I hope this James shows up at A1! Indy 2007

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Edited Date/Time 12/31/2012 10:12am
Holy shit, I can't believe I haven't seen this race before.
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edgo897 10/5/2012 3:15pm
10/5/2012 3:15pm
His forks look too stiff.
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NeWskoolmxer 10/5/2012 3:20pm
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This was in his prime. He was an artist out there.
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patmine 10/5/2012 3:28pm
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Epic!
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peelout 10/5/2012 3:46pm
10/5/2012 3:46pm
that Bubba was an animal. the current one is an animal too, but can't seem to stay off the ground.

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Lawrence929 10/5/2012 3:53pm
10/5/2012 3:53pm
His bike was SOO sketchy thru those whoops before the finish. Damn.

What kills me, is he can get THAT swapped out lap after lap and just repeat and execute.

Different mindset that most humans.

I hope he has a great year, win or not.
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chrisbuehler 10/5/2012 3:56pm
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Lawrence929 wrote:
His bike was SOO sketchy thru those whoops before the finish. Damn. What kills me, is he can get THAT swapped out lap after lap and...
His bike was SOO sketchy thru those whoops before the finish. Damn.

What kills me, is he can get THAT swapped out lap after lap and just repeat and execute.

Different mindset that most humans.

I hope he has a great year, win or not.
i saw that too, every friggin lap. Rear end swaps, WFO off jump, correct bike position in air, repeat.
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HenryA 10/5/2012 3:57pm
10/5/2012 3:57pm
That JS7 was at another level. Thanks for the vid!
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IceMan446 10/5/2012 3:57pm
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He still has it in him.

By far the most exciting rider to watch ride. Win or lose.

When he scrubbed to the inside of both those riders on the triple was just pure art. Same thing when he passed Tedesco, pinched him off and just layed that thing flat off that step down. Classic Bubba right there.
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CBird81 10/5/2012 4:00pm
10/5/2012 4:00pm
Wow! Doesn't matter who your s fan off that video should make you smile. When James was/is on there's no answer to him .., records aside he's gotta be considered one of the greatest supercross riders ever.. Would love to see him that comfortable and consistent again...
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Hank_Thrill 10/5/2012 4:08pm
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Thanks for posting this. I missed this race and always wanted to see it.
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Rmzmoto 10/5/2012 4:37pm
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Wow he is so smooth...he looked dam good on that kawi..
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chrisbuehler 10/5/2012 4:38pm
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IceMan446 wrote:
He still has it in him. By far the most exciting rider to watch ride. Win or lose. When he scrubbed to the inside of both...
He still has it in him.

By far the most exciting rider to watch ride. Win or lose.

When he scrubbed to the inside of both those riders on the triple was just pure art. Same thing when he passed Tedesco, pinched him off and just layed that thing flat off that step down. Classic Bubba right there.
I agree. I think he is going to remind some people who's the boss indoors this year on the Zook. Just my opinion and my gut feeling but he looked pretty darn good outdoors for a couple races before his speed bit him. That's outdoors though where he hadnt raced since 2008. James is far from old and still has more speed in him than anyone out there even RV. I think his returning to the outdoors will bring back the all around beast we used to know
neverwasfastenuf 10/5/2012 4:43pm
10/5/2012 4:43pm
peelout wrote:
that Bubba was an animal. the current one is an animal too, but can't seem to stay off the ground.
Yep, there's a few more elite guys with similar speed now to have to outrun or chase down and pass. He seems to be able to get away with riding on the edge for a while but with stiffer competition he has to do if more often thus resulting in the increase in soil samples.

His speed through the corners and whoops as well as his ability to keep his momentum up is totally amazing.

