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[QUOTE="KNeese, post: 652737, member: 26359"]
Glad to hear I wasn't alone after the race. It was punishing and hot. The slow speeds combined with heat and dust really killed me on the last lap. Then I got stuck in a rut behind a guy on an RMX. I had to help him lift his bike out of a 3' deep rut so I could get by. I burned my hands on his exhaust. The sun was blazing down. That really took a toll on me. Then my shifter  broke. It flopped around like some spring broke. And I couldn't downshift while the engine was running. Might have had some contact with a rock or two.

I got stuck on a hill 100' from the finish and it wiped me out. I got dizzy, lightheaded and feeling really sick. So I sat there for awhile and stripped off most of my upper riding gear. Sat in the shade for awhile but never really got any strength back so I packed it in and rode around the hill into the pits. So DNF. Damn no T-shirt.

But the course was fun. It was easily rideable, just really technical, rooty and rocky. I guess typical Reiter.

This was only the second time I raced there. I DNF'ed the first time too so I'm 0 for 2 at Reiter. Maybe next time.
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