by Andy Bowyer
Thursday Rev Up: Return of the Jedi
Thursday, August 12, 2010 | 3:30 PM
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In this article…
Riders
- Ryan Villopoto
- Trey Canard
- James Stewart
- Blake Wharton
- Kevin Windham
- Justin Barcia
- Chris Pourcel
- Ryan Dungey
- Ricky Carmichael
- Dean Wilson
- James Stewart
Races
Hello, everyone, and welcome to the Rev Up. Growing up, I was always enamored with the Star Wars Trilogy. The idea of a Jedi having these super-human, but somewhat believable powers appealed to me because everyone deep down has moments when they think they can harness "The Force." In Star Wars theory, every living organism is filled with Mideclorians, which are nanoparticles that spawn life. I think. That said, those with the highest mideclorian count have a closer connection with The Force and therefore can become a more powerful Jedi if trained correctly.
I was a pretty fast amateur back in the day, but there were some guys that could do things on their bikes that seemed beyond normal human ability. It seemed like I was going wide open in the tallest gear I could ride, but guys like Robbie Reynard, Ricky Carmichael, and Kevin Windham were out of sight in about two laps. I would just ride back to my trailer and think, "They must be Jedi."
James Stewart is back in action this weekend at Unadilla.
Photo: Steve Cox
Making a return to the racetrack is the motocross rider that may have the highest mideclorian count ever, James "Bubba" Stewart. Bubba’s world has been one of controversy and scorn in recent times, and it’s your right as a fan to think what you want of him. But, if you consider yourself a true fan you must respect the man’s prowess on a dirt bike. The "Bubba Scrub" has revolutionized modern motocross, and James was the first rider to really do it. While you can see kids in the 65cc class at Loretta’s scrubbing today, nobody does it like JS7. And now, (cue Star Wars theme music) he’s baaaaaaaack.
Meanwhile, the fight rolls on to legendary Unadilla Valley Sports Center...
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Like millions of fireworks combusting throughout the United States on the Fourth of July, Trey Canard blew up at RedBud and began a charge that I have predicted could carry all the way to Pala. Transversely, his nemesis Christophe Pourcel has held a commanding points lead and while he has had a couple mediocre moto-two performances, he still boasts a 38-point lead. With four rounds to go, Canard has to gain an average of 10 points a weekend if he is to bring balance to The Force and become champion. (Disclaimer: I say balance because I’m a flag-waving American.)
Christophe Pourcel holds a big lead, but can he keep it?
Photo: Steve Cox
Ice Trey faces a tough road. Last year, Pourcel dismantled the competition and rode the Euro-friendly ‘dilla course brilliantly. His whip he threw off the gargantuan tabletop on the last lap still reverberates strongly in my "pan and point" library.
What about the other warriors in the fight? Young padawan Dean Wilson is close to completing his Jedi training, and he has shown he can run with the bulls any day of the week – and twice on Saturday. Blake Wharton has ridden the second half of the series very well, and if he can shake the memory of his 2009 Unadilla face plant, he should run up front. Unadilla is one of Justin Barcia’s better tracks, too, and we could see #17 cause some championship fits to Canard by winning a moto.
We’re going to see a show with this group, this is for certain.
Trey Canard is on a streak. Can he be stopped?
Photo: Steve Cox
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We’ve asked for it and, well, here it comes. Every time a rider jumps out and starts a winning streak, which is almost every year, pundits start spitting things like, "He is the fastest thing ever," and, "I wonder if ‘so-and-so’ was around, could they beat him?" As Ryan Dungey has ridden the most dominant rookie season ever, (that’s right, his 2010 beats even Ricky Carmichael’s 2000 outdoor run... so far) there have been two names that have softened the glow on his lightsaber; Ryan Villopoto and the aforementioned James Stewart.
