Jett Lawrence and James Stewart comparison is VOID.

HonDawg17
Edited Date/Time 3/3/2022 6:23pm
Too many people talking about Jett going undefeated in SX and putting so much attention on this kid. Then also comparing him to James Stewart? Come on guys. Stewart was way faster and smarter than Jett is currently. JL18 is making rookie mistakes, and he's in year 3 of 250's. If JL18 was even close, he would have been jumping that quad over the table at Minneapolis SX like the 450's. The difference is Stew does it on a 125.
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Johnny Ringo 3/1/2022 2:13pm
3/1/2022 2:13pm Edited Date/Time 3/1/2022 2:18pm
Let’s put it this way, at this point in his career James had won 17/19 nationals he competed in, and won all but 6 125SX’s.

James ended his third year of 125 supercross (which Jett is currently in) with 16 wins total. Jett has 4 at the moment.

There is no comparison.
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Johnny Ringo 3/1/2022 2:23pm
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Post above is not meant to shit on Jett. It’s unfair to compare him to the greatest small bore rider that ever lived.
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LouisianaMotocross 3/1/2022 2:25pm
3/1/2022 2:25pm
Johnny Ringo wrote:
Post above is not meant to shit on Jett. It’s unfair to compare him to the greatest small bore rider that ever lived.
I agree. Jett is great and really fun to watch. He will win a lot of championships and make a lot of money. He isn’t in the same ballpark as js and rc.
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HonDawg17 3/1/2022 2:27pm
3/1/2022 2:27pm
Johnny Ringo wrote:
Let’s put it this way, at this point in his career James had won 17/19 nationals he competed in, and won all but 6 125SX’s. James...
Let’s put it this way, at this point in his career James had won 17/19 nationals he competed in, and won all but 6 125SX’s.

James ended his third year of 125 supercross (which Jett is currently in) with 16 wins total. Jett has 4 at the moment.

There is no comparison.
Thank you. Jett is a good kid and fast. I just don't understand why there's chatter out there comparing the 2. There is no comparison.
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Dude ain't no Fonzie!
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motomike137 3/1/2022 2:50pm
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I've had the flamethrower treatment for suggesting that maybe the hype around the young man is a little outsized. He's a great rider with ton's of potential and he has a fun personality. Give him some breathing space rather than anointing him the greatest thing on two wheels prematurely is all I am saying. I hope he really takes this latest mistake to heart because it's one thing to knock yourself out for a while but it's another thing when your mistake ends someone else's season.
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Nathaniel129 3/1/2022 2:51pm
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A lot of these dudes comparing the two never saw Bubba ride in person, or even on TV during his era.
I'm not talking James Stewart on a 450 either, I'm talking BUBBA on a 125.
If you know, you effing KNOW.
Jett is great, but he ain't Bubba.
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APLMAN99 3/1/2022 2:59pm
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Nathaniel129 wrote:
A lot of these dudes comparing the two never saw Bubba ride in person, or even on TV during his era. I'm not talking James Stewart...
A lot of these dudes comparing the two never saw Bubba ride in person, or even on TV during his era.
I'm not talking James Stewart on a 450 either, I'm talking BUBBA on a 125.
If you know, you effing KNOW.
Jett is great, but he ain't Bubba.
I remember when I thought that the fastest I would ever see anyone go on a bike was Ron Lechien in a second moto at Washougal in 1989. He had a bad finish in the first moto and just held it wide open for the second moto and crushed everyone on the 500.

Then I saw Stewart at Washougal in 2003 on his 125 and it completely blew my perception of the MX world apart.......
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KurtJ99 3/1/2022 3:04pm
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You can compare anything. They don't have to be the same.
What the comparison does is not so much downplay Jett but to show what a once in a generation talent JS was. He and RC may never be matched and that's OK, it was great to see them race during my lifetime.
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Nathaniel129 3/1/2022 3:07pm
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Nobody is going to be interviewed in 20 years and say "Jett was just doing things I wasn't willing to do." Chad Reed AND Ricky Carmichael say those things about Bubba.
It's not fair to Jett. He's an incredible rider and I think he'll win many championships, but it's unfortunate people are comparing him to James.
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RaceFace58 3/1/2022 3:30pm
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I can’t say I’ve seen a single comparison to Bubba but if they have it’s not a comparison.
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mxfuture 3/1/2022 3:33pm
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no comparison! Love to watch Jett but the #7 was a cut above!
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He looked a little James ish going past Forkner in the woops at Mach 3 sideways. Just saying.
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HonDawg17 3/1/2022 3:57pm
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RaceFace58 wrote:
I can’t say I’ve seen a single comparison to Bubba but if they have it’s not a comparison.
A couple podcasts brought it up. I'm pretty sure I heard it once on Pulp MX.. Its just not fair to Jett. He's a fast kid, but he's not Stewart level above his own competition.
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Melicar 3/1/2022 4:08pm
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They're different but make no mistake, that doughnut-eating SOB is a bad dude, just like Bubba was.

