Bad luck at the races? Or is this normal?

Ok, so my 2nd race on the 250F was this weekend. Even though I'm 33, I race in the 125 Beginner Class because I just started riding.

The first race, they put us at the gate with the 125 C riders and announce it will be 2 gates with the C riders going first. The gate drops, and 2 guys from the beginner class take off. They reload the gate and we take off. I got my first whole shot and then led for 3 laps when I get passed by another guy in our class. He passes me in the air on a 90 foot triple (that I was only doubling). So I come in 2nd, not bad (though you'd think someone clearing a jump that big wouldn't be in the beginner class? Or should I just shut my whining up and jump it too :) ). Then they announce we have to rerun our race because those guys went off. Shouldn't the race stand and those guys be DQ'd or something for riding the wrong gate? :bang:

ReesKnight, the 2nd race was run in the pouring rain and I laid it down in a turn in the last lap. I couldn't even see it was raining so hard! Came in 5th out of 8 but was in 3rd before laying it down.

This "triple" has a relatively forgiving landing area that isn't very peaked and the track is pretty soft packed in the area. If you don't get run over doing it, many ppl can crash on it and get up in a few minutes to ride again. But still, pretty big for a beginner class. Nearly everyone in the C class and up is clearing it though so I guess I need to get it together!