The adjustment is quick and gives you a clear view of the competition ahead. Similarly quick is the rear view toggle. You can keep an eye on your competition by looking back, and the change from the view ahead to the view behind is fast. The default forward looking camera gives a clear view of the track and competition. As you travel around the course, the quality of the rider animations shows through.
Riders change positions depending on the angle of the bike, wheels turn, and dirt is kicked up.
Crashes are similarly well executed. Riders separate from their bikes, although at times the bikes vanish into thin air, leaving only the rider on screen. One thing I've never understood about videogame commentary is how the programmers never build better audio logic into the game. For example, you may find yourself in last place on the last lap. The top three already finished, guys.