No one can stay at the top forever. Stewie on a 125 was perhaps the most amazing rider ever. Ask a former pro who was racing 250cc in 2002-2004. The premier class 250 guys would go out of their way to watch the 125 motos/heats...just to see what Stewie would/could do. He changed the way people rode... Cant ever change that....
James was doin stuff on a 125 that guys on a 250 wouldn't even dream of, both indoors and outdoors! He took the sport to new levels, just didn't have the consistency of Ricky or Chad.
Stewart was doing stuff on a 125 that no one else could do but he just couldn’t do that on a 450. He could have competed with the 450’s on a 125 but all he did when he moved up was hurt himself, he just couldn’t handle the power and speed he got from a bigger bike
That or he’ll punch a James Stewart sized hole in the garage from crashing. Love James Stewart he’s inability to tame his speed hurt him more than it helped he should have won a lot more championships.
@@scottyd2262 lol I completely forget what I was originally talking about, but I must’ve been on some weird shit and was trying to purposely sound like a dumb ass 🤷🏻♂️
This was the most KICK ASS Move in the history of the sport. AWESOME James!!! It's only cool to be cockey when you can back it up, Stewart is the only one that can back it up. AWESOME!!
Time to settle the whole . . "Bubba was the fastest rider ever" . . . He was great, and after Carmichael retired, he was unquestionably the fastest rider on earth. Best ever? You tell me?. . . Stewart won 7 ama championships. Ricky Carmichael won 16 ama championships. James Stewart won 98 ama races. Ricky Carmichael won 162. Stewart and Carmichael raced several full seasons in the same class against each other in head to head competition, and in every single one of them Ricky Carmichael won the championship. They raced a total of 59 ama events against each other. Of those 59, Carmichael beat Stewart 39 times, and Stewart beat Carmichael 20 times. Carmichael retired from ama motocross after running 7 races in the 2007 motocross season against Stewart, winning all 7 events. (Carmichael crashed out of the lead in two of those races, and both times caught and passed Stewart to win both) . . . . . After carmichael retired stewart was easily the fastest rider on earth. Was he faster than Ricky Carmichael.......... no
Bryan Carpenter nahh he was the fastest and pushed Ricky to ride over his head as for titles yea Ricky had more cause he would take a second James was win or die... He could have checked up but in his new vids he put out he clearly says it wasnt championships for him it was wins and in the highest division of supercross James has more wins than Ricky
@@garrett3234 James raced for more years than RC did and Ricky still has 162 totals wins to Bubba's 116. RC also has 15 titles to Stewart's 6. Not only that, but RC absolutely crushed James outdoors in 2005 and 2006. James could not match his pace without crashing his brains out. James was all-out faster in Supercross, there's no doubt. But Ricky had him covered outdoors. He never even lost a race to Stewart in the 2007 Nationals when he was semi-retired!
ya, its true. rc absolutely owned bubba in the races in 07. won every single race they were in together. even crashed out of the lead and ran him down to take it back
Pretty well I would say... One of only 2 men in the history of the sport to have a perfect 24-0 season, 3 premier class SX titles, pretty well, I would say.
@Deport 'em all he retired after 06 season. 2008 James Stewart won EVERY race and EVERY moto in motocross. But thanks for commenting on a 12 year old comment and demonstrating your ignorance with that name.
As planned,Carmichael raced only a partial schedule in 2007.He would only race select events for TeamMakitaSuzuki while pursuing his new stock car career. Again,Carmichael continued to amaze and looked faster than ever, with threeSupercross wins and six OutdoorNationalChampionship wins(every race he entered).Carmichael capped his career with a winning performance at the XGames and a victory with TeamUSA at theMotocross ofNations
i mean even if you dont like stewart i mean cmon, always if you go to see a race of him he totally makes the race and gives everything he has. thats what i love about him
no, in 2005 when stewart moved up to the premier class he rode 450s just like everyone else and lost the championship every single year to ricky. as far as ricky retiring because he saw the writing on the wall, heres what the wall said: in carmichaels last season, he raced against stewart in 7 outdoor nationals. he beat him straight up all 7 times. 7 for 7, so ya dude, he was terrified lol.
haha the race last week end was bad ass i dont like em that much but he was kicking ass!!!! passed james right up no mistakes or any thing he was just faster!!!
