2005 AMA 250 MOTOCROSS OPEN FULL SEASON - STEWART V CARMICHAEL
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- Unfortunately, the outdoor battle never materialized as everyone had hoped it would. Carmichael waxed everyone at the opener at Hangtown, while Stewart struggled and eventually pulled out of the second moto with an illness. Stewart was on his game at High Point. He passed Carmichael in the first moto and began pulling away slightly. Before long, Carmichael latched onto Stewart’s pace and hung there. He retook the lead in spectacular fashion, jumping over Stewart’s head on a tabletop, and pulling away from there. Stewart then pulled out of action again at Southwick. At Budds Creek, Stewart was asked what it would take to beat Carmichael, and he said, “A 450.” But Kawasaki didn’t have one. So Stewart tried to soldier on, often getting booed by the same fans that had cheered him wildly while he was winning everything in sight on a 125. It was a strange year.
Carmichael kept on winning. He crashed in the first moto at Southwick, allowing Reed to take the first 250-class moto win of his career. Beyond that, he was pretty much aces, going as fast on a Suzuki as he had on a Honda. Then came Unadilla. Carmichael fell, and Stewart took the lead. Carmichael was charging, and late in the race began to close in. This was the showdown everyone wanted to see. Carmichael got inside and made the pass, but Stewart tried to cross back underneath. But Carmichael didn’t drift wide, so when Stewart hit a jump, he came down right on top of Carmichael’s back, sending them both the ground. Kevin Windham inherited the moto win, Stewart was knocked out, and Carmichael picked himself up to come back in moto two and win the overall. For Stewart, Unadilla was rock bottom. - กีฬา
RC is and always be the GOAT!
What James did on that 250 in a field of thumpers was crazy
Well, in all fairness, RC won a 250 title on a smoker against 450 thumpers. Granted, he didn't have RC on a thumper for competition, but there was KW, which is nothing to dismiss. I'd speculate if the roles of RC and Stew were reversed, RC might've still won the title. He rode quite a bit smarter than Stew. Stew was either full throttle or down.
What James was famous for crash and crash a lot road past his ability to control at times faster than anyone but crashes or takes someone out ball of Stell or just stupid not really sure what lol
@@johntomasik1555 yes but the 450 involve quick
@@charles-henri7820 Well, trying to guess what you're actually trying to say, the ONLY real difference is that RC didn't have an RC to contend with. Stew did. Even once on the thumpers, Stew could wrestle those c-ships from RC, until RC decided to retire.
MX/SX....98% ridere, 2% bike.
I agree i just wanna say that is 2 stroke vs 4 stroke buddy
Looking back on it now I notice that anytime RC had to line up next to Bubba he looked like he was about to vomit from the nerves. Nobody had RC as shook as Bubba did. Nobody forced him to ride as fast as Bubba did. What a great era in moto. Last of the 2 strokes.
RC was never shook by Bubba. Which is why whenever Bubba got close to RC, he fell off, everytime
@@Tig-Weldor once that gate dropped nobody shook RC. Nobody. In fact once that gate dropped it was the other way around. When Stewart had RC behind him he usually crashed. The only time RC ever crashed with Stewart behind him was when Stewart landed on him. But once Bubba hit 250. RC had a different look in his eyes on that starting gate. You can see it in this picture. And RC said it himself. Nobody forced him to ride as fast as Bubba did.
@@worldssickestmedia2713 I must say once bubba was on the 450 he really upped his game. 2007 championship. He had a bike that could compete. But RC is such a machine. So consistent. Don’t think any future motocross will beat this era 🤜
@@Tig-Weldornever
Lol.
Super exciting series, remember it well 🇺🇸
THE best era of motocross/supercross
Hi Brett. Always excellent racing, which when they were both on the track, no one knew who'd be at the front of the pack.
I am a LONGTIME James Stewart fan. And when I watched for the first time the videos that showed his races, I always rooted for James, LOL. Thus I saw Ricky Chad and Kdub as his opponents, not giving them their due respect. But after watching SO MANY of that era's videos, I have no choice but to take my hat off - with great respect - to Ricky, Chad and Kdub.
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@@ofitstimei can tell you'll have success just from the format of this video sample...good job!
Another memory- I was at Hangtown, RC’s first ever 250 race. RC won the first race. He led and then lost to McGrath because of fatigue. I watched RC in the pits after the loss, and he was sooooooo pissed!!! He then hired Alton Baker and never lost due to fitness again, and he changed the sport forever.
