Depends if your glass is half full or half empty. Honestly it seems to have de-escalated quickly but most people would call that "going down hill". Next time we will need to provide a map and a preplanned route.
I clearly had a different takeover experience. I f***ed up. Arguably I ruined everyone's day. I hadn't met most of the guys in this thread . I wrecked my machine on a ride at Takeover, we didn't die and we wasted a ton of good riding time. Parts came out of the woods, a tent got put up in the rain and we rode home. I made friends (mostly infamously) and I still ride with them.
Second Takeover, I made friends. Somebody else wadded up their machine and we fixed it. Heck we brought parts from camp and expedited beer to our remote location. We laugh about the fun we had and the experiences we have.
