Has a defending Supercross champ ever....

mxracer106
Edited Date/Time 1/24/2012 6:35am
not won a single race the following year? Could Dungey be the first? Come on Supercross history buffs.
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I am actually still hoping he wins the whole thing.... must be the Team Suzuki fanboy inside of me.
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I don't think Emig ever won a SX main again after his 97 championship.
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ATKpilot99 wrote:
I don't think Emig ever won a SX main again after his 97 championship.
He went win less in 1998. His best finish in 1998 was a 3rd a Vegas.

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ehr400 wrote:
Stanton in '93.
Stanton did win in 93 after winning 92 sx title...............this would def. be Emig after winning 97 title....
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1977 Weinert
1980 Hannah
1981 Bell
1983 Hansen
1998 Emig
2004 Carmichael
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hairy wrote:
1977 Weinert
1980 Hannah
1981 Bell
1983 Hansen
1998 Emig
2004 Carmichael
As much as I agree, I just think that Hansen is a poor example, even though true, but he had a detrimental injury, not like the others who didn't have an excuse.
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Of all those guys, I believe only Emig actually raced the full time and healthy, or at least he started out that way....

Weinert hurt his knee in '77, Hannah had a broken leg from his water-skiing accident, Bell hurt his knee, Hansen had such a severe concussion he retired, and RC skipped the '04 SX tour after injuring his knee while practicing in November.

Fro obviously had some issues with his prep and his mindset that year, and it snowballed from there. But then he got his act back together later in the summer and won 4 outdoor nationals over five races, then broke his thumb.

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hairy wrote:
1977 Weinert
1980 Hannah
1981 Bell
1983 Hansen
1998 Emig
2004 Carmichael
MBBadgers wrote:
As much as I agree, I just think that Hansen is a poor example, even though true, but he had a detrimental injury, not like the...
As much as I agree, I just think that Hansen is a poor example, even though true, but he had a detrimental injury, not like the others who didn't have an excuse.
wasn't intended as a knock, mxracer106 asked a question and got the answer. virtually all of them didn't win because they were hurt. Thanks for the detail, Davy

and RD5 has time. Stanton didn't win in 93 until the last race in Vegas
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hairy 3/8/2011 10:12am
3/8/2011 10:12am Edited Date/Time 3/8/2011 10:13am
mac3-d wrote:
Bayle
won Charlotte, Tampa and Vegas in 92
mxracer106 3/8/2011 10:27am
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hairy wrote:
1977 Weinert
1980 Hannah
1981 Bell
1983 Hansen
1998 Emig
2004 Carmichael
MBBadgers wrote:
As much as I agree, I just think that Hansen is a poor example, even though true, but he had a detrimental injury, not like the...
As much as I agree, I just think that Hansen is a poor example, even though true, but he had a detrimental injury, not like the others who didn't have an excuse.
hairy wrote:
wasn't intended as a knock, mxracer106 asked a question and got the answer. virtually all of them didn't win because they were hurt. Thanks for the...
wasn't intended as a knock, mxracer106 asked a question and got the answer. virtually all of them didn't win because they were hurt. Thanks for the detail, Davy

and RD5 has time. Stanton didn't win in 93 until the last race in Vegas
Actually.....DC read my mind, I just forgot to write it! I should have put the disclaimer that the past champion was healthy the COMPLETE next supercross season. It was more directed to the situation that Dungey is in assuming he gets through 2011 injury free.

Hairy- Great MX memory! Are should we call you Cliff Clavin? Wouldn't want to go head to head with you on MX Jeopardy!

So, is DC correct.....the only one was Emig?
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hairy 3/8/2011 10:30am
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mxracer106 wrote:
Actually.....DC read my mind, I just forgot to write it! I should have put the disclaimer that the past champion was healthy the COMPLETE next supercross...
Actually.....DC read my mind, I just forgot to write it! I should have put the disclaimer that the past champion was healthy the COMPLETE next supercross season. It was more directed to the situation that Dungey is in assuming he gets through 2011 injury free.

Hairy- Great MX memory! Are should we call you Cliff Clavin? Wouldn't want to go head to head with you on MX Jeopardy!

So, is DC correct.....the only one was Emig?
not memory, just download the media guide from Feld ;-)

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