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skidsteer16 5/8/2011 12:20am
5/8/2011 12:20am Edited Date/Time 5/8/2011 12:26am
Just watched the entire race again...

While some may question why Kyle and Cole were racing so hard for the positions... they did absolutely nothing wrong or "on purpose" to benefit Broc. Watch it again.

It played out how it played out. Sucks for Eli, but that's how the cards fell.
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sharkey 5/8/2011 12:31am
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skidsteer16 wrote:
Just watched the entire race again... While some may question why Kyle and Cole were racing so hard for the positions... they did absolutely nothing wrong...
Just watched the entire race again...

While some may question why Kyle and Cole were racing so hard for the positions... they did absolutely nothing wrong or "on purpose" to benefit Broc. Watch it again.

It played out how it played out. Sucks for Eli, but that's how the cards fell.
some of cunninghams move did really slow eli down though starting with driving him wide down that fast straight
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neyhart98dad 5/8/2011 6:05am
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All you guys crying for Tomac, look just like him crying.
Cole or Kyle did not do anything to hamper Eli from winning that race,20 riders trying to win that race.
Also did you not see Brock jump into Kyle and almost take them both down.

Get over it Eli will do good next year as will everyone else.
Also in the little high five session,I dont remember seeing Kyle in that mix,I will re-watch and see.I think he
might of rode by and waved or something.
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WhKnuckle 5/8/2011 6:10am
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Tomac didn't ride his usual race, real tentative, taking weird lines and making lots of mistakes. You have to wonder if he knew he didn't have many friends out there. Whatever, Tickle had a great season and won it fair and square.

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mccread 5/8/2011 6:16am
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Felt so bad for Tomac, he rode so well but got jacked around. But he has plenty of championships in him. Nice to see Tickle get his title after so many years.
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slowvet 5/8/2011 6:19am
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neysbo wrote:
eli is not the next larocco or pastrana. he had a great rookie season and made a couple bobbles the last few laps and gave the...
eli is not the next larocco or pastrana. he had a great rookie season and made a couple bobbles the last few laps and gave the title away. he still had a great season and will learn from it and move on. Tickle certainly had more help out there but Broc rode his ass off to win that title.
I siad he reminds me of Pastrana. Didn't say he was the next Pastrana.
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bobby397 5/8/2011 6:36am
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smc916 wrote:
There were two guys racing for a championship and two guys that went out of their way to make it hard on one of them. The...
There were two guys racing for a championship and two guys that went out of their way to make it hard on one of them. The group high fives sealed the deal for me, but in any other year Tickle would have already been the champ going into this race so I guess it is what it is. Consistency paid off I guess, but Tomac has a much brighter future than Tickle I feel.
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Agreed. Tickle won't win another one, Tomac will win several. It's unfortunate that Seely basically cost him this one but he has a long career ahead...
Agreed. Tickle won't win another one, Tomac will win several. It's unfortunate that Seely basically cost him this one but he has a long career ahead of him.
You guys and Hank must not know shit at all about moto? I like both Eli and broc, but to say broc won't do this or that? You're an idiot sir! Broc worked his ass off to get to the point he is at now and basically begged Mitch for 2 years to get on his team. Tickle was just as good as tomac in the outdoors last year also on a less than stellar bike. I see many wins in the future for both of these guys, and to down play ethier one is just plain jealousy. Grown up Peter pan....
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Wadded_Up 5/8/2011 7:02am
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I think that "RC" guy in the booth has been around a championship race or two if I'm not mistaken? He called it as he saw it, chicken shit racing. Maybe they can team up with that Lil Hanny dude, hows his championship going? They can call it the Three Brothers Chickenshit Racing Team or TBCRT. It can be sponsored by KFC........
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scooterB 5/8/2011 7:05am
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just watched his TWMX "how was your weekend interview"