As two guys that have beaten RD5 in 2010, they have missed the outdoor season due to injuries. We can now scratch one name off the list as the "fastest rider on the planet" will make his return to the fight. Unadilla hasn’t been kind to Mr. Stewart throughout his dramatic career. Big crashes have haunted the Jedi Master, and he must clear his thoughts and avoid the lure of The Dark Side if he is to defeat Darth Dungideous.
Ryan Dungey... Can he be stopped by the Return of the Jedi?
Photo: Steve Cox
All dorky sci-fi shtick aside, Ryan is rolling on a program that is super-powerful. That entire team is an effort that Carmichael began back in 2005 and everything from that RM-Z450 to his mechanic is born again; hard. His suspension has been fine-tuned and his body is stronger than the elastic on Coco’s g-string. My personal opinion is that he can beat Stewart straight up in a 30-minute-plus-two-lap moto – especially in the first week of Bubba’s return. James will win the lap-time battle, but he’ll be hard-pressed to go the distance at Dungey’s pace. The series has been good, but it has needed a spark, and with JS7 finally pushing to the starting line, we have an antimatter explosion on our hands.
So, we’re going to party at Una’effing’dilla this time around! It isn’t what it used to be, but The Hill People are alive, and if you squint your eyes hard enough, you can still see the ghost of Bob "Hurricane" Hannah launching into Gravity Cavity, lightning bolts and all. It’s in the middle of nowhere, so your cell phone will be in "paper weight" status, but that’s kind of what makes "The Thrilla at Unadilla" what it is.
In closing, I’ll just add that every rider on the gate is somewhat of a Jedi. As an example, Robbie Reynard was blowing people’s minds last week at Loretta’s. Well, in 2009 he couldn’t even earn a national point; that’s why Barcia is #17. My point is, the outdoor-national contingent is salty – all the way back to 30th place. They are the best of the best. After two weeks off, it’s high time to watch ’em fly again!
Thanks for reading, see you next week.
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RD and JS are in somewhat of a lose-lose situation. Ryan has the #1 plate to think about but naysayers will hoot and holler if he rides for the championship by not going bonkers to try and beat James. James, coming off injury, could "just make podium" his first race back, and then he'll be attacked with "I told you so" by us armchair racers. If he wins it'll be "Ryan doesn't have to race him." The fans do come out winners, though, cuz it's gonna be brutal on the track, too. But until A1 there will be too many coulda woulda shouldas.
loved it! can't wait.
Bubba scrub? JoJo Keller was scrubing before James was even born. got a poster in my basement.
That is not a scrub, that is a 'cross up'. A scrub is when the front wheel is pointing down, not up.
Could not agree with you more yamalink. I just hope we some good racing this week. Stewart and J-Law back. Hope short has a good race. He's bound to win one of these. Hope turbo Trey can keep the ball rolling; he and Pourcel battling for two motos.
Get ready for a great race and I'll tell you all why ( 3 ) letters EGO, RD5 and JS7 both have big ones championship and all RD5 is crazy if he let's James get in his head by beating him or even coming close, Ryan need's to make a statment now !!!
I hope Stewart owns! lets see J-law top ten!
RD said he wants to be the one to take JS down, Well he has 8 motos to show us what he's got. True about the Scrub, JOJO is not doing a scrub.
j-flaw.. top 10?? NOT... I will be surprised if he does. He!! he hardly ever even finishes a moto.
I'm a Stewart fan and I like the scrub, but I'm not sure it "revolutionized" the sport. It's an awesome move, but it's like when the O'Show invented the brake tap to drop the front end in the air. It changed a part of how you attack one of the obstacles on the track, not the whole sport.
Lawrence is Lame. Stewart will have his hands full with Dungey or vice versa. 30 + 2 x 2 at Unadilla no less. I am a Stewart fan, I love to watch him ride. He is BLAZING fast. I am not worried about his overall fitness, just his lack of seat time. I am also a Dungey fan, he is a good kid and he works hard. The Suzuki camp has their act together. I personally think Dungey has more in the tank. My bet is 5 goes 1-1 and 7 goes 2-2 with some good racing. CAN'T WAIT!!!!