Ok checked em'. Carmichael won the first 5 rounds of the 07, MX season and split motos with Stewart at the last one, but still won the over all. He was still dominating (although Stewart provided some good races). Carmichael retired because he dominated the sport for 10 years, there was nothing left to prove.
'06' MX RC once again dominated all comers, including James Stewart, in winning 9 races and placing second twice. However, at the season finale at Glen Helen Raceway, RC crashed while challenging James Stewart for the win and was unable to finish the race. Fortunately though, Carmichael had already clinched the overall championship at the prior round. In the crash, he sustained a shoulder injury and was unable to compete in the Motocross of Nations race in England.
ya really. he hasnt won a championship in a few years but he still won races in both indoors and outdoors this year. not to mention he still makes more in 1 year then you and me will make in our lifetimes put together. Id say hes still doing pretty well for himself.
Also Reed was on a 250f Stewart on a 125 this is Unadilla too a 250f should be a massive advantage and the AMA had changed the fuel regs for 2strokes making them less competitive so to give 4t the advantage especially for future. This was when Stewart was at his best in his career a natural 125 rider.
Honestly if u think for a minute, JS came up when RC was n his prime,but near the end of his carrer. He pushed the pace so high that it was either Ricky found a new gear or he was gona get beat.....Well, like always it seems Ricky put that work effort of his to good use and made it happen.
yamaharideryz125,yea reeds on fire,but trust me ,when he looses acouple races hell show his true colors and cry!,the racing is good hope james can get that yzf dialed,reed is fast!
Remember the stadium races? Only the amateurs bikes smoked, (poor/richer jetting). The pros would race all evening. Then the amateurs would smoke up the stadium in one race. My jetting was crisp baby, but I still never came close to racing pro. :( Yes, those were some special days, and we did not even know it then. I do now, because I now port 30cc racing two-strokes for a living. This sport formed much of my life, and it's a good life with opportunities like these. Tell the kids, Learn how to make things, and get into a recreational industry. It's a blast.
You're probably right lol but I will go to my grave thinking what could of been if it wasn't for his attitude sometimes.. The amount of talent this dude has he should of won way more races and championships.. But such is life, and like you say, I sure as hell wouldn't mind swapping bank accounts with him :)
check your facts, JS rode a 250 with #259 on the bike. When he got a 450, it had #7 on it. He beat RC straight-up many times. You don't want to talk SX were he smoked RC on both bikes.
when bubba lets reed past .. i think reed has learnt his lesson, for example 2009 vegas supercross main.. bubba slows right down and looks at reed to let him past (just like in this video)... however reed doesnt go by ... waits and trys to take him out atleast reed try's something different this time hahahaha peace
@zipify Again! Carmichael quit the Supercross/Motocross seasons in 2007 due to car racing obligations. So it's not really included since RC didn't race the whole SX/MX '07' seasons. Yes he did win every title he raced a full season with Stuart.
This was one of the most savage disses in sports period
No one can stay at the top forever. Stewie on a 125 was perhaps the most amazing rider ever. Ask a former pro who was racing 250cc in 2002-2004. The premier class 250 guys would go out of their way to watch the 125 motos/heats...just to see what Stewie would/could do. He changed the way people rode... Cant ever change that....
James was doin stuff on a 125 that guys on a 250 wouldn't even dream of, both indoors and outdoors! He took the sport to new levels, just didn't have the consistency of Ricky or Chad.
@@bradschulz3883 preach 👍
Stewart was doing stuff on a 125 that no one else could do but he just couldn’t do that on a 450. He could have competed with the 450’s on a 125 but all he did when he moved up was hurt himself, he just couldn’t handle the power and speed he got from a bigger bike
@@bradschulz3883 those were my favorite days
@@chrisbelcher716 maybe but he is still in the top three all time sx and overall 125, 250, second all time behind the goat.
The best move in MX history.... Stewart putting Reed in his place...... and Stewart has OWNED reed ever since. AWESOME
James Stewart has a new interview as of 4-5-2019 and talks about how it was mean to slow down and then OWN him again! JS7 for the win!!
