Originally Posted by bitterken
That's why I say the number one rule of crit racing is to try and stay calm and keep your upper body relaxed. When you get touched or bumped, being relaxed will soak up the impact and not actually move your bike off your line.
Exactly. If I didn't know this already, I would have eaten **** when I had to take a "detour" through the grass. Make slow, gradual movements with the upper body. If you make quick, abrupt movements, you're going down.