The List: Ten Very Strange Stories
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By Davey Coombs and Jason Weigandt
The craziness has spilled over off the track in this year’s Monster Energy Supercross tour, with James Stewart’s recent arrest in Florida adding yet another element of drama. No one expected something like this to crop up during the season, but Stewart is far from alone in creating unexpected circumstances. We’ve compiled a list of strange off-track incidents and listed them here.
10. Dean Wilson is stopped at the Canadian border as he tried to return to the U.S. from Canada last year at this time for not having his papers in order. He misses the next round of the AMA Supercross tour while waiting for clearance to come back into the U.S.A.
9. Shortly after winning the Tampa Supercross in 1994 and ending Jeremy McGrath's perfect season to that point, Mike Craig has to pull out of the Gatorback National after allegedly tripping over his motocross boots on the floor of his hotel room and suffering a knee injury. Thus began a downward spiral for Craig that would result in his dismissal from Team Yamaha.
Pastrana and his mom Debbie shared some very inner thoughts with talk show host Montel Williams.
Photo: Simon Cudby
8. Travis Pastrana and his mom Debbie tells morning talk show host Montel Williams that he believes in ghosts, to which Montel brings out a paranormal expert who explains that the pain in Pastrana's hip is not from the fractured pelvis he suffered in a freestyle event but rather from a stillborn twin that is still inside him, attempting to get out.
7. Jeff Emig is fired from Team Kawasaki after being caught with marijuana residue on a soft drink can in Lake Havasu. When he wins the US Open a few months later, he famously adds, “Being on the podium is a whole lot better than being in jail.”
6. The Attack MX "novice" race and its $75,000 pick-up truck prize is won by an accomplished British rider (far from a novice) riding under an assumed name. They track the truck down halfway across the country and get it back—with a few extra miles on it.
5. Jason Lawrence is arrested at Red Bud for getting into a fight with a fan in the camping area well after midnight Friday and ends up spending the night at St. Joseph's County Jail. Later Lawrence would go to jail even longer this time—after getting into a fight with a friend and taking a bite out of his ear. Lawrence also rolled a rental car at Freestone in Texas…maybe we should just make a list with 10 Jason Lawrence moments?
4. Former FMX star and East Region SX contender "Mad" Mike Jones goes mad in a Miami Airport and ends up under arrest after allegedly throwing a luggage cart at a janitor. He had been on a long flight home from Latin America, where he had been robbed and lost the medication he was on at the time, then left with a 12-hour layover in Miami, where things obviously went downhill.....
J-Law has seen his share of struggles on and off the track.
Photo: Andrew Fredrickson
3. The 2002 Motocross des Nations is canceled after the Indians who own the land that Competition Park sits upon decide to padlock the front gate and call the whole thing off exactly eight days before the race. There was even some gunfire on the reservation, enough to give anyone, well, reservations.
2. Ronnie Lechien is caught with marijuana in his luggage upon landing in Japan, which leads to an extensive search of not only his bags and body, but those of teammates Johnny O'Mara and David Bailey. Ronnie is immediately fired from Team Honda. Then he's put on a plane and sent straight back to the states
1. James Stewart on Monday night on State Road 417 in Florida.
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I remember all those stories!!
Stewart's strange story should probably be #3. By the way, did they ever find that twin inside Pastrana's butt?
whats this supposed to do side track or take the attention away or justify stewart commiting a felony.
how about the J-law RV fight :)
How about Emig and his dope pipe?....
IS THE AMA GOING TO LET STEWART RACE IN DALLAS AFTER THIS??
or the rest of the season for that matter??? or is it just going to be a slap on the wrist???? i honestly think he should be disciplined in some way just like anyone else would...
maybe stewart can use those lights when he races so he dont crash into anyone anymore.
Did Jeff Emig go to jail?
