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Before I start i want to say that i think RC is easily the G.O.A.T and I'm not trying to argue that he's not in this topic.
We have all heard it said on TV, from our friends, read it in magazines and heard it in these forums that Ricky Carmichael went out on top due to winning the 2006 AMA SX title, "he would have been happy to go out on top" etc.
But in all honesty he didn't.
Chad Reed, Ricky and James all rode every race that year, including the two rounds in canada, and James won the "World" Supercross championship.
Therefore James beat RC in supercross in his final year.
Discuss.
We have all heard it said on TV, from our friends, read it in magazines and heard it in these forums that Ricky Carmichael went out on top due to winning the 2006 AMA SX title, "he would have been happy to go out on top" etc.
But in all honesty he didn't.
Chad Reed, Ricky and James all rode every race that year, including the two rounds in canada, and James won the "World" Supercross championship.
Therefore James beat RC in supercross in his final year.
Discuss.
and watchin RC and stewart battling on those tracks is just epic
also i love aggressive riding and passing but stewart should never complain about anyone trying to take him out after seeing some of the passes he tried in that year, I'm completely fine with him trying them it just annoys me when he complains when someone tries them on him, sorry i'm kinda off topic... nooo off topic on vital, never happens
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James did win the two Canadian rounds, so as a RC fan, I say let him have it.
RC truly is the G.O.A.T. though, and here's why:
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McGrath, and Stewart are "Supercross specialists". Ricky was a motocross specialist, yet he won 5 (6 if you include his '05 WSGP) titles in the discipline he struggled the most in, supercross. McGrath, who dominated supercross only won one outdoor title in the big bike class, and the same case will go for Stewart, unless his contract changes.
For McGrath, or Stewart, to be on par with RC. They would have had to of won every SX championship they competed in, and at least 5 motocross titles in the premier class. Simply put, Ricky Carmichael prevented both of those motocross greats from ever accomplishing that.
with age brackets being bumped up and SX only we wll never ever most likely see his records broken
That was perfectly put as well lol.
-JW381, that was a pretty funny post.
I'd suggest you watch the celebrations after 06 and 07 and see which one matters most to James.
Unless a rider raced the Canadian rounds, he was not given World Supercross points at ANY event that season. So, everytime Windham or someone like that beat Stewart, he was not scored as if he did so. It was like they didn't even exist. The "World Title" didn't include all the competition, so its much more meaningless.
was RC the best overall rider? Yes
was RC the best SX rider? Nope, MC was, and always will be
RC left room for someone down the road to take over the GOAT title..... when a rider does what RC did outdoors, and what MC did indoors, only then could the GOAT title rightfully transferred.....
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