Unique MX Jumps

Anthony Siracuse
Edited Date/Time 6/14/2015 9:17pm
What are some unique supercross or motorcross jumps throughout history? One that always sticks out in my mind is the stair like section at Namur.


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Let's go with one from newmann's bucket list... Gravity Cavity at Unadilla.
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breakingbumps wrote:
Is there video of that track?
Is there video of that track?
I don't remember that section in the videos I've watched but there are definitely videos of GPs there over the years when it was running.

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They need to come up with something unique as seemingly ever national track now has a laroccos leap...
Anthony Siracuse 6/10/2015 2:34pm
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I don't know if you guys have seen Tyler Bereman's/Justin Hills Moto 4 section but THAT double downhill is nuts.
Sandwarrior752 6/10/2015 3:48pm
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breakingbumps wrote:
Is there video of that track?
Is there video of that track?
https://youtu.be/VqbwzPMXzpI

Here is the 2001 MXDN (MXoN) race 3 video. Legendary track for sure. Big Thanks to Rudicross who also is a member here on the forums for uploading this race. (French Commentary though)

Other ones that are worldwide known are for sure:

Laroccos leap at Red Bud
Gravity Cavity at Unadilla
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I remember stories of a jump at Millville called "Holy Schmit" and i have magazines somewhere of RC launching it on a 250cc 2 stroke Honda. But that's all i remember from it...
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its crazy watching videos from 2001 and seeing all the boner airs. the riding styles look out dated

i remember 2001 like it was yesterday Sad the early 2000s were a great time to be alive
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Tennessee had some super fun looking jumps. That big table to table huck reminded me of the old table to tables that steel city used to have back in the day.
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ga_pike 6/10/2015 6:17pm
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A few that stick out in my mind...

The Elevator at Gatorback
The Pit at Steel City
Way back before the nationals ever went to Steel City, they had a set of downhill stair steps. Those were pretty cool!
The uphill triple at High Point (behind the starting gate) used to be a classic jump
Gravity Cavity

The other one I can think of was the big huck double around the corner that RC was doing in practice and they did something to keep him from doing it in the races because he was jumping over the spectator area. I don't remember what track it was though. Maybe Kenworthy's?
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RandyS 6/10/2015 6:37pm
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That video looks like when they'd have a mx race on a show like CHiPs. You can definitely see the roots of todays GP tracks and riders, where as the US went the exact opposite direction.
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Hip jump at high point. Sad to see it gone for this year.
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Proud as fuck to say I've been to Namur. Saw Everts wrap up the championship there in 2006. Was in college studying abroad in Germany at the time. Epic, to say the least.

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Starcrossed wrote:
Let's go with one from newmann's bucket list... Gravity Cavity at Unadilla.
Sky shot and gravity cavity are both awesome. Unadilla is one of the best tracks I've ever ridden.
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breakingbumps wrote:
Is there video of that track?
Is there video of that track?
Sandwarrior752 wrote:
https://youtu.be/VqbwzPMXzpI Here is the 2001 MXDN (MXoN) race 3 video. Legendary track for sure. Big Thanks to Rudicross who also is a member here on the...
https://youtu.be/VqbwzPMXzpI

Here is the 2001 MXDN (MXoN) race 3 video. Legendary track for sure. Big Thanks to Rudicross who also is a member here on the forums for uploading this race. (French Commentary though)

Other ones that are worldwide known are for sure:

Laroccos leap at Red Bud
Gravity Cavity at Unadilla
...

I remember stories of a jump at Millville called "Holy Schmit" and i have magazines somewhere of RC launching it on a 250cc 2 stroke Honda. But that's all i remember from it...
The Leap is weak.... there were college boy/school boy riders hitting it lap after lap last weekend at the Regional. I remember 10 years ago when the top 10 450 guys didn't hit it every lap. Juquiam Rodriguez on a factory KTM was hucking it in like 9th place, and I thought he was the baddest mother out there because there was 3 or 4 guys in front of him not hitting it.

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FWYT wrote:
Actually, at Namur on the other side is a downhill double that's gnarly. Sort of a downhill with a ledge. http://www.robandrewsmx.com/article.php?id=20 [img]https://www.robandrewsmx.com/uploads/images/full/Namur%20double%204.jpg[/img]
Actually, at Namur on the other side is a downhill double that's gnarly. Sort of a downhill with a ledge.
http://www.robandrewsmx.com/article.php?id=20



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Trey Canard has a pretty wild rhythm section and quad at his place.
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Namur keeps popping up on here, a US based moto thread where GPs let alone the tracks are not that popular.
When will somebody see sence and BRING IT BACK!!!!!!
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High point: Carmichael Catapult.

Always thought it was a cool jump mainly since I don't think it was ever meant to be a jump.
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The triple step up at Lake Sugar Tree... when I was there on an 80 it was the first thing I had ever seen like it

The Pastrana jumps at the STL SX (the year he designed the track)

The LA Supercross Paristyle

That massive jump that the guys started jumping (i don't think it was planned that way) back into the Staples center one year during SuperMoto at Xgames. It was like a massive double step up and back into the stadium

Chad Reeds crazy huck at HighPoint I think... only did it one moto (he used a whoop to up and over a real jump) (There was video of it floating around)

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WVUpetro2013 wrote:
High point: Carmichael Catapult.

Always thought it was a cool jump mainly since I don't think it was ever meant to be a jump.
Tracks been thru so many changes... trying to figure out where that is? I raced there off & on from 1977 thru 1991, been
to about 5 nationals between 91 & present to watch, just curious... I'm a little out of touch up to the last couple years... lost interest
in disgust, @ the start of the thumper era... I was there last year, familar with the current layout, also saw a couple changes
that were made for Saturday...
SWVoffroad (MD) 6/11/2015 6:19am
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WVUpetro2013 wrote:
High point: Carmichael Catapult.

Always thought it was a cool jump mainly since I don't think it was ever meant to be a jump.
h&m_cycle wrote:
Tracks been thru so many changes... trying to figure out where that is? I raced there off & on from 1977 thru 1991, been to about...
Tracks been thru so many changes... trying to figure out where that is? I raced there off & on from 1977 thru 1991, been
to about 5 nationals between 91 & present to watch, just curious... I'm a little out of touch up to the last couple years... lost interest
in disgust, @ the start of the thumper era... I was there last year, familar with the current layout, also saw a couple changes
that were made for Saturday...
I think its the 3rd turn jumping from the tunnel jump over the first single into the turn. I've also heard it called the Dunlop Double the first few years

https://youtu.be/8FOJr1UY7vU

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