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Please don't take this as a dig as I am for sure a Tomac fan, but I'm interested to see which version we see of ET this weekend.
In years past, you'd put Tomac down as a lock to win (smash) Daytona. This year though, I'm intrigued. He's quite obviously struggling with set up and comfort, and though very Supercross based in design (especially this year), Daytona is always a different beast.
Tomac was fresh on to the '19 at MXdN so I think we can scrap that race as a reference, but which way do you think we see the pendulum swing this weekend? He was on fire at Detroit, then "average" by his standards (or the standard we set for him) at Atlanta.
Really hoping to see the real Eli this weekend!
In years past, you'd put Tomac down as a lock to win (smash) Daytona. This year though, I'm intrigued. He's quite obviously struggling with set up and comfort, and though very Supercross based in design (especially this year), Daytona is always a different beast.
Tomac was fresh on to the '19 at MXdN so I think we can scrap that race as a reference, but which way do you think we see the pendulum swing this weekend? He was on fire at Detroit, then "average" by his standards (or the standard we set for him) at Atlanta.
Really hoping to see the real Eli this weekend!
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I want to say that this weekend defines his season for him. Another average finish and I think its safe to say he's out of the hunt (assuming everyone finishes roughly where they have been). Webb could run a 3rd or 4th and its no big deal, same said for Moose or Kenny, even Baggett - if one of them win, great, they're still in the chase with a nice break out ride. However, for Eli, I think a 4th or 5th or whatever reiterates that he's just not on it this year like years past, whereas a win (or even better, a convincing win), spices things right back up again.
After being so close yet so far in both 17 and 18, it would be such a shame to see him have a 3rd consecutive SX season where he was the odds on favourite to win it, only to lose it.
Maybe I'm putting Daytona on a pedestal, but I feel like if the season is gonna turn for him, its going to, or has to, happen here.
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Call me crazy but if Coop wins this title I could easily see him going on a 2-3 year run (barring injury) and by then this whole generation of what looked to be sure bets in Tomac, Roczen, Marvin, and Barcia will be at age 28 or older and none of them will have pulled out a SX title. By then Plessinger will have matured into a threat, Zacho might even have a year or two (though he's no spring chicken), and maybe even Savatgy will be winning, and dudes like AC, Forkner, McElrath,,and Jordan Smith will be on 450s and ascending in their careers. Time stands still for no man.
He hasn't fixed his biggest issues with bad races. You can't finish outside the top 5 multiple times while your competitor wins and podiums. And i don't know how he could fix that in the middle of the season when he has done this all his 450 career.
Daytona:
Another race for Web in the way for his firts SX tittle
1º Web
2º Savatgy
3º Wilson
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