'04 Bubbs

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Edited Date/Time 12/9/2014 5:10pm
I always heard about this pass, but never saw it until now. Skip to 41:42



I don't think there will ever be another rider quite like Stewart in his teens. 2004 was a special year. Riding clinic plain and simple.
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JW381 12/8/2014 9:57pm
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His approach to racing seemed so simple: go faster than everyone else.
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moscrop940 12/8/2014 10:16pm
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Am I the only one that kept rewinding his jump down the hill right after that? Never let off the throttle and damn near landed at the bottom.

Amazing
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SwapperMX 12/8/2014 10:20pm
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And people don't think we need to see the return of 125cc racing. How good was that !!! Bring back 125's at the AMA Nationals ASAP !!!
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goose1229 12/9/2014 6:00am
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Just watched the Great Outdoors 2 the other day with my buddy. We both agreed that the 125/250 two stroke era was the best. I love the racing we have now, but to me when I think about MX, the early 2000s was true motocross racing.

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moore433 12/9/2014 6:14am
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I think all the racing was better with the 2 strokes. Not everyone could ride them fast, it took more skill and finesse. Just my opinion....
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sende 12/9/2014 7:09am
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Best two stroke rider of all time!! BTSROAT.
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IWreckALot 12/9/2014 7:22am
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moore433 wrote:
I think all the racing was better with the 2 strokes. Not everyone could ride them fast, it took more skill and finesse. Just my opinion....
It's difficult to argue that racing wasn't more exciting with the 2 stroke days. And with as many people pushing 2 strokes these days, you'd think the market would come up with a solution.
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jmc2 12/9/2014 8:44am
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He is able to keep his speed up through the turns and floats over the rest. Fun to watch.
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Matt Wozney 12/9/2014 9:12am
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Unreal race that was. 10 years later and I still need the doc to re-attach my jaw.
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BobPA 12/9/2014 9:18am
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IWreckALot wrote:
It's difficult to argue that racing wasn't more exciting with the 2 stroke days. And with as many people pushing 2 strokes these days, you'd think...
It's difficult to argue that racing wasn't more exciting with the 2 stroke days. And with as many people pushing 2 strokes these days, you'd think the market would come up with a solution.
20 vital members is hardly a large part of the population.
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FreshTopEnd 12/9/2014 11:21am
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Everyone but Stew was on 250f's that year, right? Other than KTM?
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Wandell 12/9/2014 12:01pm
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FreshTopEnd wrote:
Everyone but Stew was on 250f's that year, right? Other than KTM?
I believe you're right. If my memory is correct, JS raced the last round on a 250f. In that race he pulled a holeshot and won vs. coming through the pack.
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IWreckALot 12/9/2014 12:07pm
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IWreckALot wrote:
It's difficult to argue that racing wasn't more exciting with the 2 stroke days. And with as many people pushing 2 strokes these days, you'd think...
It's difficult to argue that racing wasn't more exciting with the 2 stroke days. And with as many people pushing 2 strokes these days, you'd think the market would come up with a solution.
BobPA wrote:
20 vital members is hardly a large part of the population.
Funny but I'm not talking about the Vital sample. There are TONS of 2 strokes at my local tracks and race series.

I'm not a HARD CORE 2 stroke guy, but after riding one for a year now, I get the attraction. If two strokes aren't as competitive as 4 strokes, what is there to lose in opening up the displacement rules?

And I notice I didn't say that the majority of guys like 2 strokes, but I am saying that the 2 stroke market isn't exactly suffering. . . and there's good money to be made by the manufacturers there too.
Motocross83 12/9/2014 12:39pm
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FreshTopEnd wrote:
Everyone but Stew was on 250f's that year, right? Other than KTM?
Wandell wrote:
I believe you're right. If my memory is correct, JS raced the last round on a 250f. In that race he pulled a holeshot and won...
I believe you're right. If my memory is correct, JS raced the last round on a 250f. In that race he pulled a holeshot and won vs. coming through the pack.
I may be way off here but I have a feeling that either Brett Metcalfe or the late Andrew McFarlane were still rocking the YZ 125 for YoT quite late into that season, but then made the switch either at or soon after Unadilla. I could be completely wrong though.

Amazing pass. Everything with James on a 125 always is amazing though, he was just unbelievable back then.
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JJ4 12/9/2014 12:49pm
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Yeah, I remember watching that broadcast live and that pass blew my mind!
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motokiwi 12/9/2014 1:06pm
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He man handles the crap outa that bike huh?!

As Wozney said - 10 years on and still blowing my mind..

imo Bubba has the greatest riding style ever, I cant remember the last time one rider changed how every single person on earth rides (even vet guys try and pull a wee scrub here and there)
mikebrownsound 12/9/2014 1:54pm
12/9/2014 1:54pm
goose1229 wrote:
Just watched the Great Outdoors 2 the other day with my buddy. We both agreed that the 125/250 two stroke era was the best. I love...
Just watched the Great Outdoors 2 the other day with my buddy. We both agreed that the 125/250 two stroke era was the best. I love the racing we have now, but to me when I think about MX, the early 2000s was true motocross racing.
I have to agree that the racing from mid 1995 til 2004 was the coolest era of the sport. Two strokes were still around and competitive!
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sende 12/9/2014 4:43pm
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Definitely, but I counted 250's in as well.
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bayodome 12/9/2014 5:10pm
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FreshTopEnd wrote:
Everyone but Stew was on 250f's that year, right? Other than KTM?
Wandell wrote:
I believe you're right. If my memory is correct, JS raced the last round on a 250f. In that race he pulled a holeshot and won...
I believe you're right. If my memory is correct, JS raced the last round on a 250f. In that race he pulled a holeshot and won vs. coming through the pack.
Motocross83 wrote:
I may be way off here but I have a feeling that either Brett Metcalfe or the late Andrew McFarlane were still rocking the YZ 125...
I may be way off here but I have a feeling that either Brett Metcalfe or the late Andrew McFarlane were still rocking the YZ 125 for YoT quite late into that season, but then made the switch either at or soon after Unadilla. I could be completely wrong though.

Amazing pass. Everything with James on a 125 always is amazing though, he was just unbelievable back then.
Metcalfe and Ryan Hughes were still on 125s for KTM (since the orange 250F didn't come out until 2005). When Metty switched to YoT the following year, they had him ride the new 125 to show off the new aluminum frame.

It was pretty much just those three on 125s although I think KTM had another rider on the squad at some point. Everyone else was on 250Fs (before they had any real sound regulations...remember how loud those things were?!).

Agree though, Stewart is still the best small bore rider of all time, two-stroke or four-stroke. He blew my mind every time he got on the bike.

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