What’s the next step on the pathway of life for James “Bubba” Stewart?

The multi-time AMA motocross and supercross champion had a supercross-only contract with Yamaha last season and that became a tragic waste of talent when he crashed out midway through the season.

He tried to make a comeback near the end of the motocross season and dipped out on being selected for the season-ending Motocross of Nations.

But does that mean he’s all washed up? Where to from here? A contract to race both supercross and motocross in 2011? Can he repeat his runaway winning performances of past years? Has he still got it?

Is there a job for him at the local burger bar? What about a paper run?

Anyway, for the record, James Stewart has agreed to come clean …

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