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I feel he screwed himself in his peak years with the SX only deal and then staying on that first gen backwards motor yamaha. He wasted 3 SX seasons on that bike, and skipped 3 outdoor seasons riding a Yamaha. I always wondered with Honda being sponsored by RedBull at the time, and with James being a RedBull guy, why he never went to Honda from ‘09-‘12 before his Suzuki era or why Honda didn’t go after him during that time. Too much money and SX only from L&M? Him skipping outdoors those years mixed with that Yamaha is why I think he didn’t win more titles, not necessarily because of the Ryan’s.
thts a whole different argument & debate with ur statement on stew , stew is far far far FAR AWAY from being the worst of wht the op is asking
How does one include a rider with an undefeated 450MX season in the “worst” category. You really have to reach to say he underperformed in not racking up the Championships he should have. Higher highs than the Ryan’s, just not on average as good in getting championships.
I mean it’s fair to say tht stew definitely left some titles on the table with his crashes & his checkers & crashers mentality but thts whole different convo we have to have , but we all in here pretty much watch his whole career & even if ur just stat sheet guy , eye test & numbers on the stat sheet , stew 450 career is not even close to being considered basically wht the op is asking a “bust”
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stew's downfall was not simply "he wasn't as good as the Ryans". Just a bad take and I won't stand for it
What is Branden Jesseman up to ⬆️
Your spreadsheet is glorious
My bad. Didn't pay attention to "SX champ".. oops.
Then I'd say recently its Nichols. Sorry Colt. And Vialle to be added to that list by the end of next summer.
Anyone say Preston yet?
I wonder if alot of these guys not doing well in the big boy class has alot to do with racing against 1/2 the field with the east, west stuff, and when they to get on the track with the best, they find themselves getting spanked and they loose confidence, next the loose motivation, finally they just get burnt out.
He won a SX main event.
Not on a 450/250.
He's got four main event wins, all in the 125 class.
Cooper Webb outdoors lol. He has like one podium in 8 years.
He simply didn't gel with the new Yz.
He did for SX, but then had the incident with Roczen that left him knocked out for a minute. He then struggled outdoors with the new bike and got better towards the end of series. Opposite with the previous gen bike. Struggled in SX and won the outdoor title.
I must be slower than you, anyone in either night show is a bad mofo.
When and where?
Pit Row
5 podiums and a win but yes, not the sx record he has.
You guys are not talking about prime stew. This is over the hill stew.
That is exactly what I meant, sorry for the confusion.
Bogle hasn't done much on a 450
They were talking about Ferrandis on this one lol
You’re probably still faster than me.
I initially wanted to say "WTF" but you have a solid point under the terms of this discussion.
Oh shit, I speedread. Thanks.
Right, and he loved the bike. He would’ve done well in that bike and it might have turned into something special.
I'm so slow paper cups and napkins blow past me in the wind while I ride.
Carmichael. Couldn't watch a 450 race for seven years because of him.
You must be right! I could have sworn he won ONE Premier Class 450 main in SX on a Honda…I must be thinking of Ramsey.
My mistake.
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