Shawn,
I'll pass along the message to Zack. I was riding with Zack and John (on the KDX). Yes, I was the really pathetically slow one on the XR200.
John and I were on row 79 which ended up being the last row. The course was really rough and beat up by then. The race didn't start very good for me. Right off the start line, stuck throttle. Good thing I wasn't going that fast. I was able to make the turn (that XR needs better brakes) and then it stuck again. I ended up going off in some brush before I got it stopped. I messed with the throttle some and it finally seemed to be OK. I took it easy to the first reset and ended up dropping 9 in the first section.
All in all, that was the roughest, most gnarly race I think I've ever been to. By the time I came through, those rocks were HUGE!!! I was tired at the gas already. Zack decided to ride with us from the gas. They talked me into starting the second loop and just riding to the next reset (6 miles). When we made it to the next check, they talked me into not quitting. It was a little more difficult to convince me this time.;)
They stuck with me the whole 2nd loop and managed to coax me to the finish. 50 miles of hell total for the day! The bad thing was we were so late by the end (houred out and then some) they had already pulled the last few checks. Officially its a DNF but I know I finished (no short course cut off either). Thanks Zack and John.....I owe you one!:cool: