Who was the worst 250 SX champ turned 450 ?

THE mx addict 12/20/2025 2:28pm
12/20/2025 2:28pm
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I re-listened to CP his words, and something I forgot, but after his 3th place with Valli Yamaha in the MX250 outdoor championship (2014), McCarthy (Yamaha...

I re-listened to CP his words, and something I forgot, but after his 3th place with Valli Yamaha in the MX250 outdoor championship (2014), McCarthy (Yamaha Boss) wanted to help him to get a contract with JoeGibbs, but he declined because he didn't felt great on the Yamaha bikes (neither 250 as 450) back then. The seat went to Peick.

I didn't know that...

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h20 12/27/2025 1:27pm
12/27/2025 1:27pm Edited Date/Time 12/27/2025 1:34pm
h20 wrote:
Which 250 Supercross champion had the worst 450 career?  I used to think of Christoph Pourcell or even Blake Baggett… but I took a break from the...

Which 250 Supercross champion had the worst 450 career?  

I used to think of Christoph Pourcell or even Blake Baggett… but I took a break from the sport for half a decade. 

I missed the years of Colt Nichols on a 250.     Who else has this happened to? 

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Colt is not a good example. He got shafted. There were no rides the year he moved up. He made the best of a fill in...

Colt is not a good example. He got shafted. There were no rides the year he moved up. He made the best of a fill in ride for SX at HRC and was getting top 5s. 

Then went privateer and started getting injured on lesser equipment.

I was curious about his situation.  I took a break from motocross from basically 2016-2022 so I kind of missed his career.  

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h20 12/27/2025 1:33pm
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The OP has been absent from this thread since starting it.  🤣 

I like to comeback and read the answers/ debates. =)

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dirtcan 12/27/2025 1:47pm
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h20 wrote:
Which 250 Supercross champion had the worst 450 career?  I used to think of Christoph Pourcell or even Blake Baggett… but I took a break from the...

Which 250 Supercross champion had the worst 450 career?  

I used to think of Christoph Pourcell or even Blake Baggett… but I took a break from the sport for half a decade. 

I missed the years of Colt Nichols on a 250.     Who else has this happened to? 

kage173 wrote:
Colt is not a good example. He got shafted. There were no rides the year he moved up. He made the best of a fill in...

Colt is not a good example. He got shafted. There were no rides the year he moved up. He made the best of a fill in ride for SX at HRC and was getting top 5s. 

Then went privateer and started getting injured on lesser equipment.

h20 wrote:

I was curious about his situation.  I took a break from motocross from basically 2016-2022 so I kind of missed his career.  

I don't think shafted is the right way to put it. He won the supercross title in 2021, then got hurt at the first round in 2022 during the heat race. Didn't race any supercross and any national that year and, per the rule, had to move up for 2023. I'm sure if he had defended his title in 2022, his situation for 2023 would have been very different. And also he didn't just started getting injured in the 450 because of lesser equipment. He got injured a lot through his entire career, even in the 250 and on factory bikes.

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h20 12/27/2025 1:56pm
12/27/2025 1:56pm Edited Date/Time 12/27/2025 2:03pm
kage173 wrote:
Colt is not a good example. He got shafted. There were no rides the year he moved up. He made the best of a fill in...

Colt is not a good example. He got shafted. There were no rides the year he moved up. He made the best of a fill in ride for SX at HRC and was getting top 5s. 

Then went privateer and started getting injured on lesser equipment.

h20 wrote:

I was curious about his situation.  I took a break from motocross from basically 2016-2022 so I kind of missed his career.  

dirtcan wrote:
I don't think shafted is the right way to put it. He won the supercross title in 2021, then got hurt at the first round in...

I don't think shafted is the right way to put it. He won the supercross title in 2021, then got hurt at the first round in 2022 during the heat race. Didn't race any supercross and any national that year and, per the rule, had to move up for 2023. I'm sure if he had defended his title in 2022, his situation for 2023 would have been very different. And also he didn't just started getting injured in the 450 because of lesser equipment. He got injured a lot through his entire career, even in the 250 and on factory bikes.

It’s kind of crazy how these “lack of rides” have changed the landscape of the spory.  It’s crazy 2x lites champion Tom Vialle couldn’t get a lucrative 450 deal in USA.  I also heard Malcom Stewart had a weird run after winning 250 title.  I personally stopped watching motocross altogether in 2018, I just needed a break after 20+ years non stop.  I felt like the sport got so bland and boring.  But I watch some races in 2020-2022 cause of Covid… but I don’t remember them at all. lol. I had so much BS going on in life coming off the Covid shit and had to work double to regain what I lost.   Those years just blend together.  2023 season is when I got back into it Supercross for good and I have never missed a race.  I needed the break… because now i enjoy the sport more than ever.

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