Is This The Gnarliest Pace We Have Ever Seen In A Motocross Race?

This is motocross Highlights of the 2022 Spring Creek 450 Motocross. What A chess match it was as the two top dogs in Motocross absolutely send it for the entire 35 minute long 450 Moto 2. Eli Tomac and Chase Sexton are on a different playing field when it comes to the rest of the competition. who ends up with the 2022 pro Motocross championship? Comment below. Is This The Gnarliest Pace We Have Ever Seen In A Motocross Race? #elitomac #chasesexton #motocross
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[@madurosfinancialadvisor1360]

Sexton deserves massive credit, hung with One of the greatest our sport has ever seen and didn't flinch! Both were on the Edge the entire race. He got one hell of lesson yesterday! Bravo to Both, amazing things to come for Chase!

[@nilediggs5794]

Eli said he was just cruising.

[@akatgif]

💯

[@bdcollar]

@@nilediggs5794 I think he said that about moto 1

[@bermwarfare1]

I agree💯

[@mikeburney9282]

@@nilediggs5794 That is bs

[@marmaleg5309]

Absolutely. Tomac such a legend. One of his best races ever. And those early passes were insane.

[@bermwarfare1]

Power passes!!

[@nielsnijhof6264]

Arrogant Guy Tomac

[@phild9813]

The first 10 minutes are worth watching all of. Drone shots are occasionally ok, but you really need the up close shots to see how nutty Tomacs performance was.

[@McMyerz223]

Dudes a wildman. Awesome race.

[@rowynmaddocks6731]

You seem to forget herlings would have changed the outcome

[@djdnz39]

One of the best races I’ve watched in a LONG time. Kudos to both of them. That really was a battle of titans. Maybe just maybe these two can bring the US back at this year’s MXGP.

[@djdnz39]

And of course by MXGP I mean MXDN.

[@jumpinpics2414]

Well said ‼️

[@todddooley793]

The conditioning of these two is unreal and the speed?? Chase is fighting one of the best ever, no shame in his game.

[@AllThingMotocross840]

@DM WD840SPORTSHIGHLIGHTS on telegram Stop spamming my video

[@spread4me75]

I really do think this is one of the most intense paces ever, especially since it was for the entire race, super impressive, tomac IS one of the best to ever have done it

[@matthunter1667]

RC once lapped the entire field in a race ! That's one of the best runs also

[@spread4me75]

@@matthunter1667 yes he did, hes the goat for a reason, that wasent a race between 2 guys carring a sprint pace the whole moto though, that was one guy waaaayyyyy better than everyone else, it was also a sloppy mud race so it wasent an impressive pace other than how much better he was than the rest of the field, second crashed, hell alot of the field crashed it was a really sloppy muddy track, you should try to find it to watch it

[@kelvis1980]

@@matthunter1667 that was a mudrace. Not hard to lap the whole feild when the whole feild was stuck in mud. He was a better mud rider for sure but that was the slowest race in history

[@PeteFarce]

Used to be the worst mud rider

[@MarlonRech]

What combination is Eli Tomac's skill and Yamaha's power👋👋👋💪💪💪😎

[@spoils2873]

Eli was going that fast with his pants falling down lol

[@Ethan.Rollins]

At least he didn’t stop during the moto to pull them up lol

[@kevinbodman1011]

@@Ethan.RollinsI thought he did that once,?

[@EagleFang48]

If you ain’t first ur last

[@markogorman5210]

I actually LOL when J Mart screams “Look at Eli, Feet off the legs, FULL Send” …! Only a racer can see and know what that means…. I mean a beast man… a absolute beast mode performance

[@alondite215]

That pass for the lead was unreal. A total power move; the way Eli is able to find grip where others can't is something to behold.

[@matthunter1667]

They talked about how he was running a paddle tire when everyone else wasn't numerous times during the race...lol

[@barbarasimons3762]

@@matthunter1667 And?? So he's good at choosing the right tyre for the conditions and knew how to use it. That's what makes a champion.