Oh, and Corn Pop... Corn Pop was a bad dude too!
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Nathaniel129 3/1/2022 4:11pm
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109 wrote:
He looked a little James ish going past Forkner in the woops at Mach 3 sideways. Just saying.
😂 You're not wrong on that one!
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Johnny Ringo wrote:
Let’s put it this way, at this point in his career James had won 17/19 nationals he competed in, and won all but 6 125SX’s. James...
Let’s put it this way, at this point in his career James had won 17/19 nationals he competed in, and won all but 6 125SX’s.

James ended his third year of 125 supercross (which Jett is currently in) with 16 wins total. Jett has 4 at the moment.

There is no comparison.
Stats. Thank you.
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BigBoreFan58 3/1/2022 4:38pm
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Jett is generational.
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RaceFace58 3/1/2022 4:48pm
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109 wrote:
He looked a little James ish going past Forkner in the woops at Mach 3 sideways. Just saying.
That was pretty good!😂
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Motoxdoc 3/1/2022 4:53pm
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James was quite a bit more accomplished than Jett at this point in their careers. I don’t understand what “comparison is void” means, but you can absolutely compare the two. You can compare any two people. That’s not to say they are the same or on par with each other. You can compare Dungey to Jody Weisel.Huh
Compare - estimate, measure or note the similarity or DISSIMILARITY between.
In fact, the only way we know James was more accomplished than Jett at this point in their careers IS BY COMPARING them. Some of you are even comparing them while saying there is no comparison. 😂
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PFitzG38 3/1/2022 4:55pm
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109 wrote:
He looked a little James ish going past Forkner in the woops at Mach 3 sideways. Just saying.
No that was more like Bob Hannah
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Johnny Ringo 3/1/2022 5:04pm
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I appreciate everyone taking the phrase “no comparison” very literally.

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TogaSet 3/1/2022 5:15pm
3/1/2022 5:15pm Edited Date/Time 3/1/2022 5:21pm
There’s only one Bubba. Bubba wouldn’t have crashed in the first turn like a doofus. He’d put 30 seconds on them with a holeshot in the 125/250F class
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GForce MMG 3/1/2022 5:29pm
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As Reed has said repeatedly the 250 class means nothing. Like zero. Maybe less. Jett should move to the premier class now.
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TDeath21 3/1/2022 8:38pm
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It’s just different now. When James came up it wasn’t uncommon at all to have rookies win races and even championships. Off the top of my head, rookies to win races and/or championships in the 125 class shortly before James moved up:

97: Carmichael, Roncada

99: Fonseca

00: Pastrana

01: Langston (rookie to SX)

It just seems far more uncommon now. Back then everyone expected the top amateurs to be competing for a championship and winning races right away. Now if they just get a few podiums their first season then win a race the next season, it’s normal. Then the third season of the smaller bike, start winning championships. Which was usually the last year of the small bike back in the day. Now they generally spend 5-7ish years there. Look at Justin Cooper. He’s still seen as one of the “top young guys” and he’s in his 5th season.
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APLMAN99 3/1/2022 9:01pm
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Anyone wonder what SilverSpurs would think about the comparison?!?!?!?!
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scott_nz 3/1/2022 9:29pm
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Nathaniel129 wrote:
A lot of these dudes comparing the two never saw Bubba ride in person, or even on TV during his era. I'm not talking James Stewart...
A lot of these dudes comparing the two never saw Bubba ride in person, or even on TV during his era.
I'm not talking James Stewart on a 450 either, I'm talking BUBBA on a 125.
If you know, you effing KNOW.
Jett is great, but he ain't Bubba.
First time I saw him was Atlanta sx , Daryl Hurley was riding and explained it to me before practice , he had seen Stefan and Ricky ride and understood how they went so fast, but watching bubba was like watching a video game, after practice i knew what he meant , it was like watching a video game
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Nathaniel129 3/1/2022 9:36pm
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scott_nz wrote:
First time I saw him was Atlanta sx , Daryl Hurley was riding and explained it to me before practice , he had seen Stefan and...
First time I saw him was Atlanta sx , Daryl Hurley was riding and explained it to me before practice , he had seen Stefan and Ricky ride and understood how they went so fast, but watching bubba was like watching a video game, after practice i knew what he meant , it was like watching a video game
Exactly man, when other legit pro riders can't wrap their heads around something a rider is doing...THAT'S special.
David Bailey when he saw THE Bubba scrub the first time on the broadcast..."Wait, what???"
I've been on the track with Bubba on a 125...when he passed me it literally rewired my brain on corner speed. Even in person it just didn't seem possible 😂
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NorCalRedRyder 3/1/2022 10:02pm
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Jett is nowhere near the level James was at this age. Bubba was smoking 250f's and toying with Chad Reed.....all while riding a KX125. No comparison. You can also add RC to people that Jett wouldn't compare to.
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