because he got the holeshot... the other thing is that reed pretty much messed up by not moving out of the way... and riders started getting stuck in that uphill
I was at the corner at the bottom of the hill when Stewart rode way down near the banners to get a run at the hill I got hit with a little bit of his roost, and my 16 year old self thought it was the coolest eff’n thing that ever happened to me lol..truly grateful I was there to experience that
@@EarthSurferUSA lol nah. Roostin is a game. It’s kinda like getting Smirnoff iced. If you get caught lacking, get stuck on the trail/track, or just behind me the whole time, I’m gonna roost you every time lmao. Can’t get mad just get even
I was here at this race all these years ago. They didn't show it well on the broadcast, but everyone was sliding down the hills. The whole thing was a shitshow so everyone just embraced it.
More like one drunk guy who wanted to make it on tv lol I watched him run and belly slide down the hill. They started asking people to stop after someone cut their back on the hill.
Actually no he wouldn't of, he woulda been roosted with mud he wouldn't be as fast. He won and lapped everybody because he got ahead of all the mud bullshit
I raced against RC and was lucky enough to get to watch him grow up riding here in Florida and he was so sick. Even on a kx80 he was hitting triples and hitting the huge table top at Dade city. Nothing but respect ✊
I got to ride with him and some of his buddies at Comp Park in southern California one day. Well we both rode the track at the same time I wasn't really riding with him, but 13 year old me though it was the coolest day ever. He was destroying all his friends and they were just messing around. He'd pull a lead on his buddies then wait for them to catch and pass him then rip by them again lol. I remember he was smoking everyone while sitting down the entire track, seat popping all the jumps 😂.
I saw Ricky fail miserably in the mud at Southwick in 1998. He was literally crying as he was going around the track. I felt so bad for him. He was so frustrated.
@@nondualnavigation well for the mx nations or whatever race where countries compete they race on the european tracks and the mxgp tracks and do fairly well, although the Europeans usually dominate
I lived in the time of "Showtime" & "The King Of Supercross" Jeremy McGrath. Even raced against him when he got off the minis and on to a 125. He smoked the snot out of the entire field. It was like if Haiden "Dangerboy" Deegan got on his 125 today and raced the novice class at Barona.
@@JB-vw7os LOL I love your comment. I learned to ride a dirt bike in 1979. Still a lot of two big spring shocks on the back and front lol. But the center air shock was being produced by then. My first dirt bike had points and a condenser, a metal gas tank and fenders and drum brakes on the front and back operated by a cable lol
I was there for this. The contrast between the first and second motos was crazy. Perfect conditions for the first 450 race, then about 2 hours straight of torrential downpour before the second moto. Super glad to have been there to witness motocross history. Ricky was on another level that day.
I live on the west coast and luckily I went to Millville the year before and witnessed how steep the hills are. This race cements the fact that Ricky is and will be the GOAT!!
Also for 3 seasons straight had a 100% podiums in MX and in that time only finished 3rd twice. Ricky also has two 100% podiums for two seasons of SX were as McGrath only has one.
I remember watching this live with my dad and my brother back when we were kids... just in awe of what was happening, and wondering how and where he could have found the motivation to not only win, but to literally ride circles around the next best guy. For all the younger riders today who don't remember this golden era of motocross and wonder why everyone calls him the G.O.A.T. there is no better example than this race.
It’s amazing how smart of a rider Ricky was. I remember everyone else was going down low on the downhill corner. They were all getting stuck. Ricky was the only one smart enough to stay up high and out of the mud.
At least one racer thought, for a brief moment, as Ricky passed that they were in the lead...then at the checkered flag they realized he lapped their slow asses
3:25 Pure exhaustion is what that is. Riding is hard enough in dry conditions, then you slide around and drop it in the mud picking up 240lbs+ the weight of mud, sucks all the energy out of you.
So in the early running before Chad and James dumped over in that rut it was fascinating to see a) how far ahead Ricky was and b) how far James was ahead of the rest of them too.
I was at this race! Chad Reed lost his silencer on his bike it was so loud! We found a bag left behind with Andrew short signature gear! RV was a tank before the rain and RC with the 1:46 second lead ahead of everyone! So glad I can say I was apart of this history!
I remember watching this as a kid and to see Stewart fall like he did after getting out of the mud i remember being so pissed but laughing so hard. Was a huge Stewart fan and Ricky
Ricky is the GOAT. It reminds me of when I cryed my way down my first slope skiing. I hated it, but then when I went the second time, I was much more prepared. It went from a 30 minute deal to a 3 minute slope. Then nothing was shit after that. I'm not winning any races skiing, but I know how a shitty day builds character.
I grew up watching Jeremy McGrath and then Ricky Carmichael you know I thought Bubba Stewart was going to be the goat but it seemed like he couldn't handle the pressure Ricky Carmichael hands down is one of the best to ever grace the sport of motocross Supercross the man was just an absolute beast and could handle pressure like it was nothing
Not one of the best,he is the best by far. Bubba never beat him for a championship. 150 overall wins, 2 perfect seasons, 10 straight championships(which is how many he contested) Nobody else is even in the ballpark
I was lucky(or unlucky) enough to be a Team Green rider in the 90's with RC, and the only chance anyone else had to win was in the mud....like Tom Brady, true 🐐's work on their weaknesses....so much respect.👊
Such a legend, he’s truly the best to ever do it!!! James is a close second but I’m sorry, Ricky was just an absolute monster on the track and just about impossible to catch!!!! Any dirt bike rider in the world will tell you he’s the goat too, hands down!!! 🐐💯
Stewart was faster in supercross no doubt. Totally disagree in motocross. The unique thing about Ricky was he was able to ride on the edge where other riders would end up on the ground.
I was there! Right at the bottom of the hill where everyone was getting stuck. One of the first years JS was on the big 450, he was holding on for life! Such a great memory watching everyone have trouble and Ricky just waltz passed making it look easy.
I am driving motorcycles since the day I turned 18 (now 35) from CB500 to CBR1000RR Fireblade. I have driven a 125cc motocrossbike 1 time, it was the most crazy bike experience I have ever had and I was exhausted after 5 minutes. People don't realise how much strength and power it takes to even drive those bikes let alone in mud as deep as this
I believe he could have won 5 more outdoors titles. When RC retired he was still in his prime. In 07 SX his speed was getting closer to JS each race, faster and faster. RC had the skill and the will to find the speed needed to beat JS in supercross. But even the way it was RC would have won more SX titles because JS would have crashed even more having to push harder to stay ahead of RC. I just wish if he had to retire then go race MX1 in Europe for 3 years. RC is the only American that I know with out a doubt would have dominated MX1. Nascar was a long shot
Herlings almost did same at Lierop 2012 , lapped entire field but his teammate van hoorebeek who came second ..and that wasnt a mudder ...these kind of races are very rare , RC was a level above at that time and these races will always be remembered
Great, GREAT stuff, from a wonderful era of racing. Now that Carmichael and Stewart are commentating Supercross together, I'd pay money to have the two of them commentate this race Mystery Science Theater style.
kevin windham has got to be one of the nicest guys that was riding. Remember asking for an autograph on a magazine as a young kid from him in the pits and he went back, signed his riding jersey, and gave it to me
He had to get good in the mud because if he had to put a leg down he was going to fall over and never getting back on. He's too short for that to even be possible! The interview lady towers over him! Love that little guy ;-)
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Was at that race. Crazy how Ricky was not phased by the mud at all while everyone else looked like they could barely ride a bike.
because he got the holeshot... the other thing is that reed pretty much messed up by not moving out of the way... and riders started getting stuck in that uphill
@@bewimotos or maybe it’s because he’s a badass rider anywhere anytime
@@dominicw8868 of course he is one of the greatest, but cant discard what happend in that section
@@bewimotos You obviously missed the part when he had to go through the same shit as everyone else to lap them ALL.
@@zacharyradford5552 yeah he completely missed it
I was at the corner at the bottom of the hill when Stewart rode way down near the banners to get a run at the hill I got hit with a little bit of his roost, and my 16 year old self thought it was the coolest eff’n thing that ever happened to me lol..truly grateful I was there to experience that
Nice. But if your buddy did that, you would be pissed. :)
Lol
@@EarthSurferUSA correct
@@EarthSurferUSA lol nah. Roostin is a game. It’s kinda like getting Smirnoff iced. If you get caught lacking, get stuck on the trail/track, or just behind me the whole time, I’m gonna roost you every time lmao. Can’t get mad just get even
i was just up the hill from there..pretty good spot.
Why cant the announcers be this funny nowadays😂
Apparently you only watch supercross. You do understand this is outdoor motocross right? Completely different stuff.
@@JbBackFeeble calm down
Because a snowflakes may get offended 🤣
@@Equinsu_Ocha yesss 🤣
@@JbBackFeeble even the moto announcers are a bit questionable
This is why he is and will always be my hero. Truly the goat
I was here at this race all these years ago. They didn't show it well on the broadcast, but everyone was sliding down the hills. The whole thing was a shitshow so everyone just embraced it.
Lol, I feel like it was one of those things where they saw a little kid doing it and everybody else joined in
I was there too. Such an awesome time.
