Too early to call Jett Lawrence the best ever at his age?

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JustMX 1/18/2020 10:14pm
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Bradshaw won a Supercross in Japan at 16, not an American premier class.

And as impressive as jett's run up front was tonight, he is still no Ron lechien, who won a premier sx in his rookie year at 16 against a pretty deep field.
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jeffro503 wrote:
Wasn't it San Diego SX 1983 , when Ron Lechien lied about his age ( he was 15 ) and won? All I remember is #224...
Wasn't it San Diego SX 1983 , when Ron Lechien lied about his age ( he was 15 ) and won? All I remember is #224 when he won it ( The 250 premier class ) , and I think they found out later he wasn't even 16 yet.
Lechien was 16 and about to get his factory Honda ride. But he was riding for Yamaha for most of the 1983 year.
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jeffro503 wrote:
Wasn't it San Diego SX 1983 , when Ron Lechien lied about his age ( he was 15 ) and won? All I remember is #224...
Wasn't it San Diego SX 1983 , when Ron Lechien lied about his age ( he was 15 ) and won? All I remember is #224 when he won it ( The 250 premier class ) , and I think they found out later he wasn't even 16 yet.
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Lechien was 16 and about to get his factory Honda ride. But he was riding for Yamaha for most of the 1983 year.
I thought for sure it was that race. But there was indeed a pro race where he won at 15......I think? I'm going back on 35 years of memories here , and could totally be wrong.
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str8line wrote:
Five minutes into leading his first main?
Racer111 wrote:
He’s no where near James Stewart, RC or RV. Did you just start watching SX last week? 🙄🙄

Actually it's you who doesn't know what the hell you're talking about. Nowhere near? He doesn't turn 17 till end of summer. They almost didn't have him race supercross he was so green.
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mb60 wrote:
Wow this thread could be the best on vital. LOL

Thanks bro. If you work at it you can make threads like this too.
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str8line wrote:
Five minutes into leading his first main?
Racer111 wrote:
He’s no where near James Stewart, RC or RV. Did you just start watching SX last week? 🙄🙄
str8line wrote:
Actually it's you who doesn't know what the hell you're talking about. Nowhere near? He doesn't turn 17 till end of summer. They almost didn't have...

Actually it's you who doesn't know what the hell you're talking about. Nowhere near? He doesn't turn 17 till end of summer. They almost didn't have him race supercross he was so green.
James Stewart at 16 was clearly head and shoulders above the competition. He lost the title to Preston because of crashes but was much faster, and then he waxed everyone outdoors. He turned 17 in December after the outdoor season.
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APLMAN99 wrote:
This is his 3rd main.....
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First time leading.
APLMAN99 wrote:
You should have worded your question correctly, then.
Context allows you to not interpret things so literally. Brush up, buttercup.
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What sucks is he’s gonna be missing a lot of experience he could of had this year
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str8line 1/18/2020 10:43pm
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ipbrew wrote:
Dogger, Bubba!
Lechien was fast but wasn't he inconsistent? Jett seems like the type of rider who could begin to dominate. This injury really sucks though.

I remember a dude named George Holland for Suzuki who was really young(like 14) and badass too.
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aFACEdismembered 1/18/2020 10:55pm
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yz25 wrote:
Comparisons to Kobe Bryant and Lebron James is what I thought RC said..... Ummmm. Ok.
Didn't know LeBron and Kobe started their professional careers in the D League Laughing
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str8line wrote:
Five minutes into leading his first main?
APLMAN99 wrote:
This is his 3rd main.....
str8line wrote:

First time leading.
You have to spell it out and sometimes draw pictures on here for the vitards.......
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NotBadYourself100 1/18/2020 11:18pm
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He is LeBron, Messi, Brady, RC all rolled into one. Kid will win titles & then broker world peace by the time he is done!!
Rest up JLaw.
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Goon126 1/18/2020 11:22pm
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Just curious how did Lawrence get 9th
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aeffertz 1/18/2020 11:26pm
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Since you were the one to officially start counting the eggs before they hatched, I blame you for how the 250 main event planned out tonight. Shame! 🔔 🔔🔔
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Mavetism 1/18/2020 11:27pm
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Goon126 wrote:
Just curious how did Lawrence get 9th
He crashed on the last lap and the field got lapped up to 10th place.
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I think the most surprising thing is he only started riding Supercross a few months ago while everyone else out there has been riding for years.

