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PrintWelcome to Racerhead and the near-conclusion of the California supercross season. Tomorrow night's San Diego SX, which will air live on SPEED (10:30 p.m. in the East, 7:30 out West), marks the last round of 2012 in the Golden State.
Matt Francis was there yesterday for press day, which featured a whole bunch of riders—Eli Tomac, Marvin Musquin, Cole Seely, Andrew Short, Mike Alessi, Travis Baker, Jason Anderson, Myles Tedder, and more—and he came back with this Racer X Film that shows you some of the completed track:
Ryan Villopoto now holds the red plate alone, and rightfully so. He's the first man to win two AMA Supercross-class mains, and he's now three points up on Chad Reed. James Stewart, who crashed heavily in his heat race, managed to finish second in the main. His violent crash happened right in front of our man David Pingree, who was working the infield as part of the Asterisk Mobile Medics crew. “He's really, really lucky he landed on a Tuff Block,” Ping told me this week. “If he would have hit the deck he might really be hurting.”
Actually, he may be hurting more than we know, as a rumor was swirling through the ranks that James might have broken his navicular in that crash. If he did, he hid it well in the main event!
Chad Reed was among the top racers that were tested for performance-enhancing drugs this week, according to FIM guidelines.
Photo: Simon Cudby
It was a busy week for top riders peeing in cups. WADA, the World Ant-Doping Agency, visited at several rider, including Ryan Villopoto and Chad Reed, plus third-ranked FIM MX2 rider Tommy Searle. RV tweeted: “Loved the visit from WADA #worldantidopingagency at 10:30 as i was about to go to bed.”
The morning after RV's tweet came this from tommysearle100: "Wow just had 3 doping officers turn up at my front door at 6am!! To do a random urine test for the FIM worldchampionship! that's kinda crazy"
Ryan Villopoto went from spraying champagne for winning at Anaheim 2 to peeing in a cup this week.
Photo: Simon Cudby
According to FIM rules, WADA reserves the right to show up at any given moment on the doorstep of a top-three rider in a world championship series. Last year Kevin Windham was on call, though it was problematic since he lives in Centreville, Mississippi, and his phone (or his old one anyway) barely has coverage way out there in the country. Add the fact that he has four small children and ... well, it was some work. And when he was surprise-tested at the New Orleans SX, he was so dehydrated that it took some time to urinate into the little plastic cup, causing him to miss much of his own post-hometown-race get-together at Razzou's down on Bourbon Street.... Which is actually a small price to pay to ensure an even playing field, now that I think about it.
No word on whether Reed, RV, or Tommy had any problems passing the test, but it's doubtful they would be tweeting that it actually happened if there were any questions in their own minds! But here's a thought: Urine tests are one thing, but a blood test would be much more conclusive.
Want to know what WADA is looking for? Check out the "The List" on the official website (and maybe ask your pharmacist to interpret).
When James Stewart rolled into the Anaheim parking lot in this car, it led Kevin Windham to compare cars.
Did you catch the dust-up between James Stewart and Kevin Windham over tweets about cars? In case you missed it, Windham....
Kevin Windham @kdub_14: “@js7 just pulled in the stadium in his
Lamborghini as I pulled out in my 1995 Toyota Tacoma with 187,000 miles”
James Stewart @js7: “Funny how others roll around in Exotic cars & nothing is said. I do it & I’m spoiled? Well If hard work makes me spoiled then ur right I am.”
Windham told me he didn't mean to make James look bad for having an amazing car, and he was actually driving his buddy Dano's old truck, which he thought was funny, but then people starting weighing in and giving James grief on their own tweets. Windham felt bad and later apologized to Stewart for the whole misunderstanding, telling James it had nothing to do with him in the first place, and that others piled on anyway.
Cole Seely ran pink to the podium at Anaheim 2.
Photo: Simon Cudby
The Anaheim 2 race was originally thought to be a pink race, but it didn't quite work out as planned. Nonetheless, a lot of riders and teams put on the pink to support Breast Cancer Awareness, including Lites main runner-up Cole Seely of the Troy Lee Designs Honda team. After the race, the team donated the pink helmets and gear at A2, TLD is donating the items to the Susan G. Koman Foundation to be auctioned off. Check them out here and see if you want to help out a great cause and get some cool stuff.
Guess what's coming up next weekend: The annual arenacross known as Motorama in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. Held at the Pennsylvania Farm Show Arena, this could very well be the first Arenacross race in history, dating back to the mid-seventies.
The Vets Motocross des Nations at Farleigh Castle in England was a big hit last year, with Team USA heroes of yesteryear like Jeff Stanton, Chuck Sun, Scott Burnworth, and Jim Gibson competing against past stars from Europe. Well, the race is shaping up to be even better this year, with not only Stanton and Sun confirming, but also Hall of Famers Jeff Ward and Trampas Parker. And I got a call this week from Ryan Hughes looking for an '89 Kawasaki KX500 to buy for this race (anyone want to see Ryno a bike? [email protected].) If you find yourself in England in the middle of September, check this race out. It looks like a lot of fun!
Team USA at last September's Vet MXdN at Farleigh Castle in England.
