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.
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!!
@@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 🤷🏻♂️
The backstory was Reed said if he could get a good start he’d beat Stewart. He didn’t get a good start so Stewart slowed down to let him pass to test Reeds theory. Reed was wrong
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
@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
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!
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.
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.
The pass made it clear that Stewarts advantage was the bike. After Bubba passed Reed back Reed had an opportunity to T-bone Stewart and take him out. That's where he made his mistake.
GOAT LIST 1) CARMICHEAL 2) STEWART 3) MCGRATH I do believe if JS and Carmicheal were riding on the same quality machines JS would have given him way more trouble. Carmicheal swept 2 full seasons and also lapped 39 racers in one race and has 48 wins with 5 championship wins. JS swept one season has 50 wins (2 more wins then Carmicheal) and 2 championships. STAT WISE YOU CAN'T TAKE THE TITAL FROM CARMICHEAL.
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.
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.
I recall Carmichael winning every SX title and every MX title while Bubba was competing (correct me if I'm wrong). They're both extremely talented and fast (as is Reed) but Carmichael was consistent like Reed AND crazy fast like Stewart. That's the perfect combo for title winning.
@dmenace259 He stopped racing the SX season halfway through because he had car racing obligations. People that don't relise how good Carmichael was are blind.
This is basically Bart Taylor waiting on Cru Jones to catch up at Hell Track(RAD). Only difference, Bubba sealed the deal. No matter how good you think you are, you may want to keep jealous thoughts in your head and not let your ego come out in interviews. (Speaking on the trash talking of Reed) Courageous part on #259 for knowing he is the odd man out , but knowing without a doubt that no one on the track was faster or more talented. Moral of the story: Do not let people GAS you up only to embarrASS yourself. JS7= FOAT(Fastest of all time)
2019. Stuart is long gone and Reed is still a top 10 SX racer. Stuart was a beast, no one can argue that point, but Reed is the only guy out there who was racing top tier on a 2T and into the 4T era.......
Ricky Carmichael finished his career on a 4 stroke and James won an undefeated season on a KXF450 so your statement is false. They all were racing top tier on 2T and 4T
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!
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.
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!!!
There are critical moments in people's carees ...this was for CR..never beat JS in a clean fight after this. EVER. Always resorted to dirty tactics. MENTALLY DESTROYED.
'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.
A tv program where R. Carmichael, Jeff Stanton, Jeremy Mcgrath, and other former championship riders were on this panel of experts riders and they made a prediction that Ryan Dungy was the man to beat in 2011. Bubba Stewart in my opinion has the most talent of the current batch of Motocrossers. If his conditioning is there.... Ryan is going down. Sorry Ryan... your a nice guy and a great talent.. but Bubba has been competing with the very best a long time and he's still a young man. LOOK OUT.
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.
2 perfect seasons? Lapping the entire field? I love James but RC is the GOAT. RC admits James was faster but he was not smarter at race craft At least not at that point of his career.
here can every hater of Bubba see how dominant he is!125 against 250...and he destroyed him..reed is good...but Bubba is god of dirtbike sport!!hes been my idol from when he vwas on 80ccm!!
@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.
Ya RC clock was cleaned alright,Bubbas outta control ass landed on RC at unadilla,carmicheal learned to control at that speed. James still hasn't learned. Better prey he dont hurt himself again this season outdoors.
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
Prime example: Stewart makes passes with exceptional talent and blinding speed; Reed makes passes by cutting off/taking riders out.
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.
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!!!
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
James pulled the ole' Seabisquit. Give up the lead then take it back. Lmao
The race that sparked the rivalry
"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.
Thanks for posting this video I watched the race on TV in 2002 and to see it again is great.
Gotta admit, that was pretty ballsy but he knew Reed had nothing for him.
Lets Reed Pass at 2:31
Takes back the lead at 3:00
JS7 Was on another level. Period.
Only RC had him beat.
i like the coolio at the end
There will never be another JS7
Sure won’t!
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 😂
I was here. I was 8 years old.
If Jett Lawrence does something like this THEN I’ll say he’s something like James Stewart.
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.
the interview on the beginning is epic :D
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!!
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 !!
The backstory was Reed said if he could get a good start he’d beat Stewart. He didn’t get a good start so Stewart slowed down to let him pass to test Reeds theory. Reed was wrong
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.
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.
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.
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
For sure, the mini back flip made everyone get on there feet.
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!
Stewart playing with Reed...ultimate in disrespect
that was rude. lol
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.
The best move in MOTOCROSS HISTORY!!!
AWESOME STEWART!!!
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.
Im so happy this happend,,this was the beginning of their rivalry....and all the epic battles they have
He was so fast on that 125
sounds like a swarm of wasps and bees at the start....I love it!!!
Big ol slice of humble pie for Reed
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
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.
James Stewart dominates in both mx & sx. Everyone knows it!
I was 10 years old when I watched this race! Good to see it again!
now over 20 ...you old man
bubba was awesomely fast, but in that last season rc just ripped holes in the space time continuum
The pass made it clear that Stewarts advantage was the bike. After Bubba passed Reed back Reed had an opportunity to T-bone Stewart and take him out. That's where he made his mistake.
