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....getting up after the smallest tip overs? What's the deal with this. He had a small tip over at the second to last SX race and was dead dog slow getting going again. Pretty much cost himself the championship right there. Anderson had an almost identical washout and he remounted in a few seconds and finished on the podium still.
He has another tip over at Highpoint and again takes forever to get going again. Remounts in last place.
During Glenn Helen timed qualifying he had the smallest tip over but took at least a full minute to get going again. Then pulls into mechanics area. When I saw how long it took him to get going I knew he was in for an off day.
There is just no hustle or urgency from him when he has a small tip over. I know he doesn't have an e-start but he's not spending his time kicking the bike over. He gets up slow, picks up bike slow. Remounts slow. Kicks over slow.
Seems so strange for someone of his caliber to have such a lack of urgency during a race.
He has another tip over at Highpoint and again takes forever to get going again. Remounts in last place.
During Glenn Helen timed qualifying he had the smallest tip over but took at least a full minute to get going again. Then pulls into mechanics area. When I saw how long it took him to get going I knew he was in for an off day.
There is just no hustle or urgency from him when he has a small tip over. I know he doesn't have an e-start but he's not spending his time kicking the bike over. He gets up slow, picks up bike slow. Remounts slow. Kicks over slow.
Seems so strange for someone of his caliber to have such a lack of urgency during a race.
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And sometimes slower is faster...how many times have you seen guys trying to hurry from a tip over...stall the bike...try starting it in gear...then find neutral...finally get it started and back in the race...in the mean time their breathing becomes sporadic (holding their breath), heart rate has spiked, and they've wasted a ton of energy kicking the bike 10 times.
I am sure they have figured out that the extra time he spends staying calm and collected is much easier to gain back over the next 30 minutes vs. if he blows his wad trying to get back up and then runs out of juice near the end of the moto.
All jokes aside though, he is pretty slow at getting up. But if it works for him it works.
^^good one ted 722. that front brake snip sure was sloth-like
all i can say is that Eli takes his sweet ass time on the smallest of tips
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As for NJ I'm not sure, probably him knowing he screwed the pooch.
Sure, if he crashes he may not have a shot at winning that moto, but he's also going for a championship where every point counts. Perhaps someone should let him know that!!
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