On a totally different subject, did you see the brutal video of the FMX rider that nearly killed himself at the Shrine Circus in Saginaw, Michigan? He got up in the rafters, pretty much, and hit a cable he didn’t see. Josh Headford fell some 25 feet to the ground, landing in a crumpled mess (and on YouTube). I will post the link here because he thankfully did not get hurt worse than a broken leg, shoulder, elbow and wrist, according to the Associated Press. Here is video from a person in the crowd:
Just eight more days until we see a whole new pack of Lites riders, including rookie Justin Bogle.
Photo: Simon Cudby
In previewing next weekend's Dallas Supercross and the East Region opener I got a chance to do a little interview with defending champ Justin Barcia last week at the American Honda intro that took place at their headquarters in Torrance. Barcia looks fit, he says he feels fast and he must be the favorite going into the opener. Here's the film by Simon Cudby:
Obviously the Monster Energy/Pro Circuit Kawasaki riders Blake Baggett and Darryn Durham are going to be fast, and so will Barcia's GEICO Honda teammate Justin Bogle, who we've yet to see on an SX track but has been riding a bunch with his good friend Dean Wislon. And I think the whole world is waiting to see how Ken Roczen looks in the stadiums—he won Las Vegas last year, and he's probably gotten faster since! And then there's my long-shot pick: Malcolm Stewart. If he rides as well as I've been hearing, well, he and his big brother James could join soon join Tyson and Tallon Vohland as the only brothers to have ever each won an AMA Supercross main event.
Justin Barcia will be rockin' the #1 in Dallas, as well as a shorter 'do.
Photo: Simon Cudby
The San Diego SX always makes me nervous. I don’t know what it is about that stadium, but over the years there sure have been some crazy things happen there. For me, it started when I grenaded myself on a hay bale in 1996 during practice. I broke a femur and three bones in my hand and blew out a knee in one ugly yard sale. That sucked.
But then Jimmy Button injured his neck in a simple crash during practice that forever changed his life. James Marshall was paralyzed in one of the ugliest crashes ever during a heat race there. And Jason Ciarletta died in a routine qualifying-race start—the first and only death supercross has ever had. I’m sure there are war stories from every stadium and race facility around the world, but Qualcomm, formerly known as Jack Murphy Stadium, still gives me the chills when I walk down the tunnel. Let’s all hope that this weekend has plenty of good racing and very few injuries.
Speaking of injuries, Ryan Sipes went down this week during practice and broke his hand and separated his shoulder. That is a bummer for Ryan, who was already struggling a bit this season with results. He has been fast, like always, but not getting the finishes he’s capable of. Hopefully they put him on a 450 outdoors and he can have a good summer.
Eli Tomac is working on a fourth win in a row tomorrow night, but then what?
Photo: Simon Cudby
I’m hearing rumors that Wil Hahn may jump in and do some East Coast rounds on a 450 when he feels ready. I’ve never seen Wilbur ride a big bike, but it would be cool to see him out there. There is still plenty of speculation over who will fill the vacancy left by Trey Canard at Honda. Most pragmatists think it would be silly for Tomac to risk injury when he has the West Region title in hand. Those people would suggest Cole Seely, who has already ridden under Honda’s tent, or Wil Hahn or Christian Craig, who have nothing to lose and everything to gain by throwing down on a 450. Others will say that you can get injured just as easily practicing during the week, and with Eli looking at moving into the premier class in the near future this would be a great opportunity to showcase his 450 skills. Tomac rides a 450 when he’s at home in Colorado because the elevation makes his 250 seem very slow. He’s comfortable on the big bike, and he showed that he could ride it this winter during a couple different trips to Europe. Look for a press release next week on just what Honda decides to do.
Here's Steve Matthes:
We’re going to San Diego this weekend for round six of the AMA Monster Energy AMA Supercross series, and what are we going to see? Well, I’m no Nostradamus, but I bet we’ll see Chad Reed at or near the front of the pack. We don’t have enough stats in our sport due to lax stat-keeping over the years, but the stats that are produced show that Reed has a 75 percent winning percentage at San Diego and a 25 percent winning percentage in his career. So clearly something is going on at San Diego for Reed, and I had my Twitter followers tell me everything from “Reed is going to own it” to “I believe Reed winning there is all coincidence.”
The truth in there probably lies in the middle, and Reed does enjoy San Diego and is in a great state of mind, but things don’t always work out for him because he’s in San Diego: He’s a great rider no matter where the race is. His podium percentage is so good that by default, he’s going to be up front there. But no matter, it’s a cool stat and let’s see if he can build on that this weekend.
We had Ping in-studio this past Monday on the PulpMX Show and it was a good time as usual. We asked him his opinion on the Reed/San Diego thing and he thought there definitely was something to it.
Justin Brayton is hoping to build off last week's fifth-place ride.
Photo: Simon Cudby
I can remember when I wrenched for Tim Ferry (insert everyone groaning here as I tell yet another Ferry/Matthes story but seriously, stay with me here) and being from Florida, Timmy hated going to the cold-weather races. Minneapolis, Indianapolis, St Louis, Europe—he was always in a bad mood and had a bad attitude. He didn’t do well in the cold races because, in my opinion, he didn’t want to be there. Sure, we had a few podiums at these races (you can’t always keep a superteam down), but generally he wasn’t very good.
