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I reckon his MO is sprint to the front, get a 2-3 sec gap, relax a bit and take a breather, and be ready to sprint again if challenged. That’s what makes him so hard to break - by the time the likes of Chase, Eli or whoever have caught up he’s ready to charge again.
Of course there are times where he’s had someone on him the entire race like Pala or a few times with Chase in 2023, but his sustainable pace is just a touch faster than those guys and despite being close they barely even get a chance to show a wheel let alone make a legitimate pass.
Peak Reaction Time: Reaction times tend to peak in early adulthood, around age 24.
Slowing After 24: Slowing begins to be noticeable after age 24 and accelerates as people age.
Significant Slowing in Later Life: By the 60s and 70s, the slowing of reaction times becomes more pronounced.
Increased Variability: Reaction times become more variable with age, meaning the difference between the fastest and slowest reaction times for an individual widens.
If your Tomac or Sexton. i can only imagine how frustrating it must be to see Jett a few bike lengths in front coming into the first corner every weekend.
How many people believe Jett is riding around at 80%?
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He said after pala he was essentially giving it all he had
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I've seen at least three corner comparison clips on IG between Jett and Eli and the difference is hard to ignore.. Obviously Eli is a 4x MX champ and when on rails, is faster than anyone on the planet, but the way Jett takes corners and breaking bumps vs Eli could not be more different. Eli slams stuff and drags the rear through the bumps and powers out while slipping the clutch, man handling the bike through the rough while Jett just effortlessly lugs and floats the bike and dances through the deep rough stuff until it's clear and powers out.
I definitely agree with a previous poster that said that it seems like Eli is punching the corners, diving in, slowing down, and diving out, while Jett seems to have better mid corner speed the entire turn if it means a slower entry speed compared to Tomac.
Whether that comes down to setup or just rider decision, it seems Jett is able to just dance through the apex consistently setting himself up for a smooth exit while Eli is moreso plowing through the track and just holding it wide open. The racing is so close this season and Eli is right there along with AP and Hunter. It's awesome to see the difference in technique and at the end of the day you have to give credit to Jett for riding like a true veteran and wicking it up when he's pressured vs riding consistent fast laps when he's out in front.
How dare you come here with scientifically researched data?
No Eli hate, im actually a big fan. But this information is 100% accurate.
Slower to go Faster:
Jett enters the corner a lil slower vs Eli, but enters smoother and his apex, mid turn, and exit are much faster.
Eli enters the corner much faster, and harder, rougher vs Jett, and exits a lil later and slower.
Then explain Hangtown Moto 1. Jett basically said the gap was too big and he didn’t wan’t to push too hard. The gap was only 4-5 seconds to the leaders for a large chunk of that race. If he’s got so much extra to spare, why back off while only being 4-5 seconds behind?
Also, in Moto 1 at Thunder Valley he made a big mistake that lead to AP passing him. Mistakes like that are generally a result of pushing hard. He got AP back, but had a really hard time dropping him.
Is that based on actual science and across the board? What about outliers or individuals who maintain reaction time due to occupation/hobbies/training?
Eg Fighter pilots or F1 drivers as examples off the top of my head...Alonso and Hamilton into their 40s come to mind.
Or...GASP...elite tier MX riders.
I think we're just reaching here at this point.
I think the Hangtown race was entirely due to Jett not trusting the bike yet. He made the calculation that if he pushed as much as he needed he wouldn't be able to trust the bike. He's a very mature and calculated rider. He has extra but he's not going to risk it unless he feels the bike will go with him - or unless he has to.
Possibly the mistakes that led to AP passing him were due to pushing hard, but they could have been due to not feeling comfortable. Or, as Jett said, AP had better lines. As soon as Jett learned them he passed AP.
80% no, 95% yes.
The MXdN pass was more of a rookie misstake from Jett than a higher speed from Gajser imo. People often choose to look at one pass there and ignore the rest of the moto.
Jett passes the pit area on the first lap as 18th, he catches and passes the whole top feild including Herlings, Tomac, Prado and Tim to name a few. And while doing it he was a couple of seconds faster than anyone each lap.
The mistake he did on the last lap was letting off and thinking that he was clear of Tim and thinking that he had given up. That's one of Jetts weaknesses. He did it a couple of times at the nationals in 23 to and let Sexon close in on him on the last lap.
Did Tim pass Jett? - yes, is there a larger picture to that moto than the last 10 seconds of the race? - Yes...
He sometimes get a bit to nonchalant regarding his competition just like the first moto this weekend when AP passed him. he was caught off guard and did not see him comming. And then he just raised the pace a little and passed him back and dropped him.
Very well said mate. I'm confused my got so many down votes though.
Because plenty of people want to see Jett challenged/beat by Eli and everything that point to the opposite way get downvoted.
Jett said himself that AP took him by surprise, he thought it was still Hunter behind him and thought he’d gone colour blind when the front guard was orange instead of red 😆
Age and reaction time is relevant if you compare two exactly the same physical individuals at different ages. And same technique.
If one has more fast twitch muscles (studies has shown this) or just quicker reaction time in general, it will throw the comparison off.
As pointed out, F1 drivers iähas decent reactions times with high age. For myself, I'm pretty much always first across the gate despite having 20-30y added compared to the others at the gate.
There are small tricks makes a person that is slow by nature, to become ultra fast in reacting to things as starting gate that falls.
Pit Row
This book will explain it. https://www.amazon.com/Performance-Cortex-Neuroscience-Redefining-Athletic/dp/1101986336
It was a long read in my opinion, but I don't like baseball, so that might have effected my opinion on that. Overall the data and research presented in this book explain a lot of what you are asking about.
This information is actually not new. I can almost assure you that the modern day, very successful 32 year old pro mx athlete had someone in their corner armed with this information and a solid understanding of the nervous system.
I dont think it comes down to fast/slow twitch fibers. That stuff is mostly genetic, but there is a 3rd type of muscle fiber, which is convertible to slow or fast twitch based on training stimulus.
Im my opinion, I would rather have a predominantly slow twitch athlete with a well trained nervous system for motocross. Using the fast twitch muscle fibers come at a large metabolic cost after roughly 45 seconds.
We finally got what we wanted . Eli gets the start and Jett looks like Eli (almost) coming through the pack. Interesting to see who can pass who first 😎
Hardly. We got a mudder shortened by threat of lightning
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