Originally Posted by
John Wilke
There was some good racing though, you know. Pro 1/2 Ben Popper got a good start and was leading with good margin over the barriers on lap one. He dropped his chain when he remounted, got caught and eventually placed 2nd to Scott McLaughlin (SRAM Factory Team). In the 4a race, some guy took off with a big lead and looked like he was going to hold it, but on the last lap he got caught and passed by TWO riders! bummer
Oh, I meant absolutely no disrespect towards the level of talent. There are guys in both 4a and 4b that would be strong, if not front runners, in the 3's. Those guys crushed me in the 4's and will do the same wherever we race.
Getting stuck at the back of a 75 rider field that gets completely jammed up at every bottle neck? Not so sure I'd like to do that if I can avoid it.