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3strokemx wrote:

Jason Lawrence 
Finished 2nd in a 450 SX but never won. 

Trickamoto wrote:

i love seeing a stupid fucking take like this lol. one race....pastrana battled ricky and windham every race he was healthy.

3strokemx wrote:
All of these guys are chumps?  J-Law battled a stacked field AND the penal system every race.

All of these guys are chumps?  J-Law battled a stacked field AND the penal system every race.
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You're going to be hard pressed to find anyone who thinks peak speed jlaw is faster than peak speed pastrana.  

Take 02' 199 vs 08 jlaw and I don't think its close in any aspect.

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Trickamoto wrote:

i love seeing a stupid fucking take like this lol. one race....pastrana battled ricky and windham every race he was healthy.

3strokemx wrote:
All of these guys are chumps?  J-Law battled a stacked field AND the penal system every race.

All of these guys are chumps?  J-Law battled a stacked field AND the penal system every race.
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Flatliner wrote:
You're going to be hard pressed to find anyone who thinks peak speed jlaw is faster than peak speed pastrana.  Take 02' 199 vs 08 jlaw...

You're going to be hard pressed to find anyone who thinks peak speed jlaw is faster than peak speed pastrana.  

Take 02' 199 vs 08 jlaw and I don't think its close in any aspect.

Regardless of what Vitards think, they were both fast and both had a best finish of 2nd (premier class for SX).   

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Hear me out, Christophe Pourcel. Guy was ridiculous. 
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ShellyMX 3/31/2026 9:17am
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Steve Lamson 

He never did well on a 250. 

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MX Dad #27 3/31/2026 9:19am
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AC! Everyone thought he would be the next BIG thing.

Injuries and bad luck kept him from being a multi time Champion.

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scott_nz wrote:

Tedesco and  Langston, deserve to be in this list, 

 

Langston may not only be the fastest to never win, but also the CLOSEST to winning one. If I remember correctly, he crashed while leading late in one race - as in, "white flag late." The details are hazy but I swear it was a heartbreaker. 

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scott_nz wrote:

Tedesco and  Langston, deserve to be in this list, 

 

Falcon wrote:
Langston may not only be the fastest to never win, but also the CLOSEST to winning one. If I remember correctly, he crashed while leading late...

Langston may not only be the fastest to never win, but also the CLOSEST to winning one. If I remember correctly, he crashed while leading late in one race - as in, "white flag late." The details are hazy but I swear it was a heartbreaker. 

125 class in Houston (I think?) 

He was celebrating over a triple and crashed. There were pictures of him in cycle news sitting on the side of the track crying after the race. I think Travis Preston won that night on a husky. 

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scott_nz wrote:

Tedesco and  Langston, deserve to be in this list, 

 

Falcon wrote:
Langston may not only be the fastest to never win, but also the CLOSEST to winning one. If I remember correctly, he crashed while leading late...

Langston may not only be the fastest to never win, but also the CLOSEST to winning one. If I remember correctly, he crashed while leading late in one race - as in, "white flag late." The details are hazy but I swear it was a heartbreaker. 

That was 125s. GL was never a real factor in premier SX, but he didn’t get a ton of chances either 

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FreshTopEnd 3/31/2026 9:37am
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Pastrana, and whoever is second on this list is way back.

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Johnny Ringo 3/31/2026 10:23am
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3strokemx wrote:
All of these guys are chumps?  J-Law battled a stacked field AND the penal system every race.

All of these guys are chumps?  J-Law battled a stacked field AND the penal system every race.
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Flatliner wrote:
You're going to be hard pressed to find anyone who thinks peak speed jlaw is faster than peak speed pastrana.  Take 02' 199 vs 08 jlaw...

You're going to be hard pressed to find anyone who thinks peak speed jlaw is faster than peak speed pastrana.  

Take 02' 199 vs 08 jlaw and I don't think its close in any aspect.

3strokemx wrote:

Regardless of what Vitards think, they were both fast and both had a best finish of 2nd (premier class for SX).   

Jlaw never did a backflip though

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Johnny Ringo wrote:

Jlaw never did a backflip though

No, but show me someone who jumped the start gate cleaner than he did. 😄

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Johnny Ringo 3/31/2026 10:35am
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Johnny Ringo wrote:

Jlaw never did a backflip though

-MAVERICK- wrote:

No, but show me someone who jumped the start gate cleaner than he did. 😄

He’s the goat of that for sure. Also the only rider to take off his skate and try to stab somebody 

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scott_nz wrote:

Tedesco and  Langston, deserve to be in this list, 

 

Falcon wrote:
Langston may not only be the fastest to never win, but also the CLOSEST to winning one. If I remember correctly, he crashed while leading late...

Langston may not only be the fastest to never win, but also the CLOSEST to winning one. If I remember correctly, he crashed while leading late in one race - as in, "white flag late." The details are hazy but I swear it was a heartbreaker. 

Johnny Ringo wrote:

That was 125s. GL was never a real factor in premier SX, but he didn’t get a ton of chances either 

No, I'm definitely thinking about a 250 race. He had a Factory linkageless KTM at the time. This would have been before his renaissance with Pro Circuit. 

 

EDIT: Wait, you guys are right. I must have been thinking about the Houston SX when Travis Preston won: https://www.espn.com/rpm/sx/2001/0325/1161793.html 

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