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I have been blown to the weeds by experts, on less powerful bikes than my own. These days in Australia, we do not have graded races with capacity classes. There are no A-graders to teach us a lesson. I think I am a very mediocre rider. I have seen what the really good guys can do. They were not much faster, but much smoother. The top levels were A grade, then International. The International riders were faster again. When Victor Sousanne returned to Australia in the mid-70s, he was the length of the main straight at Sandown ahead of all the A grade riders. He had been second in MotoGP 250.

[QUOTE="acotrel, post: 678082, member: 4295"] I have been blown to the weeds by experts, on less powerful bikes than my own. These days in Australia, we do not have graded races with capacity classes. There are no A-graders to teach us a lesson. I think I am a very mediocre rider. I have seen what the really good guys can do. They were not much faster, but much smoother. The top levels were A grade, then International. The International riders were faster again. When Victor Sousanne returned to Australia in the mid-70s, he was the length of the main straight at Sandown ahead of all the A grade riders. He had been second in MotoGP 250. [/QUOTE]