Our tracks have become pretty dull recently not due to having no large jumps, but because of the stupid velcro like astroturf that seems to be slowly infecting everywhere. That combined with a generally rough surface makes it more a case of getting the car just safe enough to still be fast and trying to plod round at 25% - hoping the car's not going to spit itself off the track because you went 1 inch further to the right/left this lap.
That 2011 Worlds video is a bad example of arguing the case for big jumps, the quad in front of the rostrum was horrible with a downside on the 4th jump that was shorter/steeper than the takeoff. You could just about hit it but you had to hit the same distance to within about 6 inches, which even the slightest gust of wind would affect no matter how good you are!
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