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By a week wtf? It's been saying the 25th of November for a few months. Now it says Dec 2nd I think; what's that all about I preordered and they said it would ship mid November. I just want my gear I'm a dork and want to look like James,ride like James ya buddy.
Why did he ever leave Fox in the first place?
Oh wait, you already did the pissing thing, nevermind!
The Shop
It does look badass though!
President and CEO of Fox Racing, Pete Fox recently talked with MXA regarding Stewart, and revealed a number of interesting facts.
It turns out that the truth behind Stewart’s leaving was his desire for a Supercross only contract. Fox is dedicated to the sport as a whole, and clearly does not approve of the Supercross only craze. Stewart, along with his move to the San Manuel Yamaha team, decided to make a monumental decision in not riding the Motocross series. Whether this decision was fueled by laziness, money, or just personal desire, I believe that it is the wrong decision. Clearly, Fox Racing agrees with me on this issue, and feels strongly enough to let James Stewart and possible hundreds of thousands of dollars slip from their grasp.
Since our beginning, Fox has been totally committed to motocross and Supercross. We feel strongly that our sport and Industry need both series to be healthy, and Fox will always support both series. That is where Fox’s priorities and path recently separated from James. We wish James luck with his Supercross career. Fox remains committed to the entire sport of both Supercross and motocross.
-Pete Fox
but that one doesn't sound as good as they don't have bubba because he only does SX.
Pit Row
I was told it was because James was signed to the team to give kids, particularly young Native Americans, a positive role model. You might be aware that these people have huge issues with alcoholism, etc. But they love dirt bikes and motocross.
This SM person told me that they wanted to reach inner-city and minority youth. So they didn't figure that traveling to distant tracks in the middle of nowhere would serve that purpose.
What gives this more credence is that James went back to the outdoors after leaving SM.
That's a long way from " laziness, money, or just personal desire."
har
give me a break, bro.
also, good on both James and Reed on going back outside. the SX only trend was a shitty period in moto history
Especially in light of Fox saying it fired Stewart because it is imbued with the spirit and romance of "true motocross" and sacrificed hundreds of 1000s of $$$$ to maintain the sport's integrity.
but James not having a decision in signing a big contract with a SX only team is just silly
maybe my memory is fogged... but wasn't the JGR deal about the same thing? i know he did a couple outdoor races on the JGR yamaha, but it was basically a SX only deal too right? i know JGR wasn't a sx only team
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