Can I have the bill please?

Some days I really cannot be bothered to update this blog with my lack of racing prowess. This isn’t one of those days, but the previous 15 or so were. So roll up, roll up, 4 race reports arriving in chronological order, in the fewest number of words possible:

Race 1, Eelmore closed circuit, about 2 weeks ago:
Shit.

Race 2, Hog Hill closed circuit, about 1 week ago:
Challenging.

Race 3, Eelmore again, about 5 days ago:
Frustrating.

Race 4, Surrey League Kirdford (not Alfold as advertised), one day ago:
Fruitless.

To give a little more flavour to the report, if each race were represented by a main dish they would be as follows:

Race 1
Lentil and chickpea bake. Finished just to be polite, even though you hate every bland mouthful.

Race 2
A massive porterhouse steak. Seems daunting at the beginning, but as you progress you start to think that you really could finish it and still have room for pudding.

Race 3
Roast beef with Yorkshire pud, roasted parsnips and all the trimmings. Ordered because you particularly love roasted parsnips. The kitchen is out of parsnips and they’ve substituted over-cooked, bitter chicory.

Race 4
Pork vindaloo (a properly pukka homemade one). Tastes