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10/14/2018 8:26am
10/14/2018 8:26am
Just curious how much strategic thinking goes into it. Or do they just go into thinking to take it last lap?
Its easy to yell it at the TV but I think if Tomac took the joker lane when he was stuck behind Malcom that would have bought him the 3 seconds or so an he would have had he lead before the last lap.
Another one that stood out was when a yellow came out right at the split in the track. Everyone was checking up for the yellow he could have taken the joker then and avoided loosing potion.
Its easy to yell it at the TV but I think if Tomac took the joker lane when he was stuck behind Malcom that would have bought him the 3 seconds or so an he would have had he lead before the last lap.
Another one that stood out was when a yellow came out right at the split in the track. Everyone was checking up for the yellow he could have taken the joker then and avoided loosing potion.
Makes me think of that Mx vs ATV Unleashed (I think?) track that had the split start and after you turned back on the start straight you could go left or right.
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If you enter the JL on lap:
1 - you get 1 second deducted from your total time
2 - you get .9 second deducted from your total time
3 - you get .8 second deducted from your total time
and so on....
This would encourage the riders to take the JL sooner for a time deduction reward. If you take the JL on the last lap (10), you do not get any time taken off your total race time.
It could in theory help to take it earlier, like when Tomac was behind Malcolm, but there's no saying where he is going to come out, he could come out into a battle of 2+ other riders and get stuck behind them even longer.
I find it annoying when Ralph is constantly going on about it and when the leaders should/will take it, it's OBVIOUSLY the last lap.
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