Here we call our groups beginner, c, b and a. The beginner and c races always have people who could be finishing in the top 20 in the next cat up. That's just how it is, and there's really nothing wrong with it. They want to win races, so they have to learn how to do that in a cat where they aren't struggling just to stay in the top 10. I have no expectation of ever winning so it doesn't matter to me what group they race in.
This Sunday I finished 127 out of 135. It was a great race for me and I was happy with my result. I beat a few guys I really had to work hard to get ahead of and had been going back and forth with most of the race. I also lost to a couple of guys I was working hard to chase down. For most people it's not about winning.