2003 Las Vegas THQ AMA Supercross Championship Final Round (WSXGP Round 17)
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- This is the 16th and final round of the 2003 THQ AMA Supercross Championship and the 17th and final round of the 2002/2003 THQ World Supercross GP from Sam Boyd Stadium in Las Vegas, NV.
Returning stars such as 250cc rookie Chad Reed, Travis Pastrana, Stephane Roncada, Mike LaRocco, Ernesto Fonseca, Damon Huffman, Ezra Lusk, Heath Voss, Tim Ferry, Nick Wey, Sebastien Tortelli, Larry Ward, David Vuillemin, and 2-time defending champ Ricky Carmichael battle it out for the 2003 THQ 250cc AMA Supercross Championship and the 2002/2003 THQ World Supercross GP. This series features a season-long battle between Ricky Carmichael and 250cc Yamaha rookie Chad Reed. Watch Ricky Carmichael go for 3 consecutive 250cc Supercross championships, and Chad Reed go for 6 in a row to finish out the Supercross season. Keith Johnson wins the honors as the 2003 Top Privateer after coming in with a 10 point lead over Ryan Clark, who fails to qualify for the main.
Enjoy.
That's when the sport started to be more expensive because of 4strokes which started ruining it. Who ever came up with 450s supposedly same power as 250 2banga should be shot. They should have been 250cc. They stopped 500 2stroke class years ago because to hard, fast and dangerous to ride. 450s make people think they're awesome riders because easier to control which gives them too much confidence that catches up with them when they crash. They think they're going 60km/h when were actually doing 90+. Bring back the excitement for rider's and spectators. Avagud1
I don't disagree on the sport being more expensive because of 4-strokes, but then again, I don't think anybody expected them to completely take over the sport in 2006.
Commentator:Chad’s gonna be a problem for the next year or two everyone else who knows the future: you know who comes in a play “Bubalicious”
Well, he wasn't wrong there. Chad Reed was easily their biggest problem with his consistency -- especially in 2006 when he only finished off the podium twice.
Great time in supercross Reed winning last 6 race's to bad he didnt win the championship but rickys consistency won over .How good is it that chad is still racing imagine ricky. windham . Villapoto .dungey not to name the other great names were still going like reed is now that would of been good to see . good luck reed for 2019 and on
You bet. I think either St. Louis, Pontiac, or Dallas 2003 was the race that solidified my hopes of staying in the sport to this day. I was so broken inside when McGrath retired so suddenly. Chad Reed was the man for the job, and in the first half of the season when Ricky was dominating and Chad was still trying to get consistency down, I was feeling let down again, but St. Louis was the race that gave me hope again. David Bailey said it best -- if Chad didn't have those 2 6th place finishes at Anaheim 2 and Minneapolis, we'd have a real showdown in 2003. Instead, Reed ended up down 10 pts. going into the finale -- even with running a 5-race win streak that became 6 after this race. I know a 10-point gap is beatable, but it seems like unless you're of Irish descent and good luck is on your side (especially today), 10 pts. or higher means it's over... but don't tell that to Jeff Stanton (reference L.A. 1992 when he beat Damon Bradshaw, who won 9 races).
It's sad to know that Chad is 2-6 for Supercross titles decided in Vegas. His only 2 titles (2004 and 2008) he led going into Vegas, but 2003, 2006, 2009, and 2011 were ones he trailed in. 2003 was probably just rookie mistakes early on, but Chad got consistency figured out for 2004 and won 10 races out of 16... but Chad didn't miss the podium once (despite the BS 25-pt. fuel deduction after Dallas).
2006 was the worst with Reed winning only 2 races and finishing no worse than 5th (twice), and Stewart had an 8th (Anaheim 3), a 6th (Daytona), and 17th (St. Louis) due to rookie mistakes since 2006 was James' rookie season practically, and Carmichael had a 6th (Dallas) and a 20th (St. Louis) in 2006. All that, and Reed loses the title by 2 pts. with a 3rd place behind Stewart and Carmichael. Stewart won the World SX title, Carmichael won the AMA SX title, and Reed... nothing.
2008, Chad led by 10 pts. and charged through the pack to win the race over Kevin Windham. 9 wins for Chad in 2008, but 2008 saw a bit of extra inconsistency in Reed off and on after Atlanta when he crashed while leading and finished in 6th.
2009 was just not fair (like 2006). Reed came in a lot more prepared, charged up, and so on to take on James Stewart on the San Manuel Yamaha (after Reed was forced to leave after the '08 season), and that started at A1 when Reed (now on a Suzuki) actually battled with and PASSED Stewart, but the battle ended after James hit a false neutral and crashed. Stewart ends up out (19th) and Reed finished 3rd. It's sad to know that Chad won 3 races in 2009 while Stewart won 11 races (including the next 7 straight after the 19th at A1), but Reed misses the podium ONCE (7th at Seattle) while Stewart misses the podium TWICE (19th at A1, 7th at Daytona) and Reed loses the title to Stewart by 4 pts. all because of one lousy 7th place finish. At least Chad made up for it by winning the 450cc MX title. Sad to know that Chad hasn't won a title since, but little did we know that Stewart going SX-only for 2009 at the prime of his career would eventually do him in for where he is right now.
2011 was all James Stewart's fault -- plain and simple. Then again, Chad wasn't even sure if he'd be racing for 2011 after he parted ways with the Monster Energy Kawasaki team after 2010. I think Chad really did just about everything right when he started up his TwoTwo Motorsports team because the confidence started to come back after that 2nd at Oakland. If it wasn't for James' BS move at Dallas, I strongly think Chad would've won the title; instead, he loses the title to Ryan Villopoto. On the upside of things, I was SO GLAD that James Stewart was not the champion because after Larry Brooks left the San Manuel Yamaha team, I felt that brought out the REAL James Stewart.
MathewV21688 I totally agree with everything you said, it’s a breath of fresh air to see someone online actually give Reed the props he deserves. A lotta people mock him for some reason that he was never as good as Carmichael or Stuart ect and he was shit blah blah bs. Everyone god on about Carmichael and Stuart’s rivalry but never Reeds and it’s bullshit. Reed was easily Carmichael and Stuart’s biggest rival not each other and definitely top 5 if not very close to top 5 best ever SX rider.
I felt the same with McGrath too and he is and all ways will be my all time favourite
All so I’ll add that I think the 4 strokes hurt Reed and he was all ways a better 2 stroke rider and took him awhile to grab onto the 4s.
The fact he can still podium pushing 40 I’d insaine and the guy deserves respect 👍🏻🇦🇺
@James: Glad you are in the same boat as me. At the time, I was a high school freshman and having just experienced one of the BIGGEST heartbreaks of my life as a Supercross bench racer and fan with Jeremy McGrath's retirement, Chad Reed really filled all the voids in my book as a legit challenger to Carmichael. I never gave up on Chad -- even throughout 2006 when he won only 2 races, but sometimes it's just not fair that if you're Chad Reed, you're "Mr. Consistent" and it doesn't add up to a Supercross title! Unfortunately, Chad's had a lot of bad luck since '12 with his seasons cut short due to injury, but A2 2014 will always go down in history as one of my favorite races that Chad Reed won.
McGrath immediately won my heart when I got into the sport in '97 (I believe I might've seen some races in '96 but unsure). Jeremy was and always will be the KING of Supercross. I truly believe his 72 wins and 7 titles (averaging 10 wins a season) are totally etched in stone.
In a way, you're right about the 4-strokes hurting Chad Reed. Chad is definitely a skilled rider by all means. I can specifically remember the heat race at the 2004 San Diego Supercross when he saved himself from disaster when he pulled the clutch in off the triple, knowing his YZ250 was seized up. Chad Reed has been the ONLY reason I had left to follow Supercross until Marvin Musquin got on my radar after what he did to Tomac at Foxboro '18. It's been 4 AGONIZING YEARS since Chad's last Supercross win (Atlanta '15), and I KNOW he CAN still win races at his age. After all, Justin Brayton won Daytona in '18 at age 32.
@@MathewVsSportsMediaandGames if the pro riders only got paid for the place they finish then we could see some serious racing ..most of the riders are just riding ....no hannah type attitude...money ruined the sport..but reed set the record for racing..the most significant win ever was probably lechien winning on a Yamaha he bought off the showroom no one will ever win on a basic stock bike .....that was a lifetime win
@@Tew730 As I said before, money DID NOT ruin this sport. Danger levels rose when Ricky upped his training program year after year.
cool it is just so amazing how bubba gets thoes hole shots and he is only 17 lol im 17 how old r u?
man this stuff brings back alot of memories from back when i was like 5 or 6 years old good times!!!
You wont see no hannah type rides there is too much money in the sport and all the riders dont have the mindset to lay it all on the line
Those days of Hannah-like rides were over a long time ago. Money DID NOT ruin this sport. RC upping the pace and such had a lot to do with it.
@@MathewVsSportsMediaandGames i knew you would agree ..how many peoole won a moto when rc raced ? He didnt need to do much cause noone stepped up except js. Maybe once a year someone :kw or reed would get a moto
Its obvious that money is what the bottom line is..do you think rc would have raced if he didnt get the big money contract ..dont get goofy money is all its about you think he left team green cause homda had better bikes ? Dont be stupid
@@Tew730 Kevin Windham won 6 motos against RC in 2003 MX -- basically because Ricky was on a CR250R 2-stroke.
I would not say James beat Ricky straight up (and unfortunately Chad Reed neither) because both men won due to mistakes on Carmichael's behalf. I still consider Kevin Windham the last rider to beat RC straight up (Washougal '03).
@@Tew730 Ricky left Kawasaki on HIS terms, and Honda hadn't won a Supercross title at the time since Jeremy in 1996; in 1997, McGrath was "forced" off of Honda at the 11th hour after he and Lamson downright hated their new aluminum-framed Hondas. Additional rains before the '97 opener at L.A. didn't help either.