Cross up, one hand hello, the elbows high, front wheel turned in the air while cournering, now those were the days! James will beat Dungey
Elf, a scrub is to fly lower by avoiding the launching aspect of the upper part of a jump. You can't retract the gear UP, like an airplane, but you can do the same thing by putting it OVER. That was Keller's goal and if you have seen the pictures, that is the configuration of the bike: near flat just over the crest. It's 15 miles from a crossup. Takes nothing away from Bubba for recognizing it's usefulness. But invent? No. http://media.photobucket.com/image/jojo%20keller/ow38b/jojoscrub2_500.jpg
Elsinore , I think that what jo-jo was doing, was pretty radical back in the day. But, if scrubbing works just as good with the front wheel pointed UP, like a cross-up, then why is EVERYONE'S wheel pointing down nowadays, when they scrub? Why didn't jo-jo point HIS front wheel down, back then, since it obviously works better, to keep you low to the ground ? I think the reason they call it 'scrub', is because the front tire 'scrubs' the face of the jump, as it is turned sideways coming up the face. Jo-jo was an awesome rider, but I still don't think that was a scrub.
Whatever the name, the two moves are different. UNA-F#%*IN'-DILLA!!!
....is it called a scrub because you scrub time off your lap, scrub air off your jump, or because Bubbles invented it....."scrubbing bubbles"? I agree with Elsinore, it is form vs. function. Pointing the wheel down in the JoJo pic would make it no faster than pointing it up. Some jumps are more conducive to the wheel down style, but I really think it is mostly style points. Maybe wheel down is to make sure everyone calls it a scrub and not an old-fashioned cross-up? Half the scrubs I see are not necessary and frankly, I don't see Dungey doing that much scrubbing (by the wheel down definition). On some jumps it is a huge gain, on others it seems like nothing more than the thing to do. I would definitely say that whether James invented it or not, he has perfected it.
The scrub was cool when he did it on the 125 but as for revolutionizing the sport i don't think so! If you watch a race today not that many even do it any more. Revolutionary that would be Yamaha so many things 4 stroke good or bad. The mane thing i wont to know is i love Racer X but why is Bubble's on the cover with a 1 on his plate this month! DUNGEY RULES!!!!!!!!!!!!
You can scrub wheel up or down. The first picture of JS in the article is wheel up. Kind of silly to argue what form makes a scrub when it is all about projecting forward and not up. Dungey is criticized by some for his style but he makes most of his passes by scrubbing now. It's also silly to argue Dungey lacks natural talent. You can't get that good on a bike from hard work alone, he is just so "neat" he makes is look like he's not pushing hard. The best thing JS and RD can do is keep it close with lots of passing in dilla. Everyone would enjoy that and really neither has a heck of a lot to loose by doing so.
yzsean, you are a child and you obviously don't know this sport...here is some free advice, get off the internet, watch the sport for about 10 years solid, dedicated(not just to rd5) to the sport and then come back when you actually almost know something...JS changed the sport, love him, hate him, but you can't deny it...ur ridiculous...every scrub i see is a result of 259 on a kx125...and when he uses it to blow past(under) ur dungey lover then you can come back here and repost something factual...DUNGEY RULES!!!! UNTIL SATURDAY!!!!
Andy - YOU MY FRIEND ARE A GENIUS !!! this is a great article, nice tie in to the force which obviously does exist. Thank You
Halfe316" I really don't know what your problem is but trust me i was riding before you were born! And riding with world champs before you were even thinking of riding. I have seen more races and raced more then you will ever. As far as Bubble's and the scrub go i don't think it was as revolutionary as MC staying so mutch lower than any one he just tuck it a little further. Before MC every won did it the same than he bought the bmx in and speed speed speed 72 worth! DUNGEY RULES!!!!!!!!!!!!