The best era of two wheels on dirt!!!
Crazy how 450s and 250s raced together
in this period the best engine is on green machine
Their rivalry was so interesting to watch that I think I have watched every one of their races possibly ten times.
What a great year in racing! Good to watch lest we get complacent about how dominant RC was🙏. The guy was truly one in a hundred billion. 🤯 like him or not, there is no denying his ability and will to win, against some of the greatest riders in the sports history. Reed, Windham, Stewart!!! Good grief!
Well said Robert
Don't forget that earlier in his career he also beat Jeremy McGrath.
This video reminded me of how fast and dominant RC.
Absolutely amazing that Stewart could do that well on a 250!
Definitely!
Carmichael had the spine of a insanely tough ginger‼️
I’ve ridden since I was a kid.
If you can take any impact, you can keep going hard 💪🏼‼️
Was a bummer that Kawi didn't have a 450 ready for Stewart. But, RC raced a 250 against the 450's and managed a title, so there's that. Both amazing riders. It's rare we get an overlap of the best like this, where one great isn't already on his last year.
First time I saw RC was unforgettable. It was Hangtown on a 125. I think Dowd ended up winning that day. Anyway, RC was new to the pros, and there was a lot of talk about him and how good he was. I was standing at the straight just before the uphill where there's that 180 next to a tree. There was a jump on that straight. Carmichael would fly so much farther than everyone else, and when he landed, the ground would shake. I was wondering why he was so mad at dirt...lol He rode angry.
2 stroke rules its simple 4 strokes need twice cc too egal 2 strokes
Anybody else remember Carmichael destroying the 125 pack on that Kawi back in the day in the 90's @ Millville??😊😊
I took my kids to Milleville 18 yrs in a row starting in 2002. We watched R.C. put every rider on the track a lap down by the time the race was over. NO ONE had ever done it before and NO ONE has done it since. He def one of the best ever.
@@tfertz2712 That had to have been like the best experiences for you & your kids!! Seeing R.C. ripping in real life, lapping everyone!! I can only reflect & wish I would have come down, "from Winnipeg Manitoba 🇨🇦 " to have been witness to him race..Watching on the big screen I'm sure just didn't do justice I'm guessing, on how he truly dominated that field & the speed he was carrying!!
The Goat
I love all of these guys ❤️💪🏼
RC is amazing!!!!!
Yeah, I remember when they didn’t groom the tracks. Of course, it led to the American’s ability to compete and BEAT the Euro’s in international competition. I HATE the perfectly groomed MX tracks today. The Euro’s dominate outdoor MX today. Supercross is different, obviously they need to groom the jump faces for safety. But damn- look at the old Unadilla footage- it was extremely challenging. And watching JS7 and RC is a treat- two historic riders. But the MX field of riders today is way deeper than ever in the history of the sport. I miss the 2 strokes. When I was racing, the sound of the ring-ding sound would stay with me all night, it sounded like they were still racing in my head. I miss that too. Thanks for the great video. Good work!
I much prefer to watch Ricky race than have to listen to him call a race.
Rather hear him than JT who gives Jett all the credit last weekend when Tomac started doing the triple with 15 minutes left then JT sees Jett triple after Ricky already mentioned tomacs inside triple at 5 minutes left and acts like he found that line himself. He watched both tomac and Roczen do it the whole race yet JT gives him the credit. JT is jealous and in love with Jett.
@@user-wu8db2qj3v
Yeah, I love hearing a professional broadcaster say shit like "what an event of turns".... and it is multiple times per race. I could come up with 30 or more examples of the same dumb shit, lol. No thanks
And who gives a shit if JT gives Jett credit for something Tomac did.
As far as I know, Jett was doing it in practice, or press day and Tomac saw it and tried it in the race. That means absolutely nothing to me, and I am sure others agree.
Not picking on ya man, just my side of it. It's all motocross and that is what really matters.
Ya know, it is an EVENT OF TURNS LOL@@scott729
Muito massa , os melhores em ação ✊🏽✊🏽✊🏽
Fitness and confidence!
K dub and DV would have been superstars if not for RC and JS
One of my favorite parts is the first race with DV getting 2nd and celebrating a bit
LOL. Goon time for DV
James Stewart is the GOAT in my book.
