Midlands XC round 1

Shaun talked me into entering this, I wasn't really up for it, ive never done a short race before and im not exactly riding at my fastest at the moment. I had it in my mind that i was going to do really badly at this. We both entered the masters category which is 5 laps of a 3 1/2 mile course so basically flat out from start to finish.
The race started and i didnt really struggle i felt like i could of gone quicker if needed i was sat mind pack in about 20th place, the course was good, flat fast with hardly any mud.  After the 1st lap i knew where i was going and started racing, i kept catching people up and taking them. I was warmed up by the end of my 3rd lap and my fastest lap was lap 4. I finished my 5th lap in 6th place which im totally stoked about, Shaun came in 13th place 5 mins behind me. I really enjoyed it and will be doing another one.