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To me ( and this is my opinion ) is.....I think his reflexes have slowed a little and he is trying to push that envelope past his riding ability. Some times it works out and sometimes it doesn't. The bad thing is.....when it "doesn't" work out......he can have an extremely violent crash.
I honestly don't see how his body can keep taking these kind of hits and don't understand how his body can take much more of it.....without long term ( forever ) type damage.
The selfish side of me wants to see him push it and go for wins......but the other side of me ( the guy who doesn't want to see these guys get hurt ).......wants him to just back it down a notch and finish the damn race.
Bottom line : race up front on the days you feel 100%.......when you feel 95%....back it off and take a 2nd , 3rd or 4th.
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What I mean by that is missing races in the middle of the season when the other guys are racing every weekend. And yes I know it had been many years since he raced outdoors but it had also been 7 or 8 months? or so since Dungey, Alessi and those guys had also. And riding local tracks in Cali don't mean Jack when it comes to trying to race Dungey and Alessi at Unadilla. JMO of coarse.
I'm not bagging on JS7 at all. He is an awesome rider and it is better with him racing than without. I do disagree that Dungey was on pace with a brand new ground up bike. As the pace quickened mid season, so did the soil samples.
If that is the theory then Dungey had been on the KTM for at least 6 months, and Stewart had not raced outdoors since 2008.
I am a huge fan of Dungey (I don't know how anyone couldn't be) but don't try to discredit anyone on their wins.
I respect the fact that he tried to come back this season, especially at his worst track. Hopefully he comes back in 2013 at 100% along with Villopoto, Reed, and Canard. Throw in the 450 rookies and possibly Pourcel and you've got potential for the top 8 to be up for grabs every weekend.
Off topic here, but is he racing the MEC or is he just waiting until A1?
He just doesn't react as well anymore, bounce as well when crashing, and have the ability to quickly get up with a clear head and chase them down like he used to.
One thing for sure though, it hasn't stopped him to this point of continuing to run WFO and take some amazing risks although there were a few races where he showed patience and maturity with his speed and timing to get to the front.
He may be the fastest rider on the planet (at least most of the time), but you could just as easily call those who beat him in a particular race as smarter than the fastest rider on the planet.
But I do agree that staying off the ground takes some skill and James has been hitting the deck a lot this year (regardless of bike brand).
When you go so fast that your speed overcomes your ability to stay on two wheels, that's called riding over your head.
I could go as fast as Stewart is going right now. Half of this board could. But we would end up on our heads just like him, too.
He grew up being able to beat anyone he lined up with on natural ability alone. He is conditioned for that. It don't work like that anymore and he hasn't come to terms with that yet.
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Just like I said, lots of people can go that speed. It's just a matter of how soon they will end up on their head. Me in 1/8 of a lap, like you said, and Stewart in about 3 or 4 laps from what we saw at Unadilla.
When you add in the injuries, concussions, distractions and mentality of James Stewart you realize that he's won his last championship. This year was the perfect chance with the injuries to RV, CR, TC, the only threat was Dungey who was on a brand new bike - and he still couldn't take it to the second half of the season.
I like watching him ride but I wonder how long his ego will allow him to continue finishing seasons in 4th, 5th, 6th place.
Boxers often talk about legacy and many of them damage it by carrying on too long, I hope Stewart doesn't go the Roy Jones/James Toney route in that regard, for the sake of his health as much as anything else.
Either way........hope he heals up to 100% and we see some great racing come A1 !
I don't prey......but I hope that all these guys can make it through the off season healthy , and we FINALLY get to see this class ( 450's ) stacked up the way we were hoping for in 2012!!!
Hence, the video shown in one of the other threads. I gotta get past these guys and show everyone what's up.
Stewart is still amazing, but his game plan is askew.
you sound like a little bitch left at the punch bowl at the freshman prom..seriously.
'Johnny O'Mara taught me a lot of the stuff I know. Like how to approach races and lots of different situations. I asked Johnny if he now tells James Stewart the same things he used to tell me, and he said yes. He tells him the exact same thing but he just doesn't listen.'
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