Halfe, that was a silly post and clearly from a Stewart fanatic. Stewart is a great rider but the scrub is just a variation of something plenty of racers were doing before even James was born. Cross-ups came before pre-jumping came before whatever it is that McGrath did was called and now scrubs. Hardly a revolution. As we have seen from that JoJo Keller pic from looks like 1981 maybe? That's years before Bubba was born, but yeah I know his wheel wasn't pointing down. Anyway, I don't know what James changed other than the direction of the front wheel. He's fast, stylish etc. but what is the big change? The fact that every local guy CAN and DOES scrub shows it isn't that big a deal. Not many locals, or Pros for that matter, have ever been able to figure out how McGrath did what he did to stay so low over all jumps.
JoJo"s pic was from a small step up type jump that has him just cresting the top of the 2nd jump. It is easy to make it seem like a scrub, but it was a classic cross up just with no air. You try to scrub a jump face by turning your wheel "up" and you will eat it hard!
Andy, the 1 st time I ever laid eyes on "Star Wars" it was opening at some BIG movie theatre across from Madison Square Garden in NYC. I was in line for a Pink Floydd concert at the garden, me and the crew were looking at the marquee thinking, WTF is that crap! Who knew!
If JO-JO did a srub or not that is one sweet shot! And looks like a lot more then just a cross-up and it was like 20 years ago before any one was doing sick things like that. It usta be cool to just do no handers and that jump was way cooler than that! DUNGEY RULES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I got a great Star wars story my step mothers father was in the Beverly hills racquetball club. Him and his friends had a contest who could lose the most money investing in a movie so they could right it off. He invested 10,000.00 in Star wars to say the least he lost the bet but won a hole lot more! DUNGEY RULES!!!!!!!!!!!!
I do agree that was a sweet shot! Sean, I wonder that in my past tours of duty in moto wars that if we have ever scraped bars & pegs?
Don" Mcmoto40" Have you race ed in Colorado the hole time. I lived there for a wile but that's when i tried my hand at road racing. I went to the races with Bruis Sacks he was a great rider and spent my off weekends tearing up lookout mountain. I was never very good on the pavement like the dirt mutch better. But i did like carving up the canyons! DUNGEY RULES!!!!!!!!!!!!!
McMoto has it right. Any of you guys see that "Supernatural" poster of Bubba? When Bubba hit that jump lap after lap at Budds Creek (I think) the spotters of the other teams as well as most of the field could not figure out how he was doing it without crashing. It took about a season for the other riders to catch on . If you look closely you can actually see dirt flying forward from his front wheel as he pushes the front end into the face of the jump. When he gets it timed just right the inside footpeg will scrape the ground. He is basically controlling a wash-out crash on the face of a jump and nobody before him ever thought about using that as a technique to ride a dirtbike. This serves two purposes. 1, to carry as much speed into the face of the jump and 2, to stay as low as possible. It took what McGrath did to the next level. Everybody who is fast now or wants to be fast does it the best they can.
The term "scrub" goes way back, even before motocross in the U.S. When the mile and half mile flat trackers (bart markel, jay springsteen, mert lawwill, etc.) would come barreling down the straightaway, doing 130 mph, they would throw the harley-davidson XR750 completwely sideways into the blue groove, to "scrub' off some speed into the turn. As it pertains to motorcycle racing, 'scrubbing' means turning the bike sideways, so that the tires are perpendicular to the line of travel. Since they are not "rolling" in that orientation, they are actually skidding, which is just like hitting the brakes. Bubba just took that, and applied to the face of a jump, so it would drop him to the ground sooner. The scrubbing is what happens on the face of the jump, not when it is i n the air.
ELF, Couldn't have said it better myself, perfect explaination of "Scrub". The act of scrub happens before the bike ever leaves the ground. I have to admit that I have never performed a true scrub (on purpose), I'm slowing down in my years. Can still cross up with the best of the Goons out there.