Like DC mentioned above, I’m hearing that JGR Yamaha’s James Stewart may have hurt his wrist in that heat-race crash last weekend and that it may be the same one he hurt a couple of years ago. We’ll see what we can find out, it may be bunk but it came from a pretty good source and let’s keep an eye on James and see if that affects his riding at all this weekend.
James is doing another dinner for the fans this weekend in San Diego, and if you ask me, that’s pretty cool. It’s a neat promotion and I think he and Red Bull deserve kudos for doing this. I did this once but the only guy who showed up was Weege. Nothing stops that guy from collecting on a free meal.
Myles Tedder chats with the local San Diego news crew.
Check out this column I wrote about Yamaha’s YZ450F and the effect I believe not having a factory race team has on its development.
We had Nick Wey, Andrew Short, and as I said above, Pingree on the PulpMX Show this week and it was a good time. After the show, Ping and I recorded a PulpMX Classic Commentary where he takes us through Anaheim 1996 125 and 250 main events. In this race, Ping makes what might be the biggest banzai move in the whoops ever that does not pay off. Good times, look for that next week on Pulpmx.com and we’ll put up a link on Racer X as well.
Do you have an Android phone? Good, that means you can now get the Pulpmx App from the app store. It’s $1.99 and gives you access to some bonus podcasts, all the Racer X Podcast archives and the Pulpmx Show. Check it out.
Wonder if they knew about the Monster Girls before they ripped off the hat design?
One of the websites I write for is Alex Gobert’s Motoonline.com.au, which is a site dedicated to what’s going on Down Under. Alex was just here for a few weeks and has a good handle on what’s going on over here as well. My story this week was an interview of Red Bull KTM’s Ken Roczen, who is going to be making his East Coast debut next week.
Guess I won’t stop the self-promotion now: Another thing I do is write for Adam Wheeler and his very insightful On Track/Off-Road Digital Mag. Wheeler follows the GP’s around and one day, I may be able to write as well as he can. Anyways, check out his latest issue here, where I write about A2, MotoConcepts Racing and a few other things.
There's a very interesting James Stewart feature in the new On-Track/Off-Road Digital Magazine
Here's the new girl, Haley:
Going to a race just reminds me why I want to go into the business full-time. For those who have never been, I still highly suggest saving up the money to go to a supercross race soon. A2 was amazing. Not only was I lurking around the pits in a very creepy fashion as I normally do, but I was also sending out live-image tweets previewing the pits before anyone else. And I'm pretty sure I was the first to officially show the full-on pink of the TLD bikes.
Either way, I finally felt like I'd broken into the mainstream supercross media a little. People were responding to my tweets, which is a big deal for me, and thanking me for the coverage. It may not seem like much, but those few thanks were a reminder that this was what I always wanted to make a career in.
Dean Wilson would like to end the California Supercross season with a win.
Photo: Simon Cudby
The actual race was awesome. The track had its good and bad points. I thoroughly enjoyed the sand turn coming out of the straight with the whoops, as it seemed to present a decent amount of challenge for riders. I also liked the whoops as they were in the beginning of the day, before they added the pre-whoop. They were so gnarly that only the riders in the 250 A class could get through them at a decent speed, and even then it wasn't their normal pace. That had the potential to be a big obstacle in the night show. But instead, the track guys decided to make it a little easier.
Eli Tomac's “turkey” wins aren't much of a surprise to anyone. I think he's finally found his spark, and whatever it is, I'm pretty sure he'll keep it going. E's a chill, down-to-earth personality, but he's definitely got the heart and will to win. And that's exactly what he's been doing. So, coming into San Diego, there are a few questions revolving around the 250's. Can Tomac get four consecutive wins? Will Wilson finally get back on the podium? And what about Cole Seely?
Wilson hasn't exactly been performing the way anyone expected him to coming into the year. If anything, people were calling him the one to beat for the championship. But now, five rounds in, he stands in second and 22 points behind Tomac. Unless he can find some lost fire and something happens to Tomac, it's almost guaranteed that he will be fighting for second, not first.
As for Seely, I can't be too sure. While last week's ride was an impressive bounce back from his three races off the podium following the first win of the season, I'm still not sure that Seely has what it takes yet to ensure that he's consistent and steady, whether or not that means he's on the top of the podium. Like every other rider in the 250s, he has a lot of work to do before he can hope to win a championship. With the slight chance of rain on Saturday, that might only inhibit Seely's chances of stability even further.
And then there's Tomac. I'll be the first to say that my family has known the Tomac family far longer than Eli's been racing professionally. But that connection doesn't alter my opinion about Eli as a rider. Before this season, I was a little uncertain about whether or not he could truly pull off being a championship contender.
Last supercross season ended in a huge disappointment for him, and then was followed by a less-than-stellar outdoors season. I knew that he still had a lot to learn. But something must have happened to him that put a little more edge to his riding. With this new edge that he has, it's clear to me that Tomac has all the tools he needs to get a fourth win in a row. All he has to do is execute.
Okay, here's my prediction for this weekend's 250 podium in San Diego:
1. Eli Tomac
3. Nico Izzi
I wish I could send out live tweet updates from the races every weekend, but sadly, being a college student, I don't have the kind of money required to travel every weekend. But I'll still be putting out live updates from what I can gather in my dorm room. So keep checking @heyitshales for all the latest info.
