The bike rode great, tires were good, course was frozen rock solid with ruts throughout. Hit the deck on some ice so fast I was still holding bars and grabbing for brakes as I was sliding into the course tap on my left side, that was an eye opener. In general the race was a character building exercise. Translated, I took a bit of a beating. Starting from the back row in a field of 110 or so people, I finished 53… Looks ok on paper but I think a top 20 or top 15 placing was possible. Still fun, looking forward to the party tonight at rocky mounts and the big boy race on Sunday.