So there's a north* race comin up this weekend. I'm contemplating whether or not to make a 2 hour drive from UC Davis to go watch my first downhill race. I was wondering how big these races are? Are the turnouts really big? Do they have a buy/sell market place for used mtb goods like sea otter does? Finally, if im gonna go watch do i need to pay for a lift ticket up the hill or is it free? let me know y'all...pretty excited