not, it is entirely possible (and probable) that JS would be right in the thick of this title chase had he not tweaked the knee!! Not a guarantee, no not at all, but entirely possible. You guys who think those days are simply behind him are just stupid!! His luck just sucks too often!! For those of you still b**ching and whining about the knee, this is another case of damned if he dos and damned if he doesn't. James himself just isn't repeatedly saying the knee is an issue and wont use it as an "excuse" and you still complain like a bunch of babies. If any of you think the knee isn't a factor out there, you are simply blind!! You dorks are never happy....never when it comes to JS7!! Your hatred...oops, i mean "dislike" is unbelievably adolescent!!! "therealmofo" blaming Reed for RV's troubles is a perfect case in point.....and RV nuthugger blaming CR for his boys inconsistency......hypocrite much are you "mofo"?? You guys are seriously lame!!LOL
We really talking about 4th place here. Let it go.
I can't deny, and I admit that James has created his own trouble. He had stumbled into a lifestyle that took his focus away from racing, but he hasn't lost that talent.
I don't know if it was the bike or not, but his crashing I think became a mental block. He is determined to rid that image, and it shows with a lack of confidence. I have seen chad reed look as tho he should retire, then suddenly turn it back on. No reason James can't..
James was very fast in the outdoors. He was out of shape and it was day for him to keep Dungey at bay while conservi g energy to finish a moto. Go back and watch a few outdoors, he went from 13th to the lead in one lap twice.. He is amazing.
I won't eve get into the photographer crash because its stupid to speculate if it irritated him and he lost focus or not. I know it would bother me if some asshol@ ran across a track in front of me during an outdoor national. Like Robbie Reynard hit a rhino crossing the track, it happens.
It's motocross, everybody falls down. Even the weeble wobble Ricky Carmichael.
I wouldn't count James out yet, however his time in running out rapidly. If he can regain fire and confidence JUST LIKE MILLSAPS did, he has a shot.
@therealmofo How has RV been consistent at all? You obviously haven't been watching every weekend, He is beating himself every race because he is capable of winning and has the speed to win week in and week out but his inconsistency is the reason he's not the points leader. He's been on the ground more than any other rider this year once he gets his act together he'll be pretty much unstopable....
Ditto, theysaidwhat. I find it funny that some of you are saying that you're sick of hearing about Stewart yet you guys are the first ones to jump on here & talk trash about him. If I was sick of someone I wouldn't even waste my time writing about them, then again, I'm not some little b!tch who has never lined up behind a gate before & doesn't know how an injury can effect you.
^ ya cause lining up behind a gate makes you a specialist. I bet you are really good at riding and thus you know everything about the pro level. Good point Moto67, thanks for sharing your knowledge. :)
@ Jesus
When YOU line up behind the gates its just HELL man no worries ! BE Happy !
The fire only burns for a few seconds after that you feel nothing ! LOL KURT Cobaine
Too funny! The nut jobs hate hearing the name Stewart but they cant stop talking about him. Ha ha love it!
I'm gonna laugh my ass off when James wins here within a couple rounds,if millsaps can get second( no offense to him) then James can win with a bad knee, no sleep , the flu virus, that dumb hair, and that doosh Reed trying to take him out.
Ha ha ha ha ha ha
You guys are harsh. As far as JS's practice times, he did say recently he learns tracks quicker than most so is able to put faster laps down. He also pointed out that by the end of the night everyone has caught up to those times. So blazing speeds in practice is an indication of anything per James.
I have mixed feelings on the season. Seems like every week multiple riders have issues. I dont remember the top riders being so up and down from week to week. Makes it more unpredictable but when you cheering for one or 2 riders, its downright nerve-racking.
DC / RXI is astute. The comment threads on any JS-related post are just as long whether they be lovers or haters, usually both. All he has to do is punch in a couple of sentences and it begins.
Like him or not, he's vital to the "perfect storm" season being complete. Whether the asterisks come out or not, being there counts.
@ DungeyPoto, creeping someone's personal life? Tsk, tsk.
This "article" is more off target than my girlfriend at the firing range!
But when you have your own website ....
Some racing incidents caused reed troubles in last two. Other than that he was riding a bit better.
Liked the fire that Dunge was riding with. Epic race on his resume.
