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hvaughn88 12/18/2014 12:14pm
12/18/2014 12:14pm
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This is all a joke. No series is valid without JS, if he's healthy. I know. He broke a rule. I get it. I'm just saying...
This is all a joke. No series is valid without JS, if he's healthy. I know. He broke a rule. I get it. I'm just saying a huge element will be gone from the racing.

Other than Tomac, who else can win a race without a good start? Maybe Reedy, but that's it. Trey? Dungey? Roczen? Barcia? Not a chance. They can win, but they can't come thru the pack like Tomac or JS. Not good. Not good at all.

Milsap? He's a wildcard.
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[img]https://p.vitalmx.com/photos/forums/2014/12/18/74211/s1200_stoned_smiley.jpg[/img] You may want to give up the devil's lettuce my friend...


You may want to give up the devil's lettuce my friend...
theToothPerry wrote:
Who else has gone from a near dead last to first besides Stewart in the last few years?.....
I remember Dungey putting together a pretty impressive run after his bike wouldn't start
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Well, August 2015 is a long time. This is an absolute travesty to the sport. I hope all the promoters involved are happy. That includes DC...
Well, August 2015 is a long time. This is an absolute travesty to the sport. I hope all the promoters involved are happy. That includes DC and Feld.
The show goes on. The gate will drop the same way every saturday.
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peelout 12/18/2014 12:17pm
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class act open-letter from James, well done.

if the penalty stands, lesson learned and don't let it happen again.

at the end of it all, no matter how much we argue it back and forth, i don't think there's any person out there that truly does not want to see James on the line. it's a shitty situation but it seems that he is taking the high-ground with a positive attitude.
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PVB 12/18/2014 12:20pm
12/18/2014 12:20pm
Can someone please explain how the FIM came to be a co-sanctioning body for AMA Supercross? I forget what went down that brought them into Supercross. They really need to remove the FIM from Supercross. It's a world championship whether they say it is or not, or whether there is a Canadian round or not; and everyone knows it (but who really cares?).

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VET74 12/18/2014 12:24pm
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theToothPerry wrote:
Who else has gone from a near dead last to first besides Stewart in the last few years?.....
Tell me the last time he did that with a field this deep (I'm talking last to first, not back of the pack)... and last I checked consistency wins championships, not the ability to come from dead last to first once in a blue moon.

My point is that SX is completely valid without JS7 on the gate, and these asinine statements from people that the season deserves an asterisk, isn't legit or valid, ect. is ludicrous.

Enjoy the sport, don't just be a fanboy of one rider.
ButteryWaffles 12/18/2014 12:24pm
12/18/2014 12:24pm
I feel like this is no longer about James Stewart and HIS failed test. I think it's turning into something bigger. It seems like its now about the AMA regaining control and ruling in THEIR series. The whole thing is a disaster to try to understand, but thats my terrible take on it. I should have went to med school, became a personal trainer, and a motivational speaker like the posters in these other threads.
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peelout wrote:
class act open-letter from James, well done. if the penalty stands, lesson learned and don't let it happen again. at the end of it all, no...
class act open-letter from James, well done.

if the penalty stands, lesson learned and don't let it happen again.

at the end of it all, no matter how much we argue it back and forth, i don't think there's any person out there that truly does not want to see James on the line. it's a shitty situation but it seems that he is taking the high-ground with a positive attitude.
That's a very good point. I think there a quite a few people that mistake understanding the punishment with hating james, which is definitely not the case (at least not for me). He's my favorite person to watch ride. Hands down. I wanna see him on the line. But you have to put those thoughts aside when you are evaluating the situation.
#FreeStewart 12/18/2014 12:35pm
12/18/2014 12:35pm
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If the ruling stands, he's done. He may bounce around here and there, but he's finished.
I bet he's on a factory bike even if he takes a year off. I think it would be good for him to get that knee fixed while this was all going on and come back 100%

Glad to see he isn't giving up!
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yz763 12/18/2014 12:36pm
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If you weren't a JS7 fan and a Josh Hansen fan before this season......You now have no excuse. JS7 especially after that IG post.
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VET74 12/18/2014 12:46pm
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Can someone please explain how the FIM came to be a co-sanctioning body for AMA Supercross? I forget what went down that brought them into Supercross...
Can someone please explain how the FIM came to be a co-sanctioning body for AMA Supercross? I forget what went down that brought them into Supercross. They really need to remove the FIM from Supercross. It's a world championship whether they say it is or not, or whether there is a Canadian round or not; and everyone knows it (but who really cares?).
From the AMA site...

