James Bubba Stewart

What was he thinking today (May 25, 2008) during the second moto?? Yellow flags were vigorously waved while emergency crews are working on a fellow racer. Eric Sorby is lying on the ground, not moving after a nasty wreck on the step ups on the back side of the treacherous Glen Helen track. He had cased the hill and landed hard being propelled into the fence line. Bubba was well in the lead but did not head the yellow flags and slow down. During one of his laps, he came over the same step up and almost took out the flag man who was telling him to slow down, kicking dirt onto the down racer and emergency team. I could not believe my eyes.

Bubba, you are looked to by many as a leader in motocross. You set the tone. By you not slowing down, neither did the other competitors. Even if they had not followed your lead it would not have been hard for you to pass them back up again on the other side of the accident and you would have done the right thing. Why couldn’t you slow down????? Is winning more important than human life????? You know people say bad things about Chad Reed, but at least he is a good sportsmen and is safe on the track. You should be suspended again for that careless and dangerous behavior.

James Stewart announced his decision to pull out of Anaheim two, giving the injury to his left knee a chance to heal. He originally injured it at Washougal and then aggravated it further at Anaheim one and Phoenix. At Anaheim two, James delivered the bad news to the fans that it had been very uncomfortable for him all week. Fans were hoping that James will be ready for next weekend’s round in San Francisco, but sadly for the fans and Jame, he will be out for the rest of the season. James has undergone surgery to correct the problems to his left knee and plans on a full recovery for the outdoor season in May.

The second round for the 2008 Supercross puts James in a tie for the points lead with Chad Reed. Chad seems to have a new found speed and is riding different from the Chad of past seasons which is keeping him real close to James and allowing him to have a chance to capitalize on the many mistakes James seems to always make. James again shows he’s the fastest man on the planet by winning the second round at Phoenix but just didn’t show the flare that we have all grown to love. With a new trainer and a different outlook he seems to be riding a lot smarter and maybe holding back just a little so that he doesn’t end up on his head and behind in the points. I’m glad to see him on two wheels but it’s just not the same for me. I love to see James push so hard the first few laps that he seems like he’s going to destroy himself and blow the race or go down from pushing himself so hard that he has to run as hard as he can to catch the lead from way back in the pack. I hate to say it, but the 2nd round was just plain out boring. I know it’s all he needs to do to win and it keeps him safe and on two wheels but I hope he has to hang it out just a little more so we don’t fall asleep this season.

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