Those two were something special. Nothing close to be seen yet.

I miss this so much. Nothing has compared since. These 2 are true once in a lifetime racers and we got lucky to have them both together. I remember watching Bubba b4 he was pro racing against my cousin who had made friends with RC. Stewart would absolutely whip the floor with everyone. Seen him lap the whole field multiple races

Neither guy would be who they are without the other! They pushed each other beyond perfection! Love reliving this thx

RC's sportsmanship in his podium speech though.. "I hate to get the win that way" so honorable

These guys made the best racing for us to watch racing each other. The greatest racing of all time - together!

"One Guy bumps into ya and Blows you out of a Line and the Next Guy comes by and spins you round in a Circle" 😂😂

Best era of motocross

dude this was probably the greatest season ever

Back when the field was full of so many riders that rode hard and made it exciting. A time remembered and cherished by me. Back when you bought the magazines just to see the interviews or stories of the riders. Different times for sure. Will probably never be seen again. A time of greats, and goats!

We must all say Thanks to Jeremy McGrath for inspiring these men 4,7&22

Play this back at 1/4 speed and it's pure poetry in motion.

It doesn't get any better than those two Moto superheroes. Best ever by far. Mad props

This was the Ali/Frazier of moto.

I'm beyond happy that I got to witness these 2 race in person a few times before they retired! Nobody else will compare! Close, but never faster....ANY1

James races in a Full Tilt Boogie mode. It is fun to watch how intense he is.

James was FAST... RC was fast and CONSISTENT.

Guessing the front brake was grabbed or something happened to it after rut kicking it forward like that... Glad he's okay today... Appreciate the sponsorship,track workers and fans for showing up to support the sport... Especially rider's and what it takes to compete As long time friends rode together. I probably would of stopped. Understandable it's work. Great job

I must have seen this 20 time over the years, great track and outerwordly pace makes it so good

RC was soooooooooooooooo good!!!!

RC and JS7 are true warriors of the sport. I miss watching these greats 👍

Awesome season. So much nostalgia rewatching. I just wish it were possible to get higher res so that it didn't look so terrible on modern TVs. Maybe I just need to acquire an old CRT tv! haha

My favorite outdoor season in this era & possibly of all time! I rewatch this season more than any.

That would have been sweet getting lapped by James and Ricky at the same time! Get some photos of a lifetime of you, in focus, while you’re out in front! With a slightly out of focus green #7 and yellow #4 behind you. Make some posters and retire on top! ☝🏻🏆

Perfect crash at 20:31, only JS7 can only make something like that spectacular

I don’t think anyone has gone this fast since

RC4 vs JS7 was the whole story in 2006. Great year for SX / MX.

Awesome. . Wow. . Great racing

I watched them in washougal right around this time when i was 12. It was a blast, watching them race and just bejng there was alot of fun. I loved watching them go back and fourth.

These guys don't get the credit for the truly amazing athletes that they are. They take a beating every race, and then an hour or so later, do it again. No time outs, halftimes, pit stops, it's just go for 30 plus 2. Amazing.

Thanks for sharing

Man what happened to this, Mx is just not the same as this, to me this was part of the golden age of MX

His first DNF outdoors and it costed us fans possibly the greatest des nations team ever assembled.... RC MX1, James MX3 and then the only guy to ever win both motos in the open class on a 250F, RV. We still won, but man it would of been awesome to see RC and Bubba together racing for America.

RC is a legend too many ppl talk shit cuz they could never ride so good

James Stewart brought things to riding dirt bikes more than anyone before and after him

RC and JS best ever commentators now days. I reckon JL will be a great commentator too one day. 😂

@18:30 I'm squinting at the screen thinking I drank way more than I thought

how anyone can ever think that dungey could ever be compared to these 2 guys,in their prime,is beyond me...

WOW , 😂 I LOVE AMERICA, GREAT TRACKS FOR GREAT SPORTS WHAT A RACE ❤

I miss these days Carmichael vs Stewart was the best.

What a snapshot 56:40 . two of the best full tilt..

RC is the GOAT! Pure speed

I think it was this season.. but i loved when the annoucer said one time "james and ricky have punched thier time cards and are going back to work on eachother"

Fastest dude on a dirt bike, until he faces THE GOAT!

You can see everything good about USA in this summary.

These two guys were insane totally in a League of their own for all time too bad it's so blurry

I would love to see the riders of today race on these motorcross tracks. These tracks are brutal compared to the tracks of today.

Lots of fans and bike sales back then and earlier. The sport has never been as dead as it is today. You can blame the 1986 production rule and the EPA, and you would be correct.

They were ahead of their time.

I remember watching this live on tv

Great times man 👍

If you want a nice narrative to go with this compilation, watch the recent Bubbas World episode with Ricky... very nice to relive these epic battles!

sometimes i like to think they waited for each other. it just seems like they didn't turn it on till they could race each other. one would crash then all the sudden the other would somehow meet up and just go to town. 06 reed had nothing for them makes me smile

Love to see it from the kid.

now thats pros racing

Is there like a higher definition video of these races I wonder if you can purchase it

I agree they needed each other to be who they are.that was some mad riding.love watching these older races.the toughness of bubba.top 3 riders are just beast mode.this is why they are goats of the dirtbike racing.champs

Nobody can confer like RC

RC the most consistent rider ever bubba fastest mtfhker ever .........and a\CR22 GDAM IRONMAN

They remind me of the Johnson/Bailey matchup in 1986.

The PARTNERSHIP between Ricky and James in racing gave the spectators an incredibly display of racing in tandem.

