Oh Dear Binned It!

Cheers Joe,
Thumb still playing up a bit but I am sure it will be fine for next season.
Crashing can knock confidence if you let it, I have been lucky not to be affected by previous crashes, but we'll see when I get back on the bike.
My missus is glad I won't be riding on the road but is a bit nervous about the racing, I told her that it is safer than the road, nothing coming the other way etc, and if you do come off there is a whole medical team right there at track side ready to help.
I am sure the butterflies will be there before a race, used to get them when I raced in Motocross so can't see this will be any different.
I don't have any great expectations with the racing, just wanted to give it a go before I am too old!

 

Thanks Dave, I have already joined the Prostocks Racing Club, got to go to Three Sisters race track in Lancs to do my ACU licence CTC (this is now compulsory training before you get your race licence). Trouble is there aren't many of these courses now as season nearly over, I want to be able to race the first round at Brands in March next year so just want it done.
Looking forward to the new season, I am hoping there will be a round at Thruxton next year as that is on my doorstep, be good to see you at Castle Combe again, it is a great meeting there with plenty going on and big crowds for a clubman meeting.

 

Wow Joe, some cracking pictures there, and yes I imagine watching is torture, already had the 'don't be Billy Big Bollox' chat off my missus, but if I am honest at 57 I haven't got anything to prove so will try and enjoy the whole experience.
Anyway the older you get the faster you used to be, right?

 

Love the Pics!
It's amazing how hard racers ride in order to get their hands on a trophy!

 

Just to complete the story, after Hastings wrote off the RC8 they informed me that I had 30 days to find another bike and inform them or they would cancel my policy. I had protected no claims which I had accrued over a number of years, so even though they had paid out on the total loss write off, my policy would carry on if I bought a new bike ... result I thought! But I had made the decision to race next year so didn't plan on having a road bike, but it turns out that my Bandit 600 Prostocks bike has a log book, so I rang them with the details & my policy keeps running and the real Brucie bonus is that I am due a refund on the policy because of the lower insurance bracket the 600 falls in.
I will not be putting the bike on the road but quite a good way of keeping the policy (and no claims) going should I wish to have another road bike in the future.