Bah - no points for you!

I thought 9th place in St. Cloud was at least good for a handful of CRY points. 8th = 8 points. 9th = 0 points. I felt like I did the best race I could, but being one place out of the money, off the podium, etc. always makes you wonder: if I'd known the guy in front of me was 8th, could I have drilled it just a bit harder, could I have held my advantage after the technical parts a little better, could I have suffered just a bit more? Alas.
__Just ordered some Empella Frogglegs. No more locking up the rear wheel in peanut butter mud like Saturday again! Plus they come in a red anodized color - sexy!