OaklandF4i
Darwin's exception
The class has now been rescheduled to Sunday February 21st. I hope it will be dry enough to take place.
Watching lots of videos, it looks like 2 strokes are a lot of fun with a distinct advantage with power being delivered continuously and less likely to stall but given my objective (rally prep), I am probably better off sticking to 4 strokes. the wait continues....
Waiting sucks... I'm sure its killing you, nothing worse.
As to two vs four stroke, I might disagree. That said, there isn't a right and wrong answer. Skills you learn on a small bore two stroke will directly transfer over to handling a larger rally bike. You really do learn more going slow, its why some of the best offroad riders have some trials backgrounds. They translate directly. If I were attempting a rally, I would want advanced dirt skills. However you get them is your choice. Just my opinion.
Of the folks I ride with, the majority of the folks who ride a lot are all on two strokes. Very few ride a 450 fourstroke. There is a reason..... you will figure it out. :thumbup