Seems like it's been ages since I was last racing but it's actually only been 5 weeks. The summer was quite hectic as I was either racing, working on the bike to go racing or organsing the rest of life around race meetings, so the end of summer was a quite a relief. The sudden halt of everything to do with racing made the break feel like I'd been away from my bike for months and this made getting the bike ready a chore instead of a habit.

Last years Hamilton Motorcycle Club Winter Series was a lot of fun. It was laid back and relaxed and I was looking forward to more of the same this year. So instead of approaching it as a serious race series it's more sociable and feels a lot like a track day but with a grid start
and finish line.

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