Kenny_925 has a interesting point. There are going to be more eyes on the AMA now than possibly ever before. Wonder what they're gonna do.....milk it for exposure, sit on their hands (easy, just keep doing the same thing as usual), something else? This situation opens up a can o' worms. Why was J-law suspened/fined/whatever happened to him?
heck J-Law wasnt stupid enough to commit a felony hahaha. Felony is pretty serious stuff. Wonder how many people stewart pulled over before he got caught by the cops ?
I was 17 years old when G.I. Fro had the "can" incident. It was lame that he got fired from Kawi for that. I was at the US Open that year and I got to talk to J-Bone for a minute and Jeremy clued me in on what happened. I was so happy for Fro-Daddy when he won the Open. That would barely be news in baseball/football/ect.
Anyway, Emig rules and he has turned himself into a great color man on TV.
I wonder just how out-of-date the AMA is regarding matters such as these (with JS7Gate) compared to a, say, NCAA school or pro sports team sanctioning body.
Matthes said James was charged with a misdemeanor and Rado was charged with a felony. Sounds like James will race.
Fro! I never heard the exact details of his bust, but my buddies have a saying when something isn't going well, "You know what's good for that? CAN PIPE!"
Where is JLaw these days anyway? That pic looks sort of recent..arma Rockstar Suzi?
@vandy, this cant be true! how sure are you?
Interesting happenings! I wish one of you moto-journalists would please come out with what the real Mike Craig story was at Daytona that year. Tripped over his boots, my a**.
@mx501 The reason is because stewart never actually did anything but turn on the lights, his passenger is the one that told the off duty police officers to slow down and hid the lights in his luggage. stewart didnt say anything he was just the driver.
When was Pastrana on Montel Williams?
Kenny_925 The AMA can't do anything to JS. It was not on the track. Can you get in trouble from a school teacher if you swear at home??
I would bet the 44 year old guy "took" the blaim so JS is clean.
Can anyone confirm he was not charged with a felony?? When did Matthes say that? Newspapers still all say felony, even todays articles.
I still think this is what the April Fools joke is. I bet that all the moto sites got together to do this... I bet in 2 days everyone comes clean or Stewart announces it on the podium. Red Bull probably had a big part of it....
Whats the difference between this and like NFL/MLB/NBA/NCAA people getting caught with drugs and doing stupid things. It happens all the time when you give young people to much resposibilty. They don't realize these things, since they were never told they cant. Once they're on their own, they go out and have some fun (some of which can be illegal). But anyways, I bet this was an April Fools joke or some sort of promotion for some upcoming thing
Seems kind of funny how little the stupidity of "The fastest man on the planet" has been spoken about, I would imagine if it was pretty much ANYONE else it would have been huge news on every site. Pretty big brain fart Bubba, not sure why anyone would even do something so stupid.
@billc thats what i was thinking if this rumor is true which i dont think is. its like three people do a home invasion one guy kills somone even though the other two didnt want to they all get a murder charge, when i see it on an official news broadcast or other i'll believe it, it just dont make sence.
Ya know.....you just can't believe anyone/anything anymore! It seems as tho "regular folks" get hosed, as connected/rich/socially unquestionable people get over. It is what it is, but that doesn't mean you have to look away, and be quiet, when it takes place in plain sight........
You missed "The Fly'n Hawiian" getting busted with a truck load of weed as well...
I'm a HUGE Fro fan, but Kawasaki was right in firing him. That kind of BS might be acceptable in the NFL or NBA, but it isn't here. Same for Honda firing Lechien. Mike Healey was a good dude too, but I have zero tolerance that behavior. @kermit eugene- that was funny as hell.
How big of a story is this, really? Come on guys, look around at other sports when some of the top athetes are getting arrested for drugs, rape, murder... This was two young (and admittedly stupid) guys screwing around. Nobody was harmed or injured. Their biggest crime was being dumb. It's a felony in Florida and I understand why, we as the public need to know that when we see the pretty red and blue lights that we need to pull over and hopefully, not get mugged. If they had a gun in the truck and were out there robbing people that they pull over, that's one thing but, that doesn't seem to be the case. Unfortunately, the stupidity continued when he took off but still, it's not like he raped or murdered someone.