Your book of fiction
Maybe take a remedial arithmetic class; count the #1 plates.
RC is the goat, stewart is the foat
Your book does not exist. What a tool.
And RC is the cheetah lol
The way RC told Reed if anyone deserved it it was him when he broke his win streak
Rc perfect season it’s over 🐐
I can't believe Kawasaki took so long to make a 450 if Stewart was on a 450 it would of been a different story
More cope please.
C’est les dernières années où les pilotes de têtes américains tels que R.C et J.S étaient vraiment dominants par rapport aux pilotes européens
Très vrai ;)
Jett whoops anyone especially your world champ that’s just came and tried to race (he got 13th) lol ass
I spotted a wild Matthes in his hay day
I think if Stewart was on a different bike and it be a 4 stroke I think it would have been much different for Carmichael but Ricky will always be my favorite og for sure
Ricky beat him when he had the 450 too. RC is a smarter rider, that’s it.
Stew didn't have much for ricky outdoors. James was faster in Supercross but would crash. What's funny is, people always say James never beat ricky for a title. But James actually did beat ricky for a 450 Supercross In 2006. James beat ricky for the FIM world championship, while ricky won the AMA championship. The FIM title was 2 supercross races in Canada, plus the AMA supercross races.
James was on an inferior bike because kawi didn’t have a four stroke
RC was on a 250, while the others had 450s, can you remember his perfect seasons? He still beat bubbs when they both had 450s. Don’t forget RC lapping the entire field at Millville, yes including your hero bubbs
@@HWG-wm8ldHis last year on a 250 Windham was giving RC problems outdoors on the 450 which resulted in Carmichael making the switch his last year with Honda, Lets not act like there wasn't no advantage when clearly there was. I love both guys but that argument is ridiculous your just as guilty protecting your hero as you call it
98 kawi make close 46 hp.....
Did Chad Reid switch from Yamaha to Suzuki mid outdoor season?
The champion
Amazing how fast these guys are.
RC rear wheel seems to bounce too much.
RC was so small it like having extra 50cc😂
2:32 "As Vullimen GOONED it over the finish."
That means "Goon Riding", a joke back then and earlier,----------------------------------- and they all look like that today (at times). lol
LOL
Imagine if they gave bubba a competitive machine 😂
He’d crash even harder trying to stay with RC
@@saywhatyeah3076 😂 probably right
I hope they have kids and they race
It was never about the fourstroke. Carmichael was just phenomenal in mx and would have won that season on an RM250 twostroke just as well. As he did just 2 short years earlier. Bubba did great but watch closely how much bad luck he had. He beat the other 38 riders on 450 fourstrokes most of the time, so where is that big advantage? I’m telling you it was Carmichael all along, it was never about the bike.
True words Michael
RC would've probably beaten 35 of field with a stock dealership bike. That would've been hilarious
He won titles with every 3 companies...it was definitely not the bike
I disagree, RC would have still beat everyone as long as the bike didn’t blow. Remember he and bubbs have come from last to win races. That’s impossible even in a 250 C class amateur race.
I have a friend that calls his little muscular dog a cylinder Ricky Carmichael is/was a cylinder. The term refers to hydraulics.
James was on a two smoker. He had to ride way harder I keep that pace.
RC was the fucking man always will be he could just turn it up whenever he wanted and nobody could compete .dawn I wish 2 strokes was the top class still it's just not as entertaining and they don't have the sound or ride with the same momentum
Is this dude the announcer in happy gilmore? 😂
Rc 🐐
I used to ride even if my back/spine was broken.
If you love it, you will overcome anything 😅💪🏼
LOL
Js was underpowered and overworked just like most of us blue collar guys
Keep coping
Just shows why rc is the only goat… he knew Chad wasn’t a challenge leaving bubba as his only competition left in 250 class and even then he still showed bubba he’s the best 💪🏼🔥
No way James Stewart was the fastest hands down but rc was unbeatable and won all the time against him
Yall r wrong 2strokes rule and its not the bike it's the one on it
8:05
The golden era of moto.