Oh, and also be sure to check out what I've got to say about some of the industry's top news stories and rumors at Pro Moto Talk.
Thanks, Haley. Okay, here are some closing notes:
Only a month left to the Ricky Carmichael Daytona Amateur Supercross Championship! Don't miss your one and only chance this year to race a pro SX track the day after the athletes of The Monster Energy Supercross Championship do! By registering in advance, you will save $20 and get a free entry to Saturday's Pro SX. Register here.
See you in Daytona!
Is this the long three-stroke we've been hearing about?
Preparations are underway for the 5th annual Racer X Inter-AM, to be held March 31st-April 1st weekend at the OMC track in Boise, Idaho. This is the first round of the all new PACNW VMX Series.
Racer X Publisher Scott Wallenberg reports a star-studded cast of rider entries have already been confirmed. How about former 250cc MX World Champion/500cc National Champion/MXoN winner Danny LaPorte with his MXoN teammate, 500cc National Champion Chuck Sun? Then there’s former 125cc MX National Champion/Supercross star Ron Lechien and "The Beast from the East" Damon Bradshaw! A few race sponsorships are available if your company would like to be involved just email [email protected].
Look for more updates, as more past champions and industry luminaries are on the invite list.
Chuck Sun, by the way, has launched a new website: www.chuck-sun.com.
Be sure to stop by the Racer X booth this weekend to get your free Vintage MX Fleece Blanket with your paid subscription. We've sold out the past two races, and this will be the last race where we’ll have the blanket with our subscription deal, so make sure to stop by early! The booth will be open for business at noon sharp.
Catalina Island would make a great motocross track...
Here's a cool, extended interview with Chad Reed by the guys at Vurb Moto:
And speaking of Chad, if you've read this far, here's a present: a glimpse at the new Racer X Illustrated cover. It's a start shot featuring three-fourths of the frontrunners in Monster Energy AMA Supercross, with Chad being the only one missing (he started in a different spot at Los Angeles from these three cats). Since he's been on two covers since June—and he's on the February cover—please don't be too harsh on the fact that he's not in there with #1, #7, and #5.
Finally check out Red Bull's highlights of the 2012 Le Touquet Beach Race on the Atlantic coast of France.
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Awwwwww, poor Stewie got offended! Don't screw with K-dub, you won't win that one!!!!!!!!!!
FYI I know that in Hartselle Al at the Southeastern Horse Arena.They use to have indoor motocross.I raced there in 1978.I actually think they had races there before '78.
Why not Kyle Regal as fill in for Trey??
Way better tnan Hahn or Craig!!!!
They could even think of keeping him for outdoors where he has whipped all sorts of butt,,,including Short,Brayton,Hahn,Reed,Millsaps,Allessi ,,etc,etc etc(as a privateer!!!)
Is that Jon Lovitz standing behind Eli Tomac with the cheesy smile????
Always hated circuses....
I didn't hear K Dub say anything about Stewart being spoiled where did Stewart pull that out of? K Dub just thought it was funny. Oh well K Dub will just have even more fans for that now and Stewart will have even less. He must really like getting booed in the opening ceremonies i guess. On that note, hopefully that will light a fire under K Dub and he'll get a podium Saturday night!
And a bunch of you thought Reed was a baby! Tough skin JS, the funny thing is its not even his. Read the sticker on the front, that company is just off highway 1 in Newport. They had him drive it for marketing. That hilarious!!!
You guys are a bunch of douchebags!! Seriously, nothing wrong with James for responding that way!! I'm sure KW has his fair share of expensive toys does he not!! And the clincher is that if KW actually thought JS was being a baby about it, he wouldn't have called James and straightened things out. You blow hards work as hard as these guys do to get what they have and then you can run your stupid pie holes all you want, until then STFU!! Stewart having less fans?? Not hardly d-bag boys....his lines are STILL the longest at the races....needs no more proof than that!! Losers!!
Even funnier is when someone says "STFU" on a thread! Relax newguy...read between the lines, its just an opinion. But its still hilarious when its not even your car. kdub might have expensive things but he isn't going out of his way to rent a lambo to roll up to the races in. Good stuff newguy...
The long line ups are Stewart fans not MX/SX fans. Reality shows will do that for you.
JS injured again, say it ain't so. Racing just got good. With JS out or riding injured, RV all the way this year. Regardless what some of you may think about JS, he's the only one that will ride outside his comfort zone to win. CR and RD are consistant, but ride too conservative that RV will out point them before they know it. Just like the ole days when RC would push and win the first half of the season then cruise and podium in the 2nd half to win his SX championships.
I consider myself a geek But Tweeting just seems too pompus for my taste. Oh well, I don't text either!
No shit it's not his. He lives in Florida. When you see a rockstar cruising around in a car like that you think damn I wish I was him. You see him, you have to talk shit. Can't understand it. As much of you motofags hate him for his show (which alot of it was scripted and cut and clipped to make it interesting) he brought a ton of fans.
By the way he was cruising around a Maserati in LA.
Haters gonna hate!
The last picture the boat is pretty good. Not sure where you use a boat if you live in Phoenix (the left coast maybe?). I saw my favorite boat name on the St Croix; Cirrhosis of the River.
