2007 San Francisco Supercross (450cc) Main (Chad Reed Vs. Ricky Carmichael and James Stewart)

[@BLINC606]

I love watching these then waiting a couple months to forget it and then come back. The best super cross era. JS7 the goat

[@MathewVsSportsMediaandGames]

I don't disagree with loving watching these races with these 3 legends, but I disagree on calling James the GOAT.

[@BLINC606]

MathewV21688 His speed was wicked

[@MathewVsSportsMediaandGames]

@@BLINC606 And James' speed also led him to REALLY bad crashes, too. I respect the break-neck speed and the scrub, but his decision-making after 2009 really brought out his bad side -- especially the San Manuel Yamaha debacle in 2011.

[@BLINC606]

MathewV21688 Those types of guys are always most exciting. Dale Earnhardt, Colin Mcrae, James Stewart

[@MathewVsSportsMediaandGames]

@@BLINC606 I don't disagree there. However, for James to be the GOAT, he'd have to have nearly identical accomplishments to guys like RC and MC. James may have 98 AMA wins and 5 titles (6 if you count the 2006 WSXGP), but it doesn't compare to RC's 150 wins and 15 titles (16 if you count the 2005 WSXGP). RC also has 3 perfect MX seasons to his credit (2 times w/ a perfect 600) -- James only has 1 (2008).

[@slitherdown8556]

Man, I miss these days. Legendary announcer with legendary riders. Bubba will always be my favorite rider

[@MathewVsSportsMediaandGames]

I know Jeff Emig was color analyst from 2007-2018, but I already miss him myself. Carmichael's not too bad, but he doesn't have the in-depth knowledge of people like Jeff Emig or Denny Stephenson. Stewart has never been one of my favorites ever since that incident at Unadilla 2005 w/ Carmichael. Chad Reed holds a special place in my heart when he beat Ricky 6 times in a row down the stretch of 2003 because I was considering leaving the sport after '03.

[@gabrielfuenzalida9597]

@@MathewVsSportsMediaandGames james the bests sx all time

[@MathewVsSportsMediaandGames]

@@gabrielfuenzalida9597 Maybe to some, but not to me.

[@gabrielfuenzalida9597]

@@bunnyman6321 the best

[@jlo7770]

@@MathewVsSportsMediaandGames Stewart was a loser he could have been good if he could stay on his bike.. or get up after he fell off. He would have never stood a chance against RC in his prime. It's pretty telling when he was doing select motos and js was still losing the majority of the time to him on his farewell tour. Dude is the goat I wouldn't be surprised if he trained a little bit if he couldn't come out of retirement and still finish top 3

[@maximuskeene8572]

supercross was so different 15 years ago. it was rare to not see stewart, carmichael, or reed win the race. they were truly in a class of their own. now there's like 10-11 riders that could win any given race.

[@MathewVsSportsMediaandGames]

True there -- unless your name was Kevin Windham (think A1 2005). Once Carmichael officially retired after 2007, it was either Reed, Stewart, or Windham most of the time until Dungey and Villopoto moved up (RV2 in 2009, RD5 in 2010), then Stewart threw his life away repeatedly going SX-only from 2009-2012. I like the fact that a lot of other riders are able to get wins today, just like Sexton in the 450cc class on Saturday at San Diego. As much as I miss Chad Reed getting wins, I sure would love to see him notch one more even though he's retired.

[@petecastle5762]

Ricky was fun to watch, made things happen every lap and earning the title The GOAT 🏁🇺🇸🏁🇺🇸

[@MathewVsSportsMediaandGames]

Agreed for sure. He certainly had this halo over him at times that led him to his elite status.

[@scottspiehler1753]

Can one possibly believe that anyone at a super cross race would complain about the smell of the two cycle bikes that are racing? OMG! I AM THINKING PROBABLY NOT!!!! Thank God for the outdoor racing still. Gotta love it. Oh, picked up a bottle of Castro racing oil for my riding mower today. Gonna have blessed memories while mowing. Hahahaha maybe sounds silly but at 65 years young, all I can hope for. Gotta love it. God Bless all you young motocrossers. Stay safe and healthy. At 65, I be hurting like a bitch from it but do NOT regret one day. Yea, right. I lied. BUT STILL LOVE IT. HAHAHAHA

[@MathewVsSportsMediaandGames]

lol -- I don't really complain about the 4-strokes out there myself.

[@Steezy_Mx]

Chad Carmichael vs. Ricky Reed legendary race! 🏁

[@MathewVsSportsMediaandGames]

You mean Chad Reed and Ricky Carmichael.

[@andreaelliott8559]

RC was emense in or out, but bubba had natural talent he did stuff in his kawi days RCA could not fact Reed was also good but not bubba or rac level unless they was crashing out

[@MathewVsSportsMediaandGames]

On the contrary, Chad Reed was easily RC and Bubba's closest competitor; Reed got better after RC stepped away, and Stewart kept throwing his life away going SX-only at the prime of his career.

[@Rawzo.Prod10]

I've never seen a rider go ver the bars as much as Stewart

[@MathewVsSportsMediaandGames]

Well, I think this was one of those times where it just happened because of a mistake on his part. The other times, he had a "win or crash out" mentality, which proved to be detrimental for him in the long run.

[@Rawzo.Prod10]

@@MathewVsSportsMediaandGames He is fast but taking those types of crashes didn’t help his career your right.

[@MathewVsSportsMediaandGames]

@@Rawzo.Prod10 Absolutely. Chad Reed knew how to stay away from the season-ending injury, while Stewart kept crashing his brains out and going SX-only at the prime of his career was the beginning of the end for him.

[@seanlamb8100]

THIS IS RACING ! !

[@MathewVsSportsMediaandGames]

You got that right; I was more bummed over the fact that Chad Reed had this handed to him and he crashed on his own and finished 3rd.

[@ratpatrolrenegade1413]

My favorite Ricky was on the 125's. Controlled catastrophe!

[@MathewVsSportsMediaandGames]

Ricky was something else on that 125. I do believe that he should've raced 125s in SX 1999 though.

[@Jb-mp1in]

Ricky had 3 more years

[@MathewVsSportsMediaandGames]

3 more years? This was the 3rd-year option on RC's contract w/ Suzuki (2005-2006 w/ '07 optional)

[@Jb-mp1in]

@@MathewVsSportsMediaandGames no I'm saying he should have raced 3 more years

[@MathewVsSportsMediaandGames]

@@Jb-mp1in He could've, but give RC credit because he had nothing left to prove and had pretty much done everything from perfect seasons multiple times (including the 125cc ESX in 1998), 14 wins in a single season, etc. -- RC did just about everything except win a 125cc West title and sweep a 450cc Supercross season.

[@darrellcarroll4980]

I was at this race it was so f****** intense

[@MathewVsSportsMediaandGames]

It definitely was, but as a Chad Reed fan, after he crashed, that just about killed whatever excitement was left because I felt Reed could have held Carmichael off until the end.

[@darrellcarroll4980]

@@MathewVsSportsMediaandGames no Stewart fan for sure but it was good race for sure kind of cool that it was Carmichael's last race in California before he retired

[@MathewVsSportsMediaandGames]

@@darrellcarroll4980 Right. I was glad that RC still won myself, but I really wanted it to be Chad Reed.

[@darrellcarroll4980]

@@MathewVsSportsMediaandGames the Rivalry between Stuart and Credo was intense and very good you haven't seen s*** like that in the racing nowadays

[@MathewVsSportsMediaandGames]

@@darrellcarroll4980 I think you meant "Stewart and Reed" or "Stewart and Carmichael." No disagreements there, and Chad Reed certainly became better than Stewart in the years to come because he came back to Motocross while Stewart went SX-only at the prime of his career and kept throwing his life down the toilet.