Tomac in 2015 started off beating everyone by 1 and a half minutes a moto for the first 5 motos until he did his shoulders and then switched to kawi after recovering. I think his career would have more wins if he didn't switch bikes during an injury. He never got back to the same 2015 from. His 22 and 23 season was the closest to that speed. If they had a age limit on 250s jett wouldn't be racing 30yo's who think about health a bit more than a 20yo. Forkner was faster than sexton both titles sexton got because forkner crashes out and macadoo has been doing the same thing without the extra speed forkner has. Forkner could still be beating sexton if they didn't keep them until they get a title. A 250 title doesn't mean they will do good on the big bikes. Jett has been better on the 450 forkner could have been the same way. After the second year in a row when forkner crashed out and sexton got his second title they both should have moved up. Got 17yo kids racing against veteran 30yos and nicoletti is 29 in the 250 class but they wouldn't let JS17 ride the new triumph 250 in SX their first year.
Theres trained and untrained, dont get jacked get dangerous.
was carmichael fault you cut off a 125 2 stroke that just reach powerband on a downhill jump stewart was jumping entire race
Proof reading
Bubba was on a moped compared to them 4s!
LOL
How did RC have a perfect season on a 250 if there is such a difference? Bike is maybe 10%.
That 250 was a rocketship.He pulled holeshots on that thing. Face it,RC was better outdoors and in much better shape. Even when JS got on a 450,RC still beat him.
Was really rc clean.......? I doubt that
LOL
James wasn't either, the top guys were all taking EPO. Is what it is.
@@yamahakid450f whats epo ? drugs ?
I also heard that rumour @@yamahakid450f
Definitely not, but if you took exactly what RC did, ran his diet and exercise program and had the factory bike of your choice, you’d still be mid pack in C class.
holy fuck a field from fake engines and js 259 only with real engine!!
Omg These are 4 strokes! Your u can instantly tell by how shitty the racing is
4 strokes SUCK.
LOL
If they push e bikes like they did four strokes, I’ll take up video games.
100%
Not sure how they ever thought that a 450cc bike was fair to race against a 250cc bike. They did it because the 250cc 4 stroke could not even compete with the 250 2 stroke. We are going backwards with this sport. The president of the AMA is an idiot and screwed this sport up bad. Nobody but g bikes, racing and no fans and resolving it is all common sense. Go back to 2 strokes.
I'm waiting for a field of those stupid ass electric bikes. ..I'll never goto or watch mx/sx again if that happens
@@joebuss8835 I will help you relax a bit. Those electric bikes will not ever make it. I’m telling you it’s dead already from the start. The bikes can’t go any faster and a human control the bike first of all. How would they consider what voltage to set them at to compete and be fair. Well they did it 4 strokes by allowing much larger motors but anyway it also gets away from the engine with is the heart of the sport. To many riders are already laughing at these things so it’s an embarrassment to the sport.They are also expensive. All that and there’s just now way it will happen. Look at the 2 strikes for sale now going for over double what they cost new and that’s for a bike over 15 years old. The motocrossers are showing that they want the 2 strokes. The 4 strokes are smoother but once again you’re getting away from the skill and art of a motocross racer. I thought the EPA was behind this but they weren’t. It was actually Honda that pushed for a competitive 4 stroke as well as Yamaha. Not sure WTH they were thinking but bike sales are half of what they were 20 years ago. Honda made the best bike of all time which was the CR250 yet they killed that. I will never understand why. It’s not about money because they lost in sales big time and finally KTM came in with the best 4 stroke and started winning. This is also an issue with the AMA. These are just a bunch of drunks that have probably never ridden a bike
@@joebuss8835 No worries! There is no chance they will take off. Not in our lifetime. To many are against it and it would cost the dealers multi millions. The American people just spoke up about electric cars. What they did was bought more SUV’s and trucks so now Chevy and Ford stopped production of all electric car facilities that they were building loosing millions. They see the people do not want electric cars. The government also said we had to have a certain amount of EV vehicles on the road by 2030 and that will be changed by the next election. People don’t want them. No one is going to go and watch a motocross race with silent bikes. The sound is just as important as everything else in the sport
I still believe that James Stewart was much better than RC. If he could of had his health throughout every season and stopped crashing JS would have won far more than RC
And if your aunt had balls she’d be your uncle
Woo-Duh, Koo-Duh, Shoo-Duh, Nope !!
Stewart fan coping.
Yeh Ricky Charmichael won the 250cc class on a freaking 450cc 4 stroke total BS how could a 250cc ever compete with a 450 ?
RC was on a 250 and had a perfect season. RC still beat bubbs when kawi gave him a 450. The difference wasn’t that much back then, the weight and handling of that kx250 was perfect.
Cope harder