"As in road racing, American motocross riders proved themselves on the world stage in the '80s, winning the Motocross des Nations, the world championship of team motocross, 13 years straight from 1981 through 1993. And in recent years, the AMA motocross and Supercross series have begun to attract some of the top talent from around the world to compete in this country.

What helped make that international success possible was a move by the AMA in the '60s to establish a closer working relationship with the Federation Internationale Motocycliste (FIM), the international sanctioning body for motorcycle competition. In October 1970, the AMA was accepted as the sole U.S. representative to the FIM.

Besides allowing American racers to compete in the world championships, that affiliation made it possible for the U.S. to host world-championship races. The AMA held the International Six Days Trial in 1973, and since, the U.S. has been the site of world-championships in road racing, motocross, observed trials and speedway racing.

In 2008, the AMA announced the sale of certain of its AMA Pro Racing properties to the Daytona Motorsports Group (DMG) based in Daytona Beach, Florida. The move was brought about by the need for the association to place the management of pro racing in the hands of a well resourced motorsports entertainment company. Under the terms of the sale, DMG purchased the sanctioning, promotional and management rights to AMA Pro Racing. Without the burden of pro racing, the AMA was free to refocus its resources on strengthening its amateur racing programs, as well as other member programs, and especially its advocacy for America's motorcyclists."
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PVB 12/18/2014 12:49pm
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VET74 wrote:
From the AMA site... "As in road racing, American motocross riders proved themselves on the world stage in the '80s, winning the Motocross des Nations, the...
From the AMA site...

"As in road racing, American motocross riders proved themselves on the world stage in the '80s, winning the Motocross des Nations, the world championship of team motocross, 13 years straight from 1981 through 1993. And in recent years, the AMA motocross and Supercross series have begun to attract some of the top talent from around the world to compete in this country.

What helped make that international success possible was a move by the AMA in the '60s to establish a closer working relationship with the Federation Internationale Motocycliste (FIM), the international sanctioning body for motorcycle competition. In October 1970, the AMA was accepted as the sole U.S. representative to the FIM.

Besides allowing American racers to compete in the world championships, that affiliation made it possible for the U.S. to host world-championship races. The AMA held the International Six Days Trial in 1973, and since, the U.S. has been the site of world-championships in road racing, motocross, observed trials and speedway racing.

In 2008, the AMA announced the sale of certain of its AMA Pro Racing properties to the Daytona Motorsports Group (DMG) based in Daytona Beach, Florida. The move was brought about by the need for the association to place the management of pro racing in the hands of a well resourced motorsports entertainment company. Under the terms of the sale, DMG purchased the sanctioning, promotional and management rights to AMA Pro Racing. Without the burden of pro racing, the AMA was free to refocus its resources on strengthening its amateur racing programs, as well as other member programs, and especially its advocacy for America's motorcyclists."
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bd 12/18/2014 1:02pm
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ButteryWaffles wrote:
I feel like this is no longer about James Stewart and HIS failed test. I think it's turning into something bigger. It seems like its now...
I feel like this is no longer about James Stewart and HIS failed test. I think it's turning into something bigger. It seems like its now about the AMA regaining control and ruling in THEIR series. The whole thing is a disaster to try to understand, but thats my terrible take on it. I should have went to med school, became a personal trainer, and a motivational speaker like the posters in these other threads.
It can head in that direction and I hope some of smarter riders take the "bull by the horn." Its more less how James Stewart was treated during the whole process, and if he can be treated like that, any rider can. Had this been a privateer one has to wonder if fans like VitalMX, AMA, Media would be aggressively pursuing the issues.
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PVB 12/18/2014 1:03pm
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Ah yes, it was that whole Clear Channel fiasco.....

http://mxa-old.ironfly.net/Main/News/THE-SUPERCROSS-WAR-GOES-GLOBALJAN-…

http://motocross.transworld.net/1000020144/features/scott-hollingsworth…

Then in July, we were notified by Wolfgang Srb, president of the FIM’s Motocross Commission, that FIM rules would apply to all 17 races of the FIM World Supercross Championship, including the 15 Clear Channel-promoted rounds of the AMA Supercross Series. In addition, Srb said the FIM was appointing a person affiliated with Clear Channel as race director to run the races in place of the AMA Pro Racing staff that has effectively carried out those responsibilities since the series began in 1974.

