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"The best rider ever, at least in terms of technique and speed, is James Stewart."
The greatest by ability alone would have to be James when everything is clicking.
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I think it would be hard to see what he could've or might've attained had he not been injured and been forced to leave the sport prematurely. Heck, Ricky had just really started to dominate when the wrist injury happened. Could he have been as successful as RC? Personally, I think RJ had more raw talent than RC...but RC had the amazing will to win that pretty much hasn't been seen since, except only a few times in RV. James, on the other hand probably has more skill, talent and the ability to figure out how to go faster on a track than pretty much any racer yet...but his weakness, as RJ said, is not being able (up until recently) to settle for second place, or simply a win without completely humiliating his competition. No telling how many race wins Stewart could have racked up if he had just known how to back it off a bit.
RJ and RC would have been one awesome battle.........RJ was a bad man before his wrist was ruined.
he's obviously bitter about something because to be taken seriously he needs to do better than that. RC is the GOAT. Plain and simple. He knows that or at least should at his level. Let's be real people.
DO YOU EVER THINK ABOUT WHAT WOULD HAVE BEEN IF YOU HADN’T BROKEN YOUR WRIST? Yes, I have thought about it. Sometimes I think that it was a blessing. I also think about the record books and about how much more money I would have made. I would have won a lot more races. But then I look at the way my life is today. I married a beautiful woman, and that’s because the injury forced me to open up to a person. When I was racing, I wouldn’t let people in. Once I got injured I broke down, and my wife saw a side of me that no one else saw. In turn, we had kids at a younger age. Financially, it would have been better had I not broken my wrist. Yet, would I go back and change it? I wouldn’t change a thing. A lot of people only look at wins, records and money. That’s not how a rider’s career should be measured.
WHAT WOULD YOU CHANGE ABOUT SUPERCROSS? First, I would bring back 250 two-strokes. The racing was much better with two-strokes. A 250 makes more than enough power. It’s cheaper to work on, and more people would buy them. The racing was better because there was inside passing and fewer one-line tracks. If I were going to keep four-strokes, then I would bring down the displacement. I would have a 250cc class, two-stroke or four-stroke. I asked Ricky Carmichael to have everyone race 250s for the Monster Cup. That would be something.
ANYTHING ELSE ON THE WISH LIST FOR SUPERCROSS? I’d like to see a competition yellow flag, which is used in truck racing. That would keep the racing tighter. On lap 12, I would have the racers stop, line them up and drop the green flag again. That way, if a rider fell in the first turn, he could work his way up to third. Then, at the mandated yellow, the gap would be closed and he could have the opportunity to win. That would make the racing unbelievable.
IS IT BAFFLING TO SEE HOW FAR THE SPORT HAS COME SINCE ITS INCEPTION? It is not baffling to me. It’s surprising that it’s not further than it is. Where it’s at now is good, but it should be better. It would be better if the riders cared more about the sport than themselves. Many of the racers might not like what I have to say, but it is their job to make the sport a better place for the next generation. Roger DeCoster, Torsten Hallman, Joel Robert and Brad Lackey worked hard to make motocross a better place so that guys like Danny LaPorte and I could have a better living. The sport started with riders in the backs of vans. It wasn’t about the money. They were good spokesmen and represented their sport. Now a lot of these racers think that they are superstars.
ISN’T THAT JUST PART OF THE NEW GENERATION? Don’t get me wrong, there are some good kids, but what are they doing to make this sport better for the next generation? Sure, they win and they train hard, but what else? Everything is about them. They should branch out and show everyone that motocross racers are great athletes and also good people. Instead, they ride, train, race, sleep and eat. That’s it. The riders need to work harder. They aren’t taking the responsibility of being a champion. I wish that they would share who they are as people instead of acting like robots.
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Do you even know who RJ is?
RC did not have the raw natural ability that many riders had , he had that bulldog style and ability to just make it happen.
I also dont think stewart is faster than villopoto
I do agree James has had the best technique for a lot of years, but I think he might have been overtaken in terms of how to ride at that upper echelon for a prolonged period, he can still do what others can't and for magic nights like Toronto he can't be touched, but he hasn't reproduced such rides consistently for a long time, and the guys who are literally a tenth behind him on all out pace don't have nearly the trouble delivering full seasons or championships.
"The best rider ever, at least in terms of technique and speed, is James Stewart. He’s not very smart and he crashes a lot, but when he does it right, he does things that make me scratch my head."
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