I was lucky enough to accomplish every one of those tasks.
My day started at 12:50 with the Men 4/5 race. Honestly, I should have done the Men 5 race, but it started too early. Either way, I was a little late to the line (still got there before the gun went off of course!) and was stuck at the back of the pack for the start. I thought this would be a bigger issue than it was, but I was able to get mid-pack within about 1/2 lap.
By the way, the best part about this race was the course! It was a 1.9 mi motorcycle course! I believe 8 turns, plenty of grip, and a great place to race.
Anyway, right off the bat we lost Brian. He dropped his chain, then when trying to fix it went down. It looked nasty, but he came out "ok" compared to how he went down.
Honestly, the race was semi-uneventful for me because I was just doing what I could to play it safe, have fun, and not get hurt. I did have one lap where I was leading, but Tim told me to back off since we had 4 or 5 laps left. Come to find out, that lap had a prime that he cost me. Luckily, I think it was for some Accelerade or something which I already have WAY too much of.
All in all, I finished 39th, Tim finished 33rd (he blew up about 400-ish meters from the end), and Ted finished 9th. Not bad for a group of guys who formed around off-road racing!
Check out some photos from the Burnham Racing website (www.burnhamracing.com):
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