The KDX performed flawlessly. While I was, as usual, at a disadvantage in the high speed sections and sand, the KDX let me make up ground in the tight technical parts. The KDX proved to be up for everything the course had to offer. I'm loving this bike more and more each time I ride it.
Sadly, I can't say the performed as well as the KDX. I never go for the hole shot as I try to stay out of the potential carnage and it's a long race. I like to get a feel for the dirt and course before picking up my pace. I was 3rd from last off the start but got in to my groove, made some good passes, and was running mid-pack of my class by the half way point of my second lap. As always, that's when I mess up. I lost my balance on a really tight right hand turn and just dropped my bike. Unfortunately, that caused me to start to overheat and I didn't recover enough before hitting a really technical hill climb. I just couldn't get up on my pegs, lost momentum, stalled, and dropped her again. I was rather pissed at myself at that point. I decided to sit there and cool down, drink some water, and try to hack some of the dirt out of my lungs. I was dead last out of all of the A and B racers when I finally started moving again. Luckily, I found my groove quickly and managed to catch some riders and pass them. I managed to finish but still came in last in my class. Overall I finished 97th out of 112 A and B riders. Even with the poor result I still had a blast! Also, it was humbling to watch Max Gerston and Destry Abbott pass me. Those guys are on a superhuman level!
If you care to watch, below is my helmet cam footage in three parts. I only recorded up to my hill climb debacle as I turned off my camera while resting and forgot to turn it back on. Warning, I'm cussing at the end of the last video. I edited some of it out but there is still one outburst!
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