INTERVIEW
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MOTOCROSSER MALCOLM STEWART
"Actually, me and my practice
mechanic were planning on taking a big vacation," says Stewart.
"But then Troy Lee came over to
talk to me – unfortunately Christian Craig got hurt – and they
came over to me and asked me
if I wanted to try the [450] TLD
bike, and I said, 'sure'! I decided
that was way better than sitting
on the couch spending money. It
was a good opportunity for me,
and I didn't have a ride, plus my
performance during Supercross
wasn't that good, so I felt I needed to be out on the track doing
the best I could to try to get a ride
for 2014. That was the only shot
I had."
It was a golden opportunity for
the younger Stewart to move up
to the 450 class, which is where
Malcolm felt he belonged all
along.
"The 450 is a lot better for
me because of my weight," says
Stewart. "I weigh 185 pounds and
battling with guys that weigh 135
pounds like Blake Baggett, that
was pretty tough. So the weight
