2014 Spring Creek 450 Moto 1: Roczen vs. Tomac

New to the 450 Class, Eli Tomac and Ken Roczen battle it out for the first place position during the 450 moto 1 race at Spring Creek.

[@danoincali831]

Love seeing these two battle in the 450 class now. Go Tomac !!!

[@malakai.2025]

Man, I miss this sooo much

[@lukepaul2882]

Beautiful riding from both!

[@jimijamAK47]

WOW! fastest 2 riders in the world right now..... both really in the zone

[@johnnybgood774]

lol

[@devaiahkn4880]

Eli Tomac Best of all ✌️😘

[@garettsmith4478]

ET3 is the best rider in the world right now, dude rides that tank and can just fly. Great feel on the bike; when he’s on no one can touch him.

[@hazzagane1]

Just like old times :)

[@007Variable]

Enjoyed the video and thanks for posting but why not show the last few laps?

[@TheProcessor]

Do yoiu guys notice how good Tomac is? 3:35 watch as he pre-jumps O: he has also been doing a similar thing in the dragon backs in supercross 2017. he is the fastest in those by far. Any track with a dragon's back Tomac will excel. These little things make such a difference in energy/time

[@MrTmel123]

I knew tomac had it in him!! YEAH!!!!

[@kurt4507]

awesome battle, Tomac had the flow that day for sure. There is just so many good riders that have a good chance of winning now makes for good racing. Tomas is so fun to watch he is so flowy on a bike. Wish he would have not missed the first 4 races this year.

[@TheJo1896]

What I've seen from Toamc this is that, except of this day at Spring Creek, he wasn't feeling it. He was good, but not as good as he could have been. I think that he began to get the Flow at the MXON. He was the fastest (not the best though, because Paulin was slower but invincible) of the week. Since then, he finished 2nd at MEC with bad starts and was invincible at Lille (where he said that he was finally as comfotable on the 450 than he was on the 250). He'll step up his game in 2015 I think, especially in MX. We'll see.

[@swektmaico]

Lelouch Vi Britannia I don't quite agree. Tomac was fastest when things were set and the leaders already had the win. Tomacs lap times weren't that impressive actually if you look at the other motos and qualification. Cairoli was faster on the 250 than Tomac was during those amazing last laps.

[@TheJo1896]

swektmaico Tomac and Cairoli only raced together in the second race and Tomac was faster. After that, for the last race, all the lap times were slower because of the track. It was 5-6 sec slower than the other races if I remember correctly. But Tomac was still the fastest.

[@swektmaico]

Lelouch Vi Britannia Cairoli fell, got hurt and did what JM tried to do, race anyway. I can tell you this, It took Tomac a few laps to pass Rocks in this video. Do you know how fast Cairoli would pass him. Cairoli is way faster than Roczen. Paulin is faster than Roczen. Villopoto might can beat him on some tracks in sheer speed, but Tomac can't, I promise that.

[@Sephiroth32vergil]

swektmaico Tomac had a hard time passing cause Roczen was making the right choice (something I notice he does well). You can't necessarily say cairoli would've done it faster cause you'll never get the same situation again. Also Tomac had more than 10 minutes to make the pass and he clearly was faster and dungey was so far back, he knew there was no sense of urgency and trust in your speed. Had he only had a lap I'm sure he would've pushed a little harder and got the pass made.

[@ShootaMosin]

You think it would be smart for Roczen to push hard and risk a crash just for pride? Roczen is a World Champ and not a fool! He knows not to let the heat of the battle get the better of him. He is sitting in the points lead and does not need to win to keep it. He gave it a good shot but Eli was riding great and Ken knew the risk was not worth the gain.

[@twotwentyswift]

I have to chuckle when I hear Roczen is a "world champ". It's kind of like those European basketball world championships where none of the world's best players compete because they're all playing in the NBA. That's why Roczen came to the U.S. to compete. He knew if he only competed in the "world championships" he would never take on the world's best riders. Obviously he is doing well and is near the pinnacle of the sport along with Dungey, Tomac and Canard.

[@perlatoole5245]

twotwentyswift well you better keep up on villoponcho doin the gp to solidify your statement!

[@twotwentyswift]

Perla Toole No need. We've seen all the GP riders come over here and compete.

[@fangnhoon]

eli is the smarter rider, better work rate and always looking for the pass,, awesome to watch

[@tfultrev4906]

Wish he had been there from the start huh? I think roczen deserved it this year tho

[@michellecollins8210]

So glad that tomac is on a kawi now

[@rochellestanley9532]

Good stuff

[@motocarlo81]

Cannot wait to see Villopoto and Tomac go at it!

[@SoFlairful]

lol, unfortunately we will never get the luxury to see how tomac would be against villopoto...

