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I personally would be super bummed if Daytona would have been the last sx race of the year. I really hope we still get to see some decider rounds in April.
A shortened championship is obviously something nobody wants to see but there is one thing nobody can deny. The rider with the most points after all possible rounds deserves the championship title.
a disaster. It’s a very different situation than knowing that it’s your last chance and that you absolutely have to win or the championship is gone. He may have given it all he was prepared to give at that point in the series, but for sure if it was the last round of the year and the last chance, they all would’ve found more.
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lol....
If any rider did not put their best effort in at any particular race during the races that have been run then shame on them.
The fact is, it doesn't matter what Kenny would have or should have done; only what he did do. He lost Daytona to Tomac, and the championship went with it, probably.
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If last week as vegas ,there is no way roczen would of let tomac just easly pass him ,he would done everything to keep him behind him.
Would been a lot bar banging and desperate passing....
Hopefully they can get double header or 2 rounds to finish of chsmpionship.
So what you think he was bullshitting ?
Eli was not at 100% either. He took his time to let the race coming to him, playing it smart to close the deal.
If Eli would have known that it was the last and deciding race of the year, his strategy would have probably been different too, he would have forced the issue to make some quick passes much earlier during the race. And probably some riders would have not given as much fight to him knowing the title was being decided between him and Roczen.
So yeah, the strategy is not the same for everybody depending on the circumstances. That said, if Tomac gets this title due to the series cancellation, it is not a hold up either, he won more races including the head to head at Daytona.
If Tomac gets this championship without having to face the sleepless, doubt-filled, jittery night final races always provide to championship contenders, then he dodged a bullet that might very well have taken him out. No one here being honest with themselves can say otherwise. It's just common sense.
I've had enough interactions with Eli's, um, "fans" to know that they aren't always receptive to common sense, though, and they're ain't nothin' you can do to make them otherwise. If he gets cut, they bleed.
If this is the end of the season, the one cool thing about all this is that the fastest man actually won the championship.
Was Eli the best guy during the season? He didn't just come out and win every round, but the results speak for themselves: Eli had the most points (the main criteria in which the season is decided), the most wins, and when he was on, no one could run with him. No one knew this silly shit was going to happen and shut things down, but at this point in time, Eli is the clear points leader, and if the championship stops now, he will be the 2020 SX champ. It is what it is, like it or not.
This is going to be a good thing for absolutely nobody. Eli would have much rather won a 17 round championship, but that is out of his control. Kawasaki won't be able to promote his championship like normal, hell we don't even know how long it will be before the series is completed.
All this because of the overblown virus scare. It's not about public safety, it's all political.
This wasn't just from a podium speech.
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