The Greatest SX Race

rippaaa
Profile picture for user rippaaa
Posts
366
Joined
11/22/2014
Location
CA
rippaaa
Edited Date/Time 12/30/2014 3:38pm
What in your opinion was the best race in SX post 2000s?

Mine is the A1 Mudder in 2005 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4uCgazikz-E

I hope we have a race like this again because this was a very exciting race due to all the hype going into it and then it turned to be a mudder and all hell broke loose for the 3 most talked about guys out there.

Do you guys think this year we might have a mudder?
|
jeffro503
Profile picture for user jeffro503
Posts
27442
Joined
7/22/2007
Location
St Helens, OR US
jeffro503 12/26/2014 4:05pm
12/26/2014 4:05pm
86' Anaheim is always the one that sticks out for me.
queen of spodes 12/26/2014 6:12pm
12/26/2014 6:12pm
jeffro503 wrote:
86' Anaheim is always the one that sticks out for me.
He said post-2000. Best race pre-2000 is obviously Atlanta 1990.

Best race post 2000 is Daytona 2008.

The Shop

See All »
moore433
Profile picture for user moore433
Posts
525
Joined
11/2/2011
Location
Denton, TX US
moore433 12/26/2014 6:17pm
12/26/2014 6:17pm
1990 Seattle, battle with big bird and chicken.
1990 Atlanta SX, sooooo many lead changes and the rider who won you didn't see til like the last 2 laps.
I also really liked the 89 or 90 race in Charlotte, Bradshaw was on the gas.
TDeath21
Profile picture for user TDeath21
Posts
6523
Joined
2/22/2011
Location
Somewhere, MO US
TDeath21 12/26/2014 7:07pm
12/26/2014 7:07pm
Pontiac 02 was incredible. Carmichael charging back with his visor covering half his face. Last to 2nd.

Dallas 03 with Carmichael and Reed dicing all race was amazing.

Orlando 07 with Carmichael and Stewart going as fast as humanly possible was jaw dropping.

This decade? Atlanta 11 by far. Incredible battle there down to the final turn.
TeamGreen
Profile picture for user TeamGreen
Posts
29103
Joined
11/25/2008
Location
Thru-out, CA US
TeamGreen 12/26/2014 7:09pm
12/26/2014 7:09pm
Daytona Mudders....Rick Ryan the 1st time...K-Dub the 2nd time.
JW381
Profile picture for user JW381
Posts
10642
Joined
7/21/2009
Location
Harrisburg, OR US
JW381 12/26/2014 11:58pm
12/26/2014 11:58pm
A2 in '01. I think that's the one. I was 10 years old and I'll never forget it.
TailSoHard
Profile picture for user TailSoHard
Posts
1657
Joined
10/18/2014
Location
Beer City, MI US
TailSoHard 12/27/2014 6:36am
12/27/2014 6:36am
For me it was that Daytona '08 race... it was the most insane supercross I'd ever seen
jeffro413
Profile picture for user jeffro413
Posts
185
Joined
8/16/2006
Location
Alta, IA US
jeffro413 12/27/2014 7:44am
12/27/2014 7:44am Edited Date/Time 12/27/2014 7:56am
Hands down 1992 Tampa SX. JMB was stalking in 5ths place. Cooper should have won the race. JMB goes from 4th to 1st in 1 lap. The race was tight up to that point. But once he got the lead he was gone.
The Rock
Profile picture for user The Rock
Posts
8763
Joined
3/21/2007
Location
HAIKU, HI US
The Rock 12/27/2014 9:28am
12/27/2014 9:28am Edited Date/Time 12/27/2014 9:31am
Best race I saw in person was 2002 Pontiac SX and probably the second best race was A1 2013 when Millsaps nipped Canard for the win. I knew leaving Pontiac I had seen a classic and told my buddy that evening would be an instant classic.

For A1 2013 I was in the Press Box and unfortunately a drunk Vitard who I had never met basically suckered punched me with the hardest slap on the back I have ever received in my life as Millsaps took the flag and said "man what a race huh?". The slap was hard enough that it knocked me forward off my feet!

Just another reason I cannot stand drunks....especially lying drunks that deny ever doing it. Idiot is lucky I was in the midst of a six month depression so I was not my normal self and basically had no reaction except disbelief. My mid back still bothers me when I have been on my feet for a long time.

Yeah I was sober and you were drunk but I'm the liar. Is that rich or what?
SF45
Profile picture for user SF45
Posts
438
Joined
5/7/2013
Location
Bay Area, CA US
SF45 12/27/2014 10:28am
12/27/2014 10:28am
JW381 wrote:
A2 in '01. I think that's the one. I was 10 years old and I'll never forget it.
McGrath's last win? Yep, I was there. Was awesome.