Sean, Been in CO. for 20 yrs. Fell in love with it while traveling the nationals back in the day '79 to '91 as a rider then mechanic. Lookout Mt. is a Great Canyon ride but now is full of bicycles. Some crazy bastards ride metal Big Wheels down that road! They freakin' fly! I came to Co. to "wind down" my racing, like that ever happened. Worked for Moose Racing since their begining and got into offroad. If you ever had a Moose fly wheel weight, I probably made it. Was Steve Hatch's wrench (along with others from Moose) National title in '94. Been awesome out here,think I'll stay.
Great RevUp, thanks Andy!
Also, on the subject of scrubbing...... It DOES matter if the front wheel is pointing up or down. If it is pointing up, then you did NOT do a scrub. The very action of 'scrubbing' the face of the jump, will leave your front wheel pointing DOWN, every single time. It is not a question of style, or aesthetics. It is what it is.
I think we need to quyit arguing and watch the races as race fans. I see guys on here ripping on a guy just because he likes a certain rider. C'mon, lets just watch the races. And as far as scrubbing goes, never done it myself. I never go fast enough to worry about scrubbing speed. ha ha !!.
Bubba definitely did not invent the scrub. He may have revolutionized it but, as others have pointed out, JoJo was doing it when Bubba was a spark in his Momma's eyes. It's like saying Michael Jordan invented the dunk. He made it cool but definitely did not invent it.... Dungey goes 1-1 this weekend. Bubba crashes in the first moto trying to chase him down and doesn't get on the gate for Moto #2
Shows how many of you dorks don't know Jack. If JoJo was or did invent the scrub back then, why the hell can't you clowns come up with more than just that one pic?, Why? because he wasn't doing it. What James is doing is a completely different manuver used to save time and get his wheels back on the ground sooner while carrying/maintaining his momentum. The "crossup" credit goes to DeCoster IMO, used for a slight directional change, but mostly for show back in the day. Any you clowns can show me 3 pics of someone scrubbing in the JoJo era I'll STFU...
BL3 very good points....And, if jo-jo was really doing a 'scrub', and it was improving his lap times, then WHY did no other riders pick up on it, and do it themselves? All of the riders are always looking for ways to find more speed, right? So why did it take another 20+ years before bubba finally brought it back to life? Why didn't it become the 'wardy scrub' or the M/C scrub? Because they weren't doing it, thats why. It is not the 'flying low over the jump' or the 'laying the bike flat and horizontal' that makes a scrub a scrub. It is what you do with the bike on the way up the face of the jump, that makes it a SCRUB.
RC revolutionized the sport indirectly, as JS7 HAD to figure our every time saving maneuver possible to try and beat him. How many races did JS7 win against Carmichael? How many championships did JS7 win against RC? Anyone know the real stats? I'd be curious to see them. I know as far as championships go, JS7 never won one while RC was racing (full time). I respect Stewart and every other rider, but Stewart has been over glorified in my mind. He has less championships that Stanton, Ward, Hannah, Johnson, Glover (?), and RC. Anyone else I'm forgetting? This weekend is going to be awesome though!!!
I would say that 4 revolutionized the sport with regards to training and dedication...RD5 is obviously riding that wave...7 is the damon bradshaw of our day, funnest guy to watch cuz you never know...
according to Bryan C...Dungey really isn't worth all this talk either, after all he hasn't won as many titles as his 'list' of greats...by the way you forgot MC and you have also looked down on 14 with your rambling bs...u are a great fan...things aren't always as black and white as you make it sound...
TLC had a song about scrubs...anybody heard it...? lol
I learned to fly 30 years ago and was taught (if without flaps or spoilers) to cross controls to "scrub energy" in the approach (to landing). Yes, I can remember well, practicing dead-stick (failed engine) landings and carrying extra energy (speed and/or altitude) until the last moment. Then, having guaranteed making the runway or cornfield, you needed to kill the energy before landing or end up going long. With the instructor yelling "SCRUB it off, scrub it off", you do a forward slip, which is heavy aileron one way and OPPOSITE rudder, all crossed up, looking out the side window into the direction of flight, flying sideways making more drag than a barndoor, then kicking it straight and lifting the low (forward) wing just in time to set her down. Then I learned taildraggers from an 80+ pre WW2 instructor in a 1939 Piper Cub. No flaps, no electrics, no nuttinn. "It's a short field and those are big trees, son, so make sure you clear the oaks then kick her sideways and scrub her 'till she's just over the runway." So I guess Red Stewart (hey, wait..) invented the scrub? Nah, nothing new under the sun. Side note: I just googled Red Stewart Field. That's cool, he's gone but the legend lives.
