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10/16/2017 8:22am
Can we all agree that RC track layouts have been less than stellar. Split start looked cool on paper, but in real life didnt do anything for me besides panic at what corner to pay attention to when the gate dropped. Then there is the rhythm section you had to seat bounce the ever living hell out of, that was down right dangerous,
The Shop
Now i'll go back to my work muttering about two strokes and slower bikes.
This was the most exciting track for me to watch of any of the MEC's and former USSX's I've seen. The split start worked well and made it very exciting, bowl turns were back and there was a ton of passing there. The joker lane allowed for a few very exciting passes, dirt was decent all night.
I would have only changed two things. Less time out back, and the transitions in that first rhythm were really gnarly coming back into the stadium at the speed they were carrying. They should have loosened that first section up a bit and then left the section as is after that left handed bowl turn.
jmho
There are some parts that confused me...when they emphasize the design...I think it pushes too many weird things out.
"Landings too steep"
Put these boys on a track from 1986 or 1987... they would complain like crazy about "no flow" and steep landings!
While I didn't like the track overall, that one lane was good to me because it separated the field.
Pit Row
on track design FAIL.
Too fast, hard pack, riders take big risk all weekend why this kind of tracks ?
I mean, it's like porn movies, it must be more and more violent to make the audience?
As a fan, I just want to watch all the best riders....not half of them.
Of course if you ask the racers they are going to give you their agro aggressive answer about building it big and making it tough to separate the riders. I think they usually feel like they have to say that stuff in order be in the mindset to compete.
TP199 is an entirely different story....
Supercross is different to motocross but i cant stop compare the track preps of the europeatn tracks to the american ones, leave the tracks gnarly. In the end is the guy twisting the throttle Marvin was superior and i did not see any shakes by him? If there is anyone who knows how the riders feels and actually knows what he is doing it would be Ricky. But i understand your point but i disagree , the riders crashing riding over their heads ( no i dont mean that they are unskilled or bad) but this shows wich riders who are on another level that you need to win the championship and wich riders who still searching for that next step. Supercross is just that challenging, maybe take a step back and not risk everything if they are not comfortable doing certain obstacles would be better of? Tomac have been making some mistakes recent years in supercross and at the nationals too?
I thought the track was cool the lack of racing was just that Marvin is right now at another level than the rest this showcased the extreme technique that guy got in his arsenal and he never ever looked uncomfortable atleast not to me maybe someone saw something different? (Not bashing your opinion) but i see were you coming from if they make minor mistakes the consequences can be devistating.
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