Today was all about juniors racing and the large fields bode well for the future of the sport in a way that the current elite fields do not. Not only are these juniors numerous, they are ripping fast-I was impressed at the speed and skill level of everyone I saw out there in the 13-14 and 15-16 age groups. First off was Kai Yee who had the distinction of the last callup in a huge field. He rode all the way up to 47th with a show of strength and finesse.
Right after the 13-14 race there was a real downpour and the course changed dramatically. With the wetter conditions racers in the 15-16 group were pitting and having more mishaps out on the now slick course. In this field starting 58th was Reid McGlaughlin. He rode very strongly all the way up to 31st place. This was only a 30 minute race and Reid has been racing in A category races that are typically an hour so this short sprint of a race might not have played to his strong suite- still, he did really well.
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