I loved how he chased down Dungey and Roczen and then walked away from them. Was a stunning performance. One of my favorite racers right now.
I've watching him build up and build up since he came back into the MX season ... That collar bone crash really set him back for this season ... Maybe I can see the race tonight ... -- He was with-in 1 rider(KR94) of being only the 3rd rider to win a MXdN moto on a 250 bike ...
So I got to watch moto1, crazy race . I really wonder how much Tomac messes with Roczens head. Roczen has been on top for a good while now, trains with Villapoto, practices with Dungey, and now here comes the guy that ruined 250's for him that was a non issue for awhile . Seemed like Roczen broke down after that last pass
It did and his confidence looked shaken when asked questions at the podium. I've never seen two guys at the very top (Dungey and Roczen) looks so phazed.
wowo ...450Eli has arrived .. Langston called Eli relentless. Gotta watch moto 2 now... Eli should get a bonus check from some honda VP for removing the orange crew from the top ...
Arrived? He won a championship last year over Roczen. I think this was largely expected. It sure was from me.
He probably made $100,000 for removing the orange crew from the top step. Most top racers have a $100,000 bonus per win written into their contracts.
Too bad about the late start to the outdoors for Tomac. But, he does seem to be making a serious charge. Now that we're on break, everybody head out to Cahuilla Creek to watch these guys practice!
Eli is certainly adding to the championship race ... Here's a few words from him .. http://www.mxlarge.com/2014/08/11/eli-tomac-interview-9/ 250cc riders, even champions, don't always make it back to top when they move up to the 450s... It may be a yr or 2 but I think this guy is gonna be a 450 champ also... At the least, he'll be a player running up front unless bad luck hinders him... -- Aside from the racing action, Tomac was officially named to the Motocross des Nations team that will compete in Latvia later this year. It’s the second straight appearance for Tomac on Team USA. “We have a score to settle,” he said. “Second place last year didn’t sit that well with us, so we’ll go over there and try to bring it back to the USA. I haven’t done much research yet but I hear the track we’re racing over there is a lot like Millville (Minn.). I sure hope that’s true because I love dirt like that. “It’s an honor to represent your country and I’m happy to be racing with Ryan Dungey and Jeremy Martin this year.” -- I'm down with this young man
Yep and I hope to watch his career play-out in front of me for the next 5 yrs, with another page this weekend? -- Eli is really keeping the racing weird for KR94 ... It's almost like KR94 has gotta whip Eli and RD5 to be the champ now ... Almost like Eli is RD5s' wingman ... We've got the bike brand angle going, and the nationality thing going, and the team mates thing going with 3 top classy riders that can handle all this in the proper manner. I should try and watch this weekends' racing by getting off the couch and making an effort to find it on cable somewhere ... Its gonna be that good.
