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I loved the wheel tap obstacle in Arlington leading onto the straight, let's see more of those please.
Yes! I liked watching the different styles.
Loved that.
As I was watching tonight, it occurred to me-that’s a textbook example of an obstacle that can only truly be appreciated by those who ride or have ridden. To a casual fan it’s just another jump. To riders, watching those guys hit it at race pace (and knowing just how sketchy it is) is amazing.
there were a few times it made me nervous. ken was cutting it so close to the tough blocks on the inside after the tap. theres no room for error i feel.
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It's so much better to lead into a flat straight with that obstacle as it can really affect your drive if you don't nail it. I think they should take note and start building them on more supercross tracks as it's a very safe way to add something technical. I got so much more stoke watching them hit the wheel tap compared to just spinning down a flat straight..
There seemed to be two different styles- front wheel high, but with a light rear wheel touch. And a harder bounce, but with the bike level.
Lighter tap was prettier, but level was faster imo.
webb was like hunkered down it was sick and then in contrast DEEGS looked like he was goign to throw it away every lap but never did. had the thing sideways.
Very cool to watch. I wonder how the riders feel about that obstacle every lap, is it just that easy for them all? One before a set of whoops would be cool. Would differ their entry speed depending on how fast they can do it.
Best wheel tap was Sexton in another section where he passed somebody.
Beautiful body langage from this young boy on this obstacle, I loved watching it 👀
Thought I seen moisman jump the whole thing.,
It looked super smooth when they did it perfectly or tapped the top of it. I also seen it really slowed their acceleration if they hit it too hard. I noticed Webb did it a couple times and immediately lose three to four bike lengths. It was absolutely smooth af when they where doing it correctly!!
Yes, Tracks have been more creative this year
Very cool, can’t believe no one ate it on that!
Webb had that obstacle absolutely DIALED. Had to be the fast guy over that thing. Was definitely awesome to watch.
Never would have thought while looking at the track map that it would be one of the coolest sections on the track.
Watching it in person, and it was the perfect section for one of those style check articles that racer x used to do
Incredible difference in time for the people who had it dialed, and who didnt
I thought the wheel clipping is why they got rid of the dragon's back? 🤔
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Yep, perfect SX obstacle and like someone else said—100 times better than just a single to flat like they typically do. Technical and flashy! I think Roczen said he even completely cleared the middle bump a couple times, too.
Yeah, being there in person and then watching how that section changed from 1st practice to the races in the night was pretty awesome.
Watching the different techniques and body positioning and the speed at which they would attempt the wheel tap was impressive to say the least.
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