what's all this bullsheeit about james riding

MX479Guy wrote:

So wait...IF L+M keeps saying it's a SX only contract, why are we even talking about James racing MX? Is James Stewart racing a full MX...

So wait...IF L+M keeps saying it's a SX only contract, why are we even talking about James racing MX?

Is James Stewart racing a full MX series this year or not?

Tom

FreshTopEnd wrote:

They've been really clear about this. Their existing sponsor arrangements fund only the SX effort. Then need additional funding to do MX if they choose to...

They've been really clear about this. Their existing sponsor arrangements fund only the SX effort. Then need additional funding to do MX if they choose to do so. It's not that complicated.

swap wrote:

James was testing suspension and tires all day at Competitive Edge today....

MX479Guy wrote:

So wait...IF L+M keeps saying it's a SX only contract, why are we even talking about James racing MX? Is James Stewart racing a full MX...

So wait...IF L+M keeps saying it's a SX only contract, why are we even talking about James racing MX?

Is James Stewart racing a full MX series this year or not?

Tom

FreshTopEnd wrote:

They've been really clear about this. Their existing sponsor arrangements fund only the SX effort. Then need additional funding to do MX if they choose to...

They've been really clear about this. Their existing sponsor arrangements fund only the SX effort. Then need additional funding to do MX if they choose to do so. It's not that complicated.

LarryB wrote:

When L&M started I have always said “L&M is a Supercross only team”. We also do the US Open, X-Games, MXDN, possibly MX1 in Europe and...

When L&M started I have always said “L&M is a Supercross only team”. We also do the US Open, X-Games, MXDN, possibly MX1 in Europe and other high exposure events to try to gain more worldwide and mainstream media exposure for motorcycle racing by fielding the world’s best rider to get the media’s attention. Sometimes when the best rider doesn’t compete in these “high exposure” events the mainstream media doesn’t take the event serious and ask “why doesn’t the top rider races these events, are they not as important as Supercross”? But when the top rider does attend, it gives the events credibility, so then these events with their terrific media avenues get the coverage via television and print that will help our sport grow.

Speaking of outdoors, when we started the L&M team at the end of 2006 the outdoor series didn’t have the greatest TV package as a whole, the events have been raced a venues that needed to be upgraded (some venues, not all), the race day schedule had been the same since I can remember and I started racing professional in 1984 and needed some improvements. In short, the exposure was less than Supercross and we/L&M felt we would be better off by concentrating on the Supercross Championship and putting 100% into it and looking at other one off, high exposure events that would bring attention to our rider’s, are team, our sponsors and try to help build the sport of motorcycle racing. But all this seems to be changing for outdoors or trying to be improved in 2009 by the outdoor series promoter, MX Sport. They are taking a hard look at the venues, making short term improvements and saying long term improvements and/or venues changes are in the future, working on and creating a much improved television package and even changing the race day schedule to help the sport fit television better. Yes, all these are coming in 2009, but still unproven. Time will tell if the outdoor series will be better, actually in the next 4 months we will see what comes of all these changes and if the outdoor series will match what is being done in Supercross and the X-Games.

If MX Sport brings the outdoor series to the level it is trying to reach and all the changes brings the outdoor series to the level of Supercross (and we are hope they succeed) I’m not saying L&M wouldn’t revisit our decision to be a “Supercross only team”. It wouldn’t be very business smart to give up all that exposure, but only time will tell.