[@gerrywagoner26]

Carmichael and Stewart at Washougal 2006. They were both riding their bikes as fast as physics would allow.

[@4touchdowns1game29]

Also Carmichael and Stewart at Glen Helen I think 2007. There's a video on KZbin of it.

[@4touchdowns1game29]

As fast as these guys are I don't think it's even close to being as lopsided as Carmichael and Stewart. Not saying these guys aren't just as fast I'm just saying the competition was nearly as close back then as now. As fast as these guys are the top ten still isn't that far behind. Back in the day Carmichael and Stewart would be practically lapping the entire field.

[@thomaslopez7437]

@@4touchdowns1game29 I think that can mostly be attributed to the fact that Anderson, Dungey, Craig, etc. are a better 3rd + than the guys that were behind Carmichael and Stewart

[@markogorman5210]

@@4touchdowns1game29 that’s when JS7 was scrubbing the downhill… it was insane

[@tracyallen1116]

@@4touchdowns1game29 Also RC and JS went at it in almost every round they raced in.

[@zakkyummms]

I remember watching this live, goosebumps, hair standing, yelling at the tv racing right there.

[@AllThingMotocross840]

100%

[@GaryPiazza]

Absolutely. This was an epic performance and deserves to be added to the library of memorable motos. Simply epic.

[@kevinsnow9157]

Chase did everything he could in that race and it was all but good enough to get around the best there is . Massive respect for chase . He’s gonna be the next great after Eli retires . Him and jet Lawrence.

[@jackibagbagangemibagak8700]

tomac is a GOAT

[@mehoffjack1874]

I love jmarts commentary. Kids so funny

[@jonsnow178]

Facts

[@spoils2873]

Absolutely

[@AllThingMotocross840]

100%

[@bdcollar]

Has he ever been in the booth before because he sounded comfortable and did way better than most of the guys who do color commentary for mx.

[@markogorman5210]

@@AllThingMotocross840 J Mart is comfortable in his knowledge and experience in the sports and what makes him so funny and so good is he’s just being himself and having fun… I was laughing at in stage in moto 2, he’s like “Eli, feet off the pegs, full send” I had a LOL because only a racer knows how gnarly that was ✊

[@bhuizer5]

An unreal race. A mental battle between these two, at the limit, and neither of them blinked

[@spdssdps9061]

Eli Tomac my icon forever💪

[@peacefulwarrior4078]

The one thing that no one is taking into consideration is the age gap between Eli and chase ! Pretty damn impressive performances and results coming out of Eli the whole year so far 👏

[@AllThingMotocross840]

100%

[@pablocrunk9047]

Not even close to what it was for cairoli vs everyone

[@austinbaylor2613]

@@pablocrunk9047 you’re right but I feel like in the MXGP series there is only like 3 guys that can win any weekend but in the us i think the field is a bit deeper to be honest

[@pablocrunk9047]

@@austinbaylor2613 i agree but cairoli always beat the handful of contenders, he won a gp every single year he was a pro which was 18 years

[@matthunter1667]

I mean Tomac is older and has developed that grown man strength , add that to his experience and you have a dangerous dude on a 450

[@jonsnow178]

It’s definitely up there no doubt. I’ve been telling people for years now that Chase has what it takes to be the next great and he’s showing it

[@AverageJosh769]

i think chases window of opportunity to cash in is going to be 2023-2025 until jett, hunter, and shimoda get rolling in the premier class. and then you got the star rookies and haiden deegan right behind them. he needs to get the whole season together now until one of these young stars comes and rips it away before he can get a few.

