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5/12/2017 6:55pm
5/12/2017 6:55pm
It seems like a lot of people either think it was awesome that Osborn took out Savatgy or "they don't have a problem with it" I have a feeling that these same guys would be so pissed if Tomac took out Dungey. AND what is a BIG question, what would the AMA do if Tomac won the championship by that take out? Just a $7500 fine? Would they be consistent? They never have been before.
The Shop
Just ask Reed. That said, Eli has WAY too much class and respect to be that aggressive against a fellow champion Dungey. He "races hard, but clean".
If he did the bunching thing and ran him off the track several times, then let him pass, and then cleaned him out. It would have been a pre meditated malicious act and KTM would have the opinion the FIM should have done something about it before it escalated to the point of endangering their rider and the reigning champion. They would use the precedent of Reed being instantly black flagged for taking out Canard a couple years ago.
There would be a massive legal battle between KTM and the FIM for not enforcing the rules consistently and Vital would explode.
Glad it ended up the way it did. Eli tried his strategy and rode a wiiiiiiiide bike, but ultimately he didn't do anything too crazy.
If Tomac crashed, rode from 20seconds behind second last place, catching Dungey with one corner to go, and made an identical move, I'd be fine with that. Even Savatgy has said "he'd do the same thing".
I don't believe Osbornes pass would have been anything like what transpired if his bike wasn't stuck for so long, and he had caught Savatgy with say, a lap to go. He just would have cruised past in a safe spot and gapped him.
Osborne had a choice: Pass Savatgy when/where/how he did, or not win the title.
Eli would have had to ride like it wasn't a race, but rather a demolition derby, to have done that to Dungy.
As it was, he did everything he could, without lowering his standard from "clean hard racer". (Or incurring the random wraith of the controlling body.)
Tomacs display was nothing I've ever seen before....thankfully it failed
Pit Row
No doubt it would have been a black flag/dq
I'm fine with everything that went on in both classes, except for Osbornes fine. (Which hardly matters either.)
A great night of racing!
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