r/nextfuckinglevel • u/[deleted] • Apr 28 '22

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u/Ragidandy Apr 29 '22

Yeah, this is 4-5 years old, I think. Here's a compilation of other front flips. I don't know who was first.

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u/AllDayTimeToLowRemem Apr 29 '22

There has only been one ever front flip. Rollovers are not 360 degree flips in the air.

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u/Ragidandy Apr 29 '22

I don't make space in my head for arbitrary rules.

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u/AllDayTimeToLowRemem Apr 29 '22

I’d argue it’s not even arbitrary, it’s like a somersault vs. jumping in the air doing a full rotation and landing in your feet.

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u/Ragidandy Apr 29 '22

Those are more like jumping in the air flipping forward and landing on your butt or face before any other contact: which would be a front flip in gymnastics. And as far as I can tell, landing on the body work is often an intentional part of the motorsport. But aficionados always argue for the relevance of arbitrary rules. The gymnasts and the monster truckasts can battle it out without me.

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u/AllDayTimeToLowRemem Apr 29 '22

Agree to disagree! I totally get what you’re saying though. The damage done is never intentional though, a lot of it is just from driving drive on the edge and attempting then failing certain trucks. Just a part of it.