Dr Dwg that’s why I’m here
Wasn't chad a huge d bag though you think he deserved it?
Stewart, a fuckin asshole.
Naw reed is a dirty dbag and totally deserved it
@@derekstratford7937 Reed is a fuckin Ace.
Last men standing from the old two stroke elite. Pay some respect.
Prime example: Stewart makes passes with exceptional talent and blinding speed; Reed makes passes by cutting off/taking riders out.
back in the days when motocross was still awesome to watch
i miss the smell and sounds of 2 strokes at the nationals
smelled so good!!!
James pulled the ole' Seabisquit. Give up the lead then take it back. Lmao
The race that sparked the rivalry
for any people who like reed more than stewart, this is the video 4 you
Lol Facts
Didn’t know you had to like the fastest rider on the track the most
Still like Reed better as a rider and a competitor.
Beau Mckay we you like losers 🤷🏾♂️
@@elitepyrohd and guess what 😂 herlings would fuck up stewart lmao
Thanks for posting this video I watched the race on TV in 2002 and to see it again is great.
"even if its 50s in the driveway he'd still put 2 seconds on everybody"
james stewart in a nutshell
That or he’ll punch a James Stewart sized hole in the garage from crashing. Love James Stewart he’s inability to tame his speed hurt him more than it helped he should have won a lot more championships.
i like the coolio at the end
the interview on the beginning is epic :D
It wasn't even a battle it was more like here Chad go on by me I'll still smoke you anyways.
***** I'm pretty sure Chad didn't get a single top 10 finish in the 4 outdoors he did this year, BOOM!
@redbilly hillneck u mad cuz cad reed dnt aven doo nothin this year. He isn't do nutan. U dumb.
@@elijahabrams Just thought that I'd remind you 5 years later how bad that your spelling was... lol
@@scottyd2262 lol I completely forget what I was originally talking about, but I must’ve been on some weird shit and was trying to purposely sound like a dumb ass 🤷🏻♂️
@@elijahabrams It happens to me more than l like to admit ! LOL !!
This was the most KICK ASS Move in the history of the sport. AWESOME James!!! It's only cool to be cockey when you can back it up, Stewart is the only one that can back it up. AWESOME!!
LOL...I remember this. It was friggin awesome. Those 125 days of Stewart were something special. I wonder if the team got mad at him.
Best motorcycle rider period
Bahahahaha
Ricky? Jeremy? Travis?
Time to settle the whole . . "Bubba was the fastest rider ever" . . . He was great, and after Carmichael retired, he was unquestionably the fastest rider on earth. Best ever? You tell me?. . . Stewart won 7 ama championships. Ricky Carmichael won 16 ama championships. James Stewart won 98 ama races. Ricky Carmichael won 162. Stewart and Carmichael raced several full seasons in the same class against each other in head to head competition, and in every single one of them Ricky Carmichael won the championship. They raced a total of 59 ama events against each other. Of those 59, Carmichael beat Stewart 39 times, and Stewart beat Carmichael 20 times. Carmichael retired from ama motocross after running 7 races in the 2007 motocross season against Stewart, winning all 7 events. (Carmichael crashed out of the lead in two of those races, and both times caught and passed Stewart to win both) . . . . . After carmichael retired stewart was easily the fastest rider on earth. Was he faster than Ricky Carmichael.......... no
Bryan Carpenter nahh he was the fastest and pushed Ricky to ride over his head as for titles yea Ricky had more cause he would take a second James was win or die... He could have checked up but in his new vids he put out he clearly says it wasnt championships for him it was wins and in the highest division of supercross James has more wins than Ricky
@@garrett3234 James raced for more years than RC did and Ricky still has 162 totals wins to Bubba's 116. RC also has 15 titles to Stewart's 6. Not only that, but RC absolutely crushed James outdoors in 2005 and 2006. James could not match his pace without crashing his brains out. James was all-out faster in Supercross, there's no doubt. But Ricky had him covered outdoors. He never even lost a race to Stewart in the 2007 Nationals when he was semi-retired!
