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Ok, this isn’t an over reaction to the obvious situation tonight. But this has become a common thread. People try to nail down Eli as a choker, saying he can’t handle the pressure. I think there’s a valid argument, but he’s also performed well and does have some championships.
I can’t fault a guy if his pants came undone, but what on earth is going through his head and why is it always him with these problems that defy logic. He goes from the fiercest competitor in history, and LITERALLY 10 seconds later looks like a kid in a peewee race on bike cause his dad made him ride. Like last year while finally having the points lead in grasp, he has a mild tip over and literally could have drank a cup of warm espresso in the time it took him to get started and going again. I believe by the time he got going again he was dead last. No sense of urgency what so ever! He’s has the most random issues, just like Dallas....where a rock hit his master cylinder pinning piston? I have a shop and build bikes, I have never in all my years seen this. Then has a second brake issue weeks later. It’s like the guy just looks for the quickest chance to quick.
Each one of these can be argued case by case. But Eli Tomacs collective body of work at this point in time has got to nominate him as one of if not the strangest racer in history.....and that goes for all racing sports. His situations and then demeanor when facing them just have left me scratching my head for years. WTF Eli Tomac....
