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2/27/2018 6:21am
2/27/2018 6:21am
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2/27/2018 6:05pm
...were exciting! Lots of talk here this week about jumps being too big and the bikes being too fast, but it's cool as hell when a more talented rider can use the extra power of the 450 to separate themselves from the rest.
But let's give credit where it's due also, Bagget did that section first.
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Maybe Hill is next level on that, and if that is the case, he can do what Stew did, or RC did, and come up with a new style that is good for at least a second a lap. Chances are this is gonna end up with the medics, but what if it doesn't? What if Hill can pull it off race after race? Then it is gonna be time for everyone to nut-up even more than they do now? I can't imagine them going even faster through those giant rhythm sections, but the sport is bound to progress again at some point.
Hill looked great, for a Heat and a few hot minutes. When he remounted, the fire had gone out. Extreme jumping has paid off for him (his brother's influence?) and for tracks that allow it he will use that trick out of his bag. It's a great start and we are due to see more of the next generation start to step up, especially with all the older generation walking wounded.
I really miss the days and track designs when Cooper was mixing it up and putting together jumps and rhythm sections that no one else was doing.
I'm not certain we are near the age that the big stuff is going to be the new norm and we don't think twice about it though. It's more of a crime of opportunity at the moment and I don't see anyone coming up in the 250 class that is once in a generation talent with the cajones to really take us to the next level. I can see a kid like Deegan or maybe Ryder D becoming that but that's certainly no guarantee. Hill may also be the guy. Who knows? All I can say is, it's hard to progress when a rider makes a mistake and the consequences to the human body are so much more significant than they used to be. That can only go so far so I wouldn't be shocked if that progress starts to slow significantly.
Single to top of table = double
Single to downside of table = triple
Single, over table, to downside of next single = quad
But yeah, the place where Hill showed his mettle was the following quad into the corner.
Brake said LIT telemetry was saying that quad into the corner was 92' in second gear.
With that said, I’m really hoping he rides smart and within his limits. I’ll be content not watching him do something insane every race if it means he’s lining up healthy each week.
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Oh man, I can't believe we're going to argue this again!
late 90's early 2000 were far less forgiving . the jumps were more peaked
Not to mention if it wasn't for Matthes, we'd have lost Bagget.
https://youtu.be/SvwXnVVXeis
Now freeze frame it at 7 seconds, look how high he hits.
Now look at the stadium floor and wall behind it.
Now go back and look at the consequences of Davalos and Langston's similar crashes.
And even if he didn't/wasn't hurt... I still say Cole sitting in a hospital bed with a broken pelvis is reason enough not to have jumps that big and fast, and bikes that make it possible, at least in a rhythm section.
And don't say it's a triple cause it's not.. there's two landing areas one is further than the other
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