Sunday's Bubba Cross #6 was forgettable.  Not so good legs in warmup and it transferred over to the race.  Once my diesel got going I was okay.  Picked a few riders off as the race went on but I just didn't have much in the legs.  I did push the pace on the long gradual downhill.  Others seemed to using this area as a bit of a recovery zone and I would make up some good ground and eve made a couple nice moves heading into the hairpin at the bottom.  As good as that section was for me, the uphill grassy section and paved section was a struggle. 
 
Three laps to go I messed up one of hairpins at the far end of the course.  One of my wheels washed out while exiting the turn.  I could blame the old, rear Kenda that was being used as a replacement for last week's flat but I just don't know.  The crash cost me momentum.  I did okay afterward but some of the fight was taken out of me.
 
While I always grumble about the less than ideal starting straights in our races, I had someone else grumbling about the lack of barriers in our races.  Actually, this is one thing I applaud our races for actually following the rulebook.  Just because other places use more barriers than they should, doesn't mean we should do the same.  It might be good to have a natural barrier of some sort, in addition to the artificial barriers, but our parks don't always have the terrain for a natural dismount.
 
There is an interesting trend among some of the riders this year.  Especially in the A race.  There is an awful lot of facial hair sprouting up.  Maybe it's a fall/winter growth but there are more beards, goatees and moustaches than a bad 70's porno.

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