wtf was that guy doing??? 
What he was doing, was first off a very stupid and risky pass. If you had decided to crack the throttle, break off from the berm and get a longer, straighter run at the jump (Which is what I would have done) He would have been T-boned. And secondly he launched stupidly thanks to a total lack of throttle control. What happened as a result, is something I have seen people's faces kicked in for: The jay jump. Hes bloody lucky he was that retarded over a jump that small, could have been alot worse had it happened off the bigger jumps at the start.
I know how you feel with your poor new bike getting that. I hit a massive jump lip unprepared last thursday, wheelied in mid air so badly that as soon as I hit the deck I went out over the back. Bike apparently flipped twice according to the onlookers and then skidded another metre. Only thing that broke was my sidepanel
Despite the half-foot trench dug into the ground with the throttle side of my handlebars, no torn grips, and the front brake lever didn't even swivel or bend. throttle action was as good as new, no sticking from the dirt. Brother these things are the immovable rock upon which all crashes break. My front fender already as some very minor stress marks too from other crashes. Poor thing...
