You nailed that one!
Actually, one reason I asked about grass track techniques is that I try not to take the same line as everyone else. Some are pulled to berms like they are magnetic.
I raced an XR250 for years and did quite well. I would try to maintain momentum by taking a "straighter line" and by not "going where everyone else has gone" but to pick the best line.
I think that sometimes my aversion to the "outside line and bermshot" has me going inside all the time. I need to just have my daughter time me and see what actually works. My experience is that what "feels fast" is sometimes the slowest alternative.
jeff