I’ve gained so much respect for Cooper Webb this season. Most guys would’ve backed it down those last 5 minutes, he gave it everything he had. Dude defines the word GRIT
He's done that since his 250 days. I do respect that about him. Same reason I completely lost respect for tomac. Tomac in that same situation would've faded to like 8th. Then his fans would blame everything but the rider
I was so impressed with the racing and the track tonight. After hearing it was going to be a mudder and modified track like Birmingham my hope were low. This track was great considering the weather conditions!
I was at the Birmingham round live and the track crew did a great job, changing the track and making it rideable at a good race pace, but no whoops and easier rhythms made it a very 1 lined and a "follow the leader" kind of track, which led to a pretty boring main event. I'm glad they didn't modify Seattle as much as Bham, it ended up being some exciting racing..... at least in the 450s, on the 250s Levi kicked everyone else out the Kitchen 😂
RC is very difficult to listen to, he butchers the English language. Obviously he knows moto but I wish he would be replaced in the booth by a rotating cast with Weege, like was done in the outdoors a few years back. The King should be involved. JS7 and RV, definitely!
The 250 East/West shoot-out is going to be crazy! Remember the final SMX moto was Kitchen and Deegan 1-2. Now they are on separate teams. I see a battle upcoming
I raced harescrambles, but one race in particular I won the mini overall, lapped 2nd place & lapped 3rd place 2x.. 😅 1hr race, but a 3mi or so track. Needless to say it was the highlight of my mini days.. now I’m closing in on 30 😢
Oh and yes of course, my main competition wasn’t there that day. Unfortunately for me. There will always be that asterisk *️⃣ to that win in my mind. Them boys went pro, and still race. Aaron plessinger was one of the fastest around Ohio back in those days. He was so short but wicked fast..
It’s about time Coops getting the love and respect from fans that he’s deserved. He’s the most underrated factory rider by fans who clearly don’t understand him but I think his personality is finally coming out more that he left KTM.
First off…James…this past week on the 22nd of March…marked 10 years since your amazing come from behind supercross in Toronto…probably one of your best if not one of the best come from be hind races of all time! Secondly…we need you back in the booth for realllll
Love your show! Cooper W. is my fave. You are so funny when you "explain" Coop! He's is giving it his best shot lately. I'm so glad he's comfortable on the blue bike! Seattle was a challenge, and he had super-mega arm pump, so...shoot! That was a painful, well-earned effort! I can guarantee you, James...I am the grandmother of all your fans! The sport is finally allowed to SHINE!
@@cutndry4165 same! I first saw his personality on some of the Yamaha and Deegan videos last year and I loved his laid back attitude, he’s a very subtle guy. He’s looked so good this season!
Cause they won’t have rides money only goes to the top 5 ish guys. They need to spread the money out more so they have money for more guys. The top 20 should be all factory.
Last season, round 16 of 17, 1 and 2 both go out with injury after a back and forth battle between the top 3 all season long with a few others stepping up their programs which is showing this year. Last season gave birth to this season and I'm excited for the new few years of what supercross and Motocross may bring us viewers and fans.
For me it was either during the 2011 season. We had Villopoto, Dungey, Stewart, Reed and Canard all battling for the title.. or 1990.. We had Bradshaw, Matseviech, Bayle, Larocco, Ward, Kiedrowski,, Stanton and Rick Johnson! That field was STACKED and the racing was so good!
Jordon Smith was fine. If you start black flagging riders for “possible” head injuries you are opening a huge fan or worms. Just wait until a title contender crashes and is Black Flagged and they made the wrong call. Could be disastrous
Him just clearly getting back on track without even checking...should be addressed. It was clearly imposing a risk on other riders. A quick glance...matters.
We were in Seattle, best track yet, multiple lines, sand, whoops. The race between the top two was the best and the stadium went nuts. Jett goes down, crowd loves it, the loudest of the night. Jett kept having so many little errors during the main, so instead he "t-bones" Webb. Jett has trouble with imperfect conditions.
@@Erick-di9gm It's not as bad as Portland :), but we parked in the Lumen Field garage, so didn't go near the homeless area. Also we park at Union Station for Seahawk games and it's never been a problem either. We do drive by it though, luckily haven't puncture a tire :).
