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Message: [QUOTE="firecracker22, post: 443864, member: 20316"] My first race was a flat track race, not an off-road or MX race at all, and it was 2 months after I got my first bike. I LOVED it. I raced a team hare scramble 3 months after that and loved it too. The only reason I got a trophy was because I was the only woman there. Bbbom, I don't think you were at that one, were you? Only Becky and I? When I still had the XR? Anyway, the jitters the whole day before hand, the starting line adrenaline rush, the agony during the 3-hour-long race, the self-satisfaction after we finished--all made it SO worth it. It truly does NOT matter if you win, lose or finish; just that you have fun. It is a whole different facet of riding than play riding. The mindset is so different that you will see riding in a new light. You might like it, you might hate it; that is personal. But I highly recommend it. I am seriously thinking about racing the local "supercross" (outside under lights) tomorrow night, haven't talked myself into it yet. I'm not as good at MX as I am at offroad (not that I'm good at any of it) so I'm a little nervous but I will know one other gal out there, a new friend who is faster than me but within my league to catch up someday. I can't wait. Anyway, give it a go, and ENJOY the butterflies in your stomach! That's the fun part! [/QUOTE]