Eli's Strategy?

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Edited Date/Time 5/7/2017 1:48pm
How would ride the final race when you're down by 9 points?

I don't see Eli trying to take Ryan out (or getting someone else to do it) so here's what I'd do:

Shadow the fuck out of Ryan the entire Main moto. Don't punt him, but just ride in front of him, slow down and let him pass, and then pass him back and just get in his head. Ryan's smart and usually unshakable, but Eli's only hope is that something shakes Ryan and it won't happen if Eli get's up front and wins and Ryan has all the track behind Eli back to 5th place to ride his own race. Ryan has shown he can handle that. So my answer would be to just be all over Ryan in as nice a way as possible to see Ryan can deal as they move through traffic TOGETHER. Doubt it will work, but that's the only way to victory that I see for Eli.

What would be your strategy for Eli?
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JSmith 5/3/2017 4:09pm
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Get a good start and win. Then hope Ryan crashes.
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Hope this happens again. Thats his best shot

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motokiwi 5/3/2017 4:17pm
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If I was Tomac I would pay Grant $200k if he aims for Dungeys front wheel and successfully bends his disc enough that he has to fart around changing wheels.

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Lucifa. 5/3/2017 4:18pm
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JSmith wrote:
Get a good start and win. Then hope Ryan crashes.
This. The only way Eli can win is if Ryan has a mechanical or crash and loses 9 points or more. It's out of Eli's hands now.
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Dtat720 5/3/2017 4:20pm
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motokiwi wrote:
If I was Tomac I would pay Grant $200k if he aims for Dungeys front wheel and successfully bends his disc enough that he has to...
If I was Tomac I would pay Grant $200k if he aims for Dungeys front wheel and successfully bends his disc enough that he has to fart around changing wheels.
Grant would be too obvious. It would have to be someone from left field. Like Mookie or Weimer. Bogle maybe. Someone nobody would expect and someone Eli isnt close to.
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Sully 5/3/2017 4:22pm
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JSmith wrote:
Get a good start and win. Then hope Ryan crashes.
Lucifa. wrote:
This. The only way Eli can win is if Ryan has a mechanical or crash and loses 9 points or more. It's out of Eli's hands...
This. The only way Eli can win is if Ryan has a mechanical or crash and loses 9 points or more. It's out of Eli's hands now.
Yup. Just like Savatgy last year, all he can do is go out and do what he needs to do. What Dungey does is completely out of his hands.
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kiwifan 5/3/2017 4:45pm
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Yeah its quite simple, get a great start.. ride his own race out front and hope that Dungey doesn't get in the top 4.
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Acidreamer 5/3/2017 5:17pm
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Pick the gate to dungeys left and hit his kill switch before the drop.
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benstone wrote:
How would ride the final race when you're down by 9 points? I don't see Eli trying to take Ryan out (or getting someone else to...
How would ride the final race when you're down by 9 points?

I don't see Eli trying to take Ryan out (or getting someone else to do it) so here's what I'd do:

Shadow the fuck out of Ryan the entire Main moto. Don't punt him, but just ride in front of him, slow down and let him pass, and then pass him back and just get in his head. Ryan's smart and usually unshakable, but Eli's only hope is that something shakes Ryan and it won't happen if Eli get's up front and wins and Ryan has all the track behind Eli back to 5th place to ride his own race. Ryan has shown he can handle that. So my answer would be to just be all over Ryan in as nice a way as possible to see Ryan can deal as they move through traffic TOGETHER. Doubt it will work, but that's the only way to victory that I see for Eli.

What would be your strategy for Eli?
Win that damn thing and let the chips fall where they may.
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Ted722 5/3/2017 5:39pm
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Acidreamer wrote:
Pick the gate to dungeys left and hit his kill switch before the drop.
Good thing Dungey has got electric start, he'll still come out of the first turn in the top 5.
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Eli is a class act. I expect him to just go out and do his best. I don't know why he just has these awful nights. He did it on the 250 and now on the 450. Maybe he can't handle the pressure, gets arm pump, I don't know what.....Its really weird. You can forget about Eli playing dirty. Ain't gonna happen. He knows he lost the title last week. Now the best thing he can do is go out and win another.
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tempura 5/3/2017 5:48pm
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Dungey can afford to ride a very careful race, and not get into any heated situations, and I'm sure that's what he'll do.
Tomac will ride his own race and go for the win.
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oldblood 5/3/2017 5:49pm
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Can you say T BONE. I heard from a reliable source that the green team has employed the services of non other than the Chicken to consult with this matter.
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MXD 5/3/2017 5:55pm
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Win and let whatever happens behind him, happen. That's all he can do. His fate is out of his hands.

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oldblood 5/3/2017 6:01pm
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MXD wrote:
Win and let whatever happens behind him, happen. That's all he can do. His fate is out of his hands.
Sorry, I'd have to say, "LIKE HELL ", he can get behind then.... Don't get me wrong, I like both of them, just want to see them fight for it. Bare knuckle.
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I don't see any way Eli can win this title. Dungey will not finish worse than 3rd. Way to many KTMs and Huskys that will pull over like Marve did. Speaking of Marve how much did he loose by pulling over?
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oldblood 5/3/2017 6:11pm
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Ha ha ha, you guys thought this was going to be a gentelmen's fight? It's Vegas bitches! And Eli's got grit.
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jock 5/3/2017 6:15pm
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cali11 wrote:
I don't see any way Eli can win this title. Dungey will not finish worse than 3rd. Way to many KTMs and Huskys that will pull...
I don't see any way Eli can win this title. Dungey will not finish worse than 3rd. Way to many KTMs and Huskys that will pull over like Marve did. Speaking of Marve how much did he loose by pulling over?
Maybe Dunge paid him the difference. Laughing
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MX690 5/3/2017 6:50pm
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It's over Johnny, Dunge will cruise around in the top 4 staying out of trouble and take home the chocolates.
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Bultaco 5/3/2017 6:56pm
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If I were Eli, I ride the next to the last race better.
Track and Trail 5/3/2017 7:02pm
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He's hoping Dungey's shifter ends up crammed up in the frame or that his bike won't start in the pits. That'll stop him.
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just James 5/3/2017 7:30pm
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Dungey is going to win not only the title, but the Vegas race also. This will be his last supercross race, in my opinion, and he would like go out on a win. It will muffle some keyboard wankers when he does.
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oldblood 5/3/2017 7:31pm
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Someone should post a link to the youtube of Jeff Matiasevich and Damon Bradshaw Paris Bercy crash. You won't be disappointed. Don't have my reading glasses you know.

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