Off this subject, but you should run a list of the top 10 take-out moves (block-passes, stuffs or whatever). Reedy and stewie should have a spot on the list...Going all the way back to Bradshaw torpedoing Matiasevich at Paris in 89. Just a thought.
G-,man, young? hell his coat tail riding buddy who sounds like took the fall for home boy was 44? stewart should be smart enough at 24, and dumb ass should be way smarter at 44 wouldnt you think.
Everyone knows Pastrana had his twin removed by C-section. He looks a lot like Ping actually. Hang on a minute...
Samer, the J-Law RV fight wasn't an off-track incident. It happened on the track and was no incident either. There was a lot brewing up to that one. You guys notice the riders that J-Law tried to get under their skin the most ended up winning championships? I always find that funny. Anybody recall what that Brits name was from #6? On the tip of my togue but can't remember.
@GMan....How can you call this not a big deal? 1) its a felony, 2) it hinders people reaction when the real police are trying to do their job, and 3) try to explain this "prank" to the many women who have been pulled over using this same ruse and assaulted, raped, robbed and even murdered.
Because you like stewie, doesn't down-play the magnitude of this offense on a granded scale. That is why it is a felony offense. Does bank robbery with a toy gun minimize the action????
Kenny 925 and Carlsbad.....Did the AMA do anything to the other riders mentioned? I doubt it. So I guess you want them to start with James. Kinda reminds me of when
Stewart got points taken away because of the wrong type... of fuel then Carmichael did the exact same thing the same season and since they couldn't decide what his punishment should be or how many points should be taken away, THEY DID NOTHING, ABSOLUTELY NOTHING.
I want you all to see, some people have been getting away since a LONG time ago and some don't get away with anything.
I'm an officer and this all sounds like a bad joke that should have not happened. It was a stupid prank of some sort or as one news station reported he told the driver to slow down (who he so called pulled over.) By the way, a traffic stop is not conducted by pulling up beside the car you are stopping but behind them. A cheap attorney can beat that one. NOT SAYING WHAT HE DID WAS RIGHT, BUT WHEN WAS THE LAST DAY YOU (EVERYONE) WAS PERFECT?
How about Mike Goodwin whackin Mickey Thompson to try and gain controll of Supercross?
I raced in that attack race, unfortunately my clutch went out qualifying into the main... but i remember seeing that kid race and he would've been able to compete with some of the pros out here in AZ
Sergeant Stewart should put that light on his bike. With all of the bad starts he's been getting, it might help him get through traffic a little smoother!
Wow, how many times was marijuana on this list?? B.s. if you ask me.. no since in a proven rider/champion loosing his job over something that grows naturally. Guess those guys should have taken the high/legal route and snorted a zoloft instead....
irakristie, you may have misunderstood me. I'm not asking for any special treatment for JS7, quite the opposite in fact. AMA is probably going to be consistent in this matter and do nothing. Just make it the same across the board. I don't wanna hear next week someone else got fried for an infraction. I have had a problem with AMA's program LONG before James Stewart was a name anyone kn ew so, let's not make this about him because it's not. Not my point, anyhow.
A point I'd like to make is AMA has themselves between a rock and a hard place. On one hand, they have to "do the right thing", whatever that entails. On the other hand, they have their cash cow in JS7 that is a media / interest draw. I would bet they'd blow whichever way the dollars flow. Same as every other business.
this is a great opportunity for bubba's dad (james senior) to show all of us how to ride a dirt bike like he told malcom on one of the bubba's world episodes. maybe malcom could get big bro's ride, i think he needs the 450 power to clear the jumps, he sure comes up short a lot on his 250. can a felon cross state lines? anybody know?