Milsaps.... Impressive. Attacking Dunge in the beginning... WOW!
RV is still the BOSS. Hates the track. If his mishaps are things of the past, no one has nothing for him.
Booba. Still fun to watch. Really faded towards the end of the race though. Those mistakes ( and milsaps riding the way he is) cost him podium. If he regains his confidence, he could mix it up up front.
Barcia did good. I bet those two DNF took some wind out of his sails. Way to bounce back.
Turbo Trey is awesome! He'll get his W soon.
Can't wait if all mentioned above get a good start together. That would be epic! One of the most unpredictable and the best seasons ever!
Bring on Saturday !!!
@Davey Coombs: I like your comment,"The tracks more competitive than (spectacular)—this series is packed with superb talent." Or even sensational is more inline. I love to see tires making contact with the ground, as opposed to cutting through thin air, only to land on a pogo type ramp to loft them skyward again, and again, and again, for 20 laps. What, and whoever has met with the powers that be, to re-look at track design this season, I thank them, as this has provided better and closer racing, thus the multiple winners. And when you factor in the conditioning that all the riders seem to be taking seriously, makes the competition more widespread. Add to all this, most everyone is (remaining) healthy, and you have a competitive, exciting and memorable SX season for 2013.
"Stay Healthy, Everyone..."
I wondered where all the JS7 haters were vacationing to, well they're baaaaaack!
And all it took was a simple observation (and accurately placed) that if James didn't blow his ACL in the very first (practice) the podium and points would look differently, as they would. Nobody's making excuses for James, just stating facts that he's not 100%... Which he's not.
Who the Hell's in charge of the travel itinerary here, get these people back on the bus for a nice long ride. "Great Googely Moogelly"
It's motocross, everybody falls down. Even the weeble wobble Ricky Carmichael. Nice comment rickamatuzio. Disrespecting someone who has 1000 times more talent than you.
Well enough James bashing I hope he gets healthy he is a pleasure to watch this season is really great most talent ever it's never been like this it's usually a couple of guys every week up front this year a top ten is hard to come by only millsaps has been real consistent maybe Suzuki could help his team out because he is making there bikes look really good if he finishes every week like this the championship is gonna be his who would have thought that?
Well enough James bashing I hope he gets healthy he is a pleasure to watch this season is really great most talent ever it's never been like this it's usually a couple of guys every week up front this year a top ten is hard to come by only millsaps has been real consistent maybe Suzuki could help his team out because he is making there bikes look really good if he finishes every week like this the championship is gonna be his who would have thought that?
I'm proud of all the riders out there!!! DC knew what he was doing when he posted this. All the haters took the bait.
caseypons said it perfect so do as you are told and get back on the bus!
Warren579...
Please use your period button. If you do this I promise to read all of your comments without getting dizzy!!!!
Kind of hard to hammer a guy for trying like James. but then again the media and publications are the the ones hyping James up, not James. It appears James hasn't said $hit and is just trying to survive out there.
I am glad that Ryan
, Ken and KTM are doing well but for $&?@ sake Ryan give credit where credit is due and never discredit other riders. The field is made up of 20 riders, the top 5, the next bunch,
The lappers and the back markers, all of these riders make up the field and this provides the excitement we are seeing. Twice this year Jimmy Albertson has beaten you in the LCQ and at the end of the race Jimmy turns around to acknowledge or give a high 5 and you just ride around him. Yeah Jimmy is not a title contender but he just beat Ryan Dungey twice. All the gates drop at the same time, and the checkers are waved at the same time, he beat you fair and square. If it was JS, RV, CR, DM, TC or JB you would acknowledge them even is it was the LCQ. Just think about Jimmy, he just had the race of his life made the main and must be stoked, looks for a little recognition and you just ride past. Just remember you we're and probably will be at that level again some day, we all have to start somewhere and there are more than the top 5 in each race.
I am an Aussie and Chad's my guy and I saw him do it when asked by Erin Bates how was it trying to get around Ivan Tedesco, Chad replied " ahh that chump". I know Chad and yourself were probably frustrated at the time but spare. Thought for the talent and determination of the not so top 5. Just think what sort of impact that would have had on Jimmy or others that beat a champ and then got a high 5 for acknowledgement? The answer is it would lift them and give them confidence and that's what makes good riders comfort and confidence.
