Originally Posted by
denvertrout
I'll bite
The race is a Cat 4/5 series held in a local shopping mall parking lot. Seeing as it is meant for beginner racers, or that is my assumption, they offer mentoring/skills clinics. One of the cat 2 riders that races after us, joined the race I was in for probably 10-12 laps. Was he riding at his full capabilities? doubtful.... but I held his lines through all the corners as they were faster and I was comfortable with it. Anyway, the reason I mentioned that originally is because I didn't feel like I was being limited by my bike and wanted/want to know what the benefit is from a new frame in regards to my racing future. Hope that answers your question.
If you can't lap the field easily in such a race, the bike ain't holding you back. And if you can lap the field easily, the bike doesn't matter. If you ain't
this guy, your bike is good enough. The guys responding here are being really nice to you, BTW.
The fact that you can hold a decent line through turns really isn't saying much. As just a crappy cat 5 myself, I am constantly amazed at how piss-poor cornering is in a cat 5 pack.