I was able to watch Nick F. ride at the Endurocross (Indoor) in Oklahoma a couple of months ago. He struggled a bit against a very fast field of riders (Mr. Knight, et al) and did not qualify for the main. Many other fast guys didn't either.
He looked pretty good on the 'Berg at first, but as the heats, semi, LCQ's wore on it looked like he got tired. A couple of times he was hanging on and along for the ride through the rough stuff, and make no mistake, it was a pretty extreme course.