Not sure if the knee is holding James back. It may be a factor to a degree, but it seems this has been James for the past few years where he can lay down that ONE fast qualifying lap but putting 20 together is a problem. Because he handled some obstacle, doesn't mean he will handle all the competition for 20 laps. Ten freestyle guys could be doing backflips around the track if they wanted to, but would be a lock to NOT qualify for a main. Watching him Saturday, I will say it looked like he was ready to go after Dungey and romp.....then Milsaps started pressuring him back....James made a mistake, and Milsaps was gone. Next thing you know, Barcia is pressuring him and another mistake....back to 4th. I will say it is awesome that he is out there, even if the knee is zero issue now. Just not sure anyone should be saying "IF" he hadn't tweaked it at A1. ANy fan of any rider could be dropping the "WHAT IF'S" all over the place right now, and that's racing.
@Pitbull:
You can see it now......"Editor to Coombs"???!!!
You probably have no clue why that is such a dumb thought/comment for you to make, but I'll let you go try to figure it out.
@ Carlsbad
haha....come on man? You've never wondered why some of the names are in RED? Give it a click.....ya can learn a lot, some are posers some are for real..
"He looked very comfortable on the Suzuki, and he did one next-level move, using the small bump before the wall on the straight before the finish line to bounce his #7 bike over the speed-robbing wall without even touching it—that immediately brought the tractors out to erase that option"
.I HATE when they do stuff like that. Why make the tracks easy?? The Best guy gets penalized!! Do we want NASCAR?? I don't. make the tracks hard and the cream will rise to the top. I know the racing is closer with easy tracks but in some ways more risky now with people all bunched up.
Hey BillC
Maybe they did it to keep JS around for a few more rounds?
@ mirage
Good point, I saw that too. Maybe he didn't see Jimmy? He was pulling off the track really fast though... Probably rushed to make some adjustment to the spring shock for the main. I don't know....
I agree with Pitbull, maybe Dungey was very focused on himself and didn't really pay attention to Jimmy. I know Ryan, personally (from racing amateurs), and believe me he isn't that type of a person. He is very very friendly, and classy. He gets a kick out of Ronnie Mac.
I'm sure Dunge was thinking "I've gotta get my crap in a ball for the main".
If anyone can tell me where that quote is from ill pay you 5$.
Come on guys, he's coming back from a broken femur in the outdoors and a broken back last year. Oh yea that's Trey. If James can set the fastest lap time and say the knee is no problem, then no one else should. Either you make no excuses or go get the damn operation and come back for the outdoors. Just my opinion.
Cftr31b-
No disrespect to the champ!! I stole that quote from Pastrana. He said RC was like a weeble wobble, he weebles and wobbles but won't fall down. Travis even hit him a few times and Travis went down!!
I was just trying to say that even RC had his problems and crashed early in his career, using him as the example because he is Pinnacle.
I like RCs commentating to, he is getting better every week. He and emig make a great team, Emig may be the next Howard Cosell.
I don't understand why you people haven't realized this before, during the track walk at A1, there was a massive rider pile up in the tunnel leading out to the track. Davalos fell on top of Stewart and passed along the curse of fast lap time, great heat races and midpack finishes in the main.....or at least it makes sense to me.
Why do you guys expect a racer to congratulate another rider after getting beat by them? I dont want my favorite rider doing that, I want them pissed off that they got beat cause thats what makes a champion, hating to lose at anything. If any of you guys actually race, and I doubt many do, are you happy when another guy beats you? I get pissed when someone beats me and all Im racing for is a $3 trophy or maybe getting enough money back to cover my signup fee. Its called pride and these guys have alot of it and I never expect them to be happy for or show respect for another rider after they just got beat by them. Why would Dungey give two craps about Albertson winning an LCQ, he has bigger fish to fry.
No offense to RD (I'm a fan) but he is not necessarily in control of his emotions and can get sucky when things aren't going his way. Just rewind to southwick 2011 when he was left at the gate without his Zook.. I've watched it more than a few times and he was melting down (understandable), but the bawling and yelling at his mom reminded me of the time when I was 7 and my big fat neighbor sat on my new Tonka dumptruck and blew the back wheels off it!
@ ronnie
it's called respect! Something this generation is almost completely devoid of.