GOAT LIST
1) CARMICHEAL
2) STEWART
3) MCGRATH
I do believe if JS and Carmicheal were riding on the same quality machines JS would have given him way more trouble. Carmicheal swept 2 full seasons and also lapped 39 racers in one race and has 48 wins with 5 championship wins. JS swept one season has 50 wins (2 more wins then Carmicheal) and 2 championships. STAT WISE YOU CAN'T TAKE THE TITAL FROM CARMICHEAL.
Or the title
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.
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
still doing better than all of us wishing we could take his place!
Thanks for correcting me if I'm wrong.
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
Quit while you are ahead is good game plan.
I recall Carmichael winning every SX title and every MX title while Bubba was competing (correct me if I'm wrong). They're both extremely talented and fast (as is Reed) but Carmichael was consistent like Reed AND crazy fast like Stewart. That's the perfect combo for title winning.
Bubba has serous swagger
@dmenace259 He stopped racing the SX season halfway through because he had car racing obligations. People that don't relise how good Carmichael was are blind.
And this is why Reed never liked Bubba since. Reed later would always try and take Stewart out when he had the opportunity.
This is basically Bart Taylor waiting on Cru Jones to catch up at Hell Track(RAD). Only difference, Bubba sealed the deal.
No matter how good you think you are, you may want to keep jealous thoughts in your head and not let your ego come out in interviews. (Speaking on the trash talking of Reed)
Courageous part on #259 for knowing he is the odd man out , but knowing without a doubt that no one on the track was faster or more talented.
Moral of the story: Do not let people GAS you up only to embarrASS yourself.
JS7= FOAT(Fastest of all time)
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.
2019. Stuart is long gone and Reed is still a top 10 SX racer.
Stuart was a beast, no one can argue that point, but Reed is the only guy out there who was racing top tier on a 2T and into the 4T era.......
Ricky Carmichael finished his career on a 4 stroke and James won an undefeated season on a KXF450 so your statement is false. They all were racing top tier on 2T and 4T
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!
Damn "what a cruel rookie"...lol
No wonder Chad disliked James. He had nothing for him.
I was there. =] STL Baby.
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.
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!!!
2 Strokes, miss that sound!
Love this old footage
I agree. When Ricky was full time, he won every supercross series (and of course the outdoor series as well) that he raced against James.
Bubba the best 125 rider ever
That's how you shut your rival up. Slow up and pass him on a cheater bike!
The greatest show on dirt Bubba
Yeh but it isnt about the 'points' is it, its about who looks great and can kick ass in racing at the same time
5:47
1st scrub whip recorded in history
There are critical moments in people's carees ...this was for CR..never beat JS in a clean fight after this. EVER. Always resorted to dirty tactics. MENTALLY DESTROYED.
And that’s why Chad hated James ever since. Lol.
i was at that race..
'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.
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..
Unreal! A race where Stewart didn't crash!
Facts hurt your feelings?
Stewart has OWNED reed for ever LMAO
Stewart can go out and do this to reed any time he wants
If you wanna call people a dummy, Stewart rides a YZ450F not a YZF450.
A tv program where R. Carmichael, Jeff Stanton, Jeremy Mcgrath, and other former championship riders were on this panel of experts riders and they made a prediction that Ryan Dungy was the man to beat in 2011. Bubba Stewart in my opinion has the most talent of the current batch of Motocrossers. If his conditioning is there.... Ryan is going down. Sorry Ryan... your a nice guy and a great talent.. but Bubba has been competing with the very best a long time and he's still a young man. LOOK OUT.
Lol, that's Davey Coombs announcing. His voice is distinct.
Look at the 2 stroke spank the 4 stroke.
Absolute savage
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.
Carmicheal never gave him the lead and took it back.
This event is still bigger known than anything RC ever did.
RC 15 titles JS how many?? enough said
ENDO PAYNE TV I disagree. RC lapped the entire field. James never did that.
2 perfect seasons? Lapping the entire field? I love James but RC is the GOAT. RC admits James was faster but he was not smarter at race craft At least not at that point of his career.
Haha this guys a knob.
How about winning every moto twice, or maybe lapping the entire field.
James Stewart vs. Chad Reed, est. 2002- hahaha it makes that last lap turn/takeout in ATL look that much dirtier....
here can every hater of Bubba see how dominant he is!125 against 250...and he destroyed him..reed is good...but Bubba is god of dirtbike sport!!hes been my idol from when he vwas on 80ccm!!
YZ450F is the motocross bike, YFZ450 is the quad....
3rd best rider in the world still a chance at winning championships
the best interview at the begining :D :D
two strokes RULE! I'd rather hear my bike screamin around the track than have it sound like a wet fart ( 4 stroke)
chad rules no matter what
Yeah motocross is sooo easy. Anyone can run 30+2 at the greatest of ease.
Carmichael quit half way thru the 07 MX series with a hefty points lead. Your statement might make sense if it wasn't wrong.
That was Chad Reed in the race before Unadilla.
It was at Troy,OH.
I think that is why he did this, payback.
@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.
Ya RC clock was cleaned alright,Bubbas outta control ass landed on RC at unadilla,carmicheal learned to control at that speed. James still hasn't learned. Better prey he dont hurt himself again this season outdoors.
I was there!