It's 2 issues - does moto help with DH? And is Hill anything special on moto? I ride DH and moto a bunch and it's pretty clear that moto helps with DH skills. No question. I've spent 2 hrs at the track on my 450 and then hit the hill on my V10 later in the day. After moto, the DH bike is just plain slow, but super responsive. Helps a ton with picking fast lines and commitment. But impacking187 is absolutely right, Hill's riding is alright but nothing special from what I've seen in this clip and others. There's a dozen no-name kids at my local track that could be in this vid. Look at Nico Vouilloz (for those that remember him)- mega DH champion that no-one could touch. More impressive race history than Sam Hill (to date). He left DH and did a bunch of moto, no special results at all. Goes the other way too, take Aaron Gwin for example. Just decent at moto, but comes in and takes a top 10 spot at a World Cup in his first appearance. There's lots of guys that will train and race DH for their whole lives that won't ever get a top 10 WC finish...