dude has a damn good head on his shoulders
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smc916 5/8/2011 8:18am
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smc916 wrote:
There were two guys racing for a championship and two guys that went out of their way to make it hard on one of them. The...
There were two guys racing for a championship and two guys that went out of their way to make it hard on one of them. The group high fives sealed the deal for me, but in any other year Tickle would have already been the champ going into this race so I guess it is what it is. Consistency paid off I guess, but Tomac has a much brighter future than Tickle I feel.
nytsmaC wrote:
Agreed. Tickle won't win another one, Tomac will win several. It's unfortunate that Seely basically cost him this one but he has a long career ahead...
Agreed. Tickle won't win another one, Tomac will win several. It's unfortunate that Seely basically cost him this one but he has a long career ahead of him.
bobby397 wrote:
You guys and Hank must not know shit at all about moto? I like both Eli and broc, but to say broc won't do this or...
You guys and Hank must not know shit at all about moto? I like both Eli and broc, but to say broc won't do this or that? You're an idiot sir! Broc worked his ass off to get to the point he is at now and basically begged Mitch for 2 years to get on his team. Tickle was just as good as tomac in the outdoors last year also on a less than stellar bike. I see many wins in the future for both of these guys, and to down play ethier one is just plain jealousy. Grown up Peter pan....
Sorry I feel that Eli has more potential than Tickle. Tickle has been in the class for awhile, he was never dominant this year, but he was always there. Like I said any other year and Broc would have been champ going into Vegas, consistency paid off for him. Eli is a rookie and he'll win his championships, probably lots of them...but what do I know I'm just an idiot that doesn't know shit about moto.
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JCRF217 5/8/2011 8:45am
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I thought that seely being a honda guy would give his posion to tomac, but he blocked him and let tickle by. FUCK you seely and KC.
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downandup 5/8/2011 10:37am
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Like both Tomac and Tickle.

Time for Tickle to move up.

Like to see Tomac rule the west sx next year.

Can't wait to see both ride the outdoors.

Last night's race was awesome.

Everyone should be able to race, that's why it's called a race.
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CrashMaster 5/8/2011 11:30am
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bobby397 wrote:
You guys and Hank must not know shit at all about moto? I like both Eli and broc, but to say broc won't do this or...
You guys and Hank must not know shit at all about moto? I like both Eli and broc, but to say broc won't do this or that? You're an idiot sir! Broc worked his ass off to get to the point he is at now and basically begged Mitch for 2 years to get on his team. Tickle was just as good as tomac in the outdoors last year also on a less than stellar bike. I see many wins in the future for both of these guys, and to down play ethier one is just plain jealousy. Grown up Peter pan....
I would'nt say Tickle was just as good as Tomac was in the outdoors last season... If I remember rightWhistling did'nt Tomac win a national?
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Flatliner 5/8/2011 11:33am
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CR250Rider wrote:
tickle and cunningham buddies? Eli got teamed up on
scooterB wrote:
yeaaa they looked awfully chummy after the race. i saw multiple high fives
FastEddy wrote:
PC ride for KC next year? Smile
His bike looks as fast as any of the pro circuit bikes.
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adamdf 5/8/2011 11:34am
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smc916 wrote:
There were two guys racing for a championship and two guys that went out of their way to make it hard on one of them. The...
There were two guys racing for a championship and two guys that went out of their way to make it hard on one of them. The group high fives sealed the deal for me, but in any other year Tickle would have already been the champ going into this race so I guess it is what it is. Consistency paid off I guess, but Tomac has a much brighter future than Tickle I feel.
I agree with this
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oilman400 5/8/2011 1:18pm
5/8/2011 1:18pm Edited Date/Time 5/8/2011 1:25pm
I was surprised when Cole didn't let Eli past, cost his team a championship. the team manager must have been pissed. I don't like dirty team tatics but not helping at all? They are teammates aren't they?
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TDeath21 5/8/2011 1:37pm
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First off, congrats to Tickle for the championship. Seely and Cunningham definitely raced Tomac a lot harder than they did Tickle. When the race initially ended I thought maybe it just happened that way, but then they all exchanged high fives while Tomac rode off heartbroken. That really made me wonder. None of this however is Tickle's fault, unless we can somehow prove they all talked before the race about doing this. He himself raced Tomac clean. It was Cunningham and Seely that ruined it for Tomac. This all being said, there were no blatant slow down and block the guy or takeout moves by any rider to mess with Tomac. Well maybe Hansen a little bit early, but he's a teammate and that's expected from a teammate and from Hansen even if they weren't teammates. All in all Tomac got screwed over, but he has a bright future ahead of him and should hold his head high. The following riders also didn't win the championship their first year: RC, JS, RD, RV. Nothing to be ashamed of, and he'll be the championship favorite next year.
RedRider28 5/8/2011 2:26pm
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Another way to look at it is Seely and Cunningham were racing for the podium also as their contracts probably have some sort of bonus for them if they put it on the box. All in all it was a great race, I feel for Tomac as he got the short end of the stick but we shouldn't take anything away from Tickle he was consistent all season and he was coming off a broken collarbone about a month ago and showed a lot of heart to pull it off. Big props to all for making it a great season as we were all spoiled!

