San Diego Triples?

peltier626
Edited Date/Time 2/7/2020 1:34pm
With two triples placed back to back directly after the start segment, will this produce the carnage for feld's highlight reels? Should the triples be reserved for the segments near the end of the lap? Just thinking aloud.
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looking at the track I think you have a good point, kind of odd to put them back to back, especially so early in the track.
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wsmille2 2/6/2020 9:02am
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They may end up changing the layout closer to race day however to your point, not sure why they would design it that way in the first place.
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mattyhamz2 2/6/2020 9:10am
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Any time I see a layout like that, I get flashbacks of Dodger Stadium with Canard and Morais...
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peltier626 wrote:
With two triples placed back to back directly after the start segment, will this produce the carnage for feld's highlight reels? Should the triples be reserved...
With two triples placed back to back directly after the start segment, will this produce the carnage for feld's highlight reels? Should the triples be reserved for the segments near the end of the lap? Just thinking aloud.
No shark tank to jump... Damn.
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patrickadizzle 2/6/2020 9:49am
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aren't there also back to back whoop sections as well? Looking forward to seeing that
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patrickadizzle wrote:
aren't there also back to back whoop sections as well? Looking forward to seeing that
That will separate the men from the boys this wknd for sure.
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mb60 wrote:
That will separate the men from the boys this wknd for sure.
Yep. Hope they are steep and gnarly
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devindavisphoto 2/6/2020 11:04am
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I can only compare it to MX Simulator and the back-to-back triples felt awkward while riding on the game. Everyone gets bunched up in the first bowl corner and a lot of people were forced to double and I can see that being a hazard IRL. I haven't seen photos of the track, but I can imagine them switching where the triple and whoop sections are and make it triple-whoops then whoops-triple or something.
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patrickadizzle wrote:
aren't there also back to back whoop sections as well? Looking forward to seeing that
First thing I noticed as well. Webb might struggle if they stay intact. Roczen too (contingent on bike setup)
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BobbyM wrote:
No shark tank to jump... Damn.
No, but Sea World is rumored to be bringing over Shamu from across town in an above ground pool at the first turn - Go Wide, Get Eaten!
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peltier626 2/6/2020 11:26am
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I'm more so looking from a safety standpoint. I hope everything works out in favor of the riders/athletes.
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mb60 wrote:
That will separate the men from the boys this wknd for sure.
zehn wrote:
Yep. Hope they are steep and gnarly
22 of these.

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-MAVERICK- wrote:
22 of these. [img]https://p.vitalmx.com/photos/forums/2020/02/07/402710/s1200_83054312_817534582045213_7263896341720124365_n.jpg[/img]
22 of these.

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mb60 wrote:
That will separate the men from the boys this wknd for sure.
zehn wrote:
Yep. Hope they are steep and gnarly
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22 of these. [img]https://p.vitalmx.com/photos/forums/2020/02/07/402710/s1200_83054312_817534582045213_7263896341720124365_n.jpg[/img]
22 of these.

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zehn wrote:
Yep. Hope they are steep and gnarly
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22 of these. [img]https://p.vitalmx.com/photos/forums/2020/02/07/402710/s1200_83054312_817534582045213_7263896341720124365_n.jpg[/img]
22 of these.

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mb60 wrote:
That will separate the men from the boys this wknd for sure.
zehn wrote:
Yep. Hope they are steep and gnarly
-MAVERICK- wrote:
22 of these. [img]https://p.vitalmx.com/photos/forums/2020/02/07/402710/s1200_83054312_817534582045213_7263896341720124365_n.jpg[/img]
22 of these.

Awesome, for practice- qualifying at least.....
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Webb's going to bounce off those back to backers like a pinball machine.
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mattyhamz2 wrote:
Any time I see a layout like that, I get flashbacks of Dodger Stadium with Canard and Morais...
Had tickets that night in the Honda section, and I can't begin to tell you how big the gasps were when it happened and then how quiet it got when Canard's condition was unknown. That was until Lurch decided to do Lurch things in a time were silence may have been best until we knew Canard was still alive!

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zehn wrote:
Yep. Hope they are steep and gnarly
-MAVERICK- wrote:
22 of these. [img]https://p.vitalmx.com/photos/forums/2020/02/07/402710/s1200_83054312_817534582045213_7263896341720124365_n.jpg[/img]
22 of these.

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mattyhamz2 2/7/2020 8:21am
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mattyhamz2 wrote:
Any time I see a layout like that, I get flashbacks of Dodger Stadium with Canard and Morais...
Zeke27G wrote:
Had tickets that night in the Honda section, and I can't begin to tell you how big the gasps were when it happened and then how...
Had tickets that night in the Honda section, and I can't begin to tell you how big the gasps were when it happened and then how quiet it got when Canard's condition was unknown. That was until Lurch decided to do Lurch things in a time were silence may have been best until we knew Canard was still alive!
I was at the race too and we were seated just behind home plate. It seemed like an eternity before anyone knew if he was okay or not. Kenny’s crash was similar with the stadium going completely quiet. I was at both and hope I never see anything even close to similar to either one ever again.
Patrick Evans 2/7/2020 8:55am
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I have to assume the track builders/designers either dont ride or have been out of it so long they forgot what its like to ride a supercross track because they build some really sketchy stuff every weekend. Im sure lots of people will disagree with me but just my two cents. Stuff like a 5th gear start in Glendale that killed Bogle or putting back to back triples right at the start of the track. Nothing wrong with gnarly rhythms but just go about it the right way.