Well, he WAS CHARGED WITH A FELONY. His truck is going to be auctioned off because it WAS USED in the commision of a FELONY.
But, innocent until proven guilty ? That will be a hard one to swallow since he pulled over TWO COPS !
I think it was a STUPID PRANK, but the government does not. Won't matter that he's the "fastest man on the planet". Maybe the "fastest man to get convicted"..
obviously what JS7 did was dumb, but you guys need to get out more, it was nothing compared to any other sport, so the worst thing an MX rider has done is flash some light for fun or get caught with some weed. Do you realise in the rest of the world would laugh at this. We should be happy this is all that has happened. We could have people like Ray Lewis arrested for murder, or Kobe Bryant for rape, of Plaxico Burress for Shooting himself with an unregistered gun, or Michael Vick for you know what, Mike Tyson, Allen Iverson, Floyd Maywether, Robert Remses, OJ simpson even though he doesnt play anymore, but you see my point. And you seem to think that his career is over because of having some fun, makes sense i guess . . . ?
@313 I agree. Who cares if he flashed some lights in his truck... big deal. Get over it. The police and media should get over it too and focus their energy on more important things.
Here's a press release saying he's racing this weekend -> http://bit.ly/eO98mw
Stewart was only charged with a misdemeanor because he wasn't using a government vehicle (cop car). Since he was using his own truck it's only a misdemeanor. Still has the possibility of a year in jail and $1000 fine, although he's probably going to get off with parole.
yes! I agree with 313 comment! you gays are making big deal with somebody private life! special you JASON WEIGANDT!! DON'T TRY TO SELL SOAP OPERA FOR US WE ARE MXSX FANS!!!
as some of the facts roll in , He did not pull over The truck the Two Speeding officers , were in , he pulled up along side of them, and the passenger , not James told them to slow down , James is caught up in alot of Bull.We all want to pull people over with those lights if we had them.. Seems like the two cops should be the ones we are looking at , speeding and indangering lives , the cops should do hard time lol.. We should all support James , as a fellow racer , not the speeding cops , This is sad how you so called MX fans are acting.. This whole thing is stupid .. James will line up in dallas after his usual fast lap time .. Bet he wins this one
Kenny_925.. last I knew this was America,,,,Innocent until proven guilty...and not by the media
FroLives...Fro used to stutter also...amazing accomplishment for a great guy
Vandy and yamahamoto....thats what money will buy you
BillC....spot on correct
APRIL FOOLS...your the fool jackwagon ...its still March idiot
Rocko720....well said
golfyoda...precisley
Verge....never actualy proven beyond the shadow of any doubt
Carlsbad....you are a great business man....money over ethics
313... don't candy coat a felony...if your mother was pulled over by a fake cop...then robbed....you would understand why this is so serious...the American public needs to know when they see red and blue lights that its legitimate.
this is how i see the JS7 situation....if stewart wasnt in the Supercross series, it would hurt the sport...he helps rating for it...he is right about the "Im the most famous racer in my sport" part on his tv show intro...the fastest man..not so much
about the pastrana thing......he does have 199 lives so im not suprised if theres other living things
Sounds to me that James is just confused. I think he just needs to decide whether he wants to be a supercross star, a TV star or a policeman and stick with it.
one good thing could come out of this for james'convict' stewart maybe he'll meet his real father in jai.l he's a disgrace and im sick of hearing about him!
Comedian, I'll take that as a compliment because we all know business & ethics don't jive. Unfortunate turn of events, this situation. Hard to believe it's not a prank. Maybe there will be an opportunity for JS to top Emig's podium speech from '97, That ought to be worth hearing, coming straight from the horse's mouth.
Carlsbad... the fact that you take my comments to your post as a complliment tells me alot about you.... let me guess....your a car salesman?
It was Adam Chatfield that won that truck in Arizona by cheating! Also all you retards that think this Stewart thing is a April's fools joke are dumbasses!! It's all over the news here in Florida.
