Lito Mac is done

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Edited Date/Time 6/6/2021 8:35am
Stick a fork in him.

Big fan his whole career really, but he's got no chance at this championship. Maybe some wins, won't be close for championship and I wonder how nationals will go. Just seems different.
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mx 219 wrote:
Stick a fork in him. Big fan his whole career really, but he's got no chance at this championship. Maybe some wins, won't be close for...
Stick a fork in him.

Big fan his whole career really, but he's got no chance at this championship. Maybe some wins, won't be close for championship and I wonder how nationals will go. Just seems different.
Yeah, totally. He sucks at speedway tracks, hasn't won in forever, is totally crash-prone, coming off a terrible couple of seasons in both outdoors and SX, and there are only a few races left. Put a fork in him. I mean he's never done this before his whole career, so he must be done.

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Who the hell is Lito Mac?
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mx 219 2/13/2021 8:03pm
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JazzyJJ wrote:
Who the hell is Lito Mac?
Apparently the imposter that swaps places with Eli when he shows up and looks mediocre.
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str8line 2/13/2021 8:06pm
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Oh were you talking about Lido? Yeah, he doesn't have a shot at the title.

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evansteinberg 2/13/2021 9:17pm
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I'm a huge Eli fan, but he really backs off in the first turn. It's baffling.
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gregyou 2/13/2021 10:03pm
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Looking like he has foot out the door. Tomac not fading late in the race is not normal
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JazzyJJ wrote:
Who the hell is Lito Mac?
mx 219 wrote:
Apparently the imposter that swaps places with Eli when he shows up and looks mediocre.
Oh you mean Elito Mac.....
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RalphS 2/13/2021 10:27pm
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Seems like fans will appreciate a bit more transparency from what's going on with him.

Wonder what MEK and the Kawi bosses think but sure it seems Tomac regrets having left Honda.
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gregyou 2/13/2021 10:31pm
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RalphS wrote:
Seems like fans will appreciate a bit more transparency from what's going on with him. Wonder what MEK and the Kawi bosses think but sure it...
Seems like fans will appreciate a bit more transparency from what's going on with him.

Wonder what MEK and the Kawi bosses think but sure it seems Tomac regrets having left Honda.
Having left Honda? He has 3 outdoor titles a supercross title and shot pod of wins it’s a very successful career so far
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RalphS wrote:
Seems like fans will appreciate a bit more transparency from what's going on with him. Wonder what MEK and the Kawi bosses think but sure it...
Seems like fans will appreciate a bit more transparency from what's going on with him.

Wonder what MEK and the Kawi bosses think but sure it seems Tomac regrets having left Honda.
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Having left Honda? He has 3 outdoor titles a supercross title and shot pod of wins it’s a very successful career so far
I think 40 odd Sx wins, a title, 3 straight outdoor titles and a couple MEC wins is fine by all standards.

Whatever tho, Eli doesn’t seem to be pushing at all, maybe he is content or maybe there is something up, but he’s clanking rhythms, double apexing turns, not pushing through stuff. Not like him the last few years at all,
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what in the ever living hell are you talking about ????
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mxwells216 2/13/2021 11:11pm
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evansteinberg wrote:
I'm a huge Eli fan, but he really backs off in the first turn. It's baffling.
I’ve noticed that too. He backs off a lot more than other riders. I have seen starts where he had the jump but just backed off. That’s his biggest fault his whole career.
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I know this is said about him basically every season and he could very well go on a tear where we see him bulldog his way from mid pack to 1st for the next 5 weeks, but yeah, dude seems off a bit so far. Can't count the guy out though because that "Hangtown Massacre" speed is still in there. If I were a bettin' man I'd say they're probably struggling with bike setup.
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gregyou 2/13/2021 11:24pm
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Fourth_Floor wrote:
I know this is said about him basically every season and he could very well go on a tear where we see him bulldog his way...
I know this is said about him basically every season and he could very well go on a tear where we see him bulldog his way from mid pack to 1st for the next 5 weeks, but yeah, dude seems off a bit so far. Can't count the guy out though because that "Hangtown Massacre" speed is still in there. If I were a bettin' man I'd say they're probably struggling with bike setup.
It’s looking like he is carrying the same sort of form as he had in the outdoors
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mxwells216 2/13/2021 11:39pm
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gregyou wrote:
It’s looking like he is carrying the same sort of form as he had in the outdoors
Yeah which is not good for 2021
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GuyB 2/13/2021 11:41pm
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mx 219 wrote:
Stick a fork in him. Big fan his whole career really, but he's got no chance at this championship. Maybe some wins, won't be close for...
Stick a fork in him.

Big fan his whole career really, but he's got no chance at this championship. Maybe some wins, won't be close for championship and I wonder how nationals will go. Just seems different.
I remember my first beer.
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gregyou 2/13/2021 11:56pm
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mx 219 wrote:
Stick a fork in him. Big fan his whole career really, but he's got no chance at this championship. Maybe some wins, won't be close for...
Stick a fork in him.

