Originally Posted by
Flatballer
. You don't think even without genetic gifts that working hard for the next 10 or 15 years could get me to Cat 1?
Originally Posted by
ZeCanon
Just because some of you can't get past cat 3 doesn't mean nobody can, ye negative nancies!
Goals are good. Not many people make it to cat 1, but if you have some talent and a little drive it's completely within the realm of possibility.
No one said Flatballer couldn't get to Cat 1. I said he could not do it without genetic gifts. To get to Cat 1, you've got to be placing very high in Pro 1/2 races. At least around here, you've got to be finishing ahea of a number of Pro's to even get an upgrade point.
And I'll stand by my assertion that you don't do that without some level of natural talent. In other words, if you take someone without some level of natural ability they can train as hard and as smart as humanly possible and they will not become a Cat 1.
That doesn't mean that Flatballer doesn't have the requisite talent. If he works hard enough and stays at it, he'll find out whether he does. But its delusional to think anyone can make it to Cat 1, merely by working at it.