There are some very inventive and needed changes happening in the 2009 outdoor motocross series. All of us will be watching their progress closely and I know they will learn on the fly, but I’m glad there are people that broke the cookie cutter mold that we have seen over and over these past 30 plus years that brought the outdoor series to a position where they knew change was needed to grow and they stepped up and took control. Good for you and thank you. Support the outdoor motocross series as a race fan and get your friends to support it also (if they aren’t already) and motorcycle racing might make another leap forward. In this weak economy we had some very surprisingly strong attendance records for the Supercross series and I think the reason was the great battle we were treated to for the Championship and I hope we see the same type of racing go on in the motocross series, but let me tell you, if L&M was committed to do motocross in 2009 we would have had to take our focus off of Supercross halfway through that series and start thinking about, building parts and testing for motocross and we might not have won the 2009 Supercross Championship. I think you can see a little of what I’m talking about if you look at the final Supercross Championship points stands. There are two Supercross only rider and those two guys were 4 points apart and the end of 17 rounds and the third place rider was 107 points behind and he was the first Supercross/Motocross rider and the points were pretty close from there on back. Like I said in the beginning “if your focus is narrowed, the rider and the team have only one goal it will show at the end of the day and the end of the series”. The only proof we have of that are race wins and championship, but that enough proof, I think. For us it was Supercross, but I can imagine a team and/or rider could do the same in the outdoor series/motocross.

Have a great day and thanks for listening and sorry if I rambled on a bit.

Oh yea, James Stewart is one bad dude. 2009 SUPERCROSS CHAMPION!!!!!

racefan222 wrote:

Why all the James bashing cause he doesnt want to race the nationals ? Why no Reed or Windham bashing to go along with it than...

Why all the James bashing cause he doesnt want to race the nationals ? Why no Reed or Windham bashing to go along with it than? Neither of them are racing them, yet no one brings there names up. Hes not the first to have a SX only contract and he sure as hell wont be the last, face it the sport is changing were you'll have SX guys and you'll have MX guys and a few that'll run both but not many.

By the way, most riders contracts will say they arent allowed to race for a different team or do any other racing without permission. Do you guys think L&M wants to see James go out and risk a bad injury that could end his career cause he decided to fund his own team or ride for another team in the nationals..... highly doubt it.

project racer wrote:

Andy, i do not think LB ever won an outdoor national. but he did win a few 125 SX races in his day. Wins=success.

project racer wrote:

Andy, i do not think LB ever won an outdoor national. but he did win a few 125 SX races in his day. Wins=success.

andymoto wrote:

He was pretty darn good at 125 Nats; didn't OA any; top 5-10 regular. Glad he won a few 125 SXs. Were they AMA or Mickey...

He was pretty darn good at 125 Nats; didn't OA any; top 5-10 regular. Glad he won a few 125 SXs.

Were they AMA or Mickey Thompson Ultracrosses? I'm not being sarcastic because I don't remember at all; just his racing Nats and doing quite well.

I just find his statement that if MXSports brings Nationals to the level of Supercross an out.

I want to ask Larry how can the Nats become at the level of Supercross. I can't see it unless a huge infusion of fans, facility refurbishing, and all the fluff. Millions and millions need investing in these facilities and who's got the cash?

I'm happy with MX anyways, with or without James, Chad, even Kevin if he goes over the Atlantic.. Racing will be better without them anyways.

Just too bad we got NBC on board to not have all the best is a shame. JMO.

txmxer.......buy me a bib.....hehehe....blabbing me...

txmxer wrote:

you're a good dude Andy...was just taking a poke. No harm intended

BobbyM wrote:

i don't give a flying fuck what james does...he could play guitar hero all freeking day for all i care and yes i don't want james...

i don't give a flying fuck what james does...he could play guitar hero all freeking day for all i care and yes i don't want james at the nationals. it's fucking boring as shit, runaways are always boring, mike can't beat him nor can rv. bfd....james can stay home.


crybaby?...yer the fucking dork that is driving the wambulance

BobbyM wrote:

i don't give a flying fuck what james does...he could play guitar hero all freeking day for all i care and yes i don't want james...

i don't give a flying fuck what james does...he could play guitar hero all freeking day for all i care and yes i don't want james at the nationals. it's fucking boring as shit, runaways are always boring, mike can't beat him nor can rv. bfd....james can stay home.


crybaby?...yer the fucking dork that is driving the wambulance

Larry wrote:

X10000

BobbyM wrote:

you liked that one eh larry?