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You’re referring to the scoop on Eli’s bike right?
I think you're right. However Ian Harrison said they brought only scoop tires with them. To be fair, he also said they've got a bit of work to do.
"Tomac wasn't available and left the stadium within minutes..." is from Lewis' interview with Ian. Not trying to look too deep into anything, but a Tomac that gets off the track, jumps in a car and splits within minutes cannot mean a very happy Tomac. Maybe he's mad at himself. Maybe he was just frustrated with the bike. I continue to hypothesize that some part of ET knows father time is tugging at his jersey and might have a slightest bit of regret that he signed his KTM deal. JMO.
I doubt he's regretting going to KTM. More likely that he's pissed about his result and feels like he should have been better
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No, you are wrong. Ian should have said that. Eli had a flight to catch. (shower, pack up, dinner and then jump on a flight) These guys don't get much time off
These off season races are all about data capturing in order to better prepare for A1 the SX season, Ian clarified that,
How can Eli be pissed off? I mean, it is his 2nd ever race on a steel frame. In my opinion and Ian said so, they are happy that the transition has gone so good and they leave Australia with some great data to analyse.
Eli has not had any off season rest yet hence him leaving the track early....
Amazing how people want to create drama when there is none.
So, I take there is no motorcycle dealers anywhere near where they was to go get a tire?
You think you can walk into a local (or any) motorcycle shop and grab the tires the factory guys use?
These guys run "Spec tyres"...
Yep that's right. I couldn't imagine running a scoop on that track
Off season race where the onlyyy goal is to not get hurt.... well, that and running a scoop on hardpack... 🤣
He ran a scoop at that ultra hardpack SMX race at Dallas last year, why are we surprised he is still doing it? Pretty sure he's on record as that's his tire no matter the conditions.
Feels like the only rounds we could potentially see similar conditions are Glendale and SLC. We also need to factor in though that SMX has 3x as many riders on the track throughout a race day as well as limited track prep time between sessions in comparison to WSX.
We really need to consider going to multi-day event in an effort to save the track for better racing.
His home compound track is that dry and hard pack. I wonder what tire he ran. That track was drier than a baptist picnic.
"That track was drier than a baptist picnic"
Stolen and filed away. I chuckled.
There’s a photo of his bike showing the scoop mounted.
Regretting signing with KTM. 😂 😂 One off race, holy shit
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Eli is playing in smart. Getting some gate drops before the big show
WSX handles the freight between rounds for the teams, meaning each team has to pack crates with what they need for the whole series, way back before round 1. Other than that they’re fairly restricted by what they can carry in their own luggage to each race.
Sounds like KTM packed nothing but scoops. I’d hazard a guess that an off the shelf production tyre would have been a better choice on that track than a spec scoop and I’m sure if they put a call out to the local dealership on Saturday morning, the local guys would have fallen over themselves to help Tomac.
Anyone with some knowledge about how a mid/ hard pack production tyre would perform compared to a factory scoop in that sort of situation?
If I’m Tomac I’m nervous about the Aussie Tyres. Now if they had tires, that is a different story.
listened to Kristen Beat on Swap show last night. She was very direct that Eli was pissed and refused her request for an interview. She said the honeymoon phase is 100% over at KTM
So, one great race in conditions he usually excels in, and one less than great race where the tire was clearly an issue....and that means the honeymoon phase is "100%" over?
I'm sure he was pissed, but I don't think that means what she apparently said it means unless she has more info than that.
listen for yourself, start at about minute 22
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zJfWpQJry0g
I wasn't doubting you man, I was just saying from what you said it sounds like SHE was making some assumptions. I will listen though, thanks for the link.
Ok I listened. She literally says "I don't want to put words in his mouth....maybe he was happy" and then something about body language.
So basically she got zero actual info from Tomac or the team but decided to say unequivocally the honeymoon phase is "ooveeeerr" lol.
That was her "evaluation". Eli did not say that directly to anyone and of course he was not happy after that ride. Eli is known to disappear after races that don't go well....and not exactly be open to media most of the time even when things are great.
Definitely time to get over the scoop addiction. If he would of had even a 962 it would have been better.
well, my take is Tomacs night was self inflicted by his tire choice. Regardless of past results, it looked to me that it caused all sorts of issues for him including spinning donuts! haha. He was probably mad at himself and that carried over to the team and the media, thus not wanting to be questioned about it right then. just my thoughts
Ever get tired of spelling tyre wrong?
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