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<blockquote data-quote="Trfsrfr" data-source="post: 229594" data-attributes="member: 3959">I raced the 50+ Novice class. It was only 6 riders, and I placed 5th, with a 5 &amp; 5 finish.I was going to do the 250 beginner class, but they lumped the 30+, 40+, and 50+ all together, and I decided I didn't want to be out there with any crazy 30 year olds. Turns out it was a good choice cuz there were like 30 people on the track at once, and it was a shit-show.But I'm happy with the result.I finished both races, and didn't get last. And I learned a ton. Now I know what I have to improve on, which is everything.I need to change my practice regimen to at least 5 lap motos. I was extremely tired after 3-4 laps, out of 5.And I really need to start learning about my suspension.There were 18 races, and I was #4. So by the time my 2nd moto came (4 hours later) the track was the gnarliest I've ever seen it.And I'm quite certain that my lack of suspension set-up contributed greatly to wearing me out.There were acceleration bumps the size of small mountains out there and holding on was difficult at the end. They reminded me of skiing moguls.Honestly, I didn't hit it as hard as I do in practice. I can clear all the jumps, but I didn't clear one of them during the race. I was just trying to finish and not crash. Especially in the drop-in section where I crashed 2 weeks ago. I was doing 2 minute lap times, and the expert class was doing 1:40.I'll post the video when it gets done rendering, you guys can critique it.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Trfsrfr, post: 229594, member: 3959"] I raced the 50+ Novice class. It was only 6 riders, and I placed 5th, with a 5 & 5 finish. I was going to do the 250 beginner class, but they lumped the 30+, 40+, and 50+ all together, and I decided I didn't want to be out there with any crazy 30 year olds. Turns out it was a good choice cuz there were like 30 people on the track at once, and it was a shit-show. But I'm happy with the result. I finished both races, and didn't get last. And I learned a ton. Now I know what I have to improve on, which is everything. I need to change my practice regimen to at least 5 lap motos. I was extremely tired after 3-4 laps, out of 5. And I [I]really[/I] need to start learning about my suspension. There were 18 races, and I was #4. So by the time my 2nd moto came (4 hours later) the track was the gnarliest I've ever seen it. And I'm quite certain that my lack of suspension set-up contributed greatly to wearing me out. There were acceleration bumps the size of small mountains out there and holding on was difficult at the end. They reminded me of skiing moguls. Honestly, I didn't hit it as hard as I do in practice. I can clear all the jumps, but I didn't clear one of them during the race. I was just trying to finish and not crash. Especially in the drop-in section where I crashed 2 weeks ago. I was doing 2 minute lap times, and the expert class was doing 1:40. I'll post the video when it gets done rendering, you guys can critique it. [/QUOTE]

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