i done that very same thing years ago.bid on a run that had runners and gunners on it.when i didnt run scratch as compared to their underallowed,my effort was questioned.to make a long story short ,after being followed/observed,ridden with and harrased i forced them to time study the route.they tried to intimidate me by saying things like "you will loose in a time study","you have to be method perfect," "whatever you lock in at you will live with",'you dont want this" and many more SCARY threats. after three days i locked it in at 80 over.end of story. if you want the run take the run and make it what you want it to be the right way.