Every weekend there is a section that they have to tame down after the 1st practice that was so obviously over kill from the beginning.
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I know I'm in a very small minority here but I honestly don't like whoops in SX .....when I'm watching riders flow around the track jumping through rhythm sections in and out ...in and out it looks badass. When all that changes with riders hitting the whoops it just looks endurocross-wonky to me, especially when I'm at the races. Whoops (although a mainstay) just don't fit the overall flow of a SX track TO ME ...watching riders go through them looks silly in a kind of way. Again I know I'll be burned at the stake for this because it separates men and boys and I don't know what you'd replace them with other than more jumps or have a long deep sand straight ...I really don't know but whoops have always looked silly to me.
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Lightning78 wrote:
I know I'm in a very small minority here but I honestly don't like whoops in SX .....when I'm watching riders flow around the track jumping...
I know I'm in a very small minority here but I honestly don't like whoops in SX .....when I'm watching riders flow around the track jumping through rhythm sections in and out ...in and out it looks badass. When all that changes with riders hitting the whoops it just looks endurocross-wonky to me, especially when I'm at the races. Whoops (although a mainstay) just don't fit the overall flow of a SX track TO ME ...watching riders go through them looks silly in a kind of way. Again I know I'll be burned at the stake for this because it separates men and boys and I don't know what you'd replace them with other than more jumps or have a long deep sand straight ...I really don't know but whoops have always looked silly to me.
I'll get the matches. Sorry, bro.
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Jeremy Macbeth 2/7/2020 10:16am
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Lightning78 wrote:
I know I'm in a very small minority here but I honestly don't like whoops in SX .....when I'm watching riders flow around the track jumping...
I know I'm in a very small minority here but I honestly don't like whoops in SX .....when I'm watching riders flow around the track jumping through rhythm sections in and out ...in and out it looks badass. When all that changes with riders hitting the whoops it just looks endurocross-wonky to me, especially when I'm at the races. Whoops (although a mainstay) just don't fit the overall flow of a SX track TO ME ...watching riders go through them looks silly in a kind of way. Again I know I'll be burned at the stake for this because it separates men and boys and I don't know what you'd replace them with other than more jumps or have a long deep sand straight ...I really don't know but whoops have always looked silly to me.

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zehn 2/7/2020 10:17am
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Lightning78 wrote:
I know I'm in a very small minority here but I honestly don't like whoops in SX .....when I'm watching riders flow around the track jumping...
I know I'm in a very small minority here but I honestly don't like whoops in SX .....when I'm watching riders flow around the track jumping through rhythm sections in and out ...in and out it looks badass. When all that changes with riders hitting the whoops it just looks endurocross-wonky to me, especially when I'm at the races. Whoops (although a mainstay) just don't fit the overall flow of a SX track TO ME ...watching riders go through them looks silly in a kind of way. Again I know I'll be burned at the stake for this because it separates men and boys and I don't know what you'd replace them with other than more jumps or have a long deep sand straight ...I really don't know but whoops have always looked silly to me.

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Some of the early supercross track would be borderline endurocross tracks now days.
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scootch 2/7/2020 10:22am
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If you don’t like big whoops, then f@ck you.
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Jimmy Jingles 2/7/2020 10:54am
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zehn wrote:
Yep. Hope they are steep and gnarly
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22 of these. [img]https://p.vitalmx.com/photos/forums/2020/02/07/402710/s1200_83054312_817534582045213_7263896341720124365_n.jpg[/img]
22 of these.

CPR wrote:
Awesome, for practice- qualifying at least.....
Agreed. Most likely will be toned down come Saturday night. Hopefully I'm wrong though.

Whoops like those separate the men from the boys.
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theycallmeebryan 2/7/2020 11:05am
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Lightning78 wrote:
I know I'm in a very small minority here but I honestly don't like whoops in SX .....when I'm watching riders flow around the track jumping...
I know I'm in a very small minority here but I honestly don't like whoops in SX .....when I'm watching riders flow around the track jumping through rhythm sections in and out ...in and out it looks badass. When all that changes with riders hitting the whoops it just looks endurocross-wonky to me, especially when I'm at the races. Whoops (although a mainstay) just don't fit the overall flow of a SX track TO ME ...watching riders go through them looks silly in a kind of way. Again I know I'll be burned at the stake for this because it separates men and boys and I don't know what you'd replace them with other than more jumps or have a long deep sand straight ...I really don't know but whoops have always looked silly to me.
I'm not gonna flame you like others have, because they probably don't know who you are and where you're coming from.

In my opinion, whoops and other extremely difficult obstacles are what make Supercross exciting to watch. Pretty much every rider all the way down to the slowest guy in the C group can jump through the rhythms, hit SX triples, etc, but whoops are the best talent separator. I enjoy watching the pros struggle through a section and make mistakes here and there, and it separates even the top pros from each other in some cases.
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Question 2/7/2020 11:29am
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I didn't notice it, thanks for bringing it up.

When I saw the track map, i was more surprised about the first rollers into the rythm section right off the start. Especially coming in with speed after lap 1. I am not a big fan of rollers, personally just in term of confort depending on the size because i had some big crashes here, but especially into a rythm so many things can go wrong in a milli seconds i would change underwear each lap. It looks simple but it is not. This is quite new, personally I would not feel confortable but i am so far from a good level that it means literally nothing. Maybe if you ask all the top 10 they would say it is just technical and not really sketchy, but maybe not.

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