Eli Tomac was harbouring hope he could still put the pressure on Jett Lawrence late in the one and only 450 SMX moto at Charlotte, until he spun out with Jett very much in his sights just when it looked like Eli was about to go beast mode!
Tomac, who looked back on his normal pace this weekend, said: “I’m not sure if it was [too much] acceleration or if it was the front end that tucked there; either way I was maybe a little impatient. I moved out [to a different line] after that, I should have been using the cushion. Try to live and learn. Overall, felt really good… The back motocross section is something like I’ve never seen. It’s fun, it’s technical, but at the same time it is gnarly.”
If Eli keeps riding like this a win is certainly possible, as he seeks to end his tenure on a Yamaha on a high.
With this mistake from Tomac he falls to 3rd.
— SuperMotocross (@supermotocross) September 6, 2025
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