P.S. always better to be on a track with a bunch of guys with a mutual respect for each other than guys who want to punt you every chance they get because you punked them.
Geez, some of you people....your all so informed for not being at all involved in the motorcycle industry.
Nobody ever wonders why no big names ever drop by to post anything?
Complete waste of their time unless they would want an example of what the "fans" at the bottom of the barrel are doing with their time.
What is the redeaming value of the forum? Somebody tell me I don't know.
^^^^^^
How bout you tell us ol' wise one.
Stewart still gets all the press, so impressive what Davi is doing and Short on a production bike. This website should be renamed Stewartxonline.com
RD has better control than 90% of his emotions and tallant
@rickamatuzio, good stuff. You are on a roll today. In Barcia's defense, he did take a pretty good bang to the eye socket and did not have any idea until he pulled off how bad it was. Regarding Stewart, I have a lot of respect for a guy that keeps riding injured and makes no excuses. I agree, he lost focus with his show but the guy is still incredible.
Just goes to show, no matter what James says or does, there will always be these type of aruguments... Does the knee affect him? Of course it does.....Now, james will say that it is not bothering him because if he does say it, he'll be bumbarded with the "excuses excuses" nonsense.....The point of the article herein - which is the " IF " factor is, if James didnt have a bum knee, this series would be even more unpredictable and possibly more exciting and things could be a lot different for him.......doing a few laps with a bum knee is different than doing 20....and not being able to train is even more of a hinderance....
So on the topic of knees and excuses - What is the nonsense Reed pulled?? He tweets a picture of an MRI looking for attention - prompting everyone to ask questions about it...then he tries to act like a tough guy saying it was just routine and there is an issue with his knee that needs to be fixes, but he'll just deal with it....sound familiar??? Perhaps he should have refrained from posting pics and "fishing" and just dealt with it behind the scenes if he didnt want to be asked about it..
Why speculate? if James says he is good to race, why not take HIS word for it? The fade at the end does not seem to be a knee problem, but maybe some conditioning.
Soooooooo? What about this Millsaps dude? Doing pretty well I'd say!
Enough of you know who. He claimed he was gonna take the all time SX wins from McGrath.....well failing that he's doing his best to take the 'Showtime' moniker instead. Go DM18, RV1, RD5, TC41.....KRoc
DungeyPoto...HAHAHA good one!!
Killomoto that for sure is pretty lame of Reed!!
@BillC--I dont think they changed the track to penalize the "best guy" as you put it.. They changed it because they wanted the wall to have an actual affect.. Not just be something they hope over and go.. It had nothing to do with Stewart, or anyone else for that matter.. The designed the wall to impact the racing, if they just hope over it, (which they all would have eventually) it might as well be removed itself.. So they took out the small bump so they would actually have to hit the wall.. I liked it myself.. And the track builders do that at every race, modify the track..
And think the Reed tweet is pretty funny myself.. You guys always tell guys to lighten up when it involves Stewart, you guys can take your own advice when it involves somebody else ...
@KilloMoto--Reed should be refrained from posting pics?? Really?? You guys whine about losing freedoms in this country and then say that???
@crf4502007 The main 2 reasons why are because: 1. This is a strange season and they are pointing out everything that was supposed to happen but has not (reed Stew Villo Dung, etc) and 2. Stewart pays the bills. LOL. 80% of this comment section is hate/dislike toward Stewart, 28% is of people telling the 80% to shut up, and the last 2% is hoping Stewart gets better and wins races. I wonder if Racer X can pull the comment numbers of there articles. Stewart for sure is probably ahead in comments/post than any other articles combined.
Love him or hate him Everyone knows what gear brand James wears (Even when he didnt have his own Gear), What bike he is on, his sponsors, what wall he jumped, how fast his lap times were, what races he has won, and how many times/ what races he has Grenaded himself in.
Bad publicity is just as good as Good publicity.
You can always count on Davey to blow Stewart!! Nobody does it better.
@red44 - No, thats not what I am saying... I dont think Reed or anyone for that matter should refrain from posting pictures...I actually like the pics and updates these guys post during the week..My point was, he posted the picture which prompted lots of questions, rumors and all that jazz ...Reed does this stuff on purpose....he likes to stir the pot and loves the attention... its referred to as "fishing for attention" I believe these days... but when he was asked about it, he was kind of being lame about it .,,,It was almost like he was saying " why are you asking me about it my knee "..... well, because you posted a picture and didnt elaborate..If Dunger postes a picture of an X-Ray machined today, people would surely wonder WTF???? At which point he would certainly expect people to start asking WTF during interviews.....does that make sense?
@ DungeyPoto, thanks, but I'll pass. It doesn't matter to me if you're a card-carrying pro or not, an opinion is still just an opinion........and let's face it, there aren't any pros aren't out there because of their exemplary scholastics or worldly views.
@trey--get over yourself--Do you really think people know what gear or boots or brand of bike ONLY Stewart has or is on??..Stewart doesnt "pay any bills" for any media.. The race fans know all these things about every top rider, YOU may just idolize Stewart more than most, but not everyone fawns over him like some creepy fans do..the only reason the threads are long about Stewart is because the same 3 Stewtards keep arguing and calling people haters, and they all post under about 5 different user names.. So it seems like 5 or 10 different people.. THAT is why those threads go on and on..He isnt any more known about among real fans than anyone else..
DungeyPoto: Your name is like BillC's comment regarding Dungey; they are just a deceptive cover up. Please take the "Dungey" out of your name you big fake...
Red44 I am not saying they do it just to hurt the best guy but not everyone would be doing it so by changing it you make the track easer. The easer the track gets it takes some skill out of it. It in some ways make it more dangerous cuz the guys stay bunched up and it makes it harder to pass also cuz every one can go fast.
Danm it, hit the submit.
.Anyway I raced Southwick a million times and in the morning EVERYONE is fast cuz the track is smooth but by the 2nd moto you know who is good and who is in shape. Ya know what i mean?
@ MOTOXWANNABE
Know what the differnence between me and most of the POSERS on here is?
I can be a fan of particular racers but still acknowledge their shortcomings.....RD is a great rider and ambassador for the sport.......but I was a little dissappointed to see a grown man crying and yelling at his mother when his bike didn't show up.
Same as I'm dissapointed that RV, the dominant SX racer in the game right now keeps throwing away races with stupid mistakes.
PS.....i'm also really sorry you're a Wannabe
Lets see...Reed gets married.Becomes a father. Refocuses his career ..... Millsaps gets married. Becomes a father. Refocuses his career. Maybe there's something to this grounded approach to life. Could that be Stewart's missing link?
@BillC-- I dont think they did that to make it easier, they did it to make it harder, so you couldnt just clear the wall and go on..... They wanted the wall to impact the race..by jumping it and going on its easier...And every factory guy and the top "privateers" like Millsaps and Short all would have been easily jumping it.. So they actually made it harder by not allowing them to jump over the wall.. So its actually slowing everyone down...
@DeeJay-- For one thing.. Reed has been married for years--2nd-- What did he need to refocus--he has been successful his entire career...and was always competetive..he didnt need to refocus anything....3rd--I think gay marriage is still illegal in Florida..
In 2009 Reed lost the Supercross title to Stewart.
In 2010 Reed did not have a successful year aboard Kawasaki. In fact he dropped out of the nationals because of Epstein Barr Virus. Also he stated on his website that the birth of his son and the death of his friend Andrew Mcfarlane distracted him. So in my opinion, he had to refocus his career.
What I see in Reed & Millsaps is maturity & growth ,which should come with raising a family.
Unfortunately maturity & growth is not always evident in comments on this website.
Dude
you were like, the 50cc shaft/automatic racer that didnt see the flag to get waived off the track.
and the realmofo was like,that bad^$$ open class hotshue at chicken licks raceway that just wheeltapped your gold metalflake helmet your stepmom bought you from kmart whilst scrubbin' the gap.
Really???
IF james didnt get hurt , If is such a big word. "IF my aunt had balls, she would be my uncle!" Ima so tired of everyone makeing JS excuses.Yes there is no doubt thet when he is on point he if blazing fast.....So is half the field! bottem line is no matter what bike hes on he is not consistant. stop talking about how things would be diffrent. I would love for Reed to be leading the points, but thats racing! Lets enjoy the great racing thats taking place now and not discount that other guyslike Davi, might just be stepping up thier game. Good for them