Should be another great race. I hope JS isn't hiding an injury that will make him drop out of the series, like what happened in 2010. I want all the contenders to race to the end.
Sounds like Stewioe got his little feelings hurt, poor little guy. If you want to be that flashy an act like a rodk star, then be ready for a little ribbing, or dont do it. @NEWGUY, sounds like you got your feelings hurt, why so touchy, are you related to Stewioe or something?? And you say if guys work as hard as they do you can say something?? I will say this, I work a whole lot HARDER than they do. The racers roll out of bed around 10 o'clock and go for a jog or go ride, I am up at 5:00 AM every day 5 or 6 days a week, sometimes 7. And unlike your boy Stewie, I dont take off all summer and only work from January until May. I dont se how you think he works harder than an y regular guy who is working for a living. You sound like a child.
People are remembered by what they give back, not driving a 300k car. How can you go faster than traffic, speed bumps, speed zones ? It makes no sense to throw away money that you could give back to your community !
Fred:
That was Priceville, AL (just SE of Decatur), and they did have races before 1978. That seemed to be a favorite race venue for Furman Gray and Billy Liles. Sometimes the track would go outside and they would dig a huge hole in the center of the arena that you ran into and jumped out of.
4 years ago Grant and Brayton all drove up in rental Lambos and everybody thought that was great. Who gives a rats ass about a expensive car anyways.
Well said "bd200". KW wasn't trying to insult Stewey, He was making a funny observation. I read them when they were posted, I think James got pissed because of people piling on. I thought it was funny and laughed when I read it. Oh well. I am looking forward to Saturday night. finally some Live Super Cross!!!!!
That was an interesting perspective on the YZ450f- makes perfect sense to me. I agree with the poster who said that Stewart used to crash when he looked like he was going really really fast- now he just crashes. I wonder why JGR chose the Yamaha in the first place. Even before the 2010 bike came out- Hepler, Hill and Langston were frequently getting injured. Reed and Stewart managed to win titles on one- but it's been downhill ever since.
@bd200,,,, I'm sure you are the hardest working guy in the world.
I feel bad for stewart, he can never do right by the fans. He seems like a real good person, but i guess the media and the bubba's world takes away from his talent. it's a shame because everyone posting bad things about him will never accomplish what he has.
Like I said JS7 will throw it away in the whoops. Word is he hasnt been riding this week bcoz of his wrist and if he doesnt win im sure that will be used as an excuse. Go reedy, Go Dungey dont let RV get away and spoil the season.
Stewart works hard for what he's got?? I believe that to a degree, but a lot of what he's accomplished is based of his god given talent. Someone like dungey who might not be the most gifted, works his a$$ off to be where he's at.
Just my opinion
JS could have say " So K-Dub how many titles do your have" LOL
bd200 I think you are down playing what a top pro does everyday a little.
.Scrub-this... Go to a race and look at the line waiting to see JS...Yeah he has no fan's LOL.
Maybe some BillC, but I think you get my point, Newguy acts like these guys are putting in 12 hour days 7 days a week. But I do feel us regular Joes out here working for a living are putting in more hours and working harder than a guy who rides 5 months a year.. Nobody is saying Steie doesnt have fans, but alot of his fans ARE NOT the die-hard moto fans, they are Stewie fans who probably wouldnt even go to the races if he wasnt there.. So he does bring in alot of new fans. Never said he didnt, but if you are going to act like a super-star and drive into the races in a car like that, have a thick skin and quit being such a baby, or dont drive it.
I think I've got to agree with Normanmx on his idea. Kyle Regal on the factory Honda!
@scrub-this Yeah I guess 3 AMA 450 titles isn't really impressive, not to mention all the 125 titles and records... dumbass.
McGrath and the GOAT's titles are impressive. I think alot of Stewart's fans are pretty new to the MX scene. Although His titles are more than most competitors will ever get. The fact that he receives so much press and his self proclaimed "Greatest to ever race a dirt bike" statement. To have only won those title over a 7 year period does not support the hype.
I am a Stewart fan and I've been racing since I was a kid. Yeah there's a bit too much hype around him but he is still a great rider.
wow...what a bunch of losers on here...you guys will take any shot you can at the guy you don't like...cheap...
say half the sh*t to his face and you would look like the dooooosh you are...(yes i would say that to your face)
You sure can tell that Scrub-This does not have a clue what he's talking about...
Having 3 big bike titles is certainly a great accomplishment in this sport. But I think what some guys are saying, he isnt the greatest thing ever, like some Stewtards act. He has the same number of titles as Reed, and the Stewtards act like Reed sucks. RJ and Ward and Stanton and Hannah, they have all accomplished the same or more than him. Take nothing away from him, he is a great rider, but nowhere near the greatness that the Stewtards act like he has..
@mxmofo--that takes a lot of nerve coming from you. You never contribute to anything except cutdowns and crap. kinda like your buddy halfe316, who is NEVER on this site unless it pertains to Stewart, a single rider fan..
How long has James been at this being famous game? He wants to roll into the parking lot with sirens blaring (figuratively) saying "Look at Me! Look at Me!" Then when people look and comment, he gets all pissy? Either take the heat your actions generate (warranted or unwarranted) or change your actions. On the other hand, driving a Lambo with promotional material across the windshield makes you look like you either are the lot attendant for the dealership or just blew a couple grand on a weekend rental. It does not shout out "million-dollar athlete here!". If he does go to NASCAR, the commentary on him will increase by about 50 times (good and bad) so it probably would be good to start getting used it.