We weren’t sure what to make of that, since AMA Pro Racing doesn’t have a contract with the FIM regarding the AMA Supercross Series. The AMA, our parent organization, is a member organization of the FIM, but their relationship does not involve AMA Supercross, or any other series operated by AMA Pro Racing. Our contract is with Clear Channel, and it is very specific on these issues. So we notified Srb and the FIM that we would be adhering to our contract by sanctioning the events and officiating at them.

It wasn’t until Clear Channel began advertising the series this fall that we realized the extent to which the FIM was seeking to take over our series.
bumpkinmx 12/18/2014 1:39pm
12/18/2014 1:39pm
no amount of pissing and moaning will change things lovers or haters
bubba there or not gonna be great racing,
but i will say this if it turns out he was high as a kite buzzing his nuts off on speed winning races then my respect for the guy is going out with the trash tonite.
its the kids i worry about there on the net they read things and would maybe say ,
but look how fast he is maybe if i.....
my son is 8 mx you ask him to name a rider he will say bubba nuff said
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Insider347 12/18/2014 2:06pm
12/18/2014 2:06pm
theToothPerry wrote:
Who else has gone from a near dead last to first besides Stewart in the last few years?.....
VET74 wrote:
Tell me the last time he did that with a field this deep (I'm talking last to first, not back of the pack)... and last I...
Tell me the last time he did that with a field this deep (I'm talking last to first, not back of the pack)... and last I checked consistency wins championships, not the ability to come from dead last to first once in a blue moon.

My point is that SX is completely valid without JS7 on the gate, and these asinine statements from people that the season deserves an asterisk, isn't legit or valid, ect. is ludicrous.

Enjoy the sport, don't just be a fanboy of one rider.
Not a fan boy but the sport is better with James.
you kinda sound like a Richard.
vanillaice782 12/18/2014 2:16pm
12/18/2014 2:16pm
If he doesn't end up getting to race we need to get some of the top ten guys to wear some, "Let Stewart Ride" shirts over their jerseys for opening ceremonies. How cool would that be?
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Hank_Thrill 12/18/2014 3:09pm
12/18/2014 3:09pm
I'm glad to read he's feeling loved. I was contemplating posting a "prayers for James thread." Some of you might laugh at the thought, but retirement for professional athletes is difficult enough (especially, when their identity as a person is immersed to their sport role), and to be forced to retire against his own terms, as he was considering, would be extremely difficult emotionally. I cannot imagine the devastation. I assume it would be just as difficult, or more difficult than some of his MX injuries.
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visser62 12/18/2014 3:14pm
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I hope the AMA doesn't renew his number so he can come back for one more year and run the 259.

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Frodad78 12/18/2014 3:25pm
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I'm gonna laugh when Stew goes Rocky style and starts climbing mountains and chasing chickens for a year then proceeds to win the next 3 SX titles haha....you can't write em better than that! I think a mature James is very dangerous, I'm glad he's deciding to stay with it.
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bama205 12/18/2014 3:35pm
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bumpkinmx wrote:
no amount of pissing and moaning will change things lovers or haters bubba there or not gonna be great racing, but i will say this if...
no amount of pissing and moaning will change things lovers or haters
bubba there or not gonna be great racing,
but i will say this if it turns out he was high as a kite buzzing his nuts off on speed winning races then my respect for the guy is going out with the trash tonite.
its the kids i worry about there on the net they read things and would maybe say ,
but look how fast he is maybe if i.....
my son is 8 mx you ask him to name a rider he will say bubba nuff said
WHAT THE HELL IS THIS
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bama205 12/18/2014 3:35pm
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Frodad78 wrote:
I'm gonna laugh when Stew goes Rocky style and starts climbing mountains and chasing chickens for a year then proceeds to win the next 3 SX...
I'm gonna laugh when Stew goes Rocky style and starts climbing mountains and chasing chickens for a year then proceeds to win the next 3 SX titles haha....you can't write em better than that! I think a mature James is very dangerous, I'm glad he's deciding to stay with it.
You just wrote it. Oh and it was in a movie
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Skippie 12/18/2014 3:36pm
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theToothPerry wrote:
Who else has gone from a near dead last to first besides Stewart in the last few years?.....
A series can't be valid without a guy who hasn't won said series for the past 5 years? Considering every single person you named is a former champion and has beaten Stewart recently I would say your logic is seriously flawed. Your fanboyishness over Stewart is painfully obvious.
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mxgoon 12/18/2014 3:38pm
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Something like that is easy to type when his emotions are still running high.

