Okay, I survived my very first MX race (not bad for a 37 year old dude), and I have some questions.
When we go out and ride, I have no problems shifting while cornering, apparanently I don't push hard enough to notice. BUT, during the race, we have a good sweeping left hander that I need to shift while I'm in the middle of it. Here's the deal, I've already got my left foot out, I shifted to second just before I set up for the corner. I'm half way through the corner, and now I really need to stab 3rd, but my left foot is dragging in the dirt trying to get me through the nasty corner, I'm not stable enough, or maybe not confident enough to pick it up and stab 3rd and drop it back down when I'm already sliding sideways and over-revving 2nd.
Should I just over-rev in second and ride it out? Should I just automatically drop into third before I get to the corner and smoke on the clutch to keep the "R's" up, or should I lift my foot and shift using the powers of "the Force"?
What's the way to handle these kinds of things? Hard right handers are easy, the shift foot is still on the peg:)
Bob