More like one drunk guy who wanted to make it on tv lol I watched him run and belly slide down the hill. They started asking people to stop after someone cut their back on the hill.
@Kyler DeFeyter I heard about that from someone else! You know what they say about luck its s when preparedness meets opportunity lol.
why
"he can take a nap and still win"
God bless, Jesus loves you guys
@@evanjanse4038 always
Me everytime I choose beginner difficulty level on any racing games
Lmfao
Rasing a Nissan Micra against buggatis n lambos
Lmao
Ricky could have left his bike at the finish on the last lap, walked the track, and still come out in first
no joke, i know someone who raced 85s against him, and he said by the time everyone else finished ricky was in the pits with his gear off.
@@danniemckinney3 same one guy ik said he was only in there sight for half a lap
Actually no he wouldn't of, he woulda been roosted with mud he wouldn't be as fast. He won and lapped everybody because he got ahead of all the mud bullshit
God bless, Jesus loves you guys
I agree
I raced against RC and was lucky enough to get to watch him grow up riding here in Florida and he was so sick. Even on a kx80 he was hitting triples and hitting the huge table top at Dade city. Nothing but respect ✊
I got to ride with him and some of his buddies at Comp Park in southern California one day. Well we both rode the track at the same time I wasn't really riding with him, but 13 year old me though it was the coolest day ever. He was destroying all his friends and they were just messing around. He'd pull a lead on his buddies then wait for them to catch and pass him then rip by them again lol. I remember he was smoking everyone while sitting down the entire track, seat popping all the jumps 😂.
"When you saw Ricky lap you in 2nd place" LOL that was brutal.
I saw Ricky fail miserably in the mud at Southwick in 1998. He was literally crying as he was going around the track. I felt so bad for him. He was so frustrated.
Maybe he learned and there u see the result of not training in sunny socal
Your just mad you can't ride every day of the year
@@ShrimpDaddys no, i meant that pro riders should maybe ride harder tracks than well prepped pala. MXGP guys ride hard tracks and are better
@@-ETK- you’ve got a good point. I’d love to see half the AMA riders get thrown into a MXGP track and see how that ends up...
@@nondualnavigation well for the mx nations or whatever race where countries compete they race on the european tracks and the mxgp tracks and do fairly well, although the Europeans usually dominate
I was at this race and have been at every Spring Creek race since 2000 and this was by far the most memorable
What year was this race
@@tinorider1336 2006 if I remember right. Because RC came out of retirement in 2007 for 4 or 6 races and Spring Creek was one of them
Love watching these guys go faster in the mud than I can go in perfect conditions.
Witnessing this in person was amazing. Will never forget it
@@timgthatsit6756 Appreciate the advice! Ill never forget it!
@@timgthatsit6756 Take care man, wish you all the best.
@@mathewwaldron8110 Word !
We lived in the time of Ricky Carmichael "The Goat". That's pretty badass.
I lived in the time of "Showtime" & "The King Of Supercross" Jeremy McGrath. Even raced against him when he got off the minis and on to a 125. He smoked the snot out of the entire field. It was like if Haiden "Dangerboy" Deegan got on his 125 today and raced the novice class at Barona.
i was a kid in the time of Magoo. I win.
@@jeffboone7553 Nice, Danny "Magoo" Chandler.
Nope i win I was riding super minis 76-77 Roger DeCoster and Hurricane Hanna back when men wear men and bikes had two rear shocks 😂 LOL dam I’m old
@@JB-vw7os LOL I love your comment. I learned to ride a dirt bike in 1979. Still a lot of two big spring shocks on the back and front lol. But the center air shock was being produced by then. My first dirt bike had points and a condenser, a metal gas tank and fenders and drum brakes on the front and back operated by a cable lol
I was there for this. The contrast between the first and second motos was crazy. Perfect conditions for the first 450 race, then about 2 hours straight of torrential downpour before the second moto. Super glad to have been there to witness motocross history. Ricky was on another level that day.
2 undefeated outdoor Mx seasons. 48 moto wins. Enough said.
and 150 overalls and 10 straight championships (every single one that he contested , he won)
@@Christatum411 Yeah man RC was a beast on a motorcycle. Nearly unbeatable. I miss him.
I live on the west coast and luckily I went to Millville the year before and witnessed how steep the hills are. This race cements the fact that Ricky is and will be the GOAT!!
I remember Ricky crashed in the first corner at Phoenix, got up and passed the whole field to finish with like a half lap lead. 🐐
Also for 3 seasons straight had a 100% podiums in MX and in that time only finished 3rd twice. Ricky also has two 100% podiums for two seasons of SX were as McGrath only has one.
