Thanks everyone for more great info. I've sent some of you private messages answering specific questions.

My first X race is in the books. Got 5th in my age group. My teammate won. No, there weren't just 5 guys racing.

Gotta say that the time went by really slow. In a 40+ minute crit race, when it is over, I think...damn that went by fast. In this race, the announcer was like...well, I think you guys should be able to get three laps. We did 5 and it was faster than I though but slow enough time crawled.

The course was 1.6 miles so I don't know if that was a large X course or not. I had one wreck and lost one spot but recovered well. It was wet and a little muddy so traction was an issue in some corners.

Gotta say that I did enjoy the setting. A X race at an apple orchard right outside of Hoosier National Forest was an awesome place to race.

I'm currently on a team that I founded last year and probably will race for them again next year but when I get up there then I'm looking for a team. Hopefully one that doesn't mind that I suck and enjoys that I drink beer after just about every race.

And for those that may or may not know....spd pedals offer a great way to open beer bottles. I never understood why people put bottle openers on their X or MTB when a good shimano SPD pedal can open a beer bottle.