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posted May 06, 2006 10:41 AM
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Bikeland Chats with Kawasaki's James "Bubba" Stewart
 Bikeland's Princesskiwi caught up with Kawasaki's James "Bubba" Stewart the night before the Amp'd Mobile Supercross Finals in Las Vegas, Nevada. Here's what the Kawasaki rider had to say about life, racing and pizza...
PK: What do you do the night before a race?
James: The night before a race I sign autographs, I catch a bite to eat and then that's about it. I try to chill out the night before the race because I've got a big day tomorrow!
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PK: Do you have a special pre-race breakfast?
James: No, I mean I kinda eat the regular stuff... Just eggs and cereal to get a little strength before, but I mainly eat when I get to the track and have a good lunch and then we start our day off.
PK: How do you keep your energy up all day?
James: I'm so used to working out. I do it during the week. I run a whole bunch of laps. You know, I've got a program that I do that so when I get to race day it doesn't really seem like much. I work hard during the week and the weekend is just kinda like the easiest part of the week. (he laughs)
PK: I don't believe that but if you say so! (laughing)
PK: So, last weekend you were just in really really wet Seattle and now you're racing in the Desert in Vegas. How do those extreme differences affect your racing?
James: I kinda like (the mud.) The mud was cool to me! Twice this year we had mud races and I won both. The biggest thing is to just get out there not get sick. That's one thing when you've got 13 weeks in a row and then you've got 2 weeks off and you have more races to go. Just traveling on the airplane and then meeting different people I think you tend to get sick. I haven't got sick this year and I kinda appreciate that. I watch what I eat and always wash my hands.
PK: How's the Bike?
James: Kawasaki's great! They've just extended my deal. We're there for the next two years. I've been with these guys for 13 years now and I'm just really happy to be able to stay. The motorcycle's good. We've figured everything out and we've been doing great!
PK: What can your fans expect from you tomorrow?
James: (laughs) Hopefully to wrap up one Championship tomorrow. Hopefully I can become the World Champion tomorrow and maybe win the AMA. I may need a little help in that one because I'm 5 points back. If I can come out of there with two Championships, I'll be really happy!
PK: What's you favorite color?
James: Honestly, my favorite color is green, so it matches the bike! (laughs) Ha! ... gooood!
PK: What's your favorite pizza?
James: Pepperoni, I'm a pepperoni man.
PK: Do you have a lucky charm?
James: No, no lucky charm really. The Lord himself, but that's it.
PK: Does your Dad come to every race? I've seen him at a couple now.
James: Yeah, my Dad comes to every race I race so, it's fortunate enough I have a great family that supports me 100% and it makes things a lot easier on me just having a nice strong camp behind me.
PK: What do you do with your off-season?
James: Honestly there's no off-season. We get maybe two weeks off and then we're back on it. Just because we have races our season goes from January to September and then we have a race in October and then we have races in December so there's never really an off-season.
PK: What would you be doing if you weren't racing?
James: If I wasn't racing I'd probably race some cars or something! Yeah, that's my second passion. I've always love racing just because it's something I can do. It's all on me, it's no team sport. It's nothing, so if I lose the race I consider that I lost the race and not anybody else.
PK: If someone is starting dirt riding are there any tips you'd give them?
James: Yeah I think the reason I got this far is just having fun. I just tell young kids coming up and people who're just starting to race... You gotta take it to a point where you want to be serious but also you want to have fun.
PK: Hmmm... one last question. I've been having so much fun talking to you.
James: Anything you want!
PK: The fans seem to really, really like you.
James: Yeah, I think I bond well with my fans. You know I just realized what it feels like being on the other side of the fence and when I was coming up as an amateur and looking up to the guys I used to look up to, how they felt coming to these autograph things, getting an autograph meant so much so I just try to show them a good time. I like to hang out with them and show them I appreciate them for coming out and I think that's why they like me so much.
PK: It really shows. Do you have any causes you're working with or any charities you want to promote?
James: I'm more of a person that if I see a homeless guy on the street I give him a hundred dollars. If I see somebody that's going to a waffle house that doesn't have enough money to buy dinner I'll buy him dinner myself. That's how I do my charity. I don't have one particular charity that I donate to. I donate to a lot of charities but I like to give people money right off the street to see they're enjoying something from it.
PK: Very cool. Thank you very much! We'll be watching tomorrow!
James: You're welcome.
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posted May 06, 2006 12:55 PM
Edited By: Michael Lee on 6 May 2006 14:37
 Nice Job . . . he's a great role model
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posted May 06, 2006 02:13 PM
Great interview and article PK. 
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posted May 07, 2006 01:31 AM
I would love to spent the afternoon with James teaching me and some of my bikeland friends how to ride dirt.
That would be super cool.
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posted May 07, 2006 05:57 PM
Edited By: Michael Lee on 7 May 2006 18:57
I guess James will have ta be happy with "The Best in tha World"
Glad R/C got another AMA Championship - He's a remarkable racer and good sport
I wonder if (R/C) sitting out some of the 2007 season cause he knows "Bubba" is
gonna kick his azz - THE CHANGING OF THE GUARD IS UPON US . . . . . . . .
LONG LIVE BUBBA . . . . . .
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posted May 07, 2006 06:00 PM
Not alot of 'Dirt' fans in these parts are there . . . . . ?
I can hear echo's . . . . . .
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posted May 07, 2006 07:30 PM
Hey Girlee and I were there!! Great time PK , Fish and Freek. It was great to meet ya all.
I just can not get that table dance out of my head!! 
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posted May 07, 2006 07:46 PM
no kidding... we'll get that up "online" for general consumption when we get home...
painful!
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posted May 08, 2006 04:07 AM
Tiger Woods is the Bubba Stewart of golf.
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posted May 08, 2006 06:58 AM
Thanks Fish and PK, None of us are much into the Dirt, but This was Racing version of Ali Frazier or maybe (for us Older) Louis - Smelling. Two people at the top of their game and fairly equal equipment. One on the way up and one on the way out..
I enjoyed the interview and the excellent questions like we would have asked if we were cool enough to ask them and not say stupid things!
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posted May 08, 2006 07:23 AM
Great Job!!! PK!!! good read...
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posted May 08, 2006 07:30 AM
That kid needs to put in a lot of hours driving carts. He's going to need another (fun) job soon.
Fine work PK.
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posted May 08, 2006 11:56 AM
After thinking about it, from what PK got out of him, "The most dangerous part of his job is meeting the fans and trying to avoid their Germs!" They are litterly loving him to DEATH!
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posted May 08, 2006 06:46 PM
Cool. Bubba is the MAN!!
Thanks PK!!
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