SMX track map: Jumping over the gate?

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What the hell is this? Are they actually going to jump over half the starting gate at round one? Has this ever been done before?

 

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I believe they have done that before. Maybe at a Monster Energy Cup race...? 

I like the dual 180-degree turns at the end of the lap.  

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Kind of hard to start the next race on time. I liked when they would use the over/under bridge to go over the starting box, but they spread out the gates to make room.

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Coincidentally, I just watched the 2004 US Open and they jump over the gate. Check the gritty LCQ performance from Ryan Clark. 

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Unfortunately, that US Open start line looks like dirt (great pull, Willy!) but this track will require jumping over metal grates as well as the gates. How will those gates and the dirt right beyond them look after a moto? And will they get prepped before the start? Should be interesting!!!!!

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Coincidentally, I just watched the 2004 US Open and they jump over the gate. Check the gritty LCQ performance from Ryan Clark. 

Incredible pull, that was a banger LCQ

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Graybeard wrote:
Unfortunately, that US Open start line looks like dirt (great pull, Willy!) but this track will require jumping over metal grates as well as the gates...

Unfortunately, that US Open start line looks like dirt (great pull, Willy!) but this track will require jumping over metal grates as well as the gates. How will those gates and the dirt right beyond them look after a moto? And will they get prepped before the start? Should be interesting!!!!!

Didn’t think about the grates. That does really add an interesting wrinkle to the idea of running the track back over the gate. 

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8/13/2026 11:59am Edited Date/Time 8/13/2026 11:59am
Graybeard wrote:
Unfortunately, that US Open start line looks like dirt (great pull, Willy!) but this track will require jumping over metal grates as well as the gates...

Unfortunately, that US Open start line looks like dirt (great pull, Willy!) but this track will require jumping over metal grates as well as the gates. How will those gates and the dirt right beyond them look after a moto? And will they get prepped before the start? Should be interesting!!!!!

Yeah, the first thing that I thought of was that side of the start straight is now the main line of the track and that dirt could be drastically different than the other side of the gate.  Dried out, compacted, torn up and possibly acceleration chop...  This could get interesting.

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If someone crashes on that could get jacked up. 

Also why are they moving away from hybrid tracks? The hybrid tracks were fun imo. 

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Coincidentally, I just watched the 2004 US Open and they jump over the gate. Check the gritty LCQ performance from Ryan Clark. 

Thats a wild track! Axe the pop out of the building section and it looks like an AX race haha 

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Hopefully they have the gate up during the motos and maybe some sharks with fricken laser beams

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GrapeApe wrote:

Hopefully they have the gate up during the motos and maybe some sharks with fricken laser beams

They’re going to roll out the Gator Pit and Flaming Hoop over the grates immediately after they start. 

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So a "wheels on the ground flag on that jump nets you a shit ton of guys having to channel their off-road root skills?

Bring on the gators!

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8/13/2026 5:55pm

Anything less than moving tough blocks is going to be a disappointment 

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Believe it when I see it. Bet it ends up with the gate split in half and the track going between. 

Imagine getting loose on the little jump and high siding onto the grates..... 

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GrapeApe wrote:

Hopefully they have the gate up during the motos and maybe some sharks with fricken laser beams

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Vegas Open and a bunch of Aussie SX tracks. 

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I want to see a track that goes straight into whoops off the start. 

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TAUTOG wrote:
What the hell is this? Are they actually going to jump over half the starting gate at round one? Has this ever been done before? 

What the hell is this? Are they actually going to jump over half the starting gate at round one? Has this ever been done before?

 

I also just notices that the National flags and frame missing from these. Huh. They are included in the other track maps. Don't forget to duck!

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89 Atlanta I think it was they jumped over the starting gate.

If it was not Atlanta it was one of the first rounds of 89 before RJ broke his wrist @ Gainesville. 

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It’s not started yet and I’m all ready sick of the SMX and the constant evolving back to SX tracks. 

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It’s not started yet and I’m all ready sick of the SMX and the constant evolving back to SX tracks. 

all roads leads back to Supercross

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Kind of hard to start the next race on time. I liked when they would use the over/under bridge to go over the starting box, but...

Kind of hard to start the next race on time. I liked when they would use the over/under bridge to go over the starting box, but they spread out the gates to make room.

Over/Under bridge costs too much to travel.  It’s only used at San Diego and Anaheim nowadays.

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GrapeApe wrote:

Hopefully they have the gate up during the motos and maybe some sharks with fricken laser beams

TheMilkman wrote:

They’re going to roll out the Gator Pit and Flaming Hoop over the grates immediately after they start. 

Feld should incorporate some circus animals for these events.  There’s a lot of down time.  How cool would it be to go visit the elephants between motos? 

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GrapeApe wrote:

Hopefully they have the gate up during the motos and maybe some sharks with fricken laser beams

TheMilkman wrote:

They’re going to roll out the Gator Pit and Flaming Hoop over the grates immediately after they start. 

h20 wrote:
Feld should incorporate some circus animals for these events.  There’s a lot of down time.  How cool would it be to go visit the elephants between...

Feld should incorporate some circus animals for these events.  There’s a lot of down time.  How cool would it be to go visit the elephants between motos? 

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8/14/2026 9:10pm
GrapeApe wrote:

Hopefully they have the gate up during the motos and maybe some sharks with fricken laser beams

TheMilkman wrote:

They’re going to roll out the Gator Pit and Flaming Hoop over the grates immediately after they start. 

h20 wrote:
Feld should incorporate some circus animals for these events.  There’s a lot of down time.  How cool would it be to go visit the elephants between...

Feld should incorporate some circus animals for these events.  There’s a lot of down time.  How cool would it be to go visit the elephants between motos? 

I thought they closed down their Circus operation to bring the managers and staff over to run Monster Trucks and SX?

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