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James win/loss percentage to RC may be in the negative column but when James was on the track magic could and did happen and he is the most dynamic racer I’ve ever seen and I’ll argue his position as the FMOTP with anyone.
He did some things on a dirt bike that was more than anyone had seen, and will see again.
Plus from what I hear he is a good man, father, and husband. So there you go.
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No it just means he was faster that day.
They all had their days, but RC had more of those days then anyone, that’s why he’s the GOAT.
RC still the GOAT, no question. Like I said earlier watch 07 and take away Stew and he is beating the field as much if not more than he ever did. Who knows what RC would have done, all I know is we all got robbed from RC vs Stew battles which IMO were the best ever.
That being said, JS could pressure RC into mistakes as well; Ricky was just better at managing those situations. Dallas 2006, Ricky throws himself and his Suzuki into a ski boat trying to keep pace. James has a nice lead when, inexplicably, he mistimes a rhythm section and ends up off the track. This hands the lead and win to Reed, while Ricky finishes 6th. So James gives away 3 points that night, and eventually loses the championship, 336 to 338. The entire RC/JS debate changes if James simply keeps his KX on the track that night.
But you take any one of these three guys out of the picture and the other 2 both have more wins than Jeremy.
THIS was the most epic era of SX.
Same as crashes, first turn or otherwise. The point of a race is first to the flag. The point of a championship is most points wins. Circumstances that really affect that result that aren't in the riders control are valid, but people who go fast and crash are akin to practice heros. What happens when it's clutch time? When the money is on the line?
I think 07 Stew was the best he was, even though he looked like he was on the knife edge of crashing every moment, but he held it together more than any other time on the big bike.
I just think the Stew pushed RC to retirement bs or any other similar narrative is absolutely ridiculous. He'd have done what he always did.
RC has 23 championship entries in his career. Won 16 times...
And when you scratch:
Two in 2007, he did half the races.
One in 2001, single race entry for the final 125 outdoors.
One in 1997, a single race entry for a cross over shootout year
You're left with the three years he was learning SX...97 on the 125 and 99 & 2000 on the 250.
He won every other time. Every other time.
And lapping up to 4th place!
Pit Row
Orlando James binned it in the whoops, RC binned it in the corner landing before the whoops, Reedy won.
That Orlando track might have been one of my favourite ever SX tracks. They were absolutely WFO. Track was rutted and very technical and had obstacles those guys had to be inch perfect WFO on a factory two stroke to make. It was exciting as hell...
I wish to hell we got to see Reed on his 04 bikes vs RC in 05, it would have been titanic.
Reed had the shit end of the machinery stick a few times, especially the Ali frame and four stoke change, and he was definitely slower to adapt to the thumper.
Look at his speed when he was on the better bikes, 03, 04, 09, 11 and 12. He was more than fine.
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