| Feeling flat
Well it's all over for the year - didn't it go quick?
I'm glad that I made the choice to to DD rather than try another year of Sound of Thunder. The atmosphere in the paddock has been brilliant and there has been some great racing going on.
Knowing the people that you are racing adds a certain something, rather than just battling with "a guy on a red/yellow/whatever bike".
There have been some fantastic performances which have been mentioned elsewhere, and this has been reflected in positive comments from the organisers, marshals etc about the series.
On a personal note I feel down that my performances tailed off following the high of reaching 7th following Snet - crashing at Donington and Brands didn't help my confidence or riding and a lot of other people seemed to raise their game mid-season.
I can take some satisfaction in being the 2nd 674 runner, albeit possibly as a result of injuries to Ali and Andy - maybe I'm the better crasher?!
Now I'm left with the dilemma of what to race next year:
Do I patch up the SS and turn it back to a 583 while I'm still eligible to race, or do I move on to a 620? Guess I'll just have to wait to see how the rules pan out.......
It's been great folks, see you all at the Dinner Dance
Paul  |