Let's wait and see If he still feels the same after sitting out for 12 months.
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hvaughn88 12/18/2014 3:41pm
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Frodad78 wrote:
I'm gonna laugh when Stew goes Rocky style and starts climbing mountains and chasing chickens for a year then proceeds to win the next 3 SX...
I'm gonna laugh when Stew goes Rocky style and starts climbing mountains and chasing chickens for a year then proceeds to win the next 3 SX titles haha....you can't write em better than that! I think a mature James is very dangerous, I'm glad he's deciding to stay with it.
Hahaha, that would be awesome
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Gringoe 12/18/2014 4:02pm
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mxgoon wrote:
Something like that is easy to type when his emotions are still running high. Let's wait and see If he still feels the same after sitting...
Something like that is easy to type when his emotions are still running high.

Let's wait and see If he still feels the same after sitting out for 12 months.
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kiwifan 12/18/2014 4:08pm
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peelout wrote:
class act open-letter from James, well done. if the penalty stands, lesson learned and don't let it happen again. at the end of it all, no...
class act open-letter from James, well done.

if the penalty stands, lesson learned and don't let it happen again.

at the end of it all, no matter how much we argue it back and forth, i don't think there's any person out there that truly does not want to see James on the line. it's a shitty situation but it seems that he is taking the high-ground with a positive attitude.
hvaughn88 wrote:
That's a very good point. I think there a quite a few people that mistake understanding the punishment with hating james, which is definitely not the...
That's a very good point. I think there a quite a few people that mistake understanding the punishment with hating james, which is definitely not the case (at least not for me). He's my favorite person to watch ride. Hands down. I wanna see him on the line. But you have to put those thoughts aside when you are evaluating the situation.
exactly !!!! well said
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peelout wrote:
class act open-letter from James, well done. if the penalty stands, lesson learned and don't let it happen again. at the end of it all, no...
class act open-letter from James, well done.

if the penalty stands, lesson learned and don't let it happen again.

at the end of it all, no matter how much we argue it back and forth, i don't think there's any person out there that truly does not want to see James on the line. it's a shitty situation but it seems that he is taking the high-ground with a positive attitude.
hvaughn88 wrote:
That's a very good point. I think there a quite a few people that mistake understanding the punishment with hating james, which is definitely not the...
That's a very good point. I think there a quite a few people that mistake understanding the punishment with hating james, which is definitely not the case (at least not for me). He's my favorite person to watch ride. Hands down. I wanna see him on the line. But you have to put those thoughts aside when you are evaluating the situation.
kiwifan wrote:
exactly !!!! well said
Fuckin racists.
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mxgoon 12/18/2014 4:54pm
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mxgoon wrote:
Something like that is easy to type when his emotions are still running high. Let's wait and see If he still feels the same after sitting...
Something like that is easy to type when his emotions are still running high.

Let's wait and see If he still feels the same after sitting out for 12 months.
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Give it till round 3 and all this Free Bubba talk will be like James who?
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tvo314 12/18/2014 5:03pm
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He's got a great attitude considering all the shit that's gone down. I was always a fan, but I'll be rooting for him more than ever when he comes back.
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dirtnapper 12/18/2014 5:46pm
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Guys, Stewart hasn't won a title since 2009, he hasn't led the points in a few SX seasons, he has never dominated a series since 09, and he has never put together a real win streak in quite some time.

But after a year off he's gonna come out and totally smash everyone and start winning Championships again???

Really?? Damn, some of you are idiots......Pinch

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