Davey lets get this straight, Dean Wilson was stopped at the US border NOT the Canadian border, that keeps getting printed over and over and over again. CANADA does not care when you leave there country, America does care when you enter thier's. America does not care when you leave there country, CANADA does care when you enter thier's. DEAN WILSON was leaving Canada and entering the US, end of story.
Of course he will get let off with just a slap on the wrist, he is the golden child of the AMA. They will bend over backwards for him because he is James Bubba Stewart.....
Anyone remember a few years ago when the AMA was doing the whole "smooth track" thing with the nationals? And why did they do that? To try to entice Stewart to race the nationals. He didn't race but the whole smooth track thing kept going. Point is, because of who he is, he will get a slap on the wrist, and everyone will marvel at how he can come back from such adversity. I don't care how old you are...a 24 year old MAN should know better than to do something so stupid! And for all of you people out there saying "oh, these guys work so hard, this is what they've been doing since they were little kids, they need to have fun, yada yada yada..." really? Chad Reed has fun by driving his rally car. Ryan Villopoto shoots guns and hunts. Trey Canard reads the bible. And Ryan Dungey is just super-pumped. Bubba, however, likes to drive around with flashing red and blue lighs pulling people over! I'm sorry but I'm pretty sure 98% of you out there would give a testicle or a kidney to trade places with one of the top guys in the sport. Don't put them up on such a pedestal. They make a living riding motorcycles. That doesn't give them the right to act like jackasses or think that they are above the law because of who they are or who they have connections with. They're still human, they still have to obey the same laws that you and I do.
By the way, does anyone else think it would be funny if Answer designed some gear for bubba that looks like the uniforms from Super Troopers and Sorby dared Bubba to say "meow" in his interviews?
"I'd really like to thank the whole San-Manuel Yamaha crew for sticking by my side right meow, I'm in a tough place right meow, no more red and blue lights for me right meow...."
howardhepone, "we should all support Stewie"?? Why?, he alone with his man-friend are the ones being idiots. I dont stand by idiots to support them. He is a grown man, not a kid. He drove the truck and the lights were his. He did this to himself. Stand by him?? You wouldnt say the same thing if this was Reed,
howardhepone.... I'll take that bet.... How much?
Now I know why Travis has more fun than any TWO people can handle!! Lechien was one of the most fluid-smooth riders ever to ride a bike--I remember when that happened. J-law who???
AMA and Yamaha needs to focus on all the kids in the stands every race holding up a #7 race bike and what this is telling them if there isn't any action taken on the federal grime JS is charged with. (note) Even at his age my son would NOT compete his next race. MX racers are highly looked up to on&off; the track.
Hey maybe Mike Goodwin should have been on that list somewhere. He is not a rider, but his story is 1000 times bigger than all the rest put together.
Why would ANYBODY believe that stewarts truck was a police vehicle, trying to pull them over ? The report says, that he followed them for 30 seconds, with the red and blue lights flashing. Everyone knows, that a real police vehicle has a siren, and a loudspeaker. If you didn't pull it over right away, they would hit the siren, and then the loudspeaker, telling you to pull over. I would NEVER even consider pulling over for a big blinged out truck, with a stupid mini light on the dash.
If you are afraid that your loved ones are going to succumb to something like this, in broad daylight, during rush hour, on a well traveled toll freeway, then maybe you should have a talk with your loved ones.
Let me get this straight. Guys get fired from factory rides for residue on a can or tripping over some boots, but if you impersonate a police officer and pull innocent people over, you don't get fired because your race is untouchable. Why is one race held to a higher standard? It's not fair. He didn't just chase some speeder down and tell them to slow down. He had POLICE LIGHTS in his possession, obviously so he can bully people around with NO CONSEQUENCES, and can only have EVIL INTENT.