Jett reminds me of you JS7 he's so much faster than everyone else. As long as he keeps it on 2 wheel and it look effortless 🤯 he is so talented. When webb and sexton watch the race back, i bet there like WTF is this guy. He made up 7 seconds in 2 laps. Like WTF!! These are the best guys in the world and hes making them look slow. But racing is racing and sh*t happens. Happy for webb though he's a proper dog
Jett had 13 minutes to catch up to Cooper and he couldn’t. He tried for 5 minutes then threw in the towel for 3rd. End of story. Actually AP almost passed Jett too.
Did you watch the race? Jett was catching back up then got stuck behind a stalled lapper and lost something like 8 seconds. That's when he dialed it back and decided it just wasn't his night. He talks about it in the post race interview.
Ooo we got a studio/ stage change! Lookin good, its bright for sure! -should hang a jersey or two up on our left and your right. Maybe one of the 259 jersey's
Cooper Webb has uncanny balance, people forget his dad was a surfer, so is Cooper,, its one of the things in he arsenal nobody else has, I don't know if its his ace in the hole, but it sure don't hurt him, GO COOPER WEB !!
What’s funny is I see ppl saying “bring back Ralph and Emig” but when they were commentators ppl complained about them every race. They said Jeff Emig was too big of a Dungey nut-rider
The thing with Webb in years gone by was that he wasn't as good through whoops when the fast way was to blitz, but he almost always made it back (and then some) once the track broke down. He had his jump line down well before anyone else.... the short whoops both help (he doesn't lose as much time) and hinder (there's not as much time to make back) him.
I think Jett thought copper was going to take that far outside line and he would have had 4 more feet of arc to try to line up and body him. When he saw copper take the more inside rut he thought shoot
Jett Reminds me of your speed. Here in St Louis on your 125cc if there was one more lap, you would have gotten first. I think if they added 1-lap more, you would have won, not because you had that second chance. But because you seemed to be the only one on the track that was wanting the Win. Everyone else around JS259 were just trying to hold on. Jett on that turn where he fell behind CW2, did the same thing Cooper did the week before. I need to see ET3 up front. Either he is taking this year cruising through till outdoor or he feels he is done. Or it's Just that there are 3-or -4 Tomac Speed riders that will give him his run for his money. Like his dad in MTB racing, once his second wind kicks in, he will be on top of the box again.
Just subbed Bubba, man I remember watching you battle Ricky and Reed, you brought the excitement man, you took lines and Jumps nobody would touch, you were do or die man much respect. I loved your style
Tomac should do some selected Outdoor Moto's this summer to keep pace and fitness, then go beast mode in the SMX play offs and win one more World title before the couch.
@@marmaleg5309 that's not hating genius. That's literally facts. If tomac barely races outdoors than he'll be so behind in points there would be no reason for him to race the 3 smx races cus he'd have no chance of winning the smx championship
He truly dominated this race and track and didn't win...... He was super super nice to Webb could have absolutely nailed Webb .... I think backing out was a big picture move making friends if you like. After that lapper stalled in the rut he made business decisions because until that point he was still catching Webb and Sexton rapidly, if he had of stayed charging he probably would have gotten close because it was just after that Chase stalled and it got a little messy between Sexton and Webb. But smart move to just take 3rd.
My take on eli. Hes still has world class speed. He just doesnt have the cardio to push for a full moto YET. I think eli will still have some really good rides
When a guy crashes and makes a lot of mistakes, you are riding over your head. When you don't crash and make fewer mistakes, you are not riding over your head. Therefore, Webb was the fastest rider.
It's a thing with Jett HOLD ON. He ran into Vince, Ran into Hunta in Paris, ran into Cooper,Ran into The lapper that's 4.Jett in my opinion In the back of the pack gets On The edge of the samurai sword. He either rides it or falls off that edge. At That speed There's a fine line.
The still I have of this clearly shows Jett pinned when his wheel is at Coops foot. That was almost a leg breaker. NFNg way was he trying to be nice. He’s in denial and his ego can’t except that he’s not superhuman, or as you expressed, invincible.
Jett really was on a different level of speed this past weekend. He just ran into too many issues to get the win. Everyone else should be scared when they go back and look at this race.