Another great Racerhead by Davey. I always read it then start checking the links out, but first I checked out the Freestyle crash and I gotta say that was really bad. I dont think he even had a chance to know what hit him. I had to be like hitting a wire set out by one of these ecoterrorists. And to top it off they called it "Motorcross"?
I cant belive all the gruff about James and his Lambi ilt you can get one and want one go for it! Im sure Windham could get one if he wanted. OK I will make my comment why i dont like it, Yellow why deos ilt have to be yellow? I never even liked my Yamaha's when they were yellow!That is why I made my 83 490 white and that is anotther long story. Gotta check out the rest of the links.
Later people.
Bd big tire scrub and all you other 14 year old winey girls , you pretend to know these guys ,and their personalitys , not of you have spent any time with these guys , you all watch the Kardashians to I bet ! LAME ! Babys!
Oh I was gonna comment on the Catalina Island pick I cant decide if it would be more fun racing up or racing down it both would be great! That pick I had to look at it for a while!!!
The List---- I guess I wont be able to race I only saw 3 things that I am taking and oll prescibed by my Doc. At least MD 20/20 was not on the list but who knows what is in that? Oh and then my beer. Oh well?????
@CE33,Hahahahaha!!! I think that you are wright it is John L Hahahaha
What about those WADA test. How stupid and what a waste of time and money.SX mains are only like 17-20min long in fair to cool temps.The time to do that testing would be during the outdoor nationals when it's hot and the motos are long.To bad they want be able to test during the nationals since those have nothing to do with the FIM.Thats when blood dopeing would give riders a advantage.
@Maico25 are you from Rogersville.If you are I think I know you.
About the"Motorama" I raced a race I think it was at the ILL State fair or maybe some ILL Couty fair in the fall of 72. It was a track inside the Rodeo arena. The promoter just put on the flyer Motorcross, true. Well he had no idea so many people would show up? It was tight and had a few bumps and one big jump for the time on the front strait. They made 2 classes one for the 100's and 125's and onther for the 250's and everything else. It was fun they had "elimitation" races and then one final for the 2 classes. It was actually pretty hard just gas it and brake. I think Rick "O" Bryan won my class on a 100ccYam MX I ended up 5th. Some older guy was sitting next to my mom in the bleachers and said to her "they must get paid alot to do this?" She told them were got trophyies...true story!
@Red44,,, You think I have a lot of nerve saying whai I said,, after what Scrub-This wrote ?? You are an idiot...
Oh, something else Einstien,, you migfht want to re-count the # of titles again.. I'm pretty sure JS has more than Reed, and Reed has been in the big boy class 2 years longer than Reed,,, Einstien... And yes,, the 125 class also counts as titles, ya moron..
@redd44,, Its clear that you and Scrub-This have a relationship thats clearly more than just friends..
I meant JS
man, some of these comment show that either A: the motoworld has turned into a bunch of doush bags or B: doush bags have infiltrated the motoworld because they need to find Another forum to type tough on...IMO
@ridenbutter,, I agree..
My motto is this unles you can run with these guys or are better than them dont put them down. I have always had respect for the people better than I was or whom I battled with. I just love Motorcros ,spelling for pun! The greatest sport in the world!
@Scrub-This,, I never said any of them were false, did I ?? The fact is he won,, He doesnt control who he races against, does he ?
I dont have a crush on anyone.. What I dont like is morons that get on here and dis-respect the riders.. You know, like you do ...
Hang in there boys. 10hrs to go!
@Scrub-This,, your just nothing but a racist, and its as simple as that...
Now my 2 cents @ Scrub-This do not go putting Madona down She has a heat and loves what she deos. Why dont you go and adopt some children to give them a better life? I can say that because I was adopted! She is a very good person and likes to entertain.
Don't forget a slap on the wrist for committing a felony!
@Scrub-This,, Like I said before, you just don't seem to understand, do ya ? You also have a nack for avoiding the truth.. The sport is about "man and machine," but it also needs to take in money to get TV coverage, right Einstien ??
Is JS not just a cliche? All about the flash, imagine, "look at me".
You should ask yourself why does he have to do that, or portray that image?
I would offer a couple of suggestions but the bulk of the folks on these forum would just take it to some base level, and make it something that it is not.
KW fan favorite to be sure. Rolls up in a rented toyota, not pushing his lifestyle on anyone, meet and greets, rolls back out and lives an authentic life. He is a man who knows who he is and is secure that he does not have try and be something other than that.
Wrong forum for these discussions, but in a nut shell. JS has control over managing this. Rolling up in a lambo, or any other exotic? come on people hold him accountable for what that say ans the what it brings down on him. He chooses to promote that image.. If he does not like the fall out, change the behavior, but do not hate back on the fans who call BS.
Just sayn'
Back to the regualy scheduled program of Supercross.... It will be great if Reed wins no offense BillC! I do hope that Sweart did not hurt his navaclur (sp) we need him in the races. I hope Ryan D can get some starts and from what the track start looks like anyone my make the holeshot.
oh and just to make sure everyone is on the same page.