[@uppercut70]

RIP Tyler Evans

[@MathewVsSportsMediaandGames]

Agreed. It's too bad that Evans' life turned out the way it did.

[@scottackerman8981]

Pricky was so fast on those Suzuki bikes!

[@MathewVsSportsMediaandGames]

He was, and RC definitely made Suzuki look more than a million bucks until he retired.

[@scottackerman8981]

@@MathewVsSportsMediaandGames shoot I called him "Pricky" by accident....typing too fast. Hhahahaa

[@MathewVsSportsMediaandGames]

@@scottackerman8981 I knew what you meant from the start (lol)

[@waynecaudle2204]

Nobody can blitz the whoops like JS7

[@MathewVsSportsMediaandGames]

No argument there.

[@CaddyJim]

People complain too much about the quality, that being said I wonder why I *Reed* didn't get an interview. Also if you watch the last lap *RC* almost made the exact same slip mistake in the same spot *Reed* did

[@MathewVsSportsMediaandGames]

I wonder the exact same thing, too about Chad Reed -- unless his interview contained an expletive or something. They didn't show Jason Lawrence's 3rd place interview on SPEED in 2006 at the finale in Seattle because he said the F word in his interview. I don't think Ricky's last lap looked remotely similar to when Reed slid out himself.

[@CaddyJim]

@@MathewVsSportsMediaandGames *@**9:07** & @**13:58* I said he almost slid out just like *Reed* did in the same spot. *Reed* might have been disappointed and didn't go up to the podium interview. They now get fined I forgot who recently did that and might have got fine back then too

[@MathewVsSportsMediaandGames]

​@@CaddyJim Well, that's just proof the track was THAT slick. Reed WAS on the podium stage (you can see him just before Stewart's interview I think), but it's quite likely he declined the interview or did it, but asked CBS to cut it out.

[@CaddyJim]

@@MathewVsSportsMediaandGames that was my point going into that turn that first jumper work was slick and got on the gas and slipped out and then we seen RC slip on that same spot on the last lap. My comment was not positive or negative of either was just pointing out the slickness of that part of the track

[@MathewVsSportsMediaandGames]

@@CaddyJim I know :)

[@brianmorrison9066]

Wow. Wow, I just watched a 2000 sx race and the tracks are not even close. I thought it was just bs when I heard they changed the tracks to suit the 4 strokes and give them even more adjantage.

[@MathewVsSportsMediaandGames]

Considering how higher and higher the pace has gone up since 2000, somebody ought to tell whomever is building the tracks to look back at those old designs and bring them back.

[@kloker0]

If I squint really hard it looks awesome

[@MathewVsSportsMediaandGames]

The quality of this video should not matter one iota.

[@dagodigs]

@@MathewVsSportsMediaandGames I agree !!! It don't matter it's big boys at the top!!!! Ps lighten up on guidelines brother just fyi

[@MathewVsSportsMediaandGames]

@@dagodigs My sentiments exactly. I have very much lightened up on my guidelines and try to keep my replies as professionally as I can.

[@jette24]

Ralph said ricky works twice as hard and everyone else...a clear diss to chad and james

[@MathewVsSportsMediaandGames]

No doubt about it. Ricky also wins on sheer preparation alone (as David Bailey once said), too. James was fast, but crash-prone off and on; Chad Reed was definitely fast, but luck didn't agree with him at times.

[@gabrielfuenzalida9597]

@@MathewVsSportsMediaandGames yes

[@MathewVsSportsMediaandGames]

@@gabrielfuenzalida9597 While James had the break-neck speed, which led to disaster at times.

[@RileyTheGamer]

@@MathewVsSportsMediaandGames one thing Ricky and Chad both said were that there were a few races where they weren’t willing to risk going all out, kinda accepted their 2nd and 3rd place finish. But James still wanted to go balls to the wall, and this ultimately lead to a crash. If he had realized how fast he was and rode more conservative at times, he would’ve lasted longer and had more wins and maybe even a couple more titles.

[@MathewVsSportsMediaandGames]

@@RileyTheGamer No doubt about it. I still believe that if James had listened to himself and bypassed the second moto at Thunder Valley 2007, he'd have won the Motocross title and not Grant Langston -- especially with Ricky phasing into retirement. Instead, JS burned bridges with 3 different teams (Kawasaki, Yamaha, and Suzuki), and he was ruined after that WADA suspension that knocked him out of the '15 year. I think the beginning of the end for Stew came either when he went SX-only in 2009 at age 23 -- the prime of his career -- or after 2007 SX when his long-time mechanic Jeremy Albrecht left for JGR Yamaha.

[@crazypolite]

why is it 1970s quality?

[@MathewVsSportsMediaandGames]

It shouldn't matter. FTR, I used a VCR/DVD machine to put this on a blank DVD.

[@itsyoshimuraa]

Reed is like Dungey can‘t beat both of them without luck😂

[@MathewVsSportsMediaandGames]

Reed thrives on needing that spark of confidence, but he got better and better after Stewart kept throwing his life away year after year.

[@dickgribbe8926]

xYoshimura291x the thing is reed was clean....

[@MathewVsSportsMediaandGames]

@@dickgribbe8926 Yes he was.

[@StoneStraiff]

@@dickgribbe8926 🤣🤣

[@ian3828]

Reed was good but he had the fastest two riders in history to compete with They lifted his riding speed but not enough

[@gersonhay984]

JS misshifts always got him.....

[@MathewVsSportsMediaandGames]

It cost him this one, that's for sure.

[@wagnermalengo3550]

Ganha causa

[@MathewVsSportsMediaandGames]

Well, RC won this; I was happy he won, but I really wished it was Chad Reed.

[@Sirmellowman]

is this 2007 or 1967? holy shit if you are gonna uplaod it do a better job on the quality.

[@MathewVsSportsMediaandGames]

What you see is what you get.

[@jasonpadgett2288]

I was there

[@MathewVsSportsMediaandGames]

Lucky you. Ricky's last visit to the Bay Area. Sure wish Chad Reed won this race though.

[@jasonpadgett2288]

@Bill Rayvan HA!

[@Hugo-py2ce]

The fastest best rider on the planet won this race.

[@MathewVsSportsMediaandGames]

@@Hugo-py2ce RC -- totally! I was OK with Ricky winning the race, but I really wanted it to be Chad Reed.

[@Hugo-py2ce]

Me too!

[@FastPaull]

Why do people upload these old races in such poor quality? I vividly remember having 1080P HD Television back then. This shit looks like it was 93.

[@MathewVsSportsMediaandGames]

All I can say is that blank DVDs were in their infancy honestly.

[@shrimpshow5458]

Mate be happy you can watch this masterpiece at all

[@bobbyblenio4571]

That Ugly 4stroke Sound just Kills Me🤮

[@MathewVsSportsMediaandGames]

Not me.

[@scottburgle4889]

Looks like the video is from 1907…..wtf, were videos really that bad back then?

[@MathewVsSportsMediaandGames]

Blank DVDs basically.

[@martywheat9726]

After watching this tomac is the goat !

[@MathewVsSportsMediaandGames]

I'm a little mixed on that. I think it's a little early to say that Tomac is the GOAT. His stats don't come close to guys like McGrath, Carmichael, Reed, LaRocco, etc.

[@easyremembered]

Tomac is the only one that can gate mid pack and finish the race mid pack

[@MathewVsSportsMediaandGames]

@@easyremembered Exactly. Plus, he's only got ONE Supercross title and 4 Motocross titles (the 250cc title in 2013, and the last 3 straight from '17-'19.

[@easyremembered]

@@MathewVsSportsMediaandGamesand thats without even mentioning his performances at MXoN!

[@MathewVsSportsMediaandGames]

@@easyremembered Especially when Team USA hasn't even won the event since 2011.