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This is my take as well. Jett reads and executes on parts of the track that the other riders are missing.
HAHAHAHA.. Good one. New to the sport huh. Good Day
I genuinely believe that Eli is going to have something extra this year. It just feels like a Tomac thing to come out in his closing years and be unreal.
I would love to see it, but if I was betting there's no way I wouldn't bet on Jett having him covered. Jett is a way better starter, in all likelihood has higher top end speed and will probably have the same or better fitness. I hope I'm proven wrong though! Tomac is one of my all time favorites. I hope we get a good season
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Sux to be you.
Agreed. Seems like he's got his fitness back and with that comes speed. Only days left to find out.
speculation, hopeful fan boys, wishful thinking.
for the first time in 2 years A1 has a full field of healthy racers and nobody coming back from a major injury!!
I just hope everybody makes it out safe.
Betting against ET3 is just plain stupid
I'm not saying there's cheating going on. What happened may be well within the actual rules. But, in a few races, both Jett and Hunter's bikes were SIGNIFICANTLY faster than everyone else from the gate through the first turn. After that, about the same. Maybe ECU mapping that dumps extra fuel at high RPMs, or something, but it was abnormal.
We all hope so
Is Eli willing to take the risks that Jett inevitably will in order to win?
peeps forgetting about CHASE....he;s haulin.............
So far with what we've seen (especially that quad at Daytona) the answer is no.
I am a total Jett fan. I think he has it all and he is my favorite rider to watch ride a bike since JS7. That said, I think Sexton will lay the smack down on both Eli and Jett more than we think. I like them all but I just see something brewing in Sexton. Can’t wait for this season. It’s going to be epic!
I was 50’ away from three of his starts last season. His reaction time is spot on but in Vegas he had a bike and a half lead in the first ten feet. I’m thinking they have something going on with the clutch setup
Woulda, shoulda, coulda
I think you forgot to add “comfort” into your equation. I think we’d both agree he wasn’t the guy he is in the present form. Look I’m such a big Tomac fan I’m basically feral but his 2024 SX campaign was a mixed bag.
I mean we ride - are you not willing to send it way more when you’re comfortable?
Well, there's this:
https://www.facebook.com/share/r/188fdVvRjn/
He was still building himself back to full health and speed.
Pit Row
Nah. We are already deep into the downhill slide of a firmer champion. It starts with a bad injury, then getting back up to speed takes longer than it used to, and then the come back is always right around the corner. Flashes of brilliance make it seem possible, but there's always some excuse that never used to be there. Bike setup, lappers, nagging injury, just "not feeling it tonight". Then they start talking about race wins instead of championships. And it just goes on from there.
I wish it was different.
Worst take in this thread for sure
Its actually pretty accurate.
I heard on some janky podcast that “Lars has the button”
I can't remember for sure. Weren't you the guy who said Tomac would never win again last year? Or was that someone else...
2 years ago, I said Tomac would never win another SX race but would win the outdoor series.
Tomac came in 2nd to Sexton in SX and Lawrence swept the field in MX.
I'm tuned in man.
Say what you want but one of them took the holeshot while the other was down in 18th and the one who was 18th when he passed the pit area on the first lap finished 17 seconds in front of the one that got the holeshot.
People can grasp at straws how much they want because Eli is their hero, but Jett has caught up and passed Eli so many times now at SX/SMX and MXDN that I feel that Tomac has something to prove here other than people’s biased feelings towards him.
A lot seem to overlook that jett was around 20th on lap one on the race where Gasjer passed him back in the last corner, 20th to 1st in those conditions with the best in the world, then got caught off gaurd last lap and dropped a place
People around here seem to have forgotten the reality of the '23 season for Tomac. Sexton was much faster than him all year but kept tucking the front or crashing. Eli, for his part, was avoiding doing some of the gnarlier rhythm options. Sure, Eli was going to win the '23 season before his achilles injury but this masks the fact he wasn't the same Eli as '22 and definitely not the same as the years prior to that. In those years it was always Eli that had the most raw speed. This is not a shitting on Eli post by the way. I've always been a massive ET fan but some of his supporters on here cannot look past their own fanboidom to grasp some facts.
Back to the original question. No, Eli won't hang with Jett most of the time. If Jett crashes, has a particularly bad start, or is hanging back to protect points and Eli gets a good start and so on, Eli could beat Jett on occasion. But that's not the same as hanging with him. IMO, the only two that could get somewhat close to Jett are Chase and Hunter.
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It seems that Jettt is more consistent on starts. I think they could be close in speed
Cooper Webb may be healthy and can hold onto his bike again like he once could for the long haul.
I expect that he will win several races this year and challenge for the title.
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