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WhKnuckle wrote:
Tomac didn't ride his usual race, real tentative, taking weird lines and making lots of mistakes. You have to wonder if he knew he didn't have...
Tomac didn't ride his usual race, real tentative, taking weird lines and making lots of mistakes. You have to wonder if he knew he didn't have many friends out there. Whatever, Tickle had a great season and won it fair and square.
I disagree. Tomac left Tickle in the beginning of the race and caught KC. Seeley (even after his crash was far ahead of third place) rode a very wide bike which allowed the two catch to catch up. KC almost landed on Tomac's arm on the fast straight and aggressively passed Tomac which allowed Tickle by. Tomac's mistake (beside not parking Seeley) was his aggressive pass attempt in the turn before the triple (he had to double). He wasnt close enough. Had he waited.... I think he would have easily caught and blocked passed Tickle.
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JPT 5/8/2011 3:37pm
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It was a great race.
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Trent179 5/8/2011 4:06pm
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Ing wrote:
I agree with RC. Can't believe what I was seeing. Cunningham and Seeley. Nuff said.
Yep, felt bad for Tomac. Oh well, he's got a brighter future ahead than those two clowns.
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throttle77 5/8/2011 4:13pm
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Watching the race it was kind of like Tomac was the good guy and you knew something bad was gonna happen to him. The high fives say it all.
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Watching the race it was kind of like Tomac was the good guy and you knew something bad was gonna happen to him. The high fives...
Watching the race it was kind of like Tomac was the good guy and you knew something bad was gonna happen to him. The high fives say it all.
The high fives were because he just won a championship and thats a damn good accomplishment. And the person broc high fived the most was Travis Baker and he wasnt even in the battle. To say KC and Seely rode Eli harder is a joke because when broc passed KC they both about went down and another thing if eli was in tickles position the same thing would have happened. Eli made some decisions that if he would have waited he could have had a championship, but it was still a great season for both tomac and tickle.
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throttle77 5/8/2011 6:06pm
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Tomac lost but nothing to be ashamed of IMO. Rode his ass off and came close. And he's a rookie. I think he could take the outdoor title.
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JCRF217 5/8/2011 6:17pm
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scooterB wrote:
yeaaa they looked awfully chummy after the race. i saw multiple high fives
FastEddy wrote:
PC ride for KC next year? Smile
Flatliner wrote:
His bike looks as fast as any of the pro circuit bikes.
Thats not what he means by that. What he meant was he was wondering if KC might ride for PC next year since he was kissing their ass last night in Vegas by blocking tomac and letting tickle by.
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Nicknku 5/8/2011 6:25pm
5/8/2011 6:25pm Edited Date/Time 5/8/2011 6:28pm
Tomac got beat by Team Dao... Seely, KC, Tickle and all those guys "high-fiving" after the race are trained by Charles Dao. There was definitely assistance from Seely and KC for Tickle. It's a shame but Tomac will have his shot again.
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Nicknku 5/8/2011 6:26pm
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Tomac got beat by Team Dao... Seely, KC, Tickle and all those guys "high-fiving" after the race are trained by Charles Dao. There was definitely assistance from Seely and KC for Tickle. It's a shame but Tomac will have his shot again.
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jbomx363 5/8/2011 6:31pm
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smc916 wrote:
There were two guys racing for a championship and two guys that went out of their way to make it hard on one of them. The...
There were two guys racing for a championship and two guys that went out of their way to make it hard on one of them. The group high fives sealed the deal for me, but in any other year Tickle would have already been the champ going into this race so I guess it is what it is. Consistency paid off I guess, but Tomac has a much brighter future than Tickle I feel.
This is what I'd also say.

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