keep it up. Ride alot to up your fitness so you can at least keep up with the group, and when that happens, you will learn a lot the race tactics. Learning how to confidently corner (once your fitness is inline) can bring you up the pack real fast. The cat 3/4 crit in Troy ohio, I was basically at the back of the pack, bouncing off redline, but last lap, moved up the field by just by holding speed through the corners and picking the right line, and finished 10th.