I upgraded in 2001 on a handful of top 10s and having raced about 40+ races as a 4 (over a 1 year period). My local USCF official knew I had the bike handling skills to fit in just fine with the 3s, and I wanted out of the 4s ASAP because the they tended to be too twitchy for my likes.
Last edited by OCshark; 05-23-09 at 05:35 PM.