Is Cooper Webb the real threat to Eli?

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kpiper 6/6/2020 8:52am
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WCRider wrote:
Tomac is hated because his introverted personality play against him (I like introverted people, they are different). These guys judge the cover not the book. You...
Tomac is hated because his introverted personality play against him (I like introverted people, they are different). These guys judge the cover not the book. You doesn't like the guy ? No problem but don't downplay the rider (Especially when he is one of the greatest rider on earth) because if you do that, you dowplay your favorite sport as well.
Exactly. It is so strange to me people don't like Tomac. Super nice guy just shy. A country boy who loves his family. A patriot and supporter of all things good. Plus maybe the fastest guy to ever ride a dirt bike.

What is to hate?

Probably Cooper will win some more races in Utah. Kenny too with the cool weather now. The big thing is that Eli will try hard to win but he is not going to push it too hard. He just said that. Like how Chad won a lot of races at the end of the season when RC had the lead.

Smart riding will get him the title but his poor starts ensure some of the others will win more races. Maybe Zacko picks up his first win.
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Cooper is just a tick off Eli's pace .. and probably k rocs too if Ken starts in front of him.... And he is a hot...
Cooper is just a tick off Eli's pace .. and probably k rocs too if Ken starts in front of him.... And he is a hot head, so it doesn't take that much to get him off his game... So this year, k roc is far more threat.. k roc has another level of speed when required and the level head that it takes in a tight title run...
I agree with Cooper being a tick slower than Kenny until Ken's tongue goes in the spokes like it did Wednesday and obviously Eli has the most speed all around. But Cooper easy to get off his game? I think you are very wrong about that.
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motomike137 wrote:
I agree with Cooper being a tick slower than Kenny until Ken's tongue goes in the spokes like it did Wednesday and obviously Eli has the...
I agree with Cooper being a tick slower than Kenny until Ken's tongue goes in the spokes like it did Wednesday and obviously Eli has the most speed all around. But Cooper easy to get off his game? I think you are very wrong about that.
Cooper is probably the hardest rider to get off his game out there.
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motomike137 6/6/2020 8:56am
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WCRider wrote:
Tomac is hated because his introverted personality play against him (I like introverted people, they are different). These guys judge the cover not the book. You...
Tomac is hated because his introverted personality play against him (I like introverted people, they are different). These guys judge the cover not the book. You doesn't like the guy ? No problem but don't downplay the rider (Especially when he is one of the greatest rider on earth) because if you do that, you dowplay your favorite sport as well.
I don't think anyone "hates" Eli. Do I want to see him get tested and even beat? Hell yes. Eli isn't the goat but he wins a lot and I don't love watching the same guy dominate too much.
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What could possibly go wrong? Hmmm, The same questions we had at the beginning of the season:

Oddball front brake master cylinder problem..


Pants fall down....


Take a few minutes to get up from a crash...


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kpiper wrote:
Exactly. It is so strange to me people don't like Tomac. Super nice guy just shy. A country boy who loves his family. A patriot and...
Exactly. It is so strange to me people don't like Tomac. Super nice guy just shy. A country boy who loves his family. A patriot and supporter of all things good. Plus maybe the fastest guy to ever ride a dirt bike.

What is to hate?

Probably Cooper will win some more races in Utah. Kenny too with the cool weather now. The big thing is that Eli will try hard to win but he is not going to push it too hard. He just said that. Like how Chad won a lot of races at the end of the season when RC had the lead.

