Eli....22nd to 2nd. Sheesh!

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zehn 3/11/2018 7:36am
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Tomac definitely checked up at the end, you could see it in his body language
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Autotech1957 3/11/2018 7:52am
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Brayton was on cruise mode. Got signal #3 was coming and picked it up last three laps. #3 had nothing left.
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pmshortt2 3/11/2018 8:15am
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This is why I’m a Tomac fan
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zehn wrote:
Tomac definitely checked up at the end, you could see it in his body language
He made a mistake coming into the last sand section and went from about 2 seconds down to 4. He pretty much gave up at that point and his last lap ended at a 1:16 compared to a 1:13

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51xc 3/11/2018 1:26pm
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where is that joker that tried to tell everyone that tomac sucks when the track is rough last weekend? hope he was paying attantion this week...Laughing
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Titan1 3/11/2018 2:43pm
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That kind of ride is why I love dirt bike racing...only form of racing where that can happen right?
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51xc 3/11/2018 2:51pm
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Titan1 wrote:
That kind of ride is why I love dirt bike racing...only form of racing where that can happen right?
well, no. but still it was awesome to watch.
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YZfan1230 3/11/2018 3:04pm
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Only other good comeback I can think of most recently is Toronto 2014. Eli was really on it!
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greenmx5 3/11/2018 3:15pm
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YZfan1230 wrote:
Only other good comeback I can think of most recently is Toronto 2014. Eli was really on it!
Eli lit up the field in Salt Lake city last year coming from damn near last to first then gapping everyone
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YZfan1230 wrote:
Only other good comeback I can think of most recently is Toronto 2014. Eli was really on it!
greenmx5 wrote:
Eli lit up the field in Salt Lake city last year coming from damn near last to first then gapping everyone
This x 1,000,000. Eli smoked the field at SLC 2017. Absolutely thrashed them.
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It must be a bit disheartening for anyone outside the top (I don’t know what number to put with the attrition, let’s say 5).

You would be one of the best SX racers in the world and get your drawers blown off.

Saw him at the MEC in 2016. I bleed orange and found myself rooting for him, WTF!?
Was yelling out loud, “Go Eli”!

Beastmode can cost you a title or two but it sure is sexy to watch. Maybe that is why I love Hannah, Bradshaw and JS7.

Here is how he was doing to the sand section in front of me at the MEC.
Jump as far in, as rear wheel hits ground stretch throttle cable on the fire breathing green monster, Braap, out of sand section. That’s why I paid for the big bucks seats.

P.S. Supermini kids in the USA are so talented at SX it’s ridiculous.
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He was fighting like an animal, enormous the race he did.
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Moto75 3/11/2018 8:22pm
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JS7, Toronto 2014... The best comeback ride in history imo.
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Betuel 3/11/2018 8:41pm
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Moto75 wrote:
JS7, Toronto 2014... The best comeback ride in history imo.
Isn’t that the year he failed the drug test/ was using a PED?
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Moto75 3/11/2018 8:45pm
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Moto75 wrote:
JS7, Toronto 2014... The best comeback ride in history imo.
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Isn’t that the year he failed the drug test/ was using a PED?
Using Aderall, a recently added drug that would have been fine had the proper paperwork been filled out, yes. Let me guess a JS7 hater with his head so far up his ass, he can't respect and incredible accomplishment.
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Betuel 3/11/2018 8:50pm
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Moto75 wrote:
JS7, Toronto 2014... The best comeback ride in history imo.
Betuel wrote:
Isn’t that the year he failed the drug test/ was using a PED?
Moto75 wrote:
Using Aderall, a recently added drug that would have been fine had the proper paperwork been filled out, yes. Let me guess a JS7 hater with...
Using Aderall, a recently added drug that would have been fine had the proper paperwork been filled out, yes. Let me guess a JS7 hater with his head so far up his ass, he can't respect and incredible accomplishment.
Wrong guess dipshit. I like James and rooted for him. Nice try.
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Moto75 3/11/2018 8:52pm
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Betuel wrote:
Isn’t that the year he failed the drug test/ was using a PED?
Moto75 wrote:
Using Aderall, a recently added drug that would have been fine had the proper paperwork been filled out, yes. Let me guess a JS7 hater with...
Using Aderall, a recently added drug that would have been fine had the proper paperwork been filled out, yes. Let me guess a JS7 hater with his head so far up his ass, he can't respect and incredible accomplishment.
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Wrong guess dipshit. I like James and rooted for him. Nice try.
You sure sound like it, immediately trying to discredit him. Lol
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TDeath21 3/11/2018 9:34pm
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Reminded me of Pontiac 02. Identical scenario. Tomac was flying for sure.

