yeah...the "Little" Albert is now just the Albert..same tire. I am gonna take the plunge and go tubeless next season. Wow...this season's been done for 1 day and already looking forward to next...NICE!

The Beginner class run's on a slightly shorter (usually one big really tech section) than sport. I would suggest starting in Beginner, then if you are doing well you can do the try an O-cup Class which is the full course and distance. If it proves too much you can jump back to beginner. It is open but you wont find too many sandbaggers there...certainly less than S.S. Class.