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Texas Series 1976? Lake Whitney, Cyclerama, 1 other? and the final at Rio Bravo.
Pro class favorite Roger Brown on a twin shock white KTM. Famous newcomer to motocross starts the series and finishes way back in the pack. Each race the newcomer does a little bit better. Last Moto of the final race and the rider everyone had been making fun of is giving Roger all he wants (and Roger didn't need to win the race to win the series) and it comes down to the final huge finish line jump. Roger knows the new guy was gonna give it all he had and Roger pushed it further than he ever had to hold him off. It didn't work. The long haired Honda rider let's it rip, and flies farther than imaginable over the final jump, and is so high in the air that he has time to casually shoot a 1 handed peace sign in the air as he wins the race. Roger ends up out of control unable to stop and crashes into a fence on the exit lane smashing his bikes front end.
So jumping the furthest may not work in every case, but in my old school memory, it sure did on that one.
The rider was Gary Wells, the same one who almost died jumping the fountains at Cesar's Palace.
Squids huh?
Scrubs allow more speed on the take off, spends less time in the air, and gets back on the throttle quicker.
Its all about trajectory. .
And don't all you guys get your panties all bunched up, you are being trolled a bit. You know, sarcasm lightly veiled.
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(some old school TFS verbage).
But let's get one thing straight. This thing that 99% of local squids are doing that they call a scrub has no relation whatsoever to what Bubba does.
Trolled a bit back
Science proves the trajectory theory mathmatically.
Consider this, if you throw a ball high into the air you would see a curved path from point A to B. Conversely, if you take the same ball and throw it directly fom point A to point B then you have a much straighter path, which is the fastest way from A to B.
Thing is, everyone does it now over most jumps, its rare to see a rider just jump straight over pretty much every jump these days. It has now become just a way of riding that I think most guys don't even think about it anymore
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Textbook spotting of le landing
An example. O'mara's jump at Maggoria would be a big problem for me coz I just can't the back to flick to the right. Not that I could even get close to clearing that jump.
If my bike gets a kick from a jump & it goes left I'm in control but if it goes right I'm just a passenger. This really bugs me.
FYI i only scrub on wall jumps Singles were you cant really air unless your r Bagget
The reason a scrub works is because when you enter a jump face, your suspension compresses. For every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction right? That means the suspension must rebound. Rebound is an upward force as you leave the face of the jump. By scrubbing, you direct that force to the side. Some much more than others. The result is less upward force and therefore, less upward trajectory.
With a seat bounce, you are essentially putting more force into the bike on the face which means it compresses more. The equal and opposite reaction to this would be more rebound and therefore more upward force. Sometimes, to really get over an obstacle, one will seat bounce while also pulling back on the bars. Pulling the front end up while putting more weight on the rear has an even bigger effect.
FYI, the key to seat bouncing is being on the gas progressively up the face. Let off and you are going to endo.
RIP TFS
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