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@The_Seldom_Killer
Weight helps a bit but not so much as it could win on a descent alone. Technique is fairly important, as is experience, but the key factor is nerve. Only solid steel nerve will let you get into zones where you don't have any real control and you have to hope there are no killer road defects, no stupid spectators and that the run out really is long enough for you to regain control when you really need to.