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In his pro career (1997-2007), RC earned 7,988 points
James Stewart (2002-2013), earned 5,127 points
Ryan Dungey (2007-2013), earned 4,811 points
Ryan Villopoto (2007-2013), earned 4,346 points
Source: Racer X Vault
Draw your own conclusions.
On a completely unrelated note, in 1975 Marty Smith earned over twice as many points (1000 vs 457) as the second place finisher (Tim Hart) in the 125 National series. That, folks, is domination. I didn't search the entire vault, but that's going to be a tough record to beat.
James Stewart (2002-2013), earned 5,127 points
Ryan Dungey (2007-2013), earned 4,811 points
Ryan Villopoto (2007-2013), earned 4,346 points
Source: Racer X Vault
Draw your own conclusions.
On a completely unrelated note, in 1975 Marty Smith earned over twice as many points (1000 vs 457) as the second place finisher (Tim Hart) in the 125 National series. That, folks, is domination. I didn't search the entire vault, but that's going to be a tough record to beat.
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Didn't expect that. Clearly, one of the all time greats.
Remember the magazine ads when RC was killing it on laps led through the season? Second place in laps led was the guy who showed up to one single race. 3 laps led for Doug Henry at Southwick put him in second place. No single rider led more than that throughout the whole damn season. Who knows what year that was? I've slept since then.....lol.
Remember the magazine ads when RC was killing it on laps led through the season? Second place in laps led was the guy who showed up to one single race. 3 laps led for Doug Henry at Southwick put him in second place. No single rider led more than that throughout the whole damn season. Who knows what year that was? I've slept since then.....lol.
Either way, I've been wondering this lately. What the heck does RV need to do to become the GOAT? Will he ever be able to do enough to steal that title away from RC?
I got thinking about this after a recent Racer-X profiling the "Kings". It had the Hurricane, The King, The GOAT, and RV. The problem with having the nickname GOAT is that, unlike those other nicknames, it isn't so much a nickname as it is a statement of fact, which at the time and even now is still true. But what happens if RV goes on to win another 3 SX and 3 MX titles? Will he then be considered the GOAT? What will it take? And if not RC, someone eventually will come and challenge RC's numbers.
151 wins.
Pit Row
RV was the defending small bore outdoor champion during RD's rookie year in 2007
79 more wins
7 more c'ships
3 MX perfect seasons
To overtake RC!
It ain't happening!
Wait...no it wouldn't.
Still sounds unlikely.
But yeah, Windham won a few at the end of '01...
And we know RC didn't go 24-0 in '03...
And Reed won the fifth moto of '05...
so I guess that's that.
As for RV becoming the GOAT: If he 1-1's next year and then wins at least mx in 2016, I think we can talk about it. He's already a better SX rider than RC, imo. So it's either that or THREE more mx titles. He can choose which path to take.
Bonus points if he wins a title in Europe, but Cairoli's not getting any younger!
-Super Hunky, greatest dirtbike magazine editor ever.
Ever heard the saying "records are meant to be broken"? Fact is, it's rarely apples to apples. Promoters are always trying to squeeze in more races every year. An interesting statistic to compare with this, what was the average number of races run per year when RC was racing. Then run that same average for the above riders, it would help put his accomplishments in perspective. While RC was an incredible rider, it's a far fetch to say that he will never be matched again.
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