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RC would have 11 outdoor titles in a row if he had ran the full 2007 season
From his 125 debut, until his retirement, how many races did RC miss?
Thats a relevant statistic, it speaks to a riders consistency and durability. Jett isn’t anywhere near RC, and probably won’t ever be close with all the races he misses.
I think it’s to early to mention , Jett is already behind RC on a stat that can never be changed….. RC never lost an outdoor title in either class Jett has already lost one outdoor title. It’s early in terms of whether Jett can equal or pass RC in wins or titles. But it’s a fun conversation to have and play with the stats. One of your RC stats is wrong though. RC didn’t have 3 perfect seasons. He had 2 perfect seasons and one undefeated overall season.
What???????!!!!!!?!!!!!!!!!
Please stop. Jett is nothing like KDUB. Jett is a mix of JMB, OShow and Stew. Ohhh, I’m a BIG RC fan and Jett can’t get him because he lost a title but he can be damn close. If Jett is near 100%, he gets 8 wins this 450mx season. He’s a monster! PERIOD!
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I’m going to get flamed but RC had the worst technique and style of any guy in our sport and Jett is easily one of the most poetic people to watch ride that we’ve ever seen,
RC was truly the winningest dude out of sheer will and making I happen no matter what….feet flying, elbows down, bouncing all over, front end high and bouncing everywhere. Watching some of those old battles with stew I cannot believe he stayed healthy so consistently
Ok Dazzy, I know ya’ boy is very,very good, but not as good as RC !
Btw, RC only got 8 wins outdoors once. 2001, was his worst year OA-wise other than his part time year.
I do watch old races from back then, specially RC vs Js7 races, but I mainly watched MXGP back then as a kid. So a serious question for the people with way more knowledge from that era that have actively watched and followed RCs career.
Do you think RC would do absolutely the same in todays era with the current bikes/competition? I'm talking about staying healthy and dominant at the same time? It feels like every single rider both AMA and MXGP constantly gets hurts these days. We maybe have 1-2 riders that make it through a whole year and it's usually not the best or fastest guy.
It just feels like the sport has reached a level where every minor mistake immediately leads to crashes/injuries. Based on that it almost feels impossible for any rider these days no matter the talent to replicate what RC has done, right? It's probably absurd that Jett is even competing with that winning percentage.
Yes very cool…
RC looked cool sometimes too
I’ll take wins over style any day.
One big thing to remember...Jet might like/enjoy winning more than RC did. But, above all else...RC despised losing. He's the GOAT for this reason alone.
Jett’s got both 😎
Yes he does, but in terms of equaling RC in championships and wins he’s got some work ahead of him.
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Ricky took down McGrath and then held off Chad Reed and James Stewart. His need to be the best and his will to twist the throttle are the reasons it probably wouldn’t matter what bike he was on or what era he was in. His bikes weren’t really better than anyone else’s and his setup was arguably worse.
He also hit the ground A LOT, and spectacularly. By luck, skill or build he just happened to bounce off of things better than other people and usually walked away unscathed.
Remember RC saying he didn't like seeing himself ride but if his technique was so bad he wouldn't have been consistent enough to win 10 outdoor titles in a row while stretching the throttle cable. Jett has great style and technique but you cherry picked your photo examples and rider stature plays into it as well.
Find photos of Jett gooned out lol
The record books don't have an asterisk next to RC's records that says, *but Ricky Carmichael didn't look as cool as the other riders when he was winning.
More in regards to RC. Also different riding styles. For the most part Jett rides in a higher gear at lower rpms than RC did. I have mentioned this before but I was at the Southwick national in 07. RC passed Stew on the outside of a turn taking the roughest line swapping side to side with his bike popping on the rev limiter and pulled away.
Right yeah we’re not in the record books were people with personal opinions bench racing about 2 incredible riders and I think Ricky looked like a sloppy squid pretty often.
RC WON A MX TITLE WITH NO ACL.RC DIDNT HAVE TIME FOR NO FREAKIN SURGERY
I like Jett. But, he's already too far behind the eight ball to catch RC. He also has a bad habit of getting injured. That really starts adding up and if he can't fix it, his career totals aren't going to come close to what we all predicted.
For example, 2 SX seasons have passed without Jett winning a championship.
He still has a shot at Tomac and maybe RV. And he could be quite proud of that.
RC’s era was similar to today’s era. Many greats and would be greats were constantly ravaged by injuries (Pastrana, JS, Tedesco, Reynard, Windham). RC was virtually indestructible and that would not change if he rode in today’s era imo. His durability is his most underrated stat. It would take a damn near injury free career like he had to have a shot at matching his numbers.
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