Those guys are beyond the well above average range on their reaction times. ---- I never raced again after that, I never could mentally get back in it. Now I just watch in awe at what those riders can do, it really is a magnificent feat when you consider the speed, timing, and how little of the bike actually makes contact with the ground.
Damn dude you are lucky and wise.
That contact patch is small but the real crap yer pants moment for me would be the shimmying when landing an off camber jump those guys do regularly. I would be shaking so bad you wouldn't know if it was me or the bike. Guarandamntee it would be me.