Yamaha, you are totally biased and unfair if you don't fire this guy, and obviously all you care about is money if you don't fire him. If you don't fire him, you better not fire any other rider who gets in trouble from now on, or you will be proven to be biased and unfair and maybe up for a lawsuit for racism for not treating both riders equally. Think about it. Your whole reputation is on the line. Are you for riders who live by no rules, who are renegades running around breaking laws while basically putting on cop uniforms by using police lights to identify themselves to innocent drivers? Is that what Yamaha represents? Do you uphold the same high standards that Kawasaki and Honda honor, or are you anarchists who snub the law? What do you stand for, or will you fall for anything?
Do we have to have the same arguments about JS on every single story? .... Sigh ... This could have been a fun subject. How about Pastrana rolling his car on a country road (pre-rally days), or Pichon's dad getting into a fight and getting kicked out of the US?
Stewart is a great Role model for my 15 yr old who rides and also has his learner license. This is something thats kinda cool sounding to them probably, as a parent I would rather he not know about it. But I'm sure they'll put it on Bubba's World for all the teens to laugh at. Then they'll go out and imitate him. Unreal
remember Wild Willie "canoe" Surratt... that wasn't really crazy but funny... Ricky Johnson punching Ronnie Lechien at the 1987 CMC? What about Lechien sleeping in his car after prom for two hours, wake up, smoke everyone in the first moto and then get too sick to race the second moto? Jimmy Eickel and the Bono Bandit? Mad Mike? Lots of crazy stuff over the years, some funny and harmless, some serious.
Didn't Greg Albertyne (or however you spell his name) (sorry Greg, Just too lazy to look it up) totally take a deer out at the mx des nations or something? Thats a crazy story
JS can really only be prosecuted for displaying red and blue lights on a moving truck, he never presented himself as a law enforcement officer, he never forced or made an attempt to pull the other truck over, they did it on thier own. The passenger's only words were "slow it down". All this is in the police report, in the off duty officer's own words. The Blue light law is like a traffic law, they nail low riders in Florida all the time with blue/red neons. This is way out of proportion, people, give it a break. Like him or not, James works very hard at being the best he can be at being a racer. He may be immature sometimes, but I think he, his family, are decent people, who have become fairly well off due to Jame' success, and sometimes have a hard time dealing with what comes with fame. Good luck JS........
@ the guy for ZERO tolerance for a can pipe. Dude get over it, you want to ruin people for life as you sit here probably reading this drinking a beer. Zero tolerance equals LOSER.
Someone please explain to me what in the hell the AMA has to do with the "bubba Incident"??? It's an Off Track- Unrelated poor choice of judgement. What can they do and why? I swear you cant swing a dead cat on this forum without hitting a booger eatin' moron.
jairtime.. Possesion of drugs and impersonating an officer.. If my kid did the first one.. I think I would be more pissed off than the second. Use your common sense.. Even though they are both wrong... GO for the lesser evil.
And look at the circumstances.. LeChien had illegal drug while going to Japan... Euh.... He was there as Honda is from Japan and the riders had to do their duties as a rider for a japanese brand.
As for Emig.. Again, Kawi thaught... Damn.. A rider has a illegal drug and was busted.. Any corporate would fire somebody on a drug related fellony than impersonating a officer...
Anyway... Yamaha is also in a dilema... Who else can step up in the yamaha camp? Loser of Milsaps? Earning millions and not even making it to the box... Brayton? Stroupe?
U do not seem a person who ever worked for a corporate who largely depends on sales, man.. Again proving you are a funny old fart.. Go watch the monster energy babes.
Trickie wrote: about 2 hours ago
"trick" you know you use the same comments when you get affended, I know your trying to be cool on here and thats your thing, but really do you understand yourself! Seriouly im just trying to get under your feathers and ruffle them up! But your still a moron in my book!!
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Sorry, but I cant deal with the immature, splineless wimps that come on here, trying to mess with other people, just to get thier little jollies off. im out. you have suceeded. I would rather be alone than be with you, because you suck. It is a game for some people ( probably underage children ) who gain amusement, by taunting other people behind the safety of thier personal computers. One day that will catch up with you somehow, it always does.