Big fan his whole career really, but he's got no chance at this championship. Maybe some wins, won't be close for championship and I wonder how nationals will go. Just seems different.
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I remember my first beer.
Was it good?
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GuyB 2/13/2021 11:59pm
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gregyou wrote:
Was it good?
I’ve never been a huge beer fan. But I do remember I didn’t run to find a message board to post on. 😏
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Bonanza69 2/14/2021 12:21am
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He has not that extra speed this year,all the front runners still in the play,he needs better starts.
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Fourth_Floor wrote:
I know this is said about him basically every season and he could very well go on a tear where we see him bulldog his way...
I know this is said about him basically every season and he could very well go on a tear where we see him bulldog his way from mid pack to 1st for the next 5 weeks, but yeah, dude seems off a bit so far. Can't count the guy out though because that "Hangtown Massacre" speed is still in there. If I were a bettin' man I'd say they're probably struggling with bike setup.
How could he possibly be hung up on setup?? his bike literally and I mean literally hasn't changed as a base since it came out 3 years ago. Factory kawi has been using a similar clutch setup the 21 just got the whole time they've been racing this gun bike.
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He was 8 seconds off lead in 5th with 13 minutes to go. I thought he could of marched forward but nope- nothing, actually lost time...
Maybe it was just the track not allowing many options to make time- I doubt he would of found that jump line in the whoops that looked much faster.
Hopefully we get some good tracks and he can get out of the gate better- he needs to go on a run for rest of season
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JustMX 2/14/2021 3:15am
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Maybe it is

A. The bikes have all gotten close in performance, set up, and handling

B. The tracks have become harder to make up time on.

C. All the fast guys are running so hard and precise for the entire race and the differences in their speed is so small that unless they make a big mistake they are set in place where they start.

D. Maybe he is getting older, has a new child, and after finally winning the heavy number has a hard time getting that burning feeling in the pit of his stomach to kick it up to the that next level.

E. All of the above
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I think he needs to find a mental coach like Kenny got. He tried so long for the SX title and now that he finally got it there seems to be a loss of that fire or drive. The outdoors last summer and so far this sx season hasn’t been the same guy. Flashes of that guy but it’s rare. Oh yeah, maybe get someone to drop at gate for you during the week? Hopefully he figures it out because the racing is better when he’s actually “in it”
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I’ve been a Tomac fan since he was on 65s so it pains me to say this, but I think he’s done battling for championships. After winning SX last year and a bad start to the outdoors, he hasn’t been the same old Eli once. I think he will retire after this year.
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Mr. Afterbar 2/14/2021 4:23am
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JustMX wrote:
Maybe it is A. The bikes have all gotten close in performance, set up, and handling B. The tracks have become harder to make up time...
Maybe it is

A. The bikes have all gotten close in performance, set up, and handling

B. The tracks have become harder to make up time on.

C. All the fast guys are running so hard and precise for the entire race and the differences in their speed is so small that unless they make a big mistake they are set in place where they start.

D. Maybe he is getting older, has a new child, and after finally winning the heavy number has a hard time getting that burning feeling in the pit of his stomach to kick it up to the that next level.

E. All of the above
D. Makes me sad. RC was half retired and still hated losing more than he enjoyed winning. I appreciate that about him.
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mx 219 2/14/2021 4:34am
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JazzyJJ wrote:
Who the hell is Lito Mac?
mx 219 wrote:
Apparently the imposter that swaps places with Eli when he shows up and looks mediocre.
DonM wrote:
Oh you mean Elito Mac.....
Lol yeah. I decided to drop the E
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mx 219 2/14/2021 4:34am
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gregyou wrote:
Was it good?
GuyB wrote:
I’ve never been a huge beer fan. But I do remember I didn’t run to find a message board to post on. 😏
I dont drink..like ever. Never even been close to drunk but i am a realist
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Mr. Afterbar wrote:
I’ve been a Tomac fan since he was on 65s so it pains me to say this, but I think he’s done battling for championships. After...
I’ve been a Tomac fan since he was on 65s so it pains me to say this, but I think he’s done battling for championships. After winning SX last year and a bad start to the outdoors, he hasn’t been the same old Eli once. I think he will retire after this year.
I think he's going to want to do one last "regular" season but also possible that he will retire after this year.
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Mr. Afterbar wrote:
I’ve been a Tomac fan since he was on 65s so it pains me to say this, but I think he’s done battling for championships. After...
I’ve been a Tomac fan since he was on 65s so it pains me to say this, but I think he’s done battling for championships. After winning SX last year and a bad start to the outdoors, he hasn’t been the same old Eli once. I think he will retire after this year.
This is where i am at. I hope i am wrong, but I dont think I am. Would love to be proven otherwise.
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