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3 points difference now, let the racing begin!
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crusty_xx wrote:
Eli will most likely crush him at Millville
Makes things more interesting now. Cool
I'm thinking this is where Marv gets on a roll like he did last year.
I honestly think Tomac will crumble under the pressure of trying to get the points lead back in a championship he likely thought was all his.
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Eli seems to thrive playing catch up, might have been better for Marv to be close but chasing.
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Marv smells blood in the water now. And fame and money. He’s going to go all out. Might be fun to watch.
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TogaSet wrote:
Marv smells blood in the water now. And fame and money. He’s going to go all out. Might be fun to watch.
cbuehler767 wrote:
He doesn't even have the speed to run away from a Roczen running at 80% and Barcia.
Yeah it will be more rewarding when he pulls away in the points again.
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TogaSet wrote:
Marv smells blood in the water now. And fame and money. He’s going to go all out. Might be fun to watch.
cbuehler767 wrote:
He doesn't even have the speed to run away from a Roczen running at 80% and Barcia.
If I remember correctly, Kenny and JB had all moto to run him down today...
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ATKpilot99 wrote:
Yeah it will be more rewarding when he pulls away in the points again.
When's he ever pulled away in points in a 450 championship? Tomac will right the ship. He lost a whole moto and the points are still about even.
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crusty_xx wrote:
Eli will most likely crush him at Millville
Makes things more interesting now. Cooljorgechavez wrote:
I'm thinking this is where Marv gets on a roll like he did last year.
I honestly think Tomac will crumble under the pressure of trying to get the points lead back in a championship he likely thought was all his.
He wont crymble under the pressure IMO. look at all the motos and races he won in a row to start this outdoor season, you dont think he had pressure doing that? If his bike wouldnt have broke in this first moto, he would still have a 22 point lead.
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All part of the game here, wouldn't be the first championship lost to a mechanical.
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Can’t say he handed Marv the red plate. Not like he tossed it away with a crash. It was a mechanical issue so nothing ET3 could do about that
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As far as the tracks remaining:
2017 Results:
Millville: Musquin 1-1, Tomac 2-5
Washougal: Musquin 1-1, Tomac 2-2
Unadilla: Musquin 1-1, Tomac 10-5
Budds Creek: Musquin 2-4, Tomac 7-1
Ironman: Musquin 2-2, Tomac 5-6
Then again last year doesn’t matter. But Marvin is historically better on the second half tracks.
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cbuehler767 wrote:
He doesn't even have the speed to run away from a Roczen running at 80% and Barcia.
ATKpilot99 wrote:
Yeah it will be more rewarding when he pulls away in the points again.
cbuehler767 wrote:
When's he ever pulled away in points in a 450 championship? Tomac will right the ship. He lost a whole moto and the points are still about even.
I meant Tomac
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I gotta admit I’ll be rooting for Mathildes husband but the beast Tomac impressed me today pushing that dead Kow with a locked up rear end. So surprised he didn’t drop it where it stopped and walk away. The strength of these the top few guys is amazing.
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You sure about that ? He put Tomac in the dirt for 100K bonus and a supercross win just a few months back. Now he’s got the red plate and looking at a championship and huge bonus.
