Guys riding street bikes and CX in the dirt might want to check out
Gravel Cyclist, especially some of the videos.
Jom who runs the site posts in the Gravel forum here at BF, super nice guy. These guys are running some sick machines.
Sample...
If I wasn't budget constrained right now I'd have a CAADX with American Classic disk MTB wheels and be right there with them, in the senior citizens category LOL.
-Tim-