Hopefully 2013 will be injury free for all of them and one of the best and most competitive years for SX and MX ever, or at least in recent history. I'd take that, and not really care at all who was the winner in the end!
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MR. X 10/5/2012 5:42pm
10/5/2012 5:42pm
I remember that guy . What ever happened to him ?
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Stoop 10/5/2012 5:48pm
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MR. X wrote:
I remember that guy . What ever happened to him ?
starred in some b grade tv show, careers never been the same
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g0rd057 10/5/2012 6:02pm
10/5/2012 6:02pm
The guy in that video must be a JS7 from an alternate universe.
He started in last place and never fell once the entire race.
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PFO186 10/5/2012 6:11pm
10/5/2012 6:11pm
I always liked chad's style on a Yamaha. Super smooth and precise
crackalack 10/5/2012 6:17pm
10/5/2012 6:17pm
15 of the guys out there are done or extremely close to being done in the sport...and its only 5 years ago. WOW

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ky_savage 10/5/2012 6:37pm
10/5/2012 6:37pm
I was at that race and you could see it coming. Everybody in the section I was in was on their feet the entire main event. Awesome race!
sbarrington314 10/5/2012 6:46pm
10/5/2012 6:46pm
The field is a lot more stacked these days.
JS, CR, RV, RD, TC, JB... 6 riders that could win. Going to be a great season. Hope all stay healthy.
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SEE ARE125 10/5/2012 7:55pm
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I'm gonna attempt the math on this one. He started dead last with 20 riders, so he passed 19 to get to first. Then he laps Andrew Short who finished 8th. So he passed 13 more(including any DNFs) for a total of 32. That clip was a little over 16 minutes and he passed 32 riders. So he was passing someone every 30 seconds. That's insane. Now my head hurts.
premixwhip491 10/5/2012 8:23pm
10/5/2012 8:23pm
That triple, triple, triple rhythm he was doing was so perfect. That was the best I've ever seen James Stewart ride a supercross track. He just finds stuff out there that anyone else would crap their pants just thinking about it. But the last couple of seasons of tracks have been pretty much the same every weekend and that doesn't really work in his favor. Everybody does pretty much the same stuff. And whenever James tries something crazy, it doesn't always work out. Yeah the Yamaha was definitely an issue but if they put some different rhythm busters in the tracks, James has the potential to blow everyone away. If anything, it would create better racing as a whole.
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Crush 10/5/2012 8:27pm
10/5/2012 8:27pm
I honestly think the slow moving heavy handling Kawi might have helped James... He was ridiculous in 2007... At Vegas when he jumped over the whoops in front of Chad you could just see Reedy go FUCK THAT!
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chrisbuehler 10/5/2012 8:27pm
10/5/2012 8:27pm
The Yamaha def didn't suit him but to coincide with it's release we saw him taking summer's off. No good all around
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BR_HERO 10/5/2012 8:33pm
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MR. X wrote:
I remember that guy . What ever happened to him ?
Time and competition.
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TDeath21 10/5/2012 9:12pm
10/5/2012 9:12pm
Indy is his SX version of Unadilla.

2004: Concussion in practice, misses main event.
2005: Misses due to injury.
2006: First turn crash, finishes 2nd.
2007: See above.
2008: Misses due to injury.
2009: Crashes twice, finishes 2nd. Breaks winning streak.
2010: Misses due to injury.
2011: Terrible start, finishes 2nd.
2012: Heat race crash, doesn't qualify for main.
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TDeath21 10/5/2012 9:12pm
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MR. X wrote:
I remember that guy . What ever happened to him ?
SX only contract.
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chrisbuehler 10/5/2012 9:17pm
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TDeath21 wrote:
SX only contract.
Winner, winner, chicken dinner!
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mxtryon231 10/7/2012 8:32am
10/7/2012 8:32am
Wow.. Hard to believe how much the sport has changed in 5 years.

1. Monster Energy had not yet taken over as the title sponsor of the series and the track was not plastered in monster claw hay bales.
2. Heath Voss, DV12, Charles Summey, Jeff Gibson damn a lot of guys are to around anymore.
3. Reed riding the Yamaha with his "unbound" energy drink sponsor.
4. Milsaps rocking the 118 on the factory Honda.
5. Besides his stint riding the 350, has Andrew Short ever NOT been on a factory Honda? The dude has always been on one of the best bikes out there.
6. Tedesco on factory Suzuki, this guy has had the opportunity to ride a lot of good bikes in his career.
7. Stewart looking hungry and confident.. I hope to see him like this again this year,
look out below 10/7/2012 9:10am
10/7/2012 9:10am
I hope that stewart does not show up to A1. That will be boring because he will wax them.

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