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You'd have to say that Jett gained valuable experience by racing 450 MX and SMX in 2023, however.
Here’s another point to compare - expectations. A lot of experts as well as fans picked Jett to win before he ever lined up at A1. Now of course that 450 outdoor championship and SMX contributed to it, but as someone who was there for both MC and Dungey’s breakthrough years, I really don’t remember a lot of people calling them for the championship as rookies (even though they both moonlighted in the premier class before moving up. Rookies who I think were really expected to come in and win were Bradshaw and Stewart, and neither did. I don’t think I would even say I expected RC to win at first in SX. So for Jett to come in as a championship favorite and actually pull it off is pretty impressive.
I expected to see Josh Hill also in the McGrath win list
What a ride for this dude.
Funny to see the avegare age for 2024.
The field is wayyy older.
I remember 2010, Reed was 27yo and I thought he was old.
Supercross seems to be easier on the body, thanks to the tame down track, rider can have longer career.
Reaction time peaks at 24…https://www.pbs.org/newshour/science/brains-reaction-time-peaks-age-24-…
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Body physiology starts to change in the late twenties. The fast twitch muscle fibers start to lose their dominance to the slow twitch fibers. The sports requiring significant endurance usually have athletes peaking in their late 20s- early 30s. Obviously genetics, training and body composition play huge roles in it as well.
Blows my mind every time I'm reminded that bradshaw is younger than MC. That's career burnout in a nutshell.
Rugby players would suffer as many injuries as MX riders; they typically peak around 30 and play well into their 30’s.
If the tracks were as hard as they used to be the gap between Jett and the others would be greater.
True, because the field consists of vet riders
It's probably more accurate to say that Jett, Eli, Chase, Kenny and maybe Webb would stand out even further from the rest if the technical difficulty of the tracks increases.
Would have been nice to see 10 whoops and some dragon backs fa sho
I actually like the idea of 10 whoops, although really I would prefer the older long whoop sections. If there really was data showing that 9 whoops was the safest, I doubt 10 would be much different. But the thing with 10 whoops is that it doesn't allow the jumpers to just go 3-3-3 and be done. They would have to think about the last extra whoop or come up with some slightly different rhythm.
Yes, but the range and effects of injuries would be different. Rugby players could get along quite well with thumb or wrist injuries if they are relatively minor, whereas that's not true in supercross or motocross.
Being competitive in sx or motocross also relies heavily on reaction time and reflexes, which decline as a person gets into their 30s. I'm not an expert so take it with a grain of salt, but as I previously stated, I'd like to see if any of these studies pulled data from racing dirt bikes at the professional level.
Yeah, but it very much depends on the position. Wingers, who rely on speed and explosive power from fast twitch fibers, typically retire earlier - unless they can reinvent their game to rely on skill and nouse more than raw physical prowess.
Not the same physical stressors, but probably not a bad comparison. I’d think the mental strain of moto would be the main difference.
FWIW MXA did a pretty cool piece on the SX stats
https://motocrossactionmag.com/2024-supercross-season-statistics/
I mean who has seen Jett win on tracks with those obstacles? He is damn good no doubt, but who's to say he would be so good if the tracks were different every week , like the old days. With significantly different triples, long whoop sections, dragons back etc....
Sure, he would probably adapt, but he wouldnt be able to practice on the same track week after week before the race on the cookie cutter setup.
Didn't they tame a track down after practice because Jett was going 3-3-5 in a rhythm section. They took out the last jump and changed the take-off I believe?
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Maybe so, dont recall that happening this year. Maybe in the 250's possibly.
Jett had stiffest completion ever. Four past Supercross champions. Couple two time champions. McGrath had it easy. Bayle retired and McGrath assumed Bayles ride. Only had to beat Stanton as a previous champion. McGrath was a supercross specialist. Most his races were over by the third lap. Whereas Jett is the complete package. Now Jett needs to continue winning for next 10 years call it a day. Perhaps him and Hunter can join sidecar MX in there thirty’s.
It was the first race of the year at Anaheim.
Think about what you wrote dumb dumb, the difference during MC's time is no one could beat him, so you can say MC didn't have any past champions to compete with, that's because he was year after year the champion.
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72 wins and 7 SX championships "easy". Outdoor Champion "easy". MXdN "easy"...
Jett has it easy too then... Racing a bunch of 30+ year olds because no one is coming up and taking their places. These guys aren't faster than they were 4-5 years ago.
Jett is generational in the same way MC was. No one else is doing what he's doing on a bike right now.
When Jeremy McGraph won his first title in 1993, he had one past champion, Jeff Stanton to compete with, previous champions Jean-Michel Bayle, Rick Johnson, Jeff Ward were no longer competing.
Jeff Stanton said he was burned out...
The comparison is for his rookie year, as per the thread title.
you know some fellas struggle to stay on topic haha
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