gazedrop- excellent analysis...though i was laughing in my beavis & butthead voices when you mentioned...hahaha....input #2.....huhuuhh
anyway, one more thing i should add if juno is going to do a cat5 or citizen race.... and that is -->see if a buddy can ride alongside you and lean against you as you ride. most crashes happen out there, not because of contact but because the rider tenses up and fights the contact instead of rolling with it.
**i am no expert, but i am told this is a common problem in turns**