So what is the deal with Stewart?

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Edited Date/Time 10/6/2015 7:24pm
Is he going to come back and dominate or what?

Has he been training like Rocky for the past year?

I haven't heard or read about him at all. I guess we will see at the straight rhythm event.
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agn5009 10/4/2015 8:05pm
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He will win straight rythem. That's his cup of tea. He will win a few SX races and miss a few rounds unfortunately. At this point we can't expect much more than that of him til he proves us wrong.
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Canerat 10/4/2015 8:45pm
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I think we will see a smarter James out there next year who will crash less, might not win a whole bunch and who will be in the Championship hunt to the end.

Cant wait for SX 2016....its really gonna be stacked with experienced older guys and the fast new kids. They call it every year but I reckon 2016 is the one we been waiting for.
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gt80rider 10/4/2015 8:49pm
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I think the Dunge will have him covered.


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rutsmash 10/4/2015 8:58pm
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gt80rider wrote:
I think the Dunge will have him covered. [img]https://giant.gfycat.com/TanAbsoluteDodobird.gif[/img]
I think the Dunge will have him covered.


ha, Dungey kicks ass in so many ways! The Tomacattack will have Stewart covered this year.

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h&m_cycle 10/4/2015 9:45pm
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I predict he will win of 2 of 17 then retire and enjoy the rest of his life... He'll race the dirt drag race a few more times...

He made his money and will do the smart thing... just a prediction...
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Canerat 10/4/2015 10:40pm
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I stand to be corrected but he has two more years on his contract and i reckon a couple more championships.

We can bitch, benchrace and couch munch all we want but nothing going to be cast in stone until its over. Dunge at the moment is the favourate as he gets the damn hob done and keeps it on two wheels but Im sticking with James. He had a year to sit out and think shit over. He is going to be a lot smarter come 16.
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RG1 10/4/2015 11:02pm
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Well IMO, not racing for a year is not going to have made him faster, what it might have done though is made him more determined and changed his mindset slightly. Hopefully this season he will be a little more calculated than he has been in the past, and if he can find some consistency, he can win the title for sure
Pound4Pound 10/4/2015 11:12pm
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Stewart will still be able to go out and put down the fastest lap times in sx.
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51xc 10/5/2015 1:55am
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i really don't think straight rhythm will be a indicator for his speed and physical condition. also one should think that that amount of time off racing should be more negative than positive for js7. I don't think he is in a good spot right now. but it will be good to see him back for sure.
rocketsocks26 10/5/2015 2:03am
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he will win 6 races this year and the championship stamp it!
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Matthes says he's ripped bro!
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iBobbyb 10/5/2015 5:25am
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Canerat wrote:
I stand to be corrected but he has two more years on his contract and i reckon a couple more championships. We can bitch, benchrace and...
I stand to be corrected but he has two more years on his contract and i reckon a couple more championships.

We can bitch, benchrace and couch munch all we want but nothing going to be cast in stone until its over. Dunge at the moment is the favourate as he gets the damn hob done and keeps it on two wheels but Im sticking with James. He had a year to sit out and think shit over. He is going to be a lot smarter come 16.
why do you feel like sitting out this time will have such an impact on his mentality? this isnt the first time hes sat out for a year.-
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davistld01 10/5/2015 5:44am
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Canerat wrote:
I stand to be corrected but he has two more years on his contract and i reckon a couple more championships. We can bitch, benchrace and...
I stand to be corrected but he has two more years on his contract and i reckon a couple more championships.

We can bitch, benchrace and couch munch all we want but nothing going to be cast in stone until its over. Dunge at the moment is the favourate as he gets the damn hob done and keeps it on two wheels but Im sticking with James. He had a year to sit out and think shit over. He is going to be a lot smarter come 16.
^^^This!^^^

I don't imagine anybody knows James Stewart's history better than James Stewart.

He's watched RD stomp every comer simply by being consistst, and only going balls out when he has to or when he can without the risk of crashing. I believe we'll see a faster JS7 by virtue of him having this time out to get 100% healthy & rested...and him figuring things out to where history won't repeat itself. Tomac will be fast, but be on a new bike & team...RD will be RD, and perhaps not as hungry as last season. Stewart will be out to prove something.

I can't wait for 2016 SX season!
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51xc 10/5/2015 5:50am
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why do you feel like sitting out this time will have such an impact on his mentality? this isnt the first time hes sat out for...
why do you feel like sitting out this time will have such an impact on his mentality? this isnt the first time hes sat out for a year.-
it's all about confidence. right now he doesn't know where he's at. if he comes out and wins a1 or at least challenges for the win than he will have something to build on from the very beginning. nowadays there is no time to find a good bike setup or confidence as the season goes on if you race people like dungey roczen and tomac.
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Gringoe 10/5/2015 6:50am
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Js7 fans be like: he's sat out this year, he's more determined and will be smarter than ever.

*forgets he's sat out for long periods of time multiple times and it's changed nothing*
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davistld01 10/5/2015 7:18am
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Gringoe wrote:
Js7 fans be like: he's sat out this year, he's more determined and will be smarter than ever. *forgets he's sat out for long periods of...
Js7 fans be like: he's sat out this year, he's more determined and will be smarter than ever.

*forgets he's sat out for long periods of time multiple times and it's changed nothing*
But, the times before it was over injury, when he basically couldn't ride or train...with a chip on his shoulder. This time he's been able to do nothing but prepare. I'm speculating, of course, but this time is nothing like the others.

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kkawboy14 10/5/2015 7:21am
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I bet he's been working out

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Gringoe 10/5/2015 7:38am
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Gringoe wrote:
Js7 fans be like: he's sat out this year, he's more determined and will be smarter than ever. *forgets he's sat out for long periods of...
Js7 fans be like: he's sat out this year, he's more determined and will be smarter than ever.

*forgets he's sat out for long periods of time multiple times and it's changed nothing*
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But, the times before it was over injury, when he basically couldn't ride or train...with a chip on his shoulder. This time he's been able to...
But, the times before it was over injury, when he basically couldn't ride or train...with a chip on his shoulder. This time he's been able to do nothing but prepare. I'm speculating, of course, but this time is nothing like the others.

You wanna know what James did to prepare all this time?

He played a lot of golf

And that's not speculation
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Gringoe 10/5/2015 7:41am
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What happened in 2011?
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Gringoe wrote:
Js7 fans be like: he's sat out this year, he's more determined and will be smarter than ever. *forgets he's sat out for long periods of...
Js7 fans be like: he's sat out this year, he's more determined and will be smarter than ever.

*forgets he's sat out for long periods of time multiple times and it's changed nothing*
davistld01 wrote:
But, the times before it was over injury, when he basically couldn't ride or train...with a chip on his shoulder. This time he's been able to...
But, the times before it was over injury, when he basically couldn't ride or train...with a chip on his shoulder. This time he's been able to do nothing but prepare. I'm speculating, of course, but this time is nothing like the others.

Gringoe wrote:
You wanna know what James did to prepare all this time?

He played a lot of golf

And that's not speculation
i knew I was on the right track, same training procedures as me!!
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tprice07 10/5/2015 8:19am
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Well here are all the options of what "could" happen:

he could win
he could crash
he could dominate
he could win a few
he could be consistent and willing to take a 2nd or 3rd

I would speculate he would have a season much like Reed the past few years. Some flashes of speed some nights, then off nights and maybe cap it off with a crash. If he comes out guns blazing A1 and willing to win at all costs I think he will end up in a wheel chair before the end of the season.

That said, he should be determined and focused. He needs to play Dungey's game of consistency. Before this past year I would say if someone can match Dungey's consistency but just hang it out a bit here and there to get a win or position better a couple times they would edge out Dungey. Especially since he wasn't willing to hang it out. But Dungey of today is much stronger and more aggressive. He is able to dial it up at any point without going out of control.
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Phillip_Lamb 10/5/2015 8:57am
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JS7 will be pretty solid. most guys who've had to sit a year out for injury or whatever came back strong. the time off from the grind will be a good refresher, plus he has all his main issues sorted out. I think chances will be 60% he dominates everthing 40% he does what he has since 2010, fast and crash

side note. I think (partly due to age and time in the pro ranks) he is nearing the end of being a title contender. if you look at guys like Kdub, Reed, The Rock etc, their last title competitive years came before 30yrs old/ 10years in the 450 class.
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GuyB 10/5/2015 9:02am
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We'll have to wait and see, won't we?
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k cycle 10/5/2015 9:03am
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I could be wrong, but I don't seem James being faster. Smarter possibly and if James rides smarter there will be a few guys faster than him.
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RandyS 10/5/2015 9:21am
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I can say with 100% certainty that he will fail to reach the expectations of people who believe it's still 2005.
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Ramrod 10/5/2015 9:24am
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GuyB wrote:
We'll have to wait and see, won't we?
We will have to wait.

Maybe it's a good thing he has stayed under the radar and there is no hype built up about him coming back. I'll just be glad he's back, the sport is better with him.

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40Plus_922mx 10/5/2015 10:36am
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Being off for all this time will do one of two things.
He will either love what he has been missing or remember how much he didn't love it. I assume results will play a big part in which mindset he ends up with.

Nobody is faster than him when he does not crash. But maybe it's that last notch of speed he bumps up to in order to beat everyone that causes some of those crashes.

I hope he comes in this year and lets the first several races come to him instead of trying to murder them and drag them home.
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jasonv43 10/5/2015 11:20am
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Just doing what he does best.




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jeffro503 10/5/2015 11:23am
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jasonv43 wrote:
Just doing what he does best. [img]https://p.vitalmx.com/photos/forums/2015/10/05/107084/s1200_James.jpg[/img]
Just doing what he does best.




Pfft!...I do that every once in a while. Usually right before I hit the ground and go splat , and right before my ambulance ride. I'm so fast that I'm always the first one to arrive at my crash scene.

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