Truck Jumping

[HauntedMyst]

I recently got a Factory Team T3. The only other truck I had was an RS4 MT which I hated. The T3 seems to be a great truck and I've been jumping it. Sometimes it flips, other times it's like it's on auto pilot and jumps perfectly. I don't remember what my throttle fingers does with each jump. So..... What the best way to make perfect jumps?

[Nairb]

Just learn to control the truck's attitude in the air and you can land any jump the right way.

When it is in the air:

- A) if it is starting to nose-dive, pull the trigger slightly to level it out.

- B) if the nose is too high, tap the brakes and it will bring the nose right down.

Just try it and get used to what happens. You'll get the hang of it.

[gacjr0]

It's also good to line up sqaure with the jump. The shape of the jump makes a difference in how you approach it. A short/steep jump or kicker will kick a truck up to fast for the suspension to compensate (go slower/find a moother part of the jump). A big smooth ramp will launch much more smoothly. Bumps just before a jump can unsettle the truck and make for a bad jump (avoid them). I like to let off a little heading towards the jump, then power up the face of the jump. This plants the rear and settles the truck. Just make sure you let off in the air so it doen't backflip. Also, inspect the jump, sometimes they'll have an area torn up (esp. at races) that's no good for jumping, try to hit the clean part of the jump.