Is Tomac messing with everyone?

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davistld01 7/11/2021 11:24am
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mb60 wrote:
The dude is the most mental racer since James Stewart.
Big difference. Stew ALWAYS hauled the damn mail…and crashed hard doing it sometimes. Tomac only goes fast when he’s “feeling it.
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dirtworldmx 7/11/2021 11:29am
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I think Eli is finally adjusting to parenthood and accepting his role in it all. There's a fine balance between being a responsible parent and leaving a respectable legacy.
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kpiper 7/11/2021 12:42pm
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The9mmMans wrote:
I swear I think he just cares about the all time wins list so he’s mailing it in during the first moto and then just blasting...
I swear I think he just cares about the all time wins list so he’s mailing it in during the first moto and then just blasting away in the second! Either that or he gets huge contract bonuses for moto wins and knows if he goes all out in both motos he’s only good for top 5s so he’s making a business decision to go for the money. I just don’t know at this point.
Eli "Sandbag" Tomac? Cruising the first moto to save energy for moto two?

Could be! Only Eli knows for sure.
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gregyou 7/11/2021 3:31pm
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dirtworldmx wrote:
I think Eli is finally adjusting to parenthood and accepting his role in it all. There's a fine balance between being a responsible parent and leaving...
I think Eli is finally adjusting to parenthood and accepting his role in it all. There's a fine balance between being a responsible parent and leaving a respectable legacy.
Having a daughter just about the same age, i couldn’t imagine trying to be a 100 percent committed something else, wouldn’t be easy
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toroP 7/11/2021 3:57pm
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Dutch348 wrote:
It’s all starts with him, always has been. I don’t care who you are, you can’t charge through this field with a bad start.
You must not watch much moto
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Up Wind 7/11/2021 6:53pm
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There is probably ÷/- 3 million on the table for him in the MX series. I doubt he would just give it away.
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kpiper 7/11/2021 7:38pm
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Up Wind wrote:
There is probably ÷/- 3 million on the table for him in the MX series. I doubt he would just give it away.
No, you are 100% correct. I was kidding with my 'sandbagger' comment if you could not tell.

He is a 'slow starter' in many ways and maybe he just can't get loose until the 2nd moto.

But we have seen him have many bad motos before, even when he won three titles in a row.
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Race Indigo 7/11/2021 7:51pm
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Johnny Ringo wrote:
I’ve never seen anything like it. A 2:16 in the second moto was mind numbing.

He is like a box of chocolates
Would have been nice to have been able to watch those laps...

Sometimes, I think about the fact that I'll never see a new Stew moment/clip. All that exists is already out there. The fact that I will one day soon say that about Tomac makes me all that much more frustrated that there is no footage of Tomac going warp speed at Southwick 2021.
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bigk218 7/15/2021 9:49am
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Yamaha is paying him under the table not to win this year. They know he’s DF s main competition. That explains the one bad Moto and one amazing Moto. One bad moto so df can get the overall and one good moto to prove he’s the man. He’s on a bone stock bike with no factory parts and he’s still spanking em.
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mx 219 7/15/2021 10:14am
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bigk218 wrote:
Yamaha is paying him under the table not to win this year. They know he’s DF s main competition. That explains the one bad Moto and...
Yamaha is paying him under the table not to win this year. They know he’s DF s main competition. That explains the one bad Moto and one amazing Moto. One bad moto so df can get the overall and one good moto to prove he’s the man. He’s on a bone stock bike with no factory parts and he’s still spanking em.
I like this theory, but have a hard time buying it Laughing
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Falcon 7/15/2021 2:39pm
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I have heard from reliable sources that his Star contract has a bonus for bringing the championship over to Yamaha, so he definitely has the incentive...
I have heard from reliable sources that his Star contract has a bonus for bringing the championship over to Yamaha, so he definitely has the incentive to win every moto.
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Why would they give him a bonus for taking the championship from Yamaha ?
So they can run a #1 plate next year. If this rumored offer is true, they would have made it before they realized Ferrandis is a true-to-life contender for the title this year, himself.
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kpiper 7/15/2021 6:06pm
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Eli seems to be messing with himself actually.
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Dutch348 7/15/2021 9:22pm
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Dutch348 wrote:
It’s all starts with him, always has been. I don’t care who you are, you can’t charge through this field with a bad start.
toroP wrote:
You must not watch much moto
Yeah I haven’t much this year tbh. Been super busy. I guess Ferrandis has been on fire. I just think it’s funny how people said Tomac was done, then he just won three motos in the last couple weeks.
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KYFHO699 7/15/2021 9:27pm
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Johnny Ringo wrote:
I’ve never seen anything like it. A 2:16 in the second moto was mind numbing.

He is like a box of chocolates
Kennyfreemoney wrote:
AND NO ONE ON THE BROADCAST EVEN MENTIONED IT! I don’t get how that happens! He makes up 12 seconds to catch and pass Roczen, then...
AND NO ONE ON THE BROADCAST EVEN MENTIONED IT! I don’t get how that happens! He makes up 12 seconds to catch and pass Roczen, then pulls a 16 second gap and all we see of him is 1 second when he goes by Roczen. Not even a replay of it
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This blew my mind. I was watching ET catch KR... on the scoreboard, because they weren't showing it. I was yelling at them... "DON'T YOU SEE...
This blew my mind. I was watching ET catch KR... on the scoreboard, because they weren't showing it. I was yelling at them... "DON'T YOU SEE TOMAC CATCHING ROCZEN YOU IDIOTS!!" Then a 1 second clip showing Tomac making the pass. Then back to the Ferrandis watch.
If Weege and Langston would get off Ferrandis’ sack for a few minutes we might actually get to see some racing. I couldn’t believe they dropped the ball as bad as they did last week. People give 2 shits about watching and hearing about a smoking bike over and over and over while there is a battle for the lead brewing. I was fucking pissed at the horrible coverage last Saturday.
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decano51 7/15/2021 9:36pm
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Out of every rider in history, people have such high expectations every time for this bloke and he cant get a break from media. He doesn't win and people pull every excuse out of the book except some one being faster. He wins and all of a sudden he is expected to dominate every round.

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Dutch348 7/15/2021 10:31pm
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decano51 wrote:
Out of every rider in history, people have such high expectations every time for this bloke and he cant get a break from media. He doesn't...
Out of every rider in history, people have such high expectations every time for this bloke and he cant get a break from media. He doesn't win and people pull every excuse out of the book except some one being faster. He wins and all of a sudden he is expected to dominate every round.

Yeah kinda reminds of when Villopoto beat Dungey 4 years in a row in supercross, and people are still like “Dungey’s better bro”
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motonation24 7/15/2021 10:51pm
7/15/2021 10:51pm
The9mmMans wrote:
I swear I think he just cares about the all time wins list so he’s mailing it in during the first moto and then just blasting...
I swear I think he just cares about the all time wins list so he’s mailing it in during the first moto and then just blasting away in the second! Either that or he gets huge contract bonuses for moto wins and knows if he goes all out in both motos he’s only good for top 5s so he’s making a business decision to go for the money. I just don’t know at this point.
SMH…

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DrinkMoreWater 7/16/2021 1:28am
7/16/2021 1:28am
All mental he demonstrated this when he had streak of wins in SX to catch dungey only to flop in the race that counted.

Hes the fastest one out there since he entered the bug boys class.

Switch elis and ferrandis mentality over and you have a GOAT.
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