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tewart: Yoshimura Suzuki
Supercross has been miss- ing a key player at the big table in past years. Regard- less of who your favorite rider is, there are many that have passed through the sport that demand attention when they are on the motorcycle. Albeit speed or style, there are some guys who you can not help but watch when they are on
the track. To say that the #7 Suzuki of James Stewart did not fall into that category would be absolute blasphemy. Since a very young age, James has possessed a natural ability for riding
dirt bikes. As he climbed the ladder of amateur motocross, it was apparent
that James had something very special and it was not long until the top level teams in the nation were knocking at the Stewart’s door in hopes of grabbing the young blood up. Fast forward through an impressive career as a rookie and aboard 125 machines, James Stewart proved the hype to be correct challeng- ing the elite racers in the division from the get go ultimately stealing first place overall in an astonishing twenty-eight of thirty-one races. Stewart changed the game in many ways, raising the bar and creating new opportunities for racers following in his ruts. James and his mar- ketability helped him elevate himself and the sport to much higher lengths with things such as a reality show and his own custom sports performance apparel