From what I observed on Saturday, being one of the racers at the RC Pro Texas Rd 1, come Saturday, there were only 2 trucks that were clearing the jump consistently and a 3rd truck that did it 75% of the time. I had one of the 2 trucks that did it consistently - and all 3 trucks were Losi trucks. I decided to run the Losi truck as mine makes the 10 minute RC Pro Mains, where my AE, the saddle packs don't have the capacity to make more than like 9:30.

I think a lot of the issue with the jump was were people were launching on the jump. There was only about a 2-3 ft wide section on the far side of it that would launch trucks straight, if you missed it, you would nose up and parachute a lot like Marcus describes. I did it quite a bit until I walked the track and analyzed the face of the jump. Consistently Brian Henn, (who won) and myself (finished 3rd - I choked away second overall) were the only ones that would take the risk to and clear it 99% of the time. In this section you could gain about 1-2 seconds on other trucks, Brian and I used this as an advantage to make numerous air passes on other trucks.

Owning both trucks, I have to say that the Losi truck jumps a little better on our 8th scale style tracks, where the trucks are running at higher speeds. The old layout was the same way. My Losi truck made it much easier to jump the large triple than the AE. Most of our tracks out here are so big and high speed that the Losi has a slight advantage, much like how the AE might be better on tighter, more 10th scale oriented courses. The AE truck's suspension seems to bind up at high speeds becoming unstable, where the Losi seems to absorb better the irregularities on the road surface. The Losi "floats" through stuff at this track, where the AE truck kind of "bounces" by comparison on the rough stuff.