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Why doesn’t the Night of the
Jumps series attract many
US riders? After all, the comp
scene in America is practically
non-existent outside of X
Games.
I’ve wondered a lot about this
myself. After I progressed from
the Night of the Jumps they never
had a US replacement and I’m
not sure why. It paid well, better
than anything else in the US,
every round was televised in front
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I have no
problem doing
big tricks and
flipping big
natural stuff like
out at Reche
Canyon, Ocotillo
Wells or out in
the hills
”
of huge, sold-out crowds, and
the courses always had nice dirt
landings. There wasn’t a lot of
riding to do either - I think I only
had to do about twenty jumps for
good money. The riders were cool
and friendly and the promoters
took good care of us.
I don’t know why more people
aren’t trying to get over there for
it. It’s not like there are any other
comps for up-and-coming riders
to make a name in.