[@blakeh5847]

@@AverageJosh769 He's gonna have to deal with Dylan next year who is arguably just as good as Tomac outdoors

[@markogorman5210]

@@AverageJosh769 don’t forget Dylan and maybe AC can string a season together without injury

[@pradeeppalaniswamy2325]

@@blakeh5847 Dylan better than tomac in outdoors??😂😂...shit 😂😂...how many times he has beaten tomac??😂😂

[@blakeh5847]

@@pradeeppalaniswamy2325 enough to have 70 points on Tomac by the end of the season last year

[@jamesouellette5321]

Most anxiety I had during a moto that’s for sure lol

[@matwest711]

Been watching motocross my entire life and that was one of the best displays of absolute beast mode I have ever seen. Can’t stop watching

[@markanthonycorpuz908]

Tomac is a beast . Am not eli fan but his unbelievable!!! Love the pace of eli

[@canamxmr4760]

JMart was one of the best guest announcers so far!

[@kenbarbour1732]

Totally agree. I hope when he retires from racing he will sit the booth.

[@CoryNord]

“Absolutely “ 🤣🤣

[@tristanoliva]

Tomac has always had insane speed at spring creek! I’d say he’s just on his A game but he’s done it here before!

[@coltonbreedlove1116]

First 4 laps of Moto 2 is some of the best riding I’ve ever seen

[@AllThingMotocross840]

100%

[@ahmedbutawan140]

Eli tomac and sexton . . .theyre great raiders 😅😅😅one of the best battle races to 🤩🤩🤩top

[@ronchappel4812]

I especially love Tomac's riding style.Nowhere near as elegant as Sexton, you can see when he's working the bike HARD.Awesome to watch

[@michaelcox8604]

I was there. Most intense race I’ve ever seen.

[@Stickies72]

Eli is simply on a different level than anyone else is right now, his fitness level allows him to push like nobody else can. Sexton put up an amazing fight but even that is a testament to how good Eli really is.

[@matthunter1667]

Actually I'm more impressed that Sexton was able to keep the pace when Eli was running a far superior paddle style tire and getting way more grip than anyone else !!! I believe Sexton could have had him if he was running the same style tire and getting the same grip

[@Stickies72]

@@matthunter1667 You could be right, I heard Eli insisted on running that tire too. I believe Chase is the next heir to the crown for sure, he and Eli are way beyond anyone else out there right now.

[@devodar2579]

@@matthunter1667 you’re nuts, go try one of those scoop tires, there’s a reason Eli was the only one running it, they are horrible unless you are in soup sand conditions. Chase would have crashed again had he put that tire on.

[@kelvis1980]

@@devodar2579 exactly Matt Hunter is saying the opposite of what every professional said lol

[@kelvis1980]

@@matthunter1667 The paddle was a disadvantage and everyone knows it but you.

[@jeffjones5063]

Awesome place. Thank the Martin family for their love of our sport.

[@Boosted97GTP]

Tomac 2015 Hangtown. Much more impressive in my opinion. I think that was a level of domination that we’ll never see again in this sport

[@AllThingMotocross840]

He didnt have a chase sexton pushing him tho, If Dungey was his next competition I think he would have similar gaps after a race like this. 2015 Eli was insane tho.

[@jaywinters2483]

You probably never saw Bob Hannah @ Unadilla.

[@coltoncarpenter3790]

2015 was nuts especially his non human gap between dungey in second being 1 minute and 30 seconds ahead in the 2nd moto at hang town. Only person to have that gap was rc in a mud race. At southwick we saw a brief glimpse of that for the first 3 or laps closing the gap in the 1st moto then just like switch he flips on and off he paces.

[@blakeh5847]

Honestly he looked like he had the same intensity as 2015 Tomac in this moto. I just think there was nobody back then who could match that pace like Chase can now

[@markogorman5210]

This was more intensity that 2017 season… he got pushed that season by MM25

[@TriptoCo]

Damn Eli. As always, doing our Colorado proud sir! Sick pace fellas!

[@RobertSmith-vc8vz]

That was amazing racing great performance to Eli and Sexton

[@levisalvini4110]

Eli Tomac.....the new James "Bubba" Stewart. This was a flawless race!!! Fast as JS7...