Pit Row

See All »
coolhand
Profile picture for user coolhand
Posts
475
Joined
9/10/2006
Location
Atlanta, GA US
coolhand 12/27/2014 10:33am
12/27/2014 10:33am
Rock....does it all ways hurt like that...go see a OBGYN
DoctorJD
Profile picture for user DoctorJD
Posts
2922
Joined
4/1/2008
Location
Somewhere in..., GA US
DoctorJD 12/27/2014 10:47am
12/27/2014 10:47am
Atlanta 1990. Five different leaders, seven lead changes, not to mention the dogfight that was going on from 2nd-5th. I can't remember a race that comes even remotely close to that one.
JW381
Profile picture for user JW381
Posts
10642
Joined
7/21/2009
Location
Harrisburg, OR US
JW381 12/27/2014 10:48am
12/27/2014 10:48am
JW381 wrote:
A2 in '01. I think that's the one. I was 10 years old and I'll never forget it.
SF45 wrote:
McGrath's last win? Yep, I was there. Was awesome.
Haha not the one, but definitely a great moment. My bad.
The Rock
Profile picture for user The Rock
Posts
8763
Joined
3/21/2007
Location
HAIKU, HI US
The Rock 12/27/2014 11:12am
12/27/2014 11:12am Edited Date/Time 12/27/2014 11:16am
coolhand wrote:
Rock....does it all ways hurt like that...go see a OBGYN
F off coolhand

You must be a drunk or a fan of sucker punches or both? I have a great sense of humor but not with pussies that sucker bunch or Vitards who think anything about this incident is funny,
The Rock
Profile picture for user The Rock
Posts
8763
Joined
3/21/2007
Location
HAIKU, HI US
The Rock 12/27/2014 11:22am
12/27/2014 11:22am
jeffro413 wrote:
Hands down 1992 Tampa SX. JMB was stalking in 5ths place. Cooper should have won the race. JMB goes from 4th to 1st in 1 lap...
Hands down 1992 Tampa SX. JMB was stalking in 5ths place. Cooper should have won the race. JMB goes from 4th to 1st in 1 lap. The race was tight up to that point. But once he got the lead he was gone.
I watched that race on TV. That pass JMB put on those guys through the whoops was insane including the fact JMB made it look EASY.

Is this the race I am thinking of or did JMB pass people individually? The race I am thinking of he passed them all at the same time in the whoops.
jeffro503
Profile picture for user jeffro503
Posts
27442
Joined
7/22/2007
Location
St Helens, OR US
jeffro503 12/27/2014 11:31am
12/27/2014 11:31am
coolhand wrote:
Rock....does it all ways hurt like that...go see a OBGYN
Sounds like to me.....Rock should of punched the guy right in the mouth. He would of deserved every bit of it.
jeffro413
Profile picture for user jeffro413
Posts
185
Joined
8/16/2006
Location
Alta, IA US
jeffro413 12/27/2014 11:32am
12/27/2014 11:32am
jeffro413 wrote:
Hands down 1992 Tampa SX. JMB was stalking in 5ths place. Cooper should have won the race. JMB goes from 4th to 1st in 1 lap...
Hands down 1992 Tampa SX. JMB was stalking in 5ths place. Cooper should have won the race. JMB goes from 4th to 1st in 1 lap. The race was tight up to that point. But once he got the lead he was gone.
The Rock wrote:
I watched that race on TV. That pass JMB put on those guys through the whoops was insane including the fact JMB made it look EASY...
I watched that race on TV. That pass JMB put on those guys through the whoops was insane including the fact JMB made it look EASY.

Is this the race I am thinking of or did JMB pass people individually? The race I am thinking of he passed them all at the same time in the whoops.
it was awesome to watch! he messed up a few times in the whoops in the laps prior, then he figured it out! in 1 section he passed Bradshaw then in the next section he passed the rest and took off. after watching the passes happen, the best was then watching the first part of the race. you could see he was trying to figure out where he was going to make his move.
The Rock
Profile picture for user The Rock
Posts
8763
Joined
3/21/2007
Location
HAIKU, HI US
The Rock 12/27/2014 11:39am
12/27/2014 11:39am
coolhand wrote:
Rock....does it all ways hurt like that...go see a OBGYN
jeffro503 wrote:
Sounds like to me.....Rock should of punched the guy right in the mouth. He would of deserved every bit of it.
Thanks for that Jeff. Funny thing was on the way home I was thinking yeah that was somebody on Vital that doesn't like me but then I said nah you're just being paranoid. Next week at Phoenix SX the FIRST person (how odd was that?) I saw was this coward and I said "hey I didn't catch your name last week" and sure enough he was a Vitard. Year later at A1 I had a calm discussion with this coward and he said "ah man I'm sorry I was buzzed. What can I do to make it up to you?" Told him I really appreciated the apology and to let me think about it.