[@motocarlo81]

+ZERO94AIC Villo was fast, consistent, and relentless. Tomac is very fast and relentless, but needs to put a good solid season together (like he was before his big crash at the start of last year). Then he will be unstoppable. Even Dungey wont be able to catch him!

[@joelwaititi9299]

@句丹句句と 尺ヨ尸卞丹尺 lets be real here villo never beat 2nd place ryan dungey by a minute and 30 seconds

[@adilsonveiga6341]

Os cara são fera

[@33Hossa18]

"Lappers not getting in their way but affecting their line choices." Haha what?

[@ethanjohnson6845]

The guys they were tapping I think lol. never heard that before

[@chriscollas2754]

Really miss seeing him on red.

[@creativechau]

Is it me or did Eli look so much faster and smoother when he rode Honda?

[@micaKTM1290]

It's you.

[@etomac19]

I agree. Honda tomac is faster than kawi tomac

[@garettsmith4478]

ET3 is just the best, everyone else fighting for second. MX of Nations will be good...2 best riders in the world ET3 and Herlings

[@Stinky_sack]

Jesus christ they are flying

[@Tide12NC]

Had he stayed with Honda, where would he be. He just fit that bike to me.

[@alandrummond5890]

would of been cool as a lapper watching them from the track

[@firmanfirman8461]

KTM v HONDA??

[@HyperionGamingTOPKEK]

2:27 balls of steel

[@user-qn4lk5pj8b]

Lap rider with the stock bike

[@rider7488]

Fk yea

[@jephonyitalio5405]

Rocsen and tomac vs cairoli and herlings..

[@deejaycarlosmedina1340]

tomac is fast

[@devanewimmer5326]

Never underestimate honda dirtbikes or atvs

[@jkcrusher18]

Tomac is just better. That's all there is to it. If he didn't miss the first half of the year he would have won the championship

[@swektmaico]

he is faster no doubt, but Kens consistency is close to Dungeys and Eli isn't a good starter so the outcome of the championships to come is very uncertain. Reliability vs speed.

[@Sephiroth32vergil]

Tomac may be faster but he isn't better, at least not yet. He just isn't solid enough overall and part of that reason is the fact that he is naturally fast. Ken is fast, well rounded and his race craft is beyond his years. I do believe tomac will dominate at one point for at least 2 years. But as it stands right now he needs to be more polished if he wants to beat Ken and Ryan.

[@jasonhenry7520]

Vittorio Fabregas Hows Tomac looking so far this year boys!? lol Guess he's been working on that polish ey? But yeah Ken is the man I hope and think we are seeing a more mature smarter ET3 this year. hell he's even nailed a couple hole shots already, if he keeps that up the rest of the pack is in trouble.

[@dempa1000]

Jason Henry Tomac is the fastest rider in the world hands down, RV is passing the torch over to ET#3 now :)

[@IgorFonseca244]

dempa1000 In the World? lmao slow down, this is not the MXGP.

[@pressrolls]

Tomac looked like a surgeon here.....Im sure Im not the first to say he was better on a Honda.

[@devanewimmer5326]

Honda power

[@devanewimmer5326]

It's a shame honda doesn't give their dirtbikes and trx atvs and superbikes a lot more power and torque

[@dibiodepaint]

tomac

[@leonaantjes4027]

Kik

[@Blackbadgerz]

Roczen should have never left KTM

[@mjt1971]

Moto

[@yordanyduran8436]

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[@paulhetherington4382]

That's why Roczen wins more too? It isn't a better then. Learning lessons for all. Your mixed soul is very apparent.

[@yordanyduran8436]

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[@Memes-ur3gd]

yea tomac won

[@cintroberts6614]

Tomac will always break Roczen and Roczen knows it. Tomac is the reason why Dungey and Stewart retired

[@dmjeffers6188]

I'm a Tomac and Stewart fan...but you're crazy if you think Tomac had anything to do with Stewart retiring. He literally battled, beat, and was back and forth with the GOAT every weekend throughout his career. Not to mention Chad Reed back then. Lol.

[@smark2016]

you are dumb as fuck :D Dungey left because he is too old for supercross and Stewart got kicked out of supercross.. he was drug positiv... roczen will win every fight with tomac

[@cintroberts6614]

Your an idiot

[@daley1044]

Tomac every time!!!! Kenny R is washed up.

[@freddymccool5528]

+Maria Daley hes not who he used to be thats for sure

[@vevohoeyo]

so is Keny washed up a still?

[@scottcox9108]

Kenny cleaned house!

[@ArmyOf2Films]

how tf is he washed up?

[@davewyatt1468]

What a dumb comment,

[@ktmcrush2290]

can't fuck with roczen when on ktm

[@paulhetherington4382]

Somebody has too attend therapy every day of it's pathetic life. And is still hacking right now. blocking interpretations. Also part of primary EIDE.

[@cncncncn1803]

Juh

[@cncncncn1803]

Lolkkr5

[@yordanyduran8436]

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