Tips on 4x racing [Archive] - FARKIN.NET Forums

big_pete

10-05-2005, 12:10 PM

G'day
Sooner or later when my bike is fixed I plan on doing for 4x racing and I was really after some good tips and advice besides practising as I will be doing anyway!
So if you have some tips or advice please type away!
I'll be on a dirt jump frame with 5 inches of travell if that helps at all..
Cheer Pete

Daver

10-05-2005, 12:41 PM

Never try to pass above someone in a berm, because it always ends in carnage.

shane bolger

10-05-2005, 02:34 PM

put your elbows out, and pedal really farkin hard, and yeh, be careful on berms :P

aday

10-05-2005, 03:15 PM

Try not to land on top of anyone on jumps. I have seen it happen. I havnt raced but watched and hopefully will race in future.

gragra

10-05-2005, 05:13 PM

Picking the right line is more important than outright speed.

ja_har

10-05-2005, 05:19 PM

Do whatever it takes to be first into the first corner, within the rules of course.... Which means practise your gate starts.

Anthony!

10-05-2005, 05:21 PM

be carefull of trees on the side of the track to, dont try and over take a guy where the track is really skinny, trees hurt :(

Rexy

10-05-2005, 05:33 PM

Pretty much my tips are:
Keep the wheels on the ground when possible
Manual into stuff
Be creative with passing
Jump only what HAS to be jumped
Pedal hard as
Keep a high constant speed, rolling along, dont be a hack and lose it then pedal hard and lose it, keep the speed up
Pump through everything
Hope that helps anyway!

big_pete

10-05-2005, 05:40 PM

be carefull of trees on the side of the track to, dont try and over take a guy where the track is really skinny, trees hurt :(
Haha this happened to you?

Dale666

10-05-2005, 06:44 PM

Practice every possible line on the course, because in racing you never know where you will end up when things get messy (and they will).
And the most important in 4x if someones in front of you going into that corner, Take them out!

Anthony!

11-05-2005, 05:57 PM

Haha this happened to you?

yes :( while trying to over take a guy in a skinny part of a track, didnt see teh berm and jumped in to tree. :(

BlingBling4130

11-05-2005, 06:30 PM

Hook up with your local BMX club and practise gates. If youre in front after the first corner it makes things so much easier. The BMX guys will show you fast and block lines through corners. Then just practise.