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The thing is, Musquin went off the track to correct his mistake of cross rutting rather than slowing down even further and continuing on the track. The advantage he gained was simply by going off the track rather than facing the consequences of the mistake he made on the race track. This is something that happens quite a bit and I think it needs to be addressed in the rules and/or enforced more.
Think about it this way, could Rider A go off the track along side a whoop section behind Rider B and in front of Rider C as long as he doesn't pass Rider B when he rejoins the track at the end of the section?
If you make a mistake while bar to bar with someone, what are the odds you'll still be bar to bar post mistake?
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Just a quick idea. Something like 1 second for every whoop missed, 2 seconds for every jump missed. Give each obstacle a time value. So if you skipped a whoop section with 10 whoops you cop a 10 second penalty. Skip a triple you cop a 6 second penalty. Encourage riders to take a bit more time to re-enter where they left or close to it atleast.
Could have exclusions so if you're pushed off the track the penalty doesn't apply. Or it doesn't apply for the next obstacle or something. Basically just stop riders from gaining advantage from a mistake.
Say in San Diego rider A is nailing a triple every lap but rider B doesn't feel as confident about it, whats to stop rider B going off track and coming back on behind rider A after the triple.
Rider B "suposedly" hasn't gained an advantage because he hasn't passed rider A, but he's just arrived at the next corner as if he had done the triple.
You could just cut massive sections of track and get back on behind the fast guy.
Its an advantage because you don't have the risk of making a mistake which you would have riding the track.
Probably will result in a penalty if u keep cutting the track.
It’s a complete joke honestly. There’s no punishment for mistakes anymore because rider just point that front tire off course and rejoin where they were prior to the mistake. Where as if they had stayed on the track, they’d completely lose momentum and several seconds in the upcoming section. How this isn’t considered “gaining an advantage”, I’m not sure.
But in all honesty, after the Jeremy Martín Millville incident, I know it’ll take something massive for there to be a penalty. And even then it’s questionable.
I think the shoud say to go back on the track exactly where you went off, even if it means coming to a full stop and doing a uturn. Yeah they will lose time and positions
As they should if they go off the track!
And would there be times they couldn't go back on where they went off? Sure in that case go back on as close as possible.
But as long as the rule is written the way it is , people are going to take advantage of it period.
Im not picking on Marvin he simply did what is the norm
Imo.
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