Hard to understand how his bike took so much abuse and then that back-end swap or whatever that was that happened causing the high-side crash... In the crash Eli dislocated his shoulder and GEICO team co-owner Jeff Majkrzak said, “The Asterisk medical team was able to put his shoulder back in place at the track, and Eli is otherwise just fine. The team hopes to have him back next week.” I wish him well on his recovery ... - We have no idea of the damage Eli sustained, but over the years the Tomac camp has always taken the maximum amount of time needed to rehab correctly. While we know Majkzak is saying he hopes to see Eli next weekend in Muddy Creek, that will most likely only happen if doctors tell the Tomac’s there’s no chance of causing more damage. Eli took to Instagram yesterday to update his fans where he said from @EliTomac,”These type of crashes always leave me scratching my head on how or why it happened. It’s the unexpected ones that get you. Dislocated my right shoulder. No broken bones. Feeling pretty beat up. I don’t know the severity of the injury yet because I’ve never had a dislocation issue in my career. Hoping to have a answer by the end of tomorrow. I will come back as soon, but also as safely as I can. Just a waiting game. ” As of now, it’s a waiting game for all of us. Eli was a force over the first two and half rounds and was 5 and 0 with an average margin of victory of over thirty-seconds before his crash in moto two. Because of that dominance, Eli only trails 450MX points leader, Red Bull/KTM’s Ryan Dungey, by three points after his DNF. If Eli does return he will be riding in substantial pain, and will not have a week to rest until after round five in two weeks. Like the rest of you we hope to see Eli back on track soon and we will keep you updated as we hear more.
Out for the season. http://vurbmoto.com/source/geico-hondas-tomac-out-season/24594/ GEICO Honda's Tomac Out For Season SOURCE CORONA. Calif. (June 2) -- Superstar motocross rider Eli Tomac will miss the rest of the outdoor season following a hard crash Saturday at the Thunder Valley National in Denver that injured both of his shoulders. The GEICO Honda rider had won the first five 450cc class motos of the season and was leading the second race in Denver when he went down on his own in a difficult section of the track. "Eli was understandably upset when we were talking a little while ago," team co-owner Jeff Majkrzak said. "Obviously, after the start he's had, we were all hoping for a championship run. Injuries are an unfortunate part of this sport, and this one is very tough for all of us." Majkrzak reports that Tomac's left shoulder has suffered a 100 percent tear of the rotator cuff, requiring immediate surgery. His right shoulder, which was dislocated in the crash and later put back into place by the Asterisk medical team, will most likely need surgery as well. To date, Tomac has won two championships, the Supercross 250cc West title in 2012 and the 250cc Motocross title in 2013. He has also been runner-up to three championships, the 2011 and 2013 Supercross 250cc West titles and the 2015 450cc Supercross title. He has also collected 12 overall MX trophies on a 250 and three more on a 450. In Supercross, Tomac has won 11 races on a 250 and three more on a 450.
I was afraid of this after seeing him sitting on the side of the track all mangled-up looking ...If you watch the crash frame by frame, he could have easily broken both legs or ripped both knees apart also .. The fing sx season will be next for him and anyone can eat it big-time in that stuff. Here's to good healing time for you Mr. ET3 ... I'll just add this sucks across the board ..ESP on what this young man has to endure ... PS -- Thanks for supplying a new website link ...
Totally sucks. Hard to criticize but you still only gain 3 points on second place, weather you win narrowly at 2 seconds, or destroy them by 1.5 minutes. Same payout, same points. Wish he'd have just chilled a bit. Dungey is my guy but Tomac is so amazing it's hard to do anything but the guy. Selfishly I'm upset about what this means for our MXdN team. Shoulders are such a complicated joint, this could be ugly. Best wishes to a great young man and competitor.