Smart riding will get him the title but his poor starts ensure some of the others will win more races. Maybe Zacko picks up his first win.
I talked to eli and his dad last year at Budds creek and both are super cool and definitely humble guy!! maybe his social media isn’t up to some of these guys standards or something else, who knows? They can hate all they want because when he gets on his bike, his riding does all the talking for him!!
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motomike137 6/6/2020 9:02am
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motomike137 wrote:
I agree with Cooper being a tick slower than Kenny until Ken's tongue goes in the spokes like it did Wednesday and obviously Eli has the...
I agree with Cooper being a tick slower than Kenny until Ken's tongue goes in the spokes like it did Wednesday and obviously Eli has the most speed all around. But Cooper easy to get off his game? I think you are very wrong about that.
kpiper wrote:
Cooper is probably the hardest rider to get off his game out there.
He is very mentally tough in the second half of most races. If he had Eli's outright speed it would be game over for everybody.
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WCRider wrote:
Tomac is hated because his introverted personality play against him (I like introverted people, they are different). These guys judge the cover not the book. You...
Tomac is hated because his introverted personality play against him (I like introverted people, they are different). These guys judge the cover not the book. You doesn't like the guy ? No problem but don't downplay the rider (Especially when he is one of the greatest rider on earth) because if you do that, you dowplay your favorite sport as well.
kpiper wrote:
Exactly. It is so strange to me people don't like Tomac. Super nice guy just shy. A country boy who loves his family. A patriot and...
Exactly. It is so strange to me people don't like Tomac. Super nice guy just shy. A country boy who loves his family. A patriot and supporter of all things good. Plus maybe the fastest guy to ever ride a dirt bike.

What is to hate?

Probably Cooper will win some more races in Utah. Kenny too with the cool weather now. The big thing is that Eli will try hard to win but he is not going to push it too hard. He just said that. Like how Chad won a lot of races at the end of the season when RC had the lead.

Smart riding will get him the title but his poor starts ensure some of the others will win more races. Maybe Zacko picks up his first win.
I don’t think anyone hates Tomac, his fanboys on the other hand...
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Indian_Dunes_4ever 6/6/2020 9:43am
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I don't think anyone "hates" Eli. Do I want to see him get tested and even beat? Hell yes. Eli isn't the goat but he wins...
I don't think anyone "hates" Eli. Do I want to see him get tested and even beat? Hell yes. Eli isn't the goat but he wins a lot and I don't love watching the same guy dominate too much.
^^^ This.

I don't hate Eli. Admittedly, he is not my favorite rider. You post a few facts about the guy and people have a meltdown.

Ah....the interwebs.

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When he "puts his head down" and charges?

Shiiiiiiit...

Unbeatable.

(Here come the Herlings peeps..)Laughing
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At this point in the game the only threat to Eli is himself. He has all the riders covered in pace, he just has to go out there and execute. If Eli had someone likes RV's mental game he would be looking at his third straight title (but he doesn't). I hope he can pull this one off.
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jorgechavez 6/6/2020 10:07am
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^^^ This. I don't hate Eli. Admittedly, he is not my favorite rider. You post a few facts about the guy and people have a meltdown...
^^^ This.

I don't hate Eli. Admittedly, he is not my favorite rider. You post a few facts about the guy and people have a meltdown.

Ah....the interwebs.

Issue is you didn’t simply post facts about the guy, you gave your opinion and are projecting it as facts.
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kkawboy14 6/6/2020 2:27pm
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Seems like he doesn’t have to work very hard to finish 5th
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str8line 6/11/2020 7:34am
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Well, it's either Eli or Cooper for the title and if something goes really wrong for Eli, Cooper looks to have the pace to at least battle him. I wouldn't put it past Webb to go for a takeout given the opportunity. With three races to go there is a lot that could happen.
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In my opinion, this is the best “Supercross” Tomac we’ve seen. If the win is there, he will go for it, if he gets a horrible start (like last night’s race), he rides smart and gets good points. I think he’s realizing he doesn’t have to set the new track record each race. His second half of the race surge is amazing, whatever training he’s doing is working.

On another note, I feel bad for Roczen, he’s spent by the 8 min mark each race, I hope he gets his health back on track.

