I think the thing is not to get scared by all the videos of people doing big jumps and stuff – there are some really fast, good folk in there, but there actually seems to be a pretty wide spread of abilities entering. I’ve not raced the SCDH before, but the racing I have done has taught me that you WILL get the red mist, pedal like a nutter and overcook the first corner, crap yourself, mince for a couple of corners then pedal like a nutter again, overcook the next corner… And repeat.
You ride Greno a lot then? Not been since back end of last year, kinda waiting for the Wharny side to dry up to make a day of it (it’s a fair trek for us).