1993 Supercross Recap Part 2 | Ft. Mike Kiedrowski, Steve Lamson, & Jeff Stanton 9

Jeff Stanton, Mike Kiedrowski, and Steve Lamson discuss the 1993 Supercross season.

Darksidemx3
12/30/2024 7:56am
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In 1993, Jeremy McGrath became the first premier-class rookie to win the Supercross title. MC changed how a rider rode Supercross, was a fan favorite with his personality, and became the King of Supercross, winning seven SX titles and a record 72 wins. In 2024, Jett Lawrence became only the third rider to win the premier class title in their rookie season. I had the idea to write an article comparing the similarities and differences between the two riders' roads to said titles and discussing who is the greatest rookie of all time. In doing so, I interviewed six riders from the '93 season, including Jeremy, Damon Bradshaw, Jeff Emig, Jeff Stanton, Mike Kiedrowski, and Steve Lamson. The intention was to use the audio for quotes for a written article, which is available on Vital MX here. In the end, the audio was worthy of posting in podcast form. Below, you will find part two of two. 

 

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Moto Braap
2 weeks ago

You interviewed Jeremy and they already interviewed Jett on the preview show but I wonder what his comments would be specifically related to his rookie season and how he thinks it compares to Jeremy after his comment overall of wanting to break his record ‘72’ and win as much as possible.  Jeremy originally said how if anyone breaks his records he expected RC might. 

I forget if there was an outdoor rookie who won his first year in the premiere class but didn’t some riders win their first pro race?  Tomac pops into my mind but I forget if he won the series.  Canard came out firing too but I can’t remember if any rookies won the title.  It could have been RC or Stew if they struggled indoors.  If anyone knows that would be interesting.  I will listen to the interviews when I get a chance.  These 3 guys did a lot for the sport and should get interviewed more.

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Moto Braap
2 weeks ago

Does that make Dungey the only one to win Supercross and Motocross as a rookie or were they just talking about his outdoor title?  Different strokes for different folks but to win on a 250 especially as a rookie is usually more impressive that separates the skill levels.  250 outdoor rookie GOAT honors for the one they call the GOAT.  No one else did that on s 250?

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BCnYA
2 weeks ago

Good question! Dungey won the 450 SX & MX titles as a rookie in the same year, 2010. Lawrence raced 250 SX, then 450 MX (as a rookie) in the same year, 2023, and he won the 450 SX title as a rookie the following year, 2024. I didn’t explain that very good. So, technically, Lawrence won both 450 titles as a rookie, but not in the same year. Oh yea, I’m old, and lived through, and raced, during the 2-stroke era. Ricky was amazing indoors and outdoors, and won the 250 MX title as a rookie in 2000, but raced 250 SX in 1999 (I think, but pretty sure). It was his 3rd season when he won SX.

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Moto Braap
2 weeks ago

I feel older since I think I was at Ricky’s first race at Gainesville and judging by that I was pretty convinced he must have won the title as a rookie, how could he not?  Matthes is always talking about Red Dog as his claim to fame but it looks like they got the job done beating RC.  Ferry had a good career but was kind of quiet to miss some of the attention that more cocky riders get.  How about this?  Anderson had a bit of an odd season in Supercross not winning much and getting the title and I think the same went for GL with one of his titles…was there a rookie that won SX or MX without winning a single race in either class?  It’s odd to think that some of the best 125 guys like Lamy couldn’t cook the bacon at the 250 level.

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BCnYA
2 weeks ago

It is true, it’s strange to think it took RC several years to get the 250 SX Championship. Speaking of Ferry, he won the 125 SX Championship without a win in ‘92 (?), and the great Jean Michel Bayle won the 250 MX Championship without winning an overall (91 or ‘92). Anderson won more rounds in ‘22 (I think…) than he did in his championship year, but got into to many ramming and take-out incidents with other riders. He might have won the championship if not for those terrible finishes due to being caught up in the moment, rather than looking at the big picture. 

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Moto Braap
2 weeks ago

Big picture applies to a lot of life where it’s easy to get caught up or stuck in daily or small struggles.  Ricky has that mentality he stresses to everyone but that may not have been his mojo when he first started as a pro that cost him some points or championships and/or got the fans a little tipped towards someone more easy going but that intensity directed and focused worked out well since.  Even if JA is aggressive it’s not like he goes around trying to take people out like some other select riders but he could get caught up in a battle if it gets going where others just try and focus on the track which is hard to do in traffic.