Anything else you read on here from trick , from now on, is the work of the poser, so if you miss me, you can blame him/her. When you cannot even tell who you are talking to, and you even have little pansie asses who cant even spell 'good', changing thier fake names all around, impersonating others, and messing with people all day, what can you do ? I am 100 percent positive that these little punks will get thier asses handed to them, in due time. If they act like little assholes on the internet, then they will do it in real life too, by the time they grow up. WOW, you guys are COOOOOL ! ! ! , a cyber world of make believe tough-guys and bullies! I am now so petrified, that I'm going to do my laundry. Later assholes. you know who i'm talking to.
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@ welker.. carlsbad..francisco bulto... all my om's, my 'braddahs' it was cool to chat with you all. we had some good ones for sure.... carry onward and live good. ring-a-ding-ding 4 ever... Oh, and stay away from the internet 'chatter' boards. It's just like being on a picnic, and not having a fly-swatter.
TRICK don't leave because of some A-HOLE!!! You bring a LOT of good info to this site!!
wait..trick said someone changed their name to act like someone else?! MY name was taken by someone who spelled villopato and canrd..baget...wtf,someone really does that crap..? lol..now i dont feel so stupid,lol.i was readin on and found "my" comment supposebly..and it was goin for villopato winnin the ship..wtf,i hate that fagtard
@motorhead..every other professional sport suspends or fines the athletes for off field bs..so why is james exempt? he is just like all the other retarded afro american athletes who listen to rap and then go shoot themselves in the foot..literally.@howardthe idiot..why dont you admit your real name is johnny cochran and your are alive and hiding in a cave with osama bin laden.? you are pathetic.1) james was driving the car and he is responsible for what happens in the car..2) do you think this is the first time these idiots had done this?and who's idea do you think it was? 3)its a felony.4) it doesnt matter if the other guy was the one yelling at the cops..the lights flashing in the car is enough to be convicted.5) and who the hell does he think he is? speeding to catch a speeder to tell him to slow down? and when the guy flashed a badge .it means pull over and the he took off and probably was going over the speed limit to get away.6) id give him the finger and then follow his dum a@@ and put a hurt on him like he never saw.The cops should of gave him a Rodney King style beatin!!
@cancerman..you are giving me prostate cancer you dum a@@..its not a blue light law that he broke..i think the police know when someone has"lowrider" lights or is impersonating a cop.AND YES HE GOT IN BEHIND THEM AND WAS FOLLOWING THEM WITH LIGHTS FLASHING..SO HE WAS TRYING TO PULL THEM OVER ! why else would defendant #2 be yelling at the cops to slown down..rtard that is impersonating a officer..lights plus verbal warnings =attempting to be a cop.But what do we expect from you white apologists who voted for barrrack obama and secretly wish you were a minority so you can get free government cheese..lol
didnt KDUBs mechanic high speed chase then kill himself???
Paul:
So you're saying I'm the only one talking about this? I'm the one stoking the flames? Judging by these posts it seems to be a topic people want to know about....
Fro came completely clean in a past issue of Racer X. I personally believe Kawasaki were looking for any reason to nix Jeffs contract anyway. He had a horrible season following his championship years, and was side-tracked by the fame and money. It was a feel-good story when he re-focused and won the US Open, and it was the beginning of him growing into an excellent representative of our sport...
Hey Trick, ya we need your comments thanks for posting if you leave , I also get tired of the poses and stuff . I hope DC and the Racer X staff can figure a way to fix the problwms. I for one would be glad to enter all my info just so that I can be safe from the idiots.
In a related matter I have had the cops come to my house because I was sitting on my tailgat drinking beer and hollering "SLOW DOWN" at the idiots driving to fast in my hood. I did not get in trouble but got more police presece in the area so mission acompleshed plus the cops know I care.
