I'm just suggesting that Mark has considerable more trail time logged and no matter what he's piloting he'd probably still show me up real good.
Since I've just recently gotten back into the sport, my 'feel' for my rig and its capabilities is still in the 'development stage'. My use of the skinny pedal and picking the harder/advanced lines is less often than it could and possibly will be in the future.
We are all going back up again on the 23rd of this month! You should join us I will be in the same spot as you learning my rig and getting the feel back for things