SX and MX will survive and thrive independent of any single rider. So drop the BS about JS bring so much to the sport. And if you are going to then try and be cognizant about what it is exactly he is bringing.
I for one do not like what he is bringing. I do like what RD, RV, Trey, KW, Deano, Tomac, Baggett, etc. is bringing.
What is the difference? They bring a straight up professional commitment attitude to SX and MX. No trying to impose their selfish needs, distractions, or cultural heritage, just SX and MX.
@Scrub-This,, you said this ---- "Thats right, he is special and deserve his affirmative action inspired benefits."
I think you brought up the race card before anyone else in this thread.. Dude, think man !!!
mx"mofo" finally shows who he really is, more name calling and no intelligent response. Just BS and now he throws out the race card. I really expected nothing less from him though. I mean, llok at the chilish username mx"mofo" really??
And this all started because "lil" Stewart couldnt take a ribbing for driving a Lambo to the race, that he didnt even own.. What a baby--WAAAAA!!
Red44,, I think you better do your homework BEFORE you accuse me of something... Like I said,, ignorance is everywhere....
@mofo--one other thing. Stewie has 2 supercross titles, and one National title. SAME AS CHAD REED!!!!!! I said BIG BIKES.. So who is the moron?? Mr. Name caller
@Redd44,, Oh, so now the 125 class doesnt matter ??? Funny how that works, isnt it ?? Reed has also been in the big class 2 years longer, Moron !! You just keep doing your homework,, ok ?
@Scrub-This,, now you are comparing TP to JS ?? Now thats funny... How many Championships does TP have ?? hahahaha.. Try again....
WOW, look what this has turned into. A bunch of childish name calling. Just because Stewie got his little feelings hurt for being a showboat. You know Jeff Emig was real flashy, and so was Mcgrath, and they caught alot of grief over it, but there is one difference. They didnt whine and cry about it. And the Stewtards are out in full force to defend thier little boy. Just quit worrying about that crap Stewie, Emig and Mcgrath sure didnt, they didnt care. If you are going to run around with a rockstar attitude, be thick skinned, or dont do it.
This is my last post in response to MXMORON, I never said the 125 class doesnt matter. In my original post i said "Big bike class" That was my comparison. That is the benchmark everyone uses. And Stewart has the exact same as Reed. Which is pretty good for them both. I also acknowledged that. I never said Stewart wasnt talented, I said this in reference to Stewtards saying Reed sucks and Stewart is the greatest ever.. And for some reason you took offense. I assume you are related to Stewart in some way. Because you have even brought race into the discussion now. So now I am done with you Tards for now. Have fun reveling in your sorrow..
@bd200,, and you call poeple "Stewtards?" Isnt that "childish name calling." Whata hypocrite.. Its just amazing how someone accuses others of something, and are to stupid to realize they are doing the EXACT same thing...
I actually thing the TP vs. JS is an interesting comparison. Interesting also "mofo" is your inconsistency.
Is it about just the titles? Then you are not even close backing the horse you are. Is it what the ider brings to the sport? Well you are nt likely to find a better poster boy than TP. He brought more to the sport than any other single person.
And as Scrub suggests, he stayed true to the sport and did not try to make it anything else.
So mofo, which is it? the sport or the man? you seem to place blind elegance in the man and do not consider the sport or any other considerations.
Be careful with type of narrow thinking.
Nope, not name calling at all when I use "Stewtards" Its my pet name for the James Stewie fan club, thats all. And its all in the name of Love.. LOL!!
@Open Class--that was pretty good, but the "mofo" wont understand it..
@Open_Class,, TP did not bring more to the sport than JS has.. For one thing, TP's pro career lasted what, 3 years,, hahahah.. TP is no dought a high profile figure, but thats just because he can do whatever he wants.. Stunts, jumps, race cars, etc, etc..
Tell me, what is JS truying to make this sport into,, oh wise one ??
@Scrub-This,, has Reed ever beat JS for a TITLE ??? I'll tell you the answer,, NO..
@bd200,, Now thats theee stupidist excuse I've ever heard... Its "your pet name". You must think pretty highly of yourself... Like I said, its funny how things work one way, and not the other, in some poeples eyes...
@Scrub-This,,, hahahaah,, So reed couldnt even beat Broc Hepler in 2002 ??? hahahaha...
@Scrub-This,,, I think it was Branden Jesseman in 2002.. Correct ??????
Some of you need to do some homework before you type....
First of all scrub-this, YOU brought up about the fan there to watch JS all I did was point out that there is a very long line to see him... So who is the Idiot??
. 2nd I have never watched a superbole in my life, I am not into ball and stick games what so ever. I was riding my snowmobile wile the foot ball game was on. I guess your a real man cus you sit on your azz and watch sports all day. I would much rather be outside riding my bike or sled.
Scrub-This be very carful when you say this "Has lil'Stew ever beaten for former or future champion to win a title" That could aply to a LOT of Champs.
@fred,
Yes I am.
Yep,, thats clearly an un-biased comparioson you gave there.. hahaha... What a geek.....
@Scrub-This,, I really dont care who has brought more fans to the sport.. Its not a big deal to me, racing is.. But, I'm waiting for proof that says he hasnt brought more fans... hahahaha,, see how that works ??? Probably not, huh ??
