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2/5/2018 8:57am
2/5/2018 8:57am
While Eli won a couple rounds, he stayed upright and no falls on the shoulder since the pants fell off. Could be he was nursing it and getting parked in a berm Saturday exposed it. That’s my guess.
However, the Factory Kawasaki team that’s had more championships than any other team in the last 20 years seems to run riders off or not gel with the team. RC wanted out, JS7 wanted out, Reed really wanted out, Rav was done and retired. Typically when you’re winning championships you want to keep it going. So my question is it the riders or the team or maybe even Japan? Aside from RV it seems like they win a championship with someone and they want to move to the next big thing. My guess is there wasn’t a next big thing while RV was there, soon hurry. RC left because they didn’t want to pay him and they had JS7 in the wings. Didn’t want to pay JS7 as they had RV in the wings. I just don’t know of any team that had operated like this. When you’re happy, things seem to go well. When you’re not, you crash a lot and things don’t go well. Just look at JS7 and JGR, Rockzen at Suzuki, Milsaps and Tedesco at Honda...
I have a new KX, so I’m not hating on the team, just wonder what goes on over there sometimes.
However, the Factory Kawasaki team that’s had more championships than any other team in the last 20 years seems to run riders off or not gel with the team. RC wanted out, JS7 wanted out, Reed really wanted out, Rav was done and retired. Typically when you’re winning championships you want to keep it going. So my question is it the riders or the team or maybe even Japan? Aside from RV it seems like they win a championship with someone and they want to move to the next big thing. My guess is there wasn’t a next big thing while RV was there, soon hurry. RC left because they didn’t want to pay him and they had JS7 in the wings. Didn’t want to pay JS7 as they had RV in the wings. I just don’t know of any team that had operated like this. When you’re happy, things seem to go well. When you’re not, you crash a lot and things don’t go well. Just look at JS7 and JGR, Rockzen at Suzuki, Milsaps and Tedesco at Honda...
I have a new KX, so I’m not hating on the team, just wonder what goes on over there sometimes.
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If you listen to Matthes at all, he always says the vibe at the Kawi truck is pretty loose with the staff. Obviously they are all there to win, and Eli is getting paid to win, but it doesn't sound like everyone is running around uptight on race days. I'm a career-long fan of Tomac, but his problems are much more to do with him and not the brand/team he's on. Remember his up and down 2015 SX season on a factory Honda (with Geico decals). People want to remember the first 5 motos of outdoors that year and say "Oh he should have stayed on Honda" but I remember him crashing stupidly at A1, Atlanta 1, Indy, and Vegas that year.
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JS7 i suspect he left due to his Red Bull sponsorship and also his desire to race SX only which San Manuel Yamaha offered
RV, i dont know, with him racing Snow cross i suspect he was getting interest in doing more than a commercial spot. he hated pro racing but i think deep down, after retiring and getting rid of the stress he is remembering how fun being on a bike is. Plus Kawi hired MC2 so maybe yamaha was willing to pay him more money than kawi would
And my point was they are 2 different teams.
My guess is Eli’s original shoulder injuries and long recovery was a wake-up call that showed him he was not invincible. I️ would guess that’s now always in the back of his mind and he does not want to go through again. I’ve found that you tend wreck/get hurt more often when you play sports with too much caution. He needs to get his head straight in my opinion. I️ hope he does because he’s awesome when he’s on his game and great to have in our sport.
I don't see the problem
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