I'm NOT going racing anymore :(

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[RAFChris]

Just been emailed and I've been promoted from reserves to racing at the SDA Champs at Glencoe next month... awesome!!!!

Anyone ever raced there or got any advice?

[domino0]

Have you seen glencoa/ridden there?

Its brutal, steep, technical and horrible

But yeah well done, go for it, im still stuck on racing, i really want to, i may do inners at the end of the season with a m8 if he will do it with me

[RAFChris]

I've heard that which is making me slightly nervous to say the least! I'm NOT going to post a blistering time... I'll just be happy to go along for the experience and to see what it's all about!

[domino0]

yeah fair enough, you know i wish i was as confident as you and others sometimes, just go out there and believe in myself, and beieve ing that i am pretty decent especially for only having ridden 18months, even Chris commented on that.

[RAFChris]

It comes with age mate... plus the job I do, and being in the Forces you just tend to go for it a bit more I guess. Some would call it stupidity, I call it thrill seeking lol!

[domino0]

Yeah fair enough, it just seems to be my barrier, if i do it with a mate and get it over with it probably wont be that bad, but its getting the mate to do it too,

[RAFChris]

Fair one mate... bit difficult when it's like that.

[domino0]

Once its done its done, ill probably race again, but the first one is always the hardest, especially when there are things you know you mentally cant do like the coffin jump at inners and the drops (which i can do physicaly and skillfully but not mentally, like racing once ive done them its fine)

BTW sorry for hogging your post 

[RAFChris]

It's ok mate.

I know what you mean though... I always seem to have a problem with doubles for some bloody reason... mental block or something!

[domino0]

yeah tht is exaclty wat i mean, i havnt done DH in a month i need to go to inners and try something new

[bong69uk]

Have you seen glencoa/ridden there?

Its brutal, steep, technical and horrible

It is indeed that dom,u have described it perfectly 

Not sure if i would make it my choice for my 1st race,but i guess one way to look at it chris is that once u have done it all the other venues on the sda circuit will be enjoyable compared and u wont have that beast of a track looming over u to worry bout racing cos u have already slayed that beast.

Dom i reckon u should defo go race man,from what i seen at bonaly (which granted wasnt that long) u seem like quite a competant rider and u would thrive at a race scene once ure 1st one is out the way.   

[domino0]

Thanks Bong appreciate it, and i agree with you i wouldnt have chosen Glencoe, tht why im maybe thinking Inners as i know it fairly well, but i have tough competition in the form on Lewis Buchanan ...............

http://www.pinkbike.com/video/79925/

I had agreed with myself i only wanted to enter if i was gonna do half well

[RAFChris]

There are still 14 spaces left if anyone else wants to do it?

http://www.sda-races.com/sda/event.asp?EventID=40

Bong? Dom?

I know it's mental to choose it as the first track I race on, (in fact my first ever race!) but I'm just going to give it a go and see how I get on... will be interesting to say the least!

[100mphplus]

All I can say is 'baptism of fire', if you enjoy it you can race anywhere, believe me

You better buy some spikes or swamp things if you haven't got any.

[domino0]

good point its often always wet up there, take your head cam too, (just for me to see  ) and possibly ride the track before haand to see what its lik eif you can, im not sure