You're a waste of time....
@Scrub-This ...and did you support your claim?? Also, Einstien,, I NEVER EVER said that he did bring the most fans to the sport in the first place,, cause I really don't give a sh!t about that.
@Scrub-This,,, I'm pretty sure your are the one that brought up the "who brings in more fans" thing anyway,, and you still havent proven anything..
remeber this statement ---- "Can anybody provide any proof that lil'Stew has brought more fans to SX/MX?" Like I said, you are a waste of time ....
Hang in there guys. Losing it. Only 8 hrs now
I think this whole posting yall stuff is silly. You should be all talking a bout Davey's Racerhead article. Now who wants to race down the Catalina hill with me?
LETS RACE!!!
@Scrub-This- when your'e done scrubbing that, I need you to take out the trash..and tuck in your apron..
Why do you keep berating Timmy Ferry? One of R/C's perfect seasons had Ferry as a runner up. And don't tell me he was already 'over the hill'. Maybe you missed the 2008 MXON...?
transworld mx:
"It seemed desperation time for Team USA, but luckily they have a guy named Tim Ferry running in the same moto. Ferry had turned his 22nd-place start into 9th place when Stewart went down. He knew James was down, and he put it all on his shoulders. In four laps, Ferry moved into 5th place to secure Team USA’s overall victory and chance to bring the Chamberlain Cup home."
Timmy Ferry was also one of the very few riders to ever beat R/C in an outdoor moto.
Do they really call him Lil Stew in china??.. Wouldn't 'Malcolm' be Lil Stew??
Ah!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Look at them argue over lil Stewie! So much man love out there! But I know there is a lot of people who are not big fans of the sport, yet they ask "how did Bubba do last night". So I guess he has caught the eye of a few people. Bubbles would feel all warm and fuzzy inside if he read all of this. I wouldn't go as far as calling Bubbles an icon of the sport either, but he has made a name for himself.
"To constantly deny the fact about little show you either of a low-IQ and/or a on-the-down-low crush on little lil'Stew".
You either have a low-IQ or you need to learn how to use a translator.
@Scrub This- Grant Langston was a 'former or future champion'- and 'medium stew' had to race him all three years on 125's. Reed would also fall into that on-the-low-down category as well. And he had to race against TIMMY FERRY!
wwaaaahhhhhaaa i love stewart wwhhhaaaaahhhaaa i hate stewart. hasuus cristos give it a friken rest.... all the haters act like they would'nt drive a lambo even if they owned one (fat chance) and the lovers sound like they would make out with Havoc in it if they could...lol.......meanwhile the new sheriff who is still countin' hundys from the monsta cup ...stops long enough to think about bringin the sawed off tonight......case he has to come from behind.and blast some tuff blocks..... Honda , KTM , lambo ,toyota , ........won't make no difference.......
Great sense of humor tonewall- and great insight- one of the posters that I enjoy reading every time.
thanks wfo... .....Those portraying Tim Ferry as slow or not a BAD a*s rider is truly the stupidest stuff i've ever heard on here and that includes the king bufu master dumba*s jair(who is scrubnuts the s*it stirrers twin brother i believe). Watch out that Matthes dude will go all Denzel on you for sayin that stuff....
@Maico 25 we have a mutual friend.Allen Hooie,Hahaha I'm sure I spelled that wrong.I live in Scottsboro.I use to talk to you all the time back when Allen had that M-Star.I haven't seen him in decades.I have been seeing your post on here and have ment to ask you if that was you.Hahaha!!!
我将有酸甜可口的鸡肉，猪肉炒饭和三Tsingtaos。更好地四个Tsingtaos。并使其瞬间。
Nobody is denying the fact that Tim Ferry was fast, just when he was Stewarts toughest competetion for his outdoor title Ferry was over 30 years old.
@tonewall= ditto! like the thought of the New Sherrif bringing a sawed offshot gun tonight! Why would anyone dis Ferry?
@CZMark.Whats going on.How you doing and how is tons-of-fun doing?I haven't seen ya'll in a while.
@fred, tons of fun is going to leave me because I cut her off in the bedroom. Up, you guessed it, no more food! She makes the rear shocks on my CZ sag and back fires even worse. Other than that, just rebuilt the carb on my CZ and going to Glen Helen in the morning.
a day late and a dollor short.....what else is new....welker..i would be scared shitlis coming down that thing....! going up..? i dont think a 450 is big enough to be able to double..triple...double..we would need a whole new class of bike....what would you ride?
RED44 you mean like Windam right ? Is that Stewarts 'fault' ....seems like they all qualified and all lined up together. The excuses end right there. The flag flys for the first guy across the line....go , blow or hit the wall.
@CZMark it's cold here ia Alabama.I haven't even been outside at all today.Very excited about the races tonight.I hope I can stay awake long enough to watch.Go Reed.
@fred, ok I am not going to tell you it is like summer here. Shit, that slipped out. Pour ourself a Markers Mark and enjoy the races. Cool that it's on the tube tonight. Yes 10:30 back east, but in a hour and a half here.
sorry fred, thats Makers Mark!
@CZMark I'm doing the Woodford Reserve tonight its better than Makers Mark and of course tardpills.
Chuck Sun is sooo cool...Chuck Sun...Sears Point..Priceless!