Yeah, sounds pretty good. A lot of crits have at least one hill in them, but obviously, it depends on terrain. I find that safer flat crits involve some turns, especially chicanes. This helps to string things out a bit, and if you have nice wide lanes, then that helps, too. It's flat, wide open, and fast all the time (i.e. minimal slowing for turns) that can have some nasty crashes because people start doing stupid stuff, like thinking they have the entire road in a slight turn when in reality they are 6 wide and riding mid-pack. This isn't just because I favor technical courses .