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mac3-d 1/9/2012 10:09am
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OH NO 16 more rounds of this AND then the NATIONALS Dry
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FreshTopEnd 1/9/2012 10:11am
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Seems pretty straighforward in the "open mic"

"I think not racing in awhile hurt a little bit. Not speed wise, but other things. I think we missed the setup, and the way guys are riding right now, if you don’t get the setup, it’s tough. "


Like most of the guys, didn't like the track. "The set up we had to use here was completely different. But we all had to adapt, there are no excuses there."

Q: "Yeah the starts were bad in both the heat and the main. Anything you can point at there?"

A "Yeah it’s my fault. I was doing something different than I did last year, and I did it at the first race here, and I figured it out. It’s my fault, it’s been so damned long since I raced, I should have gone back to the notes. But we’ll figure it out. We’re okay, I’m looking forward to Phoenix."

There's the concession that so many have wanted that it's not helped to be away during the outdoors.
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G Force 1/9/2012 10:12am
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Personally, I think he wants to be the winningest SX rider of all time. (SX wins, not titles)

Race wins seem to be the priority for him, second place is a failure in his mind.
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GuyB 1/9/2012 10:20am
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Hammer wrote:
Was Big James at the race?
flyinb501 wrote:
Yes. I was in the JGR pits and saw him giving James tips. Thought it was pretty funny to see big James trying to give JS7...
Yes. I was in the JGR pits and saw him giving James tips. Thought it was pretty funny to see big James trying to give JS7 riding tips haha.
Why's that funny? He's been doing it for years.

Who do you think James Jr's first riding coach was? Smile

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WhipMeister 1/9/2012 10:24am
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He'll be fine. Doesn't seem nearly as wrapped up in it as half the people on this board.
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CR250Rider 1/9/2012 10:43am
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All James needs is a holeshot !
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IceMan446 1/9/2012 11:29am
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CR250Rider wrote:
All James needs is a holeshot !
And some whoops and jump sections that arent from the arenacross series! HA

On a serious side though, who ever gets the start is going to be hard to beat. They are all close enough in speed that if you are out side the top ten off the start it will be really tough to make the box.
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JOHN CHOATE 1/9/2012 11:39am
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FreshTopEnd wrote:
Seems pretty straighforward in the "open mic" "I think not racing in awhile hurt a little bit. Not speed wise, but other things. I think we...
Seems pretty straighforward in the "open mic"

"I think not racing in awhile hurt a little bit. Not speed wise, but other things. I think we missed the setup, and the way guys are riding right now, if you don’t get the setup, it’s tough. "


Like most of the guys, didn't like the track. "The set up we had to use here was completely different. But we all had to adapt, there are no excuses there."

Q: "Yeah the starts were bad in both the heat and the main. Anything you can point at there?"

A "Yeah it’s my fault. I was doing something different than I did last year, and I did it at the first race here, and I figured it out. It’s my fault, it’s been so damned long since I raced, I should have gone back to the notes. But we’ll figure it out. We’re okay, I’m looking forward to Phoenix."

There's the concession that so many have wanted that it's not helped to be away during the outdoors.
Good words from the man himself.
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2thefront 1/9/2012 12:17pm
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He will be fine. I think everyone was caught a little off guard by the track. They don't have the bike 100% where they want it yet and he missed the start. He knew Villopoto was gone at that point. I think he was willing to settle for 4th until Reed and Dungey went down. He made just as small of a mistake as Reed and Dungey, it just happened in a worse spot and he lost more time. I'm sure they'll all be a little closer on a more conventional track in Phoenix.
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tbanks 1/9/2012 12:22pm
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2thefront wrote:
He will be fine. I think everyone was caught a little off guard by the track. They don't have the bike 100% where they want it...
He will be fine. I think everyone was caught a little off guard by the track. They don't have the bike 100% where they want it yet and he missed the start. He knew Villopoto was gone at that point. I think he was willing to settle for 4th until Reed and Dungey went down. He made just as small of a mistake as Reed and Dungey, it just happened in a worse spot and he lost more time. I'm sure they'll all be a little closer on a more conventional track in Phoenix.
^^^This....

Everyone acts like his career is over from how he raced Saturday night. Everyone has bad races and even his off night wasn't so bad. I can bet that if he wins the championship this year (by a small margin) he will remember his off night at A1 and be glad he finished 6th and not worse.
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dkg 1/9/2012 12:33pm
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tbanks wrote:
^^^This.... Everyone acts like his career is over from how he raced Saturday night. Everyone has bad races and even his off night wasn't so bad...
^^^This....

Everyone acts like his career is over from how he raced Saturday night. Everyone has bad races and even his off night wasn't so bad. I can bet that if he wins the championship this year (by a small margin) he will remember his off night at A1 and be glad he finished 6th and not worse.
His career isn't over and he will get his share of wins this season I am sure. The only thing surprising to me was the fact that it seemed when he was in 4th, that he quit charging and was happy maintaining his position. It wasn't until the Reed crash that tightened the racing up that he started charging again. Earlier in the race was not like Stewart. I wonder what was going on then.
gabrielmalinois 1/9/2012 12:44pm
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It's all part of the script... It's going to be a feel good story about a heroic comeback for an athlete that has lost his edge...
It's all part of the script... It's going to be a feel good story about a heroic comeback for an athlete that has lost his edge...

