Me too

During PRACTICE no one should be doing you that way.....I've been hearing of several having issues with 'aggressive" riders during practice. Being aggressive and taking someone out isn't what makes a good rider......During Practice

I have been held up by slower riders and I have held up faster riders. (Sorry soulvillemusic. It really wasn't intentional.) Either way I don't think I have ever really lost or won a race because of it. I know at the time it seems like you are losing hours while they are holding you up, but most of the time you will get a clearing soon enough to get around. Now if they try to block you in the clearing then game on. lol.

Just remember if you are in the woods and you or the person who you are trying to get round don't feel like you have enough room to safely pull over, then don't. There is no reason to put your self into a tree to let somebody by. You both paid the same money to be on the track.

Now that is funny. I made the mistake of wearing a bright orange hoodie in a Febuary race one year and everyone thought I was a sweeper. It was a very interesting race to say the least. I would not recomend it to anyone.

There is no real difference in Race pace and practice pace after the first lap of practice. The only thing different would be the scoring, I believe you should push just as hard and be just as aggressive in practice so you know what can and cant be done in the race.

Slower riders need to understand the moving out of the way after being addressed with a shout or panic rev, because the faster are coming through either way. The faster riders also have to be aware of passing areas and give a few warnings before plowing through the slower riders.

I do not believe people are taking people out on purpose, there is and always will be contact, as Nitro said, there is a race going on behind you as well and if you are not in it...Move

Everyone does pay the same entry fees, as stated above, some just choose to see the same scenery at a faster pace.

I've had both ends of the spectrum, slower guy that were good and bad at passing them and fast guys good and bad, the slow guys I've had to force passes on because they want to race everyone on the track not just there class, and fast guys that pull up on you and try to push you into a tree without warning you, and they all react differently, slower guys get mad when you force the pass and faster guys act surprised when you can run fast enough long enough to catch them and push them in a corner, but hey this is racing and ya gotta blow it off and look towards the next one..

brentp I'm sure your mistaken about practis: most people want me out of 'Their' way being that I stop a lot to look at stuff . ore I go back and do certain lines over and over to see witch works best for me .unless I was just kidding around w\you , more than likely it was in the race. so to Liss's post, its ok I wouldn't even hauled at you in practice sweet hart.

I've been on both ends of this also, if someone is pressuring me I'll move over when when I think I can, and I've come up on slower riders that move over quickly and some that just refuse to move over!
I think the Biggest thing to remember is be safe !!! for yourself and the other guy!
And the faster more experienced rider see lines and places that someone could take , that a slower less experienced rider just doesn't see!

Well I get out of everyone's way.....even my own class. I do not stop, the first time I have actually came to a complete stop while letting others pass was this race. Little did I know I was moving for 4 sweepers........geeze.
As some of you have stated on the 3 chances rule..........you get one, maybe two free passes with me. I will move over, point, take the bad line so you can have the good one ONCE take it or your going to wait till the trail opens up. So pay attention.
During practice it may take a minute, I usually ride in the back of the other women so If I see they have no where to go I may block for a bit so you don't take them out. Not everyone on the track has been riding for a long time.
Now I understand that you need to run race pace during practice to get a feel of how much you can push it. That's why I do more than just the turtle run. But there is no excuse for knocking riders out of your way. Maybe those of you should take this chance during practice to practice getting by without contact.
Nitro I know your not going to "holler" at me. It won't do you any good. I'll move when I get ready.lol
Some of you need to carefully watch the mini's and ladies during our race. IF there is contact while racing it's on accident or it's a new rider who isn't used to passing. AND I can promise you some of them are faster than most amateurs.
At NO TIME is it ok to grab someone or their bike. If you believe you have been wronged there are other ways to handle it. Grab one of my kids and you may get more that you reckoned for. Especially that girl........she can handle herself on the track.

So now that you have read all of that the point to my story is........learn to pass and be passed. You don't think about practicing passing but it will help

To honestly think everyone clearly understands what is being hollered is ridiculous. Often there is more than one engine being revved and the sounds of some 4stks cover a lot of distance. And some even wear ear plugs. So the hollering is very indistinct and many times just not heard. As another mentioned, the Rocky's who let their egos(unjustified) take over need to adjust their attitude. This is local yokel racing, nothing more.