Sounds like some fun riding in that part of the country.
Glad to hear your get offs did not harm you or your bike.
I feel pretty much the same about your manual clutch vrs. auto clutch opinions, and sure hope that Rekluse releases the Pro model auto clutch for Gas Gas soon. I was able to try one last summer (on a KTM300) and really liked it.
Thanks for posting, I enjoyed reading it.
Roscoe
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