Hey Jason how do we get verified ??? Some of us would like it!
Also tell DC I'm still trying to figure a way to get the "Victory Machines" poster to him.......
Why is J-Law not riding? Did he not get a ride? Is he in jail? Anybody know his situation?
...I am not a fanboy, but Stewart is getting reamed for a harmless prank. It's not like he pulled them over. All FLA wants is an excuse for a big fat fine. When he moves and takes his tax-$$ to GA they won't be so smug.
PLUS, in this case it was a carload of DUDES, for pete's sake. Seriously doubt Stewart meant to strike up a forced bromance.
Too bad, got family in law enforcement, and every one of them would have just ran his numbers, read him the riot-act, and sent him on his way (providing he gave them no lip, which I doubt Stewart did. Very low-key personality). Cops better hope Stewart does not hire a lawyer that plays dirty.
right.... so what were these 3 off duty cops up too rolling around and agressivly passing people on the highway? Must have been a reason they didnt want to follow Stew to the airport since they jumped on to another road while on the phone.... I like the 911 recording when she asked "what are you doing now".....cop replies " uhhhhh nothing...just driving now".....sounded very intense....
Josh Demuth is no longer the Sheriff! James Stewart, the new sheriff in town!
So James is going through a crappy time right now, I can relate as I have been through a couple of rough patches in the past too . I also believe James is going to come out of all this and he will be a stronger more mature person , and when he does he is really going to have the haters hatin , because he is going to be even tougher to beat than he was before . Also before some keyboard champ hiding behind a screen calls me a JS nut hugger or something else that is played out and has been said a thousand times already , I'm pullin for Dungey to win it all again !
How many of you are sitting there drinking a beer talking shit about Emig smoking pot? You might want to do some research on the two subjects.
Also, marijuana isn't exactly passed over in all sports. Remember Ricky Williams of the Miami Dolphins getting busted? Or, excuse me but I forget his name, last year there was a golfer on the PGA tour caught with pot? The NCAA for sure is strict on this, as you hear all the time of players getting tossed for drugs problems.
Emig should have been fired from Kawasaki for drinking beer just as he should have been fired for smoking pot on his off time. Neither is safe to race on, but on your own time, if you so chose too, there should be no penalty for either. IMO
So penalty for Stewart? Not from the AMA, but I would expect his team to dock pay, or make him do some more community service type work. This is a non racing incident, outside of the AMA's jurisdiction. For them to enforce any penalties would be absurd. So, all in all, get over it, let the racing do the talking.
I can see his dumb ass dressed as a cop for the Dallas round and getting arrested again for impersonating an officer! lol
Yes AMA will let him race, NFL and NHL and other acronym don't stop athletes from playing ins spite of their bad behavior. Im with Hahaha on this one. Im also glad RXI chose to show this incident int the full context of things. Ive seen far too much backlash and "hang the bastard" comments on social media networks. Amazing how fickle the typical fan is, get your own house in order before you go throwing stones at some one else's digressions. Stewart will get over this and I suggest the haters get over it too. Im not discounting his behavior, but this is a personal matter he will have to deal with, without all of us.
this is just his way to win the bret michael comeback award, since the championship is slipping away..
More of the "its ok, look what these other people have done" rhetoric. DC? What the hell happened to you. Must be taking lessons from up the road in Washington.
Hilarious replies! Better than the articles! Thanks for all the laughs! I learn more here than from the broadcasts and magazines....
Hilarious replies! Better than the articles! Thanks for all the laughs! I learn more here than from the broadcasts and magazines....
What James did is not OK, but man, I know I pulled my share of stupid stunts between 17 and 25 or so! Honestly, it's nothing more than a prank gone wrong. And it's really not our business. If people really felt that strongly about it the stadiums wouldn't be full every weekend. It's just racing. All of those funny old stories you hear about the heroes of old playing bumper cars in rentals aren't really much diiferent when you think about it. Lighten up!