Webb is at least bringing some excitement back to the races like him or not.
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Indian_Dunes_4ever 6/11/2020 8:36am
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Webb is one Tomac mechanical failure or crash away from being right there. He'd be #1 in points had he not gone all Nadia Comaneci in Arlington.
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Shaned9326 6/11/2020 8:40am
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Indian_Dunes_4ever wrote:
Webb is one Tomac mechanical failure or crash away from being right there. He'd be #1 in points had he not gone all Nadia Comaneci in...
Webb is one Tomac mechanical failure or crash away from being right there. He'd be #1 in points had he not gone all Nadia Comaneci in Arlington.
Webb has 3 more chances to beat Eli this year cause come outdoor season he will be in separate zip code as Tomac!!!
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Indian_Dunes_4ever wrote:
Webb is one Tomac mechanical failure or crash away from being right there. He'd be #1 in points had he not gone all Nadia Comaneci in...
Webb is one Tomac mechanical failure or crash away from being right there. He'd be #1 in points had he not gone all Nadia Comaneci in Arlington.
Incorrect, someone pointed it out in another thread but before last nights race Webb was 20 points behind Eli (that is either removing Arlington from the pts alltogether OR giving Tomac 1st at Arlington and Webb 2nd, I forget which). Using that math Webb is still 15 down, be interesting to see how the last 3 rounds play out, Im going to keep track of that gap as well as the actual points gap, but the fact of the matter is it isn't Eli Tomac's fault that Webb got sick, nor is it his fault Webb launched himself upside down.
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Eli has shown so far in SLC that he is the man, period. I was hoping for a resurgent Ken Roczen, but honestly he's the one who is choking (or having health/fitness issues.) Webb can win all he wants but there aren't enough races for it to matter unless Eli goes outside the top 10 a few times.
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How important was Eli's win Sunday now? Without it he is only up 21 on Webb right now, instead of 27, both numbers are a good gap, but right now every point helps.
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mx 219 wrote:
How important was Eli's win Sunday now? Without it he is only up 21 on Webb right now, instead of 27, both numbers are a good...
How important was Eli's win Sunday now? Without it he is only up 21 on Webb right now, instead of 27, both numbers are a good gap, but right now every point helps.
Exactly, its not over yet. Lotta racing left.
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Johnny Depp 6/11/2020 9:30am
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Shit is about to get real. Can't wait.
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fatpurplepanda 6/11/2020 9:37am
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Indian_Dunes_4ever wrote:
Webb is one Tomac mechanical failure or crash away from being right there. He'd be #1 in points had he not gone all Nadia Comaneci in...
Webb is one Tomac mechanical failure or crash away from being right there. He'd be #1 in points had he not gone all Nadia Comaneci in Arlington.
I thought only Eli used excuses as to why he wasn't winning...
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Brandon_Lake 6/11/2020 10:07am
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Only real threat to Eli’s title hopes is Eli. I think this is his year and if I’m the competition I would be worried about there 2021 title hopes. Tomac is the type of guy as soon as he gets the winning formal all figured out he is on stoppable. I can see him start collecting SX championships
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Indian_Dunes_4ever wrote:
Webb is one Tomac mechanical failure or crash away from being right there. He'd be #1 in points had he not gone all Nadia Comaneci in...
Webb is one Tomac mechanical failure or crash away from being right there. He'd be #1 in points had he not gone all Nadia Comaneci in Arlington.
Shaned9326 wrote:
Webb has 3 more chances to beat Eli this year cause come outdoor season he will be in separate zip code as Tomac!!!
Webb has 2 more.
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wolf918 wrote:
Webb has 2 more.
Is he going to sit out a race? There are three left.
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jorgechavez 6/11/2020 11:44am
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You’d think you’d have a little thicker skin for some of the dumb shit you post

Edit: Apparently the post I replied to was removed lol
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mhog wrote:
In my opinion, this is the best “Supercross” Tomac we’ve seen. If the win is there, he will go for it, if he gets a horrible...
In my opinion, this is the best “Supercross” Tomac we’ve seen. If the win is there, he will go for it, if he gets a horrible start (like last night’s race), he rides smart and gets good points. I think he’s realizing he doesn’t have to set the new track record each race. His second half of the race surge is amazing, whatever training he’s doing is working.

On another note, I feel bad for Roczen, he’s spent by the 8 min mark each race, I hope he gets his health back on track.

Webb is at least bringing some excitement back to the races like him or not.
I'd agree with you on Eli. He's been solid this season.
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Please keep deleting those memes, boss! Maybe one day he'll take the hint...
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kpiper 6/11/2020 11:50am
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GuyB wrote:
Is he going to sit out a race? There are three left.
Maybe he just meant if Eli beats CW the next two races that is it.

Cooper probably wins the last three though. I don't think Tomac will risk it again like he did last Sunday and no one else can run with CW for the whole race.
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