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Dungey in south wick 2011 pretty memorable.
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Eli was on a mission.I got into a spat with some armchair QBs a couple of weeks ago. They kept saying he has no heart and no fight to win when faced with diversity. When I think of awesome comebacks I think of JS7 Buds Creel 2003.
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ledger 3/11/2018 11:21pm
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Tomac handed Dungey his retirement paperwork.
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POWLEY256 3/12/2018 1:52am
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Tomacs ride was awesome and made for one of the best rounds to watch so far this season, im suprised though no one has picked up on tomac passing webb on waved yellow flags?? Or is that ok to do in supercross??
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jeffro503 3/12/2018 8:35am
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POWLEY256 wrote:
Tomacs ride was awesome and made for one of the best rounds to watch so far this season, im suprised though no one has picked up...
Tomacs ride was awesome and made for one of the best rounds to watch so far this season, im suprised though no one has picked up on tomac passing webb on waved yellow flags?? Or is that ok to do in supercross??
Yeah it's legal to pass on yellow. I'm not sure why it is , since in armature racing , it isn't.
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cityjack 3/12/2018 11:42am
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jeffro503 wrote:
So happy for Justin getting his first win. But Gawd dang , was Eli in full on beast mode or what? Was one of THE most...
So happy for Justin getting his first win. But Gawd dang , was Eli in full on beast mode or what?

Was one of THE most impressive SX rides ever. Only a couple others that I can think of that rival it. MC on Peak Honda went from last to win.

Anyone else come from last to win or take a 2nd?

And some say that dude doesn't have heart.
..........and people say negative stuff all the time. "Head case" and what have you. You know everyone probably tells him it isn't over till its over, but hes not stupid, he knows where he is in points. So to get up off the ground and do what he did, is nothing short of insane. I loved the way he was destroying that chicane back onto the straight start.

Sometimes or most times, I don't care if hes battling anybody at all or who else is battling someone somewhere else on the track and I know it makes for bad TV for the commoner, I just want to watch him ride. DAMN!!!!!

What the hell is in his water up on the hill in Cortex? You never hear who he practices with. Everybody else in Florida or Cali has a team mate or a friend or somebody. Is it just daddy John that drives him?

Whatever it is, hes got something up on top of that mountain.
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Tomac can ride like a machine, but he only seems to be able to do it when there is no pressure. Unless he just has really shitty luck. Ever since the crap he pulled with Dungey, I'm not a fan. And is podium interviews make winning professional Supercross seem about as exciting as going to the dentist.
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Sparkey 3/12/2018 12:03pm
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KirkChandler wrote:
Rick Johnson came from a first turn pile up to win the 1987 LA Coliseum race. Passed Guy Copper on the last lap. RC at the...
Rick Johnson came from a first turn pile up to win the 1987 LA Coliseum race. Passed Guy Copper on the last lap.

RC at the 2002 Pontiac race crashed to last and got to 2nd.

I think Stew crashed in a heat race and came back to win it. Lol

Eli is wishing this years Daytona was 20 laps.
Park and Huck 3/12/2018 12:21pm
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jeffro503 wrote:
So happy for Justin getting his first win. But Gawd dang , was Eli in full on beast mode or what? Was one of THE most...
So happy for Justin getting his first win. But Gawd dang , was Eli in full on beast mode or what?

Was one of THE most impressive SX rides ever. Only a couple others that I can think of that rival it. MC on Peak Honda went from last to win.

Anyone else come from last to win or take a 2nd?

And some say that dude doesn't have heart.
If only he had a brain, he wouldn't need that heart quite so much...

And really, WTF can't he get up like there's a race going on? I mean even some acknowledgement that there MIGHT BE A RACE SOMEWHERE NEARBY would be an improvement. It's like Tuesday morning at the test track every time he tips over.

Someone needs to have a chat with ole Eli...
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Johnny Depp 3/12/2018 12:47pm
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jorgechavez wrote:
I honestly didn't expect that when I saw he went down, but yea the experts here say he has no heart and just packs it in...
I honestly didn't expect that when I saw he went down, but yea the experts here say he has no heart and just packs it in any time he has to face some adversity, wonder where those people are now.
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They're sitting in the back seat of the bandwagon with their heads down.
Imagining that he could have about a half dozen rides like this in his career if he had done it before now.
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Johnny Depp wrote:
Imagining that he could have about a half dozen rides like this in his career if he had done it before now.
He does have a half dozen rides like that. SLC, MXdN 2014, hangtown 2017, More

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