[@pags1981]

Tomac was an animal this round, reminded me of his 2012-2015 days

[@markogorman5210]

I think your just tougher at 30 than at 23… your just stronger in the mind and you have the experience to push your body beyond and out of your comfort zone… Eli showed that at Spring Creek, the confidence and speed he rode with in that second moto was like I’m the king of the jungle today… I mean he attacked attacked attacked from gate drop till checkers 👊🇦🇺✊

[@471Gaston]

Kudos to Chase for keeping it clean. Some past champs have nutted up w/ frustration & start ramming. What an epic year it was, indoors & out

[@Gotchachile]

A really fun battle to watch! I hope Ferrandis can get in the mix when he returns so we have a 3 men battle.

[@abpob6052]

Wish we could see Carmichael vs Tomac both in their prime. They look so much alike. Full throttle all the time and then just coax the bike to not crash. Tomac's sand tire can work because he is going so fast and always accelerating. Guarantee Tomac's 450 gets scrapped after every national the way he wrings it out on the rev limiter.

[@neilreid2298]

Sensational race at the front. Would love to see how Herling's would do at this pace- he's the king of sand. Fantastic by ET3 and Chase. So fun to watch.

[@250txc]

F herlings .. Lets see his crash dummy self at WSX racing ...

[@FalseHope61]

I still say Ricky and James was the most intense racing I’ve ever seen outdoors. This is a close second

[@colonialroofingofnorthcaro441]

Tomac was off the rails man I'm here to tell you he was there to win or die trying cuz that's what makes a champion but one of the best races you ever see in history that I've seen so far anyway and not that I know everybody but man that cat was not having nothing but the checkered flag he made that bike do things and holding places nobody else could have made that bike hold I can come off the hill sideways and still got it straight yeah it's just an amazing ride amazing ride

[@matthunter1667]

Lol he was also running a paddle style tire and no one else was !!! They literally talked about it the whole race...lol Not taking anything away from an awesome ride.... but... common sense would tell ya that his bike is gonna grip way better than anyone else , it wasn't a big secret !

[@matthunter1667]

It's even more impressive that Sexton kept up like that with way less tire and grip !!!

[@kelvis1980]

@@matthunter1667 They all rode with a paddle at one time, they switched because a knobby was way better for cornering and for the hard pack underneath the sand. Bubba literally said he thought the paddle was a disadvantage like everyone else said.

[@safarikepo2113]

Amazing motocross race ...nice vidio...

[@roosthrower]

I agree WD , the chase was on whole race.in moto 2, bummed chase went down moto 1 but I reckon tomac would of made a late race charge. 10/10

[@writehandman2833]

Great race to watch! Glad I had the chance to see it in person. The two of them just left everyone else in the dust. More than thirty seconds separated them from Craig in third place and more than forty over Anderson. UNHOLY!

[@thomascoker3600]

Eli is the KING he is so good on the 450 it ain't funny

[@eastcoastmoto7028]

Absolutely incredible!! Awesome content bud

[@scott729]

I like the Martin bros a lot, but unfortunately, I am going to have to remove the word "absolutely" from my vocab. Otherwise, a great job in the booth Jeremy

[@ericbrown5744]

Haha - absolutely!

[@JamesStevens013]

Unreal pace.from those two. Riveting to watch. Love outdoors

[@martysmith8657]

Great racing!

[@jcpatrick4824]

EXCELLENT!! 👍🕊️🙏

[@johnny_eason_iii]

Epic AF!!!👏👏👏🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼💯

[@EATSLEEPFARM]

Love it!!!

[@Ries1017]

Awesome

[@ryanbarker4422]

What a rider Eli is to realize it his foot was going to drag and moved it out of the way and held body positioning to not crash.

[@douglassloan6831]

This is the first time in a while that I've seen two guys run an insane pace for the entire moto. Seems like Eli usually takes all the big risks in the beginning when he's passing every one and then once he checks out he dials it back a bit and just rides it out. But this was CRAZY. Major props for CS23. He's really laying it out there. Great for the fans.

[@michealberry995]

I hadn’t had a feeling like that watching a race in a long time Great battle and a race I will remember

[@djzoologic]

You boyz were shredding the nar!