They Don't Call Him The GOAT for nothing!!!
I remember watching this live with my dad and my brother back when we were kids... just in awe of what was happening, and wondering how and where he could have found the motivation to not only win, but to literally ride circles around the next best guy. For all the younger riders today who don't remember this golden era of motocross and wonder why everyone calls him the G.O.A.T. there is no better example than this race.
Même les pilotes en Europe savent que RC est le meilleur de tout les temps. McGrath, JMB .
I remember watching this live and it was incredible. Carmichael showed he was in a completely different league.
It’s amazing how smart of a rider Ricky was. I remember everyone else was going down low on the downhill corner. They were all getting stuck. Ricky was the only one smart enough to stay up high and out of the mud.
Without a doubt the highest racing IQ ever.
Was there at “that” corner! Epic day to be a spectator!
My buddies and I were there as well. We were kids on the fence. Was still one of the best one for the memory book
"Chinese fire drill"🤣🤣🤣 Not many are brave enough to say that today!🤣
At least one racer thought, for a brief moment, as Ricky passed that they were in the lead...then at the checkered flag they realized he lapped their slow asses
I was alive to watch ricky Carmichael, Jeremy McGrath. Some of the best.
What an incredible talent. Don't think we'll ever see a mud race like this ever again.
This is absolutely my favorite video on youtube
This was a classic! Thanks for uploading this!
I think RC is definitely the GOAT. Just an insane amount of talent .
Watching Ricky Carmichael this happy after a race makes me feel young again!
Kind of shows it all ! when it comes to the greatest of all time ! Ricky deserves that title hands down!!
Yeah of course he does. He destroyed everybody that season
The interview girl “you absolutely sucked in the mud 10 years ago” 😂
🤣🤣
3:25 Pure exhaustion is what that is. Riding is hard enough in dry conditions, then you slide around and drop it in the mud picking up 240lbs+ the weight of mud, sucks all the energy out of you.
Ricky was such an awesome racer . I loved watching him ride.
I was there. I think my crap is still wet. 😂😂😂
So in the early running before Chad and James dumped over in that rut it was fascinating to see
a) how far ahead Ricky was and
b) how far James was ahead of the rest of them too.
I remember watching this race live. One of the best ever.
This is the G.O.A.T. in full form.
I was at this race! Chad Reed lost his silencer on his bike it was so loud! We found a bag left behind with Andrew short signature gear! RV was a tank before the rain and RC with the 1:46 second lead ahead of everyone! So glad I can say I was apart of this history!
The goat! I'll never forget watching him live. So good!
I remember watching this as a kid and to see Stewart fall like he did after getting out of the mud i remember being so pissed but laughing so hard. Was a huge Stewart fan and Ricky
I miss Erin Bates and Jenny Taft doing the interviews, they need to bring them back.
That was awesome. #4 looked like the only dirtbike racer out there.
There’s a reason why they call him The G.O.A.T.👍🏻
Lol omg Chinese Fire Drill 😂😂 imagine Will Christian saying that today.
I resent that
@@VietnamAndKoreanFlashbacks good, it was said 3 times on the broadcast
@@BigMxRadio idgaf 🤣 I'm sitting here eating a winners dinner, like winners do!
RACIST!!!! everyone protest motocross now. Its white supremacy!!!
@@mikepalmer1971 solid plans
“Has lapped the entire field” where it would normally show his lead time lmaoooo
Oh man this was awesome... glad I randomly stumbled into it
Who else died laughing when Stewart tried to send it the second time and flung off the bike lol
That record will never be tied
Carmichael is such a good dude too. GOAT
I remember this race. Crazy its been 15 years already
3:24
I like how he was like "I accept my fate, take me, take me away, mud."
“I just wanted to do it” - absolute fucking goat.
This has to be the most memorable of all the races by far.
I was here, I was 12. And I was losing my mind as the biggest rc fan
Ricky is the GOAT. It reminds me of when I cryed my way down my first slope skiing. I hated it, but then when I went the second time, I was much more prepared. It went from a 30 minute deal to a 3 minute slope. Then nothing was shit after that. I'm not winning any races skiing, but I know how a shitty day builds character.
