Poll: Will James Stewart Ever Race Again?
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Seth Fargher
Published: June 2nd, 2017
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Is this the end for number 7?
We realize this can be a tense subject considering the widespread popularity of James “Bubba” Stewart but the fact of the matter is, James has had a challenging few years and has been, thus far, absent in 2017. Do you think Stewart’s racing days are over or will he make a return to motorcycle racing?
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Always been a fan of James. The skills were obvious on the track. But ever since that ridiculous "reality" show he did, his focus and skills were not there anymore. I watched the first two episodes, thinking it would be similar to Larry Pegram's show, which was good and mostly about racing. James' show, not at all. Typical reality-type offerings, which are anything but reality. Disappointing, I stopped watching. Lots of press on James coming back at the start of the Supercross season earlier this year, but talk is meaningless unless action backs it up. At least Malcolm is carrying on, but the fact that Malcolm is not racing the Outdoor Nationals this season is the action that tells you what's going on. James set the bar for others and I know he inspired many. Maybe he can still be involved with young aspiring racers; I think he has a lot to offer young people, where their goal is to race professionally.
Yet another reason flat track needs to evolve. Imagine if after a whole motocross event was done, instead of packing the dirt and leaving, they smoothed out the jumps and banks and held flat-track events? Enough complexity to challenge the experienced motocrosser, but without the punishing jumps.