[@thebordenasylum7726]

If you were around to watch Carmichael and Stewart battle, Or the 250 days of Villopoto vs Ben Townley, then you'll know that those paces were crazy. The pace today is on par but not anymore intense.

[@barbarasimons3762]

Absolutely. Kids: " My mate down the street is the fastest person I have ever seen on a motorcycle eva" 😂😂

[@kelvis1980]

@@barbarasimons3762 Except you're ripping on a hall of famer that is stacking records every time he wins. hater

[@barbarasimons3762]

@@kelvis1980 😂😂😂 No idea little lad. I've never once said Eli isn't awesome. He is, but so are many of the past which you punks discount because you haven't seen them. Just childish " my dad's better than your dad" crap🤦🤦

[@kelvis1980]

@@barbarasimons3762 I'm 42 years old and bet money I'm much bigger than you. Have fun bullying people that do not agree with your opinion. 😂

[@barbarasimons3762]

@@kelvis1980 😂😂😂 I reckon you're as wrong as you have been on every point. I don't bully people, but to point out with sarcasm their idiocy. And no, I doubt you're that much bigger than me, if at all.

[@thebordenasylum7726]

Stewart and Carmichael were literally ready to die, especially Stew trying to win. I don't see that here. These guys are ridiculous, but Chase wasn't willing to die trying to win

[@nocensorship2253]

Great!

[@jeffjones5063]

Bob Hannah rode this way. Dallas, GA, 1977, 500 nationals, fell in first corner, broke clutch, chased down Marty Smith, bouncin' off trees, movin' fence, like nothing I've seen.

[@EagleFang48]

The 450 is so much better on these motocross tracks these guys are really using the bikes full power. Way to go across the board from the manufacturers to the mechanics, track mgmt, and rides. Just awesome. I wish I lived in a state with a track.

[@YFZriderdude15]

Your state doesn't have a motocross track? Seriously? In the whole state?

[@justingardner3569]

I think Tomac was at about 90% and chase was 100%+ on that one. Didn’t see those Tomac beast mode moves so I highly doubt that’s all he had

[@weewoo174]

Honestly crazy how loud those yz450 bikes are. Even though Chase is on Eli's ass all you can hear is just a roaring rev limiter, and almost like no sound out of the Honda compared to the Yamaha.

[@spoils2873]

Different styles for sure

[@microsoft790]

i think it has to do with the different airbox setup on the yamahas than the rest of the bikes. that of they are above the sound limits but it sounds like intake noise to me

[@markogorman5210]

It’s just so sic how Eli rides a 450…

[@BRField]

The Honda 450s are quiet, that's according to Tomac,

[@s-sFMXMTBTRIBUTE]

nice video,u should do higlight videos for evry national race

[@johnmerritt6670]

Jmart is really really good in the booth!!!

[@rjlindsey8155]

Hope Eli shows this kinda sack and determination at nations . I'm tired of losing!

[@barbarasimons3762]

The USA is losing as the formula is wrong. The determination to win is gone. Now a top 5 pays the bills well. "We just want to get on the podium" . That's not a winners attitude. It doesn't really matter how slowly you get 3rd or 5th. Back when the USA was top of the MXDN easily there were 20 riders to choose from who all wanted to win. Now you have 1 or 2. The rest just settle for the following places.

[@bermwarfare1]

Et3!! F&$kin savages had like 28 seconds on third place!!✊🏻🔥🔥#3#23

[@clemsontigz1]

Gotta respect the hell outa these 2 tho, amazing racing . I cant believe Tomacs still embracin tha suck at this age. Animal

[@mrabrasive51]

Look how much of a gap they put on the entire field of riders!.it was a 2 man match race from the get go!

[@spoils2873]

These two need to be the 450 riders for mxon 100%

[@flcowboydc]

I hope Chase gets some of this speed back before the end of the MX season. I wish Eli was racing Jet because it looks like Chase doesn’t have the speed from last year yet. Jet was handed a gift with his first year on the 450’s.

