Eli Tomac is still happy with his move to KTM saying as a platform and a base it has been really easy to set up, despite a bit of struggle in Australia in the whoops during WSX which appears to be just a blip and a postive learning experience on the lead up to AMA supercross in 2026.
Tomac says it wasn’t really the scoop tyre that caused the issues in Australia, but more the way the whoops were! Speaking at the press conference at Anaheim, Eli said: “So I did run the scoop tyre there and I I don’t think it was actually the scoop. I think maybe there’s a combination of things because there were like a wider spaced out of whoops. Like I think they seemed like they’re like 14 feet or something and for me, I honestly felt like my my fork was soft and then it was causing like some spinning. So just a little bit different condition that I haven’t thrown myself into and it’s something we learn. It’s like well, we need to be better in these bigger heavier low-frequency whoops so it’s a good time to figure it out and try to improve that that spot.”
On his contract with KTM, Eli said it is a one year deal and both parties were happy with that, “It’s just a one-year deal. There’s a clause in there. Like if I win supercross I can race again but for the main it’s a one-year deal. I was just happy to have the opportunity to go race. They were satisfied with a one-year deal as well so they we were able to make it work for the year by the basis and then it was like it’s an auto renewal if I win and if I want to race again.”
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