2004 Southwick Chevy Trucks 125cc AMA Motocross Championship (Round 3 of 12)
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- Опубликовано: 7 фев 2025
- This is round 3 of the 2004 Chevy Trucks AMA 125cc Motocross Championship from Motocross 338 in Southwick, MA.
Returning contenders like 2001 champ Mike Brown, Stephane Roncada, 125cc West SX champ, Ivan Tedesco, Ryan Hughes, Matt Walker, rookies Broc Hepler, Davi Millsaps, and Josh Grant, Nathan Ramsey, 2002 champ James Stewart and others battle it out for the 2004 Chevy Trucks AMA 125cc Motocross Championship. This series is completely dominated by James Stewart. James Stewart sweeps both motos and wins at all 12 stops of the Motocross season.
Enjoy.
Stewart was the fastest man in the history of the sport on a 125; even with the clear displacement handicap placed on him, on a sand track(!), he is capable of so much more speed. Watching him ride, his every movement is towards the preservation of momentum. The man was an athletic genius on a bike. He literally willed and forced the bike to go faster. We may never see an athlete of his caliber again.
No disagreements with anything said about Stew on that 125. He was an animal on that 125 2-stroke, but when he jumped up to the premier class, he became like any other athlete. When he went SX-only at the prime of his career (age 23) in 2009, that was the beginning of the end for him.
i always thought after i got my 04 rmz 250z , WHY THE FUCK haven't every yamaha 250f rider won this shit until now.......
The 04 RMZ and KXF were literally the same bike, it was a joint effort in RnD and production...both bikes were terrible, stock ones would grenade constantly without warning...they'd run great (by great I mean, normally) until it wasn't running at all and you were sent OTB...Wouldn't start hot, had to reset the timing all the time. Threw rods out the cases, piston would kiss a valve. The lighter Ti valves and stiffer springs helped the stock engines reliability, but you had to stay ontop of checking valve clearances. These days stick with steel, they're strong, reliable, and stay in spec longer than Ti.
When you started trying to get more power out of these things, they were grenadining literally everytime those guys would go out to test, practice, and race lol...Hell, Ivan blew a hole through the front of the engine and it dented the frame here at this very race. I blew up engines as a B rider on a costumer spec Mitch Payton built engine, which were nothing like his works bikes. Can't imagine how many engines they went through in 2004 alone
Thanks man, great video, Just amazing to watch Stewart ride.
You're welcome.
Yeah, James gave us a lot of unforgettable rides on that 125. To me, they were total bores, but then again, him riding that 125 like a 250 is something we'll never ever see again.
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@@guillaumelamoureux617 What's all that mumbo jumbo???
i enjoy watching these old races more than the current weekly races. Its gonna be a long time before we see a stand and out aggressive talent like Stewart
No arguments there. I think another somebody like James Stewart won't ever come again.
Thanks for posting these. I've been enjoying these races for years. I don't think we'll ever see a rider who dominated the 125/250 like Stewart did. A fun fact: JS won last 8 OA in 2002, all 7 he entered in '03, and 4 in a row I believe in '04 before his only loss of the year. Over 24 motos won in a row over 2 seasons (we should call it the Stewart Sweep), 19 OA in a row from 2002-2004.
You're very welcome. Unfortunately, I doubt I'll be posting anymore full broadcasts of these races anymore.
I really don't think we'll see domination like this ever again either. I happen to have known that long string of wins from James already. Hard to believe James went 28-3 overall in the 125cc class... w/ 27 wins coming on a 125cc 2-stroke, too.
who else rode the 2-stroke in 04?
@@user-sp8eb6iz7f Andrew Short did in Supercross, as did all the KTM riders because KTM didn't have their 250F available to the public yet.
@@MathewVsSportsMediaandGames maybe Ryno Hughes was on that team (injured).
@@user-sp8eb6iz7f The KTM team for 2004 was Brett Metcalfe and Josh Woods for the East, Casey Lytle and Joaquim Rodrigues for the West until Lytle got injured supposedly and KTM picked up Ryan Morais, and Ryan Hughes for the 125cc MX season only.
i have been looking for this race for so long, and just the 2004 125cc season, thanks so much for uploading this! gonna watch it all today probably haha cheers mate!!
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You're very welcome. Glad I could be of service.
Never been a huge bubba fan but man he was unbelievable on that 125cc!!!
I was never a fan of "Bubba" either because of all the snoozefests he put on, but yeah -- how he rode on that 125 2-stroke was out of this world.
I have a feeling the 2002-2004 125 seasons will be hot catches in good quality for a loooong time. This is what the young lite class pro´s were watching at Wick 2016. 5 seconds a lap is a lot.
To do it over and over for years is unlikely. Doing it as a teenager on an underpowered bike is probably...I don’t think I will get to see it anyways. Where is he now? That kind of question could I dare say I wont ever ask on an ”active” racer at that level again. Perhaps since the might not be one.
That story will be told for ages and it is material for even a mainstream movie. Great stuff, of course. I feel sorry on the competition and even the commentators these years.
True. Once James got the 125cc class figured out, he couldn't be touched. That's like a lion who hogs all the meat for itself and snarls at the next person who tries.