[@theadorebundy4514]

Mayhaps not now but soon Chase will be a champ. That kid is smooth and fast.

[@sunrealclothing]

ET3 and Sexton are both insane fast this rd. Even Roczen when Eli made that pass on him looked over like wtf! For Sexton to even be as close on that last lap... but this reel didn't show how Sexton got totally screwed by the lappers... I think Sexton should of gone inside and wasn't the best split decision following lapers rather than following Eli through the same inside line? I hope Chase studdies all of these races, and lines... but this footage of those two will be gold for both before they go toe to toe again in 2 weeks. 😎🤙

[@alfredocoronel7701]

Tomac is the best

[@mehoffjack1874]

I would say Eli 2015 outdoors is about the fastest pace we’ve ever seen!!

[@vincentrobinson9325]

ET # ☝🏻 PLATE 2022

[@MrRyanrk12]

I think tomac had more but them damn pants

[@kelliebrooks9094]

Wow that track looks knarly....off the start....wow

[@22mtrent]

I started running those tires when the MX11 came out and never looked back. 2nd motos on a hard pack track in the hot summer months is it’s only weakness.

[@zachangelo7670]

that boy nastyyyyyy #3

[@hedibassoussi4529]

Eli is the fastest man to ever ride a motorcycle period. His father John was a next level cardio machine in mountain biking... He dominated an endurance discipline on a world level for more than a decade. Eli is just stronger then all of them... past and present. None were born natural athletes like he was.

[@barbarasimons3762]

😂😂😂😂😂😂 nah. Wake up kid and look at history.

[@pags1981]

...RV2 and Carmichael

[@hedibassoussi4529]

@@barbarasimons3762 I did watch history... I watched mountain bike history too. The ONLY natural born athlete of all the motocross dudes... ever! That's genetics... he was born stronger than all of them.

[@hedibassoussi4529]

@@pags1981 If RV and Carmichael were racing today they would be like the rest of the field... behind.

[@barbarasimons3762]

@@hedibassoussi4529 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@chap23305]

Simply put... YES

[@manelorosae3609]

ET legendado 🇹🇱

[@themotocrosslounge8697]

i think 2015 eli was a little faster but man these guys were close

[@firsttitlegaming3156]

Pretty intense

[@ChristianCMC]

Great race. Now, with ET3's injury, Chase is going to have Jett to deal with.

[@chasec9197]

Tomac is so exciting to watch. He reminds me of a more in control version of James Stewart.

[@johnnycash578]

evel knevil lol GOOD ONE

[@motoclips3680]

No, Stewart vs RC 06 is… this is the closest I’ve ever seen to that tho!

[@Big_Wee_Bey_Gaming]

Eli activates demigod mode

[@heberson6624]

Good stuff great stuff go back some years and Carmichael years you'll see a lot of that and then some

[@dieselhrt5492]

Distance over 3rd was insane.

[@zacharyspinden3387]

If we have a dry Red Bud, MXoN looks pretty good

[@Tugman-ei3ix]

Ricky Carmichael and James Stewart had plenty like this.

[@coltoncarpenter3790]

Sexton held his own well and learned line choices aswell as where tomac will pace or be collected in places. I think the biggest learning curve sexton has is how to steer with the rear, amazing seeing tomac wide open muscling the bike with the front up in turns whether theres a berm there or not and doesnt make a difference how rough it is. Sexton and tomac should both be on the des nations team, not sure who be a hood choice on 250.

[@abgz1206]

ET3 was simply phenomenal. Still personally feels he's better on the green Kawi monster

[@markogorman5210]

No way mate… what you witnessed at Spring Creek was Eli in tune with his machine… that YZF 450 is the MONSTER..!

[@grantchristensen9995]

It's like 30+ 2 of fast laps Tomac and Sexton

[@antoniomarcosmarcos4916]

Top 🇧🇷, Marcos Brasil

[@johnnycash578]

people really need to stop saying literally they have no idea the meaning its so lame