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I was siting in the seats at Daytona & watching Mac Diddy do his burn-out...& remembering The Sprinkler, James recognizing Dale Earnhardt, his “Sky Shot” on the Yamaha...
All of it.
I miss J S 7
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And still the best.
Maybe no coincidence the better scrubs are on the Suzuki either.
Bias or not, those are still the facts, whether people wish to remember it or not.
Insane how he came back after that crash. Heart and amazing talent
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That Yami looks a bit sketchy...😬
I had to redo it from source so it's not exactly the same as the one posted previously.
If someone prints this hook a brotha up.
It was so easy for him, even after that, he kept doing it.
Nuts.
But from a legend to be remembered standpoint is it better to be the guy who is a legend because of all the wins and titles like RC and MC or the guy who influenced a whole generation of racers stylistically while also having a very successful but possibly underachieving results wise career?
I wonder if james will be forgotten as time goes on since he doesn’t have the records RC has.
As an example, I’m too young to really understand why people hold JMB in such high regard. He was a champion but a ton of people won more. He even got his ass kicked by Bradshaw in 92 (who didn’t even win the title). I’ve watched old videos and I can kind of understand that he was better than his competition technique wise but I’ve grown up watching racers who are more evolved than him. Come to think of it Bradshaw is another guy who has the mystique but didn’t win a lot.
I have to think generations later though kids will be able to watch the wall jump video and understand how insane that was but maybe not. Maybe it will just look like an old racer who isn’t quite as good as who they watch normally
I became a huge fan, and it stuck for his whole career. Miss his presence and style.
I think he hated jumping triples because quads were more fun for him!!
To your JMB point; he was a guy you simply needed to see in person to appreciate. He never looked scary on a bike like James did. Most of the time he'd just look like he was trail riding around for more than half the race in fifth place. Then, in one lap he'd just ride by everyone with zero drama. I don't remember him ever just scorching everyone by 40 seconds. He was just super calculating and had technique that no one else did. Pourcel and Craig ride similarly, but JMB was much better. It is crazy how he could make going so fast look so boring and easy. No wonder he drove Stanton nuts. Having to practice with that guy must've been confidence shaking.
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