Catching Up With James Stewart
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- January 25 2009
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James Stewart made it three in a row tonight in Houston, and closed within nine points of series points leader Chad Reed. The L&M Racing/San Manuel Yamaha rider started near the front of the pack, but unlike last weekend in Anaheim, he wasted little time taking over the lead.
Ryan Villopoto had a good jump on you at the start of the main, but you wasted little time taking control…
I don’t know if he got the holeshot or not, but he got out front and took off. I was laughing because he took off and started to get things going. I was able to make a pass on him, but he got me back. I was able to square him up in a turn and finally move around him. The good thing, though, is that we’re trying and getting better. We’re not quite there yet, but I gotta thank everybody for all their hard work.
Where were you catching RV?
I was catching him a little bit all over the track. When I passed him in the whoop section, I just flew through there and went on the inside to show him a wheel. It was definitely a good main event.
You gained a few points on Chad [Reed] tonight.
The series is definitely a long one, so I have three wins in four tries, which isn’t too bad. It’s funny how you win three out of four races, but you’re still down by nine points (laughs). I need to keep cranking away, but Chad is definitely making things difficult. I need to do my best to stay on the podium every single weekend.
What do you feel like you need to do in order to take it up a notch?
I need to keep on winning races. I was pretty strong all day, and I made sure to keep stringing together consistent laps in the main event. I need to keep doing my work every weekend. No matter who is leading the points, everybody is trying to beat me, so I need to keep my game tight and stay focused. Hopefully we’ll get improving on the bike and that’ll show.
The track is a little different than most. A lot of riders weren’t too fond of that S section…
Yeah. That start was crazy! There was so much bumping and smacking going on. I hit somebody and then somebody hit me in the next corner (laughs). I got hit in the heat race, too. I think certain parts of the track were decent, but it did get a little one-lined in some spots. You just need to take your time and make things happen.
You’ve been testing a lot, so how different is your bike tonight compared to A1?
Well, I think you guys can see. I didn’t ride like this at Anaheim 1 or at Phoenix for that matter. I’m riding well now, but we need to keep on going. I’m not quite there, but we’re a lot better now than we were at Anaheim 1. We need to keep clicking away. Three wins in a row after what happened at A1, I didn’t think this would happen. Everything is going great so far.
Are you finally going to be able to relax this week and play some golf?
(Laughs) Nah. I still have testing to do. If I can gain all that time just by testing than we still have some work to do. Man, if I win a few more then we’ll go golfing.
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January 25th, 2009 at 7:18 am
Bubba FTW!
January 25th, 2009 at 12:40 pm
Man he da realist
January 25th, 2009 at 1:23 pm
fun openning cerimonies entertainment on bubbas part,wish more riders were that fun and creative.
January 25th, 2009 at 1:27 pm
dewd….common,raise your bars a little more,and your levers a lot …you can totally see that you are riding all cramped up with your bars in your lap!
January 25th, 2009 at 6:20 pm
Don’t forget the freestyle cut fenders cut wind resistance too…
January 26th, 2009 at 11:15 am
ummmmm, are you telling james stewart how to ride ?
January 26th, 2009 at 1:03 pm
WTF!?! hundoggg is right… are you guys on the podium at the houston SX? He was and is the
2002 AMA 125 Motocross National Champion
2003 AMA 125 West Supercross Champion
2004 AMA 125 East Supercross Champion
2004 AMA 125 Motocross National Champion
2006 FIM WSXGP Supercross Champion
2007 AMA Supercross Champion
2008 AMA Motocross National Champion
obviously he likes his setup that way jackass looks like its working for him. SHUT. UP. these boxes aren’t for telling Proffesionals how to do their jobs…
January 26th, 2009 at 1:53 pm
Be nice if you would make cleaner passes instead of jumping into another riders line so they have to chop and brake to keep from hitting you
January 26th, 2009 at 3:02 pm
and take your visor off it makes you faster haaha
January 26th, 2009 at 3:05 pm
man james stewart had an amazing ride this past weekend in houston. i was there sitting 15 rows up from the whoops section.. he was the only rider to jump into the corner after the whoops, before the tabletops… and the quad into the corner before the monster energy triple.. just total domination on his part hands down.
January 27th, 2009 at 3:34 pm
YEA BOY!!
January 27th, 2009 at 6:14 pm
James have a nice day
January 27th, 2009 at 9:41 pm
What was he laughing about Villopoto leading?? that someone finally put on a challenge for him??
I bet we are going to see some good racing in the next couple of months.
I just hope Stewart can keep it clean, which is really doubtfull.
GO RV2!!!!
January 28th, 2009 at 6:28 pm
Every single Stewart hater is jealous, period. No matter what they try to claim, or use as evidence, or whine about, they are just jealous. Because he’s faster than you, and faster than your ‘favorite’ rider. Tough luck folks…he is fast, acts like a decent human being, and races for the win. I cannot say the same for many other riders out there. There is not a racer in the world who has not made some mistakes, it’s part of the sport. Especially when you are going after it like these top guys. Keep it clean…give me a break! How can you say ‘Go RV2′ and then make that comment??? (no offense to Villo, he is also just a hard racer, like I said…part of the sport)
and…Chad Reed has really cleaned up his attitude and is racing hard also. Go Chad! It’s been a great season so far.
January 28th, 2009 at 9:49 pm
I can say keep it clean, and GO RV2 in the same post because:
RV2 as never thrown his bike on purpose to a rival rider like Stewart did to RC and Tedesco, ok, there was the J-Law incident, but that punk was asking for it hard.
Stewart is the fastest rider on the planet. Period.
I’m not a Stewart hater, but I also have the right to cheer to whoever I want.
I’d like to watch some clean AND hard racing this season, and it looks like that’s what’s going to happen.
January 29th, 2009 at 8:39 am
ride clean.do whatever it takes to get to the front
thats part of it so,go race yourself and youll find out