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Kenny was leading the points in 2013 until his big crash at Millville which was round 9 that’s when Eli started going 1-1 every round. Until that race Kenny won first motos and Eli second motos usually. That was where you could see the cracks in Kenny’s fitness though.
RD isn’t even in the same class as ET or RV. It’s okay if you favor him over Eli but it’s not even a close comparison. Give me RD’s most impressive performance and I’ll give you twenty from Eli that are better. RD would never beat a healthy Jett even on Jett’s worst day. Eli made it look easy.
I’ve watched that season at least 4x start to finish, such epic performances by each. Kenny did have the points lead up until that crash but Eli was already gaining momentum prior to it and clearly was the faster/stronger rider.
this guy “mxforos” has all the motos.
https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x11qk0c
That's how I remember it and I was obsessed with their battle that year. Eli had started peaking and wearing Kenny down prior to his Millville crash. Eli was coming no matter what happened to Kenny
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As a huge Tomac fan, it hurts my heart I have no logical way to disagree with your points. So...
The same class for outright speed? No. That's not all that defines a racer. Although RD straight up beat RV plenty. Eli beating Jett? What, once in a sx? He couldn't beat him outdoors straight up ever. He got handled. I'll just go back to Eli never beat Dunge for a title. Dunge exploited his inconsistencies perfectly. Its a fun discussion and I am absolutely bias towards RD lol. I dont mind you thinking Eli was better than Dunge as much as you grouping him in with RV. Eli isn't on Villo's level at all
Between James being in his usual crash or win mode and then that whole Adderall BS thing seriously effected his win record. No doubt, the disruption caused by that 16 month suspension effected his riding well after the ban was over. I was more of an RC fan back then but was really bummed that James got what I thought was a huge shaft and that racing was gonna be less exciting without him. At the same time, it was a big wtf moment and thought how could he think he wouldn't be tested since he was a regular on the podium?
The outright speed is what I’m talking about. You are a big Dungey fan so I won’t harp on him, he’s without a doubt one of the greats and he did it with relentless consistency. I’m taking Eli every time though.
Eli and Jett only raced each other at full health head to head in that one sx race. They never matched up fully healthy in outdoor. Eli was coming off a freshly plated fibula in the following mx season and he never looked full strength that summer. Plated fibulas usually swell and hurt for a solid 6-12 months and that’s if you are ginger on them. I don’t think he was well again until ‘26 sx. It’s such a robbery that we didn’t get to see those two go at it many more times. Speed for speed Eli showed he could match Jett, at 32yrs of age, which is insane. Hard to say if RV or JS could’ve done such things.
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