If that question is for me, I did the jumps, just stating I saw riders during the morning race go around the jumps. There was definitely a worn in line. And as BehindBars said, it was not an advantage to go around , it took longer. As for"why be on track", it's part of the series, if you're chasing points you make all races. Some of us just prefer not to ride mx.

And agree with Behindbars, rolling a jump isn't always the safest route.