He dropped the current champ in the heat and had this win in the bag halfway through until youthful exuberance / inexperience took over.
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str8line wrote:
Actually it's you who doesn't know what the hell you're talking about. Nowhere near? He doesn't turn 17 till end of summer. They almost didn't have...

Actually it's you who doesn't know what the hell you're talking about. Nowhere near? He doesn't turn 17 till end of summer. They almost didn't have him race supercross he was so green.
James Stewart had just turned 16 prior to his first Supercross season starting. I believe his birthday is in December.

ALSO...forgetting Davi Millsaps who had to sit out a round because he was too young to even race the opener of the East Coast. Millsaps didn't get a win that year in Supercross probably because he was racing against the other phenom at the time; James Stewart. Millsaps did did score a 2nd place at Daytona (his 3rd Supercross ever) that year. He wasn't leading, but he was able to finish.

I'm not discrediting Jett. I think the kid is awesome, but pump the breaks on best ever at his age.
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Ranman68 1/18/2020 11:58pm
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All I know is that I am now a Jett Lawrence fan from hell. Wow.
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yz25 wrote:
Comparisons to Kobe Bryant and Lebron James is what I thought RC said..... Ummmm. Ok.
Yea, if the NBA had a 250 class. What an idiotic comment.
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jemcee 1/19/2020 12:15am
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Are you asking if it's too early to call Jett Lawrence the best ever, at his age?
Or are you asking if it's too early to call Jett Lawrence the best ever at his age?
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Ray_MXS 1/19/2020 12:29am
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Jett looked totally exhausted at the 10 minute mark. He could barely hold on to his bike.

Once he can sustain that pace for 15 minutes+1 he'll start racking up wins I'm sure.
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Crush 1/19/2020 12:35am
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He might be the best 16 year old with the same amount of SX experience. Hadn’t ridden one till the offseason.

He was fucking tired with 5 mins to go tho. Heal up on a indoor trainer bike!
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Crush wrote:
He might be the best 16 year old with the same amount of SX experience. Hadn’t ridden one till the offseason. He was fucking tired with...
He might be the best 16 year old with the same amount of SX experience. Hadn’t ridden one till the offseason.

He was fucking tired with 5 mins to go tho. Heal up on a indoor trainer bike!
Spot on. I was genuinely concerned with how tired he looked. It's just amazing he could still go as fast as he did but man was he sending it.

That kid has so much heart.
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Tonight made me a fan.
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gt80rider wrote:
How old was Fonzie when he took his first 125 sx title?
Pretty sure that wasn't a 125 when he did the ramp jump at Arnold's.
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It was awesome and what a bummer, still a great ride that shows he will be a main player.
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struth 1/19/2020 1:22am
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Whoop speed for his age is unbelievable.
Took forkner a few season to build t his speed thru whoops.
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Racer111 wrote:
He’s no where near James Stewart, RC or RV. Did you just start watching SX last week? 🙄🙄
str8line wrote:
Actually it's you who doesn't know what the hell you're talking about. Nowhere near? He doesn't turn 17 till end of summer. They almost didn't have...

Actually it's you who doesn't know what the hell you're talking about. Nowhere near? He doesn't turn 17 till end of summer. They almost didn't have him race supercross he was so green.
visser62 wrote:
James Stewart at 16 was clearly head and shoulders above the competition. He lost the title to Preston because of crashes but was much faster, and...
James Stewart at 16 was clearly head and shoulders above the competition. He lost the title to Preston because of crashes but was much faster, and then he waxed everyone outdoors. He turned 17 in December after the outdoor season.
Preston isno forkner or ferrandis
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