I was thinking the same thing too. I don't know if you saw my ride report so I'll paste the 1st moto start:
I picked the starting gate just to the left of the dog house because it was the straightest to the first turn and there was a 1' uphill just past every gate so I didn't want to be too close to the guys next to me. The gate dropped and my gawd the guy on the other side of the dog house bolts right over and hits my bars sending me to the ground.
I actually rode quite well both motos. The 1st one, after I remounted, I still managed not to get lapped and managed to almost catch back up to the main pack. I had problems getting around the guy I was lapping and I feel that's what held me back some. 2nd moto I pretty much stayed with the pack but I lost a few places in the 2nd turn. Those are the fastest beginners I've ever seen.
After looking at the weather I'm beginning to wonder if any of us will be riding this weekend. If my buddies back out on Mosier Sat & if the rain doesn't cancel I may just meet up with you guys at Village. I had a great time riding even though the results didn't reflect that.