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Message: [QUOTE="James980, post: 28433, member: 16990"] Don't know anything about the MX scene in SoCal, but in District 17, other than the D class anomaly we've discussed here, the class skill levels seem relatively consistent. It's easy to tell the C guys at the tracks...just look for the bloody, limping guys with duct-taped gear and body parts. Seriously, though, regarding what Matt was saying, there definitely is a big jump from the basic beginner to the novice-intermediate that perhaps is a bigger skill gap than that from the novice-intermediate to the mid-pack A guys. That said, while the difference in pure lap times might be greater between the first two groups, I think it takes longer to bridge the relatively smaller chasm from novice-intermediate to expert. Consider any endeavor. Take journalism, for example. You can learn to be a good journalist in a few years and be orders of magnitude more skilled than the guy who just plugged in his word processor. But without serendipity on your side, to reach Pulitzer level, it can take decades. With motocross, everyone has different demons. For some (like me), it's cornering and an over-exuberence that leads to frequent crashes -- the same problems I had in my first MX life before an eight-year hiatus. Others can't jump, do the whoops, etc., while their speed through other obstacles might be on par with the lower A guys. The good news is by improving to a relatively high skill level in some areas, we show that we have the stuff to do it. That is, other than a totally different problem that plagues beginners -- fatigue -- most of the hurdles to moving on up are mental. James 00CR250 [/QUOTE]

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