Spin-off: Favorite year of Racing

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For me it was 2003. RC was doing RC stuff, Windham was back with a vengeance, overall the class was pretty stacked, and to top it off Steward was out for the first few outdoor rounds so it made for an intense 125 class! The 3 way battles of Langston, Hughes, and Brown were epic and cutthroat, and once JS was back it didn’t take away the intensity because despite knowing there were all now racing for second, the points battle was the real goal.

And it was the final year of pure premix 😭
It was also the year I entered my first 125 beginner race so I think that helps make it memorable too.



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murph783 12/7/2020 9:08am
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2007 probably. Last year of RC, stew was flying, the outdoors ended up being a great battle once stew went out. 250’s were great all year with villo, townley, grant, jlaw, dunge. First year I bought a new bike, I think the first year I won a race. Just memorable all around. I still want to make a factory Honda 250f replica from that year.
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Hank_Thrill 12/7/2020 9:11am
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Great thread,

The most exciting series for me to watch was the 2011 Supercross series. Dungey wanted to defend, RV wanted redemption, Canard was rolling in with lots of momentum, Reed was simply on fire, and James seemed to be back for redemption too. It seemed like each week was full of jam packed action with points mix ups. RV doesn't qualify for the main and Stewart crashed out first lap. What a season.

2005 supercross is memorable too. I loved seeing the top three on smokers. I really wish James would not have gotten hurt during practice at round 2.
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murph783 12/7/2020 9:14am
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Just in addition to my post now that I’m thinking about it.


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BigBoreFan58 12/7/2020 11:18am
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2003 was good. I was at GH for Windham's ride. Even though RC beat him it was still a thing of beauty.

07 RedBud, RC vs JS7, that was an epic battle.
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gt80rider 12/7/2020 11:55am
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Easy - 1997 ...... MC had an off year on Suzi, which let guys like Yogi, Henry, Lamson, and Fro battle it out... lots of different winners indoors and out that year...
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Eric_Johnson 12/7/2020 1:56pm
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1983. Nothing touches it. O'Mara, Ward, Lechien, Hannah (who should have won the SX title), Barnett, MXoN and TdN (Belgium and Slovakia), etc....
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Ted722 12/7/2020 2:22pm
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Hank_Thrill wrote:
Great thread, The most exciting series for me to watch was the 2011 Supercross series. Dungey wanted to defend, RV wanted redemption, Canard was rolling in...
Great thread,

The most exciting series for me to watch was the 2011 Supercross series. Dungey wanted to defend, RV wanted redemption, Canard was rolling in with lots of momentum, Reed was simply on fire, and James seemed to be back for redemption too. It seemed like each week was full of jam packed action with points mix ups. RV doesn't qualify for the main and Stewart crashed out first lap. What a season.

2005 supercross is memorable too. I loved seeing the top three on smokers. I really wish James would not have gotten hurt during practice at round 2.
'11 Outdoors had some good memories too. Reed taking the Overall here at Hangtown in a dominating ride was cool to see, Dungey's bike(not starting) at Southwick, Chadapult, etc. And through it all RV takes the crown.
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Park Boys 12/7/2020 2:33pm
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2005 thru 2007. Any one of those years both classes where good.
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kage173 12/7/2020 3:50pm
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2011 - Prime JS7 and CR22 vs Dungey, Villo, Canard with Millsaps and Windham in the mix. It actually was a legit contender for deepest field ever.
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visser62 12/7/2020 4:10pm
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2006 for me. That three-man tussle to the end was the stuff of legend.

If this spins off to one single race, I'm going to say Anaheim 2005, just because of the hype.
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Rupert X 12/7/2020 4:23pm
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Days gone by....
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crusty_xx 12/7/2020 4:42pm
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2003 for me. Maybe because Ive watched TGO from that year about 30 times but both classes were awesome
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Johnny Ringo 12/7/2020 7:16pm
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2006. SX down to the wire between the three best and Stew/RC throwing down in outdoors.

Plus the emergence of RV on 250s

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