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I remember JS7 slamming down on a tough block at Daytona and that 1 tough block saved his year because without it he would have been out for the year.
And that happens to a rider every week.
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BTW I think your idea is great Matti
Amazing how simple the best answer was!
I would also not put a triple within a half lap of the start. Tough blocks arent going anywhere, and technically a rider can just plow into it to escape, but they wont.
It may overestimate the power of the site since this evolution is probably be the result from multiple requests and people, but I still think some big props can be given to Vitalmx, where I think the idea came from, but also in term of readers quality and impact (another example is on chest protectors, we can see much more of that since a few races).
On the opening lap, why not have a couple flaggers waving & implement a rule where every rider rolls the triple opening lap?
Might loose a bit of the spectacle, but less injured riders will add the the racing throughout the season.
Flags that make racers race less hard should always be an unfortunate happenstance, not the standard of the sport.
Heavy traffic through the first rhythm can definitely be solved through track design.
I think the best solution would be to either change the track design so there aren't any triples in the first half lap, eliminate triples(not going to happen), or just mandate no triples for either the first lap or part of the first lap.
I had a similar idea initially as the OP, but you get two problems. 1. loss of protection from the tuff blocks being removed and 2. If someone doubles and has to turn in between jumps, he might get hit by the next guy also doubling. It would only work if everyone behind him still tripled.
Based on the logic in this forum, we should ban passing because it could result in a riders hand getting lodged between another rider's swingarm and tire.
Look, I'll just say this, I don't care what changes get made as long as they make things safer for the riders. Many fans say "don't change it" because it will somehow violate the sanctity of what is supercross or something. This is nonsense.
I consider myself a real fan, and I hate seeing riders getting injured far more than I enjoy watching them clear yet another triple. I am willing to give up some of the spectating excitement in exchange for safety. And the thing is, it's not like we have to get rid of all jumps. I don't expect everyone to race in sumo suits to avoid any possibility of injury. But there are some basic things that have been showed to cause repeat injuries, and people getting landed on over triples continues to come up. So let's address that one area.
It's not ideal I know, but IMO it's a shame to change the triple jumps because of whats predominately a first lap issue.
On a side note, I’ve never been landed on until the absolute last lap of the last race I ever did when Colton aeck and I almost killed each other, he like many gave me a warning rev as went up the landing, regardless of who was behind me I didn’t care I grabbed both brakes n stopped right before the tip of the landing top n he clipped my helmet n shoulder, I finished that lap n said I was done. N a few days later I thought to myself get over it n go to Dallas, decided not to. It was unfortunate because after all that, in Dallas Colton had a simalar experience n did not stop and got landed on. If you hear a panic rev because you have not tripled get to n edge n STOP before you reach the top! U won’t get landed on, take the loss of positions. We get so caught up in not losing time but when it costs guys like Barcia a title opportunity or other guys their career you tell me what your willing to risk. Just stop when u hear that rev because u don’t no where their coming down n more then likely everyone behind that has seen where it’s going and backed off. After bogles incident I wanted to post this experience of mine and I didn’t which bummed me out after the Barcia deal. U have to stop, the guys behind u WILL avoid you.
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Then FMX-To-Dirt landing like in the McGrath invitational were safer, because you had plenty of landing room and you had also plenty of room to go around the FMX ramp and dirt landing to enter the track safe. Something like that can be entered with ease because, the triple jump is nothing more then a show element.
(Always meant to start a thread. With these recent accidents I figured no better time than now, but first I thought I'd check recent topics.)
The escape route, in yellow, was my first thought. If doubling riders don't use the safety line, they get docked 3 positions. Easy. There's not much room where I drew it, so either design tracks with room, or always have triples on outside lanes (closest to the stands) so you have all the room you need. My second thought was the same idea but without leaving the lane (in red). There's 2 feet or so of the jump's width designated as a safety lane, MARKED so riders can see quickly where to go. (It might be on the right or left depending on which side of the landing tripling riders are naturally being carried to.) If doubling riders don't get into the lane while rolling a jump, they get docked 3 positions.
Now, if I've had the idea, and you've had the idea, and Justin Barcia's had the idea, what does that make the idea?
A no-brainer. Do you hear that, Official Sanctioning Bodies? To potentially save the careers and bodily mobility of your riders, it would take hardly any thought at all. What else are you guys doing, exactly? Take the guesswork out of a dangerous situation. Missing a triple doesn't have to be life or death.
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