I was here. I was 8 years old.
Just torched his ass lol woke up thinking ab this and had to come back To see one of the coldest things I’ve ever seen in any sport 😂
Gotta admit, that was pretty ballsy but he knew Reed had nothing for him.
sounds like a swarm of wasps and bees at the start....I love it!!!
I was 10 years old when I watched this race! Good to see it again!
now over 20 ...you old man
For sure, the mini back flip made everyone get on there feet.
Im so happy this happend,,this was the beginning of their rivalry....and all the epic battles they have
ya, its true. rc absolutely owned bubba in the races in 07. won every single race they were in together. even crashed out of the lead and ran him down to take it back
I was too. Travis stole the show, though. I wish he'd made it to the main.
Love this old footage
He was so fast on that 125
The best move in MOTOCROSS HISTORY!!!
AWESOME STEWART!!!
the best interview at the begining :D :D
Lets Reed Pass at 2:31
Takes back the lead at 3:00
JS7 Was on another level. Period.
Only RC had him beat.
Pretty well I would say... One of only 2 men in the history of the sport to have a perfect 24-0 season, 3 premier class SX titles, pretty well, I would say.
rc quit right when bubba was starting to really develop into greatness
@Deport 'em all he retired after 06 season. 2008 James Stewart won EVERY race and EVERY moto in motocross. But thanks for commenting on a 12 year old comment and demonstrating your ignorance with that name.
Stewart playing with Reed...ultimate in disrespect
that was rude. lol
As planned,Carmichael raced only a partial schedule in 2007.He would only race select events for TeamMakitaSuzuki while pursuing his new stock car career. Again,Carmichael continued to amaze and looked faster than ever, with threeSupercross wins and six OutdoorNationalChampionship wins(every race he entered).Carmichael capped his career with a winning performance at the XGames and a victory with TeamUSA at theMotocross ofNations
If Jett Lawrence does something like this THEN I’ll say he’s something like James Stewart.
2 Strokes, miss that sound!
Yo this brings back so many memories I love this shit Stewart is a savage letting reed pass just so he can pass him back epic
Thanks for correcting me if I'm wrong.
still doing better than all of us wishing we could take his place!
Big ol slice of humble pie for Reed
i was at that race..
There will never be another JS7
Sure won’t!
I was there!
sou do brasil vcs ande d+ brother
Bubba has serous swagger
Quit while you are ahead is good game plan.
I was there. =] STL Baby.
James Stewart dominates in both mx & sx. Everyone knows it!
My 125 God was Mark Barnett!!! I rode Suzukis then, and he was the first IMHO the first undefeated rider ever!
Barnett was building tracks for Bubba at the compound.
@@dmenace259 I know this! That was one of Transworld MX great articles on Bubba back in the day.
bubba was awesomely fast, but in that last season rc just ripped holes in the space time continuum
He proved hope, discipline and f it. The hardest combination to believe in yourself. You might get two of them but all three is the hardest.
Damn "what a cruel rookie"...lol
funny i'm not finding that video anywhere
i mean even if you dont like stewart i mean cmon, always if you go to see a race of him he totally makes the race and gives everything he has. thats what i love about him
no, in 2005 when stewart moved up to the premier class he rode 450s just like everyone else and lost the championship every single year to ricky. as far as ricky retiring because he saw the writing on the wall, heres what the wall said: in carmichaels last season, he raced against stewart in 7 outdoor nationals. he beat him straight up all 7 times. 7 for 7, so ya dude, he was terrified lol.
Wrong. Kawi didn't have a 450 in '05. Stewart rode a 250 2 stroke
Lol, that's Davey Coombs announcing. His voice is distinct.
yes
Absolute savage
@ccoady750 Great for Dungey and great for you, that you have a new hero.
masss
5:47
1st scrub whip recorded in history
The greatest show on dirt Bubba
pretty good i'd say
yeah
i was there
125s YEA!!! nice
haha the race last week end was bad ass i dont like em that much but he was kicking ass!!!! passed james right up no mistakes or any thing he was just faster!!!
That was Chad Reed in the race before Unadilla.
It was at Troy,OH.
I think that is why he did this, payback.
