bad idea

i normally race in the 35+ 4 races, well with all the crits being canceled lately in my area, i decide to sign up for an e4 race. it starts out good enough, i find myself riding in the last 1/3 of the race. so when the group slows down i moved up - well i find myself now in the top 5 guys. long story short i spooked them which caused someone to over-correct, crash. not i, but someone about 40 racers back. that was enough for me to realize time to leave. sigh!