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But Ducati is the Lamborghini of motorcycles.
Got to find the weak points of the bike. Some of this can’t be done with out racing. Even with Eli it’d be a shock if they were a title contender out the gate. Got to expect a mechanical dnf or two.
if Aaron Rodgers was a motocross athlete this the shit he would exactly do & then go on pat macfee & say no racing team wants him
James also said that that bike was a boat with suspension, but at least it had a 450 motor or something along those lines in one of his podcast videos lol
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Cairoli/Seewer/Guadagnini have been racing it for nearly a year now.
It was also racing against bikes with 1-2 years of data tops.
If the rumors are true about Ducati not having "Eli money," you'd think he'd have to really love the bike to go there since it would more than likely mean a pay cut.
The bike has been failing in MXGP and even Italian round if I remember correctly.
Eli will bring stress test to a whole new level for that machine.
Triumph doing OK, some DNF. Beta not good at all.
Add to that, SX readiness will take resources.
Will be interesting to see if the bike holds up in MXGP rest of season.
Wish my ex thought like Star…😂
Perhaps there is a difference in the $$ to pull Eli from Yamaha that they expected, and the $$ for Eli looking for a ride which seems to be the case. Ultimately, I think the bike, whichever brand, will be the decisive factor.
On the road racing side I’ve read that Ducati doesn’t pay big salaries (relatively speaking) while they do pay good bonuses.
They don't have Eli Tomac money, is what they say, until Eli Tomac becomes a free agent, and a possibility. Then the conversation changes 😁
He doesn’t need the money . He should ride the Star Yamaha for basically free with bonus money . Unless the Kawi or somehow the Honda is available.
2006 was Honda’s 4th year of racing the 450, and Yamaha had been racing one since Henry in 97.
I don't remember many mechanical failures for triumph or beta this year but maybe I'm forgetting?
This. Doug Henry and Kevin Windham had already won races and even a title already.
To be fair, Beta is in it's year 2 and did have some mechanicals in year 1.
True it was for both of them but it would be year two in a lot of ways for Ducati as well, just not in US.
Same with Triumph.
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He is testing the Ducati for sure because I think I felt some tremors here in Denver.
Beta started in MXGP in 2021.
Tomac is used to having mechanicals. He rode for Kawi.
On the other side of the coin sometimes new bikes are good out of the box. I'm sure Eli will choose the best option for his circumstances. We truly don't know where his head is at other than he is sticking around for a while. Maybe The Ducati feels good even if it needs refinement and they offer him a juicy deal.
What happened to Bloss in SLC or Denver? I don’t recall which one but he was off the track with mechanic looking at the bike.
I still have hopes that the Steelers don't take him.
Understood. SX is different. And the abuse tomac puts in a bike is different from most. If Ducati and tomac decide to do it it will be trial by fire.
Had no idea Ducati was just a red Volkswagen.
Crazy times we’re living in.
100% except Rodger’s is washed now. Jstew was in his prime.
And this was a mildly modified bike from the previous years class beating bike. And their year turned to disaster… so..🤷♀️
Except this one looks more like a Dacia Logan 😂
So my question is he doesn’t go KTM or Ducati, then what?
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