Yeah! I mean how can people even talk about if the guy is legit to race if he wishes? It was not a few races and a win streak, it was a totally new level from a 16-18 year old, constantly. There are many greats, in many ways, but the impact and hole that came and leaves with James will be hard to replace.
I might simplify, but even Herlings, Roczen, Eli...?...is nowhere near this dominance.
Look at where James Stewart was by 23 years of age? -2009- :
Fresh of a perfect season outdoors, and 2 SX titles in the 450´s, among tons of wins. Besides the lites class.
He wont be touched.
I got to stop watching these vids... Thanks anyway.
P* Right. Not many people that age did what James Stewart did... except maybe Jeremy McGrath in Supercross.
Yes, James was at the top in '09, but going SX-only was THE biggest mistake of his career. You can't deny that.
James was very fast in moto 2...Awesome!!
As always -- especially on a 125 2-stroke.
thks a lot, i just suscribe! 2004 season is one of my favorite!
I remember he rode a 250F at the final race, it was a Mitch Payton CUSTOMER spec build....So it wasn't his works bike like what Ivan and the other guys were on with all the unobtainium parts, it was a bike literally anyone could have built by PC if they had the money, and he won a pro national by a minute....
Stewart? Oh, yes, he was on the 250F at Glen Helen. His last ride in the 125cc class.
He even won the second moto at Budds Creek by 69.5 seconds, too -- on that 125 2-stroke mind you.
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@@Jb-mp1in Not doubting that at all.
No dought Bubba the fastest guy on a motocross bike
Not gonna disagree there. His 125cc days were his best.
Sick move.
Where?
I like how Mike Brown admitted on camera they were racing for second against stewart.
Haha -- especially when James still stayed in the 125 class one more year. The only way you could beat James is a mechanical or he doesn't even show up for the race.
Stewart was the only guy to come thru the pack on a bad start and pass the 250f bikes & check out on his 125...
No question about it. James on that 125 was something else, but I admit that I don't miss the runaways he gave us for 2 years.
this is when the 2 stroke started to die.. dame thumpers
Unfortunately, yes, but as much of a fan of 4-strokes I am, I would like to see a 2-stroke class again, but then again, everyone discontinued their 125cc lines
Im a fan of 4 strokes but I just like 2 strokes better.. plus for how much money 4 strokes are its pushing me away... and in my eyes u cant take away the 125cc class its to much of a jump from 85cc to 250f unless u buy ktm or a Honda 150 and that's a dog
yamaharaptor69 Yeah, that's true, but the racing hasn't changed in terms of excitement though -- you got to admit that.
oh ya for sure. I would say it has got more excitement gnarly jumps ect it just seems a faster pace to me. plus the bikes have came so far in every aspect of moto tech
yamaharaptor69 Yeah exactly -- from watching the 250Fs Yamaha introduced in '01, I've been wanting a 4-stroke since 2002 or '03, and I got one in 2006 and have been riding it since; my Dad even said my height would be perfect for a 4-stroke. With the exception of 2003, a 4-stroke has won at least one Supercross or Motocross championship every year -- that proves it's effective.
Hepler was kind of a putz in the sand. Southwick being my home track for years, its pretty crazy that he kept screwing up the double and not realizing the choice line for that double is the inside
He never had that win in the sand, but Hepler was one of those riders where luck didn't agree with him a lot of the time (like Casey Johnson and Derrick Shae Bentley).
Yeah, that does make you wonder why he didn't change his line on that double.
They’re lucky James wasn’t on a 250f. You may love 2 strokes and all but the reality is a factory 250f is faster and more powerful than a factory 125. He would’ve easily eaten everyone alive while letting everyone through the first corner before he even took off.
In a way, yes, you're right. However, simultaneously, Stewart proved it's the rider that gets the job done -- regardless of the motorcycle he's on.
Schnell still racing in North Texas. "Schnell" in German means FAST!
Yeah, and he's still beating his cancer from what I heard.
Bubba Scrub is his weapon of warfare
No disagreements from this corner.
32:19 to 32:52 complete fucking savage
I couldn't agree more. It was entertaining watching James just slice by riders like that and not even take any of them out like he did as a rookie in '02.
le dava a tutti con la 125
Yes he did -- and nobody was man enough to take James Stewart on, except for Mike Brown at Red Bud.
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@@francocastaldo1473 Yes, and I'm not denying anything I said at all. James was an ANIMAL on that 125, especially when at times, I'd said that James was riding that 125 like a 250.
mat walker cry baby james just to good.
I wouldn't say "Crybaby" to Matt Walker
Your a pussy
Matt Walker talked A LOT of ish about James when he turned Pro.
Those are four strokes, not 125 two strokes.
Mm-hmm. At the time, the 250Fs were legal for the 125cc class, but seeing James annihilate all those 4-strokes was pure boredom at its finest.
It was referred to as the 125 class at the time
Yes it was -- with a 125 2-stroke rider beating everyone.
See if you can ride a 2-stroke a 4-stroke hasn't got a chance.
It's really all the rider and hardly the bike.
Damn if bubba was white he woulda been treated better im the 250 class lol facts.. bubba could whoop all the 250cc boys indoors on that law 125 lol
I wouldn't call that "facts." I'd call that "turning a blind eye" what Kawasaki did, and James beginning to kill his career.
Motorcross….. lol.....
I wonder the same thing -- why people say "motorcross" and such.