NCCX State Championship Race in Salisbury 11/7/10

This race K went with me. It was a cooler day and windy. I rode my IRD Crossfires in case of traction in woods. It was a fast laid out course, and very flowing considering. It seemed to be a decent length or close to the long side, but it was stretched out which made it seem long. Got there in plenty of time, and took spare wheels to pit area just in case. Started out again in last 2 -3 rows, but on the outside track. This had a straight and quick start to it. Started off in back but moved up quickly just off the start. In good gear and pushing the pedals hard, a few zigzags and than hit the barriers right away , which is nice and than followed course. It was a sharp right turn around a tree and than a nice slight upgrade flat section to a 180 switchback tight turn, which many had trouble making and keeping speed. this became off camber after turn and then  another sharp downhill left turn into a sweeping gradual turn which led to a set of 4 stairs in the ground! Fly up the stairs and remounted into a little against a fence and than quick right to a short flowing downhill which led to a sweeping right and than left turn into the woods. It was a root filled open trail section which came out quick enough, up some loose gravel to a paved walkway and than back onto the grass in a few corners around a tennis court area, and then left turn into a grass ridden section. a 180 switchback onto another wide paved trail. this was a great sprint area follow that to a sharp right turn into the grass again and then straight to a flowing left turn and than into a flowing right turn. which went along trail and then back onto grass for a few turns and than into the woods. the wooded section had a cool short uphill, not too bad and flowing nicely into a slight traversing down trail than.  This than came out of the woods, few sweeping and tight turns and back to start line to do all over again. 

Felt decent enough and rode well. Pushed hard and ended up 20th out of 54, which is much better than week prior. That put me at 17th in the overall standings for the entire race series. Getting there!