I grew up watching Jeremy McGrath and then Ricky Carmichael you know I thought Bubba Stewart was going to be the goat but it seemed like he couldn't handle the pressure Ricky Carmichael hands down is one of the best to ever grace the sport of motocross Supercross the man was just an absolute beast and could handle pressure like it was nothing
Stewart would have done more if Ricky didn't retire. He was only chasing him. But Ricky is the GOAT hands down 💯
Not one of the best,he is the best by far. Bubba never beat him for a championship. 150 overall wins, 2 perfect seasons, 10 straight championships(which is how many he contested) Nobody else is even in the ballpark
I was lucky(or unlucky) enough to be a Team Green rider in the 90's with RC, and the only chance anyone else had to win was in the mud....like Tom Brady, true 🐐's work on their weaknesses....so much respect.👊
Such a legend, he’s truly the best to ever do it!!! James is a close second but I’m sorry, Ricky was just an absolute monster on the track and just about impossible to catch!!!! Any dirt bike rider in the world will tell you he’s the goat too, hands down!!! 🐐💯
Agreed. But some of the best races where him and bubba. Best races both will say it to
@Martijn On a 2 stroke !!!
Stewart was the fastest rider hands down, but he didn’t have the bike control to finish the job. That’s what separated him from the goat.
Stewart was faster in supercross no doubt. Totally disagree in motocross. The unique thing about Ricky was he was able to ride on the edge where other riders would end up on the ground.
This is the funniest race ever 😂😂
The GOAT!
Whoa! The GOAT strikes again
I was a little kid and I remember going and watching this. Unforgettable
This is more fun to watch than supercross in a stadium
We were there that day! Sitting on the massive hill in the rain watching history. So cool.
those 4 strokes back in the day where hard to start..
The overall GOAT athlete of all sports. Dude was amazing
I was there! Right at the bottom of the hill where everyone was getting stuck. One of the first years JS was on the big 450, he was holding on for life! Such a great memory watching everyone have trouble and Ricky just waltz passed making it look easy.
I was lucky enough to witness this all in person
It's 2022 now, and this is still awesome!
Damn. I forgot about this race. Always hated RC because I was a McGrath kid. Love these old videos!
4:15 james was exhausted he just sat down and didnt stand up anymore
I am driving motorcycles since the day I turned 18 (now 35) from CB500 to CBR1000RR Fireblade. I have driven a 125cc motocrossbike 1 time, it was the most crazy bike experience I have ever had and I was exhausted after 5 minutes. People don't realise how much strength and power it takes to even drive those bikes let alone in mud as deep as this
125cc is for kids
I’ve never seen bubba ride like that. He’s a legend. That mud took him out. But that’s why RC is the goat
Pretty cool thinking he walked away from winning another outdoor season.
I believe he could have won 5 more outdoors titles. When RC retired he was still in his prime. In 07 SX his speed was getting closer to JS each race, faster and faster. RC had the skill and the will to find the speed needed to beat JS in supercross. But even the way it was RC would have won more SX titles because JS would have crashed even more having to push harder to stay ahead of RC. I just wish if he had to retire then go race MX1 in Europe for 3 years. RC is the only American that I know with out a doubt would have dominated MX1. Nascar was a long shot
Walked away from a possible SX title as well.
The goat 🐐
That was a memorable race!
This doesn’t get talked about enough. The most impressive stat to me. What an animal.
Herlings almost did same at Lierop 2012 , lapped entire field but his teammate van hoorebeek who came second ..and that wasnt a mudder ...these kind of races are very rare , RC was a level above at that time and these races will always be remembered
Not just the entire field, probably against the greatest field of riders that ever rode on a bike.
I was there! Best thing I’ve ever witnessed!
thats my idol baby! #4 for life
good old days
I was at this mud bath! Never will forget it.
Man milleville is the shit! That sand wash whoop section is insane when it’s 80 degrees and sunny. This is just bonkers.
Now this was real Motocross!
Great, GREAT stuff, from a wonderful era of racing. Now that Carmichael and Stewart are commentating Supercross together, I'd pay money to have the two of them commentate this race Mystery Science Theater style.
kevin windham has got to be one of the nicest guys that was riding. Remember asking for an autograph on a magazine as a young kid from him in the pits and he went back, signed his riding jersey, and gave it to me
He had to get good in the mud because if he had to put a leg down he was going to fall over and never getting back on. He's too short for that to even be possible! The interview lady towers over him! Love that little guy ;-)
Was there too. I overheard a guy say that a 100 year rain was about to happen
Just before the second lites moto
I was there. RC was amazing.
anyone in 2024 here thinking about that good ole days?
One of the smoothest mx racer I've ever seen wet or dry total control
Man, I was there. Awesome to witness history. I was right next to where Reed and Bubba got stuck. It was something else. RC is the GOAT
Man Ricky the legend
My dad has this on a old VHS tape he is a Huge RC fan and to this day he still talks about this race
LEGEND.
so proud i got to watch you ride ricky. your hands down the most all around racer of all time in my book.