Thank God for VCRs!
Look at the 2 stroke spank the 4 stroke.
Savage
Ok checked em'. Carmichael won the first 5 rounds of the 07, MX season and split motos with Stewart at the last one, but still won the over all. He was still dominating (although Stewart provided some good races). Carmichael retired because he dominated the sport for 10 years, there was nothing left to prove.
true
Js awesome..
Yeh but it isnt about the 'points' is it, its about who looks great and can kick ass in racing at the same time
'06' MX RC once again dominated all comers, including James Stewart, in winning 9 races and placing second twice. However, at the season finale at Glen Helen Raceway, RC crashed while challenging James Stewart for the win and was unable to finish the race. Fortunately though, Carmichael had already clinched the overall championship at the prior round. In the crash, he sustained a shoulder injury and was unable to compete in the Motocross of Nations race in England.
is this in ny
sounds are like rc cars on full throttle.
SAVAGE
ya really. he hasnt won a championship in a few years but he still won races in both indoors and outdoors this year. not to mention he still makes more in 1 year then you and me will make in our lifetimes put together. Id say hes still doing pretty well for himself.
Also Reed was on a 250f Stewart on a 125 this is Unadilla too a 250f should be a massive advantage and the AMA had changed the fuel regs for 2strokes making them less competitive so to give 4t the advantage especially for future. This was when Stewart was at his best in his career a natural 125 rider.
Bubba the best 125 rider ever
James Stewart vs. Chad Reed, est. 2002- hahaha it makes that last lap turn/takeout in ATL look that much dirtier....
Honestly if u think for a minute, JS came up when RC was n his prime,but near the end of his carrer. He pushed the pace so high that it was either Ricky found a new gear or he was gona get beat.....Well, like always it seems Ricky put that work effort of his to good use and made it happen.
yamaharideryz125,yea reeds on fire,but trust me ,when he looses acouple races hell show his true colors and cry!,the racing is good hope james can get that yzf dialed,reed is fast!
that suckt that 1st crash that guy stood in his way
@ccoady750 the 350 is a 4 stroke
3rd best rider in the world still a chance at winning championships
Like a cat playing with his “food” (prey). 😂😂😂😂👍🤯
the good ole days, just smokers
Remember the stadium races? Only the amateurs bikes smoked, (poor/richer jetting). The pros would race all evening. Then the amateurs would smoke up the stadium in one race. My jetting was crisp baby, but I still never came close to racing pro. :( Yes, those were some special days, and we did not even know it then. I do now, because I now port 30cc racing two-strokes for a living. This sport formed much of my life, and it's a good life with opportunities like these. Tell the kids, Learn how to make things, and get into a recreational industry. It's a blast.
delta9 gardens I call em screamers 🔥
Don't you think it could of been sooooo much better though? Dude hasn't won a championship since 09 and look has much talent he has..
You're probably right lol but I will go to my grave thinking what could of been if it wasn't for his attitude sometimes.. The amount of talent this dude has he should of won way more races and championships.. But such is life, and like you say, I sure as hell wouldn't mind swapping bank accounts with him :)
check your facts, JS rode a 250 with #259 on the bike.
When he got a 450, it had #7 on it. He beat RC straight-up
many times. You don't want to talk SX were he smoked RC on both bikes.
check your facts, in MX Stewart did not beat RC straight up many times
its ok, this is the sort of thing carmichael used to do to stewart in the 07 outdoors. no biggie, 2 can play that game.
YZ450F is the motocross bike, YFZ450 is the quad....
when bubba lets reed past .. i think reed has learnt his lesson, for example
2009 vegas supercross main.. bubba slows right down and looks at reed to let him past (just like in this video)... however reed doesnt go by ... waits and trys to take him out
atleast reed try's something different this time hahahaha
peace
@DELEONSKI2359 Very clever name change there my friend, very clever indeed, I had no idea I was dealing with a genius.. Oh and 1st :)
@zipify Again! Carmichael quit the Supercross/Motocross seasons in 2007 due to car racing obligations. So it's not really included since RC didn't race the whole SX/MX '07' seasons. Yes he did win every title he raced a full season with Stuart.