You just watch.
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Sounds like you watched too much Rocky marathon this weekend.....Smile
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I think James' strategy going into the season was to settle for 2nd's, 3rd's, 4th's, whatever....rather than crash out of races. And he was all set on settling for 4th, until Reed crashed and Reed and Dungey came back to him. Then with 2nd in his sights, and feeling confident on the bike, he tossed his strategy out the window (like the true racer he is) and tried to go faster than the guys right in front of him...which resulted in a freak accident crash...

Stewart is Stewart...he'll have moments of never before seen brilliance on a dirt bike...followed by moments of face palming stupidity. But isn't that what we love about James??? I'm cool with him taking all those chances on the likely chance we'll get to see something truly incredible and never before seen, happen on a dirt bike.
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mccread 1/9/2012 1:39pm
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Hammer wrote:
Was Big James at the race?
flyinb501 wrote:
Yes. I was in the JGR pits and saw him giving James tips. Thought it was pretty funny to see big James trying to give JS7...
Yes. I was in the JGR pits and saw him giving James tips. Thought it was pretty funny to see big James trying to give JS7 riding tips haha.
GuyB wrote:
Why's that funny? He's been doing it for years.

Who do you think James Jr's first riding coach was? Smile
LOL exactly! Big James used to ride as well...
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BobbyM 1/9/2012 1:57pm
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Shenzi wrote:
Great post-race photos I saw on Motoverte.com. I love the emotion of the moment. [IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v652/us1277/Motoboards/377864_10150522753683560_38940273559_8832897_685793149_n.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v652/us1277/Motoboards/378904_10150522767193560_38940273559_8832931_352994450_n.jpg[/IMG]
Great post-race photos I saw on Motoverte.com. I love the emotion of the moment.



cool chris for posting those. i looked for you at a1 but no luck. save me some for phoenix please...Wink

the pics almost look paparazzi style to me...Smile
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KAWboy14 1/9/2012 2:00pm
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coy "next time try to beat the guy we let go!"

stewart "i will need the 2012 kxf if you want me to beat that honda he is riding!"
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BobbyM 1/9/2012 2:00pm
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WhipMeister wrote:
He'll be fine. Doesn't seem nearly as wrapped up in it as half the people on this board.
lmao...

and dads are a source for some great racing and track insight. my dad couldn't ride worth a shit but he sure knew line selection and racing strategy.
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Hando 1/9/2012 3:45pm
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way too early to write off JS

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BobbyM 1/9/2012 5:50pm
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possibly...what race should the people start doing that?
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machine 1/9/2012 6:20pm
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BobbyM wrote:
possibly...what race should the people start doing that?
If he doesn't win by the 3rd race, you can turn out the lights as Dandy Don would say.
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flyinb501 1/10/2012 6:18am
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Hammer wrote:
Was Big James at the race?
flyinb501 wrote:
Yes. I was in the JGR pits and saw him giving James tips. Thought it was pretty funny to see big James trying to give JS7...
Yes. I was in the JGR pits and saw him giving James tips. Thought it was pretty funny to see big James trying to give JS7 riding tips haha.
GuyB wrote:
Why's that funny? He's been doing it for years.

Who do you think James Jr's first riding coach was? Smile
I'm not trying to take anything away from Big James. Obviously he got James where he is today. But, I just think it's funny to see one of the fastest riders in the world taking tips from a guy who has never ridden any where near that level especially with all the other resources he has. Although, I'm sure Big James is extremely knowledgeable from being there all those years. Still just kind of made me chuckle.
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Shenzi 1/10/2012 6:39am
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BobbyM wrote:
cool chris for posting those. i looked for you at a1 but no luck. save me some for phoenix please...;) the pics almost look paparazzi style...
cool chris for posting those. i looked for you at a1 but no luck. save me some for phoenix please...Wink

the pics almost look paparazzi style to me...Smile
Yo Bobby, thanks mate, A1 was hectic as usual, I need to get me some better walking shoes for those SX, I always end up the night with no more working knees Smile

See you in PHX
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pacetruckdrvr 1/10/2012 6:55am
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Shenzi wrote:
Great post-race photos I saw on Motoverte.com. I love the emotion of the moment. [IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v652/us1277/Motoboards/377864_10150522753683560_38940273559_8832897_685793149_n.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v652/us1277/Motoboards/378904_10150522767193560_38940273559_8832931_352994450_n.jpg[/IMG]
Great post-race photos I saw on Motoverte.com. I love the emotion of the moment.



James: Hey since we are already making one off bodywork, do you think that we can make that Suzuki I bought look like a Yamaha?
Coy: Dont worry big guy, already got some guys on it.

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