The next time I texted him he denied everything and said I had him confused with someone. Yeah right. The expression "adding insult to injury" fits this situation perfectly.

The Rock
Profile picture for user The Rock
Posts
8763
Joined
3/21/2007
Location
HAIKU, HI US
The Rock 12/27/2014 11:40am
12/27/2014 11:40am
jeffro413 wrote:
Hands down 1992 Tampa SX. JMB was stalking in 5ths place. Cooper should have won the race. JMB goes from 4th to 1st in 1 lap...
Hands down 1992 Tampa SX. JMB was stalking in 5ths place. Cooper should have won the race. JMB goes from 4th to 1st in 1 lap. The race was tight up to that point. But once he got the lead he was gone.
The Rock wrote:
I watched that race on TV. That pass JMB put on those guys through the whoops was insane including the fact JMB made it look EASY...
I watched that race on TV. That pass JMB put on those guys through the whoops was insane including the fact JMB made it look EASY.

Is this the race I am thinking of or did JMB pass people individually? The race I am thinking of he passed them all at the same time in the whoops.
jeffro413 wrote:
it was awesome to watch! he messed up a few times in the whoops in the laps prior, then he figured it out! in 1 section...
it was awesome to watch! he messed up a few times in the whoops in the laps prior, then he figured it out! in 1 section he passed Bradshaw then in the next section he passed the rest and took off. after watching the passes happen, the best was then watching the first part of the race. you could see he was trying to figure out where he was going to make his move.
JMB was poetry in motion for sure. Think it was 92 at GH when they had the three moto USGP format and JMB spanked them while looking like he was a on a trail ride.
Denn700
Profile picture for user Denn700
Posts
1257
Joined
11/7/2006
Location
Shreveport, LA US
Denn700 12/27/2014 11:51am
12/27/2014 11:51am
Dallas 2003 or Anahiem 2 2014
Thor34103
Profile picture for user Thor34103
Posts
287
Joined
7/22/2011
Location
Tampa, FL US
Thor34103 12/29/2014 2:18pm
12/29/2014 2:18pm Edited Date/Time 12/29/2014 2:41pm
coolhand wrote:
Rock....does it all ways hurt like that...go see a OBGYN
jeffro503 wrote:
Sounds like to me.....Rock should of punched the guy right in the mouth. He would of deserved every bit of it.
The Rock wrote:
Thanks for that Jeff. Funny thing was on the way home I was thinking yeah that was somebody on Vital that doesn't like me but then...
Thanks for that Jeff. Funny thing was on the way home I was thinking yeah that was somebody on Vital that doesn't like me but then I said nah you're just being paranoid. Next week at Phoenix SX the FIRST person (how odd was that?) I saw was this coward and I said "hey I didn't catch your name last week" and sure enough he was a Vitard. Year later at A1 I had a calm discussion with this coward and he said "ah man I'm sorry I was buzzed. What can I do to make it up to you?" Told him I really appreciated the apology and to let me think about it.

The next time I texted him he denied everything and said I had him confused with someone. Yeah right. The expression "adding insult to injury" fits this situation perfectly.

Rock, it was really someone from Vital? Come on, spill the beans!!! Who???

I loved the last SX RC raced. Orlando 2007. Epic battle. Stew had his number in the hoops though. I'm sure the crowd wanted RC to win the final almost as much as he did. I believe it was the day after his twins were born.

Jacksonville 2008 was also very good. Great battle between Stew and Reed. Multiple passes for the lead. Another memorable one was in Atlanta. Reed had the lead, RC hunted him down and passed him, but washed out shortly afterwards. Hunted him down a second time and took the win. 70,000 fans were going wild!!! Maybe 2003?
THE mx addict 12/29/2014 2:43pm
12/29/2014 2:43pm
The Rock wrote:
JMB was poetry in motion for sure. Think it was 92 at GH when they had the three moto USGP format and JMB spanked them while...
JMB was poetry in motion for sure. Think it was 92 at GH when they had the three moto USGP format and JMB spanked them while looking like he was a on a trail ride.
Yep... Even with a flat tire in one moto.

Post a reply to: The Greatest SX Race