Who said JoJo was the first to ever "pre-jump" (scrub) or the only one? It's amazing how some people get so up in arms if Bubba isn't given proper credit even though almost everyone is saying he has taken it to a new level. Bubba isn't scrubbing speed anyway, he's staying low, the idea is to NOT slow down at all. He isn't interested in scrubbing speed. You can slow down (and stay low) on the jump face by hitting the brakes....NOT what the intention is. Every top pro was pre-jumping before Bubba was born, with the idea of staying low without losing speed. Scrubbing means all kinds of things including cleaning the damn pots and pans, maybe Bubba is responsible for that too? I liked your flight story Elsinore. And JoJo did not hit a step up or a kicker, he hit the base of the jump hard and the rebound kicked him over the peak. Oh, and he did that with drum brakes front and rear.....
I think that a scrub DOES slow you down a bit, how could it not, when your tires are 'scrubbing' across the ground? Are you saying that you would be going the same speed if you just pinned it off the jump, as opposed to scrubbing it? When you scrub, you DO lose speed, which is what makes the bike return to the ground faster, so you can hook up and GO. It is a trade off, you are spending a penny to save a dollar. I am not saying you would hit the brakes when you scrub, but when the tires are 'scrubbing' it acts a little like brakes, which is not a bad thing. You don't go wide open around the whole track, do you? Riders who scrub, are not scrubbing every single jump on the track, just the ones that benefit them to scrub. Should I rail the outside of the turn, and keep it a gear higher, or do a tight pivot up the inside? It all depends on what is coming up next, as I exit the turn. Is it a slow roller, where I have to seat bounce a double, or is it a huge triple that I need a lot of speed to clear? Also, when you scrub, the forks compress as you pucrap into the jump face, and rebound as they clear the top lip of the jump, which pushes the front end down even further as you are trying to stay low.
And as far as jo-jo, I think somebody needs to provide a bigger picture of that "scrub" so we can see what the jump(s) actually looked like. There was no tv back then, so I guess you had to be there.
Everyones made some good points, but I'm "scrubbed out", see ya's over at the racerhead blog!
halfe316, if we were talking about anyone else but Stewie, you would be agreeing with everyone. Stewie NEVER took a single title against RC. So what did he revolutionize in our sport?? You are what alot of people call a fantard. Stewie stays low with a srub, woo-hoo. Mcgrath did it years before, just a different way. RC brought the total dedication package with him. personnel trainers and such. Now everyone does it too. Including Stewie. So Stewie learned from someone it looks like to me.
Couple of things here, first bryanc's misinformation that James never beat RC for a championship. Yes James beat RC for the WSX title that RC was currently holding and had RC not "cheated" he'd won that SX title too. ElsinoreRacer?, what can I say? we're talking motorcycles not scrubbin' Zeppelin's or what you did in WWI...
BL3, the WSX?? Really? The "title" is an accident of history, and nobody care about it. The year before I think it was won by Nick Wey (seriously) and before that the blond guy from CHIPS. The flying thing was a little self-indulgent, but the idea was that the idea of killing energy by technique is not new, nor is the term. Somebody mentioned pre-jumping... I still have a book from 1972-ish by Gary Bailey called "How To Win at Motocross." A very small kid on a Bultaco is in all the demonstration pictures. His name is David. There is a whole chapter on pre-jumping. BKR, you are right, the idea is NOT to slow down. The JoJo Bubba Scrub is a way to fly lower by NOT RIDING THE WHOLE JUMP. As I alluded to above, if you could hit a button near the peak of a jump and suck the wheels up, that would be ideal, But you cant. But you can "raise" them by flattening the bike. When Bubba does a full scrub, check and see: his tires are not in contact with the ground the last several feet of the jump. Thus it is as if the jump were several feet shorter and so, of course, you don't jump as high. Hard to see how anyone watches it without understanding this. What else would be the point?
Hey bd200?, are those what they call the meds you take?, I figure you and that idiot ElsinoreRacer were both produced from the same test tube. James, Chad, and RC all lined up for the WSX championship that year, yeah that's right, they all raced it. RC was the defending champ, the year "Heath Voss" won it none of them raced it, so trying to discredit James for that shows how ill informed you two turds are. And ER, even a nitwit like you should know that those bikes you and Errol Flynn rode back in the day were no match compared to todays machinery, so get off your acid trip or that gin bottle as to what they could do. And last but not least, you try to downplay that title that "no one" cared about is because you can't come to grips that RC lost...
P.S. Just curious ER when was the last time you scrubbed a jump at speed?, Sh#t, when was the first time? You seem like the type that knows a lot about nothing....
So bryanc is wrong, BD is on meds, I know nothing, etc., but you got it all figured out? You are fantastic. That's a lot of responsibility. Please use your powers wisely.
The "world SX championship" NEVER held the same weight as the AMA championship. Only those whose rider(s) won it would say otherwise (unless they have some other quirk going on). Who won AMA that year? Oh yea, I think it was that little red-headed kid.
BL3, World SX Championship? Seriously? I'm not sure on your facts, I thought that RC sat out the Canadian rounds that year James took it, but it really doesn't matter. Either way, if it was that important guys wouldn't have sat out any rounds of it would they? And RC cheated? Wow, it shows where your viewpoints come from. ELF what you say makes sense that speed is lost due to the "scrubbing" action and it is a trade-off, the main goal still is to stay low not scrub speed. The funny thing is at local tracks you see guys trying to scrub every little jump and bump and they are losing time trying to.
Hey dope#s, I just sat and watched that race where RC was caught, Whitelock himself said RC had over 3 times of the amount fuel content for a penalty. The WSX is FIM sanctioned, RC was the current champ, and all the big 3 raced it, just because you sissys want to downplay it, why not downplay every other FIM title in history?, you turds are pathetic, check your record books..Suckers..
People start throwing out words like "meaningless" and "nobody cares" when they're too ignorant to comprehend whats going on or what went down...
Fuel content? What does that even mean? Did you know that fumes left in the can from an out of spec fuel can cause it to test as illegal? Fumes! You watched the race and.....what happened? You got some sort of insight into the fuel testing by watching the race? The samples are sent to a testing facility but you watched the race. Ok. Sorry if us ignoramuses can't comprehend things the same way you do. In one paragraph "dopes", "sissys", and "turds" we all are. Ouch, that hurts. You're right though, the World SX championship was very meaningful. Do they still do that? It's so meaningful that I'm not even sure when they did away with it.
BL3=fantard!!
James did look like the Jedi master out there on his bike. Yeah, he looked like Yoda. Way to go mister I used to be the fastest guy on the planet.
Scrubbing can probably hurt you, just as well as help you, if you do it at the wrong time, and in the wrong place. The locals just haven't figured that out yet.
The "world SX championship" NEVER held the same weight as the AMA championship. Only those whose rider(s) won it would say otherwise (unless they have some other quirk going on ... BL3?). Who won AMA that year? Oh yea, I think it was that little red-headed kid. (Yes, I did just repeat myself.)
Hey BKR, first you ask me what fuel content means, then go on to tell us about some damn fumes. Whitelock himself said RC was 3 times over the limit, yeah RC won the AMA title, he got caught cheating, threw a tantrum, and like a baby and got his points back, James and Chad were in the same boat and took it like men...