Tomac has got in Roczen's head,...

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AZRider 7/16/2016 3:59pm
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If so, all he did was piss him off. Looked like an ass kicking again today.
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Krallang 7/16/2016 5:37pm
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Kenny definitely made a note of Tomac in his head and took care of the problem....
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3rdgearpinned 7/16/2016 5:48pm
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Haha I thought about this post after watching the 2nd Moto. Where's the OP?
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Uncle_Eddie 7/16/2016 6:01pm
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Yea, he sure looked all kinds of unwound. I'm surprised he even bothered to line

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ReggieWarrenJr 7/16/2016 7:03pm
7/16/2016 7:03pm Edited Date/Time 7/16/2016 7:12pm
500guy wrote:
Really though how much faster can they go ? Roczen is laying it down this year.
Flatliner wrote:
This. In the RC, JS outdoor heyday I full believe it was impossible to go an ounce faster than they we're going, given the level of...
This.

In the RC, JS outdoor heyday I full believe it was impossible to go an ounce faster than they we're going, given the level of equipment. Sometimes limits of a machine are reached.
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Yea not sure how much better i'd expect either to go, but I definitely haven't seen Eli float and hop and pick his way through stuff...
Yea not sure how much better i'd expect either to go, but I definitely haven't seen Eli float and hop and pick his way through stuff... His technique has been underated his whole career because people see the aggression, but watch his motos last year and see what he's doing that others weren't... He hasn't looked close to riding like that this year... still fast, but fast a different way for sure.
I agree.. He's not where he was last year and I doubt it's the bike.

Think it was on the moto, but I remember his dad saying he let Eli progress at his own pace and how he wouldn't push him over his limits. Telling the team to be patient with him and results would come.

Kind of stuck with me because it came straight from a legend and it obviously worked. I'm guessing he'll slowly chip away and get faster until he dominates, or gets hurt again and starts the process over.

Fyi that outside line he took at the wick when he passed Roczen was nasty. Standing up no brakes coming in, then just straight pinned it. Shit was buttery. Corner speed for days. Looked like some aggressive mtb type of carving maneuver that I couldn't quite comprehend. I need to see more of that kind of flow.
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c_dub 7/17/2016 1:55am
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c_dub wrote:
Eli goes really well at Millville though. He won his last two 250 appearances there (went 1-1 in '13) and won his first ever 450 National...
Eli goes really well at Millville though. He won his last two 250 appearances there (went 1-1 in '13) and won his first ever 450 National there as well with a 1-1 in '14. I don't wanna say Kenny has necessarily struggled there but he's never won there either. Should be interesting and make for great racing. I hope so as I'll be there to witness it in person.

That being said, Kenny, barring some kind of mechanical or bad crash, has this thing wrapped up though. Even if Eli goes 1-1 the rest of the way and Kenny does 2-2, he can't make up the points.
Yeesh, big time fail on my behalf. I thought Tomac would have more for Kenny today. He wasn't even close really. Kenny and machine are at the magic spot where they've, sorry for the cliché, become one. He was flawless today.
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PEPE001 7/17/2016 2:45am
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3rdgearpinned wrote:
Haha I thought about this post after watching the 2nd Moto. Where's the OP?
That's why I brought it up again
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a22 7/17/2016 4:34am
7/17/2016 4:34am
Think I can hear the grasshoppers justabout for a short while!
scrubbin627 7/17/2016 8:28am
7/17/2016 8:28am
I think this thread is backwards. Roczen has to be in everyones head after a domination like Saturday
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sozo 7/17/2016 9:50am
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scrubbin627 wrote:
I think this thread is backwards. Roczen has to be in everyones head after a domination like Saturday
This and as a huge Eli fan Roczen is even in my head LOL...
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Ted722 7/17/2016 4:33pm
7/17/2016 4:33pm Edited Date/Time 7/17/2016 4:33pm
Didn't get a chance to watch the races yet. Was Musquin's 3-2 legit or did Eli have some issues. Congrat Musquin either way.

This sports in good hands with Roczen, Tomac, Musquin, Dungey, Anderson and the up and comers joining the class next year.
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cool_hand 7/17/2016 7:59pm
7/17/2016 7:59pm
Wasn't gonna say anything but since this post is still on page 1....Roczen is on another level, guess the sand just wasn't his deal last week,..but before his crash last year,.Eli was looking like Ken this year.

I think the RM-Z is a much better bike, which always helps. Done eatin' crow. Good Night Now!

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