28:54 I crashed a kx125 2001 broke my femur, humorous and clavicle… Didn’t actually hurt until the medics started to move me… Still that was enough for me to take up djing 😂

They talk about the ruts...but those aren't ruts compared to what we have these days. Always amazes me how the tracks have evolved and became way more rutty.

They loved racing eachother. Cr too when he was running the pace

Wow literally nobody on the field got tv time when these 2 were racing lol the sponsors were probably losing it

Best times in motocross ‘ supercross.. new era riders are not as cool

43:43 funny how Pingree starts talking about doping with Milsaps in the mix here....people on the inside knew what was going on back then. As soon as you get CYCLISTS and cycle trainers in the sport you know they brought their doping with them. These guys were ALL doping. The record book would look very different I suspect if we HAD been testing back then.

I have been in and around moto for 50 years as well as HS and Sports! Rarely does anyone in any sport win as a pro that has followed by media since they were little! Tiger Woods like accomplishment! Stay real dude most guys in your situation become ego maniacs! Coach P

Who are the announcers?

Does it seem to other people here on KZfaq that Ricky's bike seems to be noticeably less stable than James's Kawasaki? Also when Ricky is accelerating here in this race, his rear wheel spins and his back end slides to the side.

Growing up I always thought Ricky was the faster rider. Then you grow and realize James was just young and developing into becoming a monster. James Bubba Stewart was the fastest rider to ever do it 💪

the only guy to take the overall win away from RC3 since 2003 103:34

Anybody could be fast if you're willing to break bones if you're willing to break bones. Then you can ride a dirt bike fast. That's all there is to it. Not being scared to break every bone in your body pretty much not every bone

I wish it was still the lights class, now we have guys married with children racing in the 250 (lights class) sometimes it’s time to retire, if you can’t go up by the time your 21 you should maybe find another career.

kevin atonio spnn was here

Announcers are weird.

My god those 4 strokes sound so awesome.. NOT!

Ricky Carmichael, FMOTP. Period. No question.

RC is the #1 G.O.A.T..... JS is the G.O.A.T #2.... JMcGrath is #3... Hurricane #4.. Decoster #5. Just my thoughts 💭

i like the fact ricky says i was struggling to get by so i put a cheap shot on him not really my style but aye 53:15

2 strokes always made it look like the riders were going faster than what their actual speed was. These guys brought that 2 stroke riding style to 4 strokes because that was all they knew and for a few years it made the racing exciting in a way that I think is lost today. Riding technique had to change in order to get the most out of a 4 stroke but to me it looks kind of robotic.

i would like to know what ricky thought when decoster picked ryan hughes to be his teammate in world over js7 think it was 03-04?

Rewatching it, he didn't even react, didn't straighten legs pulling up front end. Or tuck into a ball or military parachute landing. Ceisure?

1.James 2.RC

Did that front wheel collapse before flipping off? Doesn't matter now just learning from...

James is the goat

Aint no way Jet lawrence could compete with these two

I thought Carmichael retired the year Stewart went to 250 class I didn't know they raced am I missing something help lol

What cheaters from the passing riders to they slowed James down but let Ricky straight past.. Stewart the goat hands f downnnn

I see a lot of people rc meat munching but ima tell you now j stew was a great competitor, I don’t think he was better then rc but he damn sure was close , rc had a lil better technique but he crashed a few times himself riding on the edge but his technique got him saved if he did crashed were he can continue a moto , I see people saying oh jstew couldn’t keep up that’s why he crashed alot well rc was the better man an stew came in having something to prove so if riding a lil faster was needed to beat rc he would do it that’s what true champions do to win that’s why y’all talking about stew today, cuz all in all he did what he was suppose to do to win ,WHATEVER IT TAKES , these guys these days don’t got that in them even tho they have better equipment and some type of teachings from the greats , technique was still a lil fresh in the rc stew era , but if u have athlete that’s the best at something an you wanna beat that person your gonna have to get on the edge an that’s exactly what stew did not too mention he wasn’t always reckless , I think he sometimes was a lil to far on the front of the bike an not the balls of his feet , that’s why he crashed a lot but wen you see rc he stays in the neutral position most times so wen mistakes happen he can most likely recover , legendary riders #1 n 2# in my book villapoto #3 tomac #4

All Stuart's victories are all the gifts of Carmichael!

I have no issue with Dungey being compared to them. Comparing any of the current crop to these guys is a joke !

no disrespect to Reed or Bubba, but Reed could never keep up with the top riders, very good, but not a great. Bubba was lighting on the small bikes, but always out of control on the bigs, and could only win if he was strong enough that day to hold on, unfortunately he took out many other riders when he would wipe out. RC was simply the best, most consistent rider to ever step on the track.....without him the other two might be rated a bit higher.

Jett Lawerence is finally the once in a generation rider like these two.

Flip flopper RC. Always looking for the bigger, better deal. No loyalty.

No one ever.... picked up one the games with james... no one... fact!

Why do all these old motocross videos look like there 100 years old

I like Chase but the boy has always and still has way to many excuses. He was handed a Supercross championship for 2023 when Tomac went away injured otherwise it is doubtful he would have been #1. Chase is exactly like Dylan Ferrandis and is a 1 time champion only. Chase needs to step it up with a positive attitude, forget everyone else and be a grown up man and stop the years long same old excuses/reasons of not winning.

I quite watching when they switched to 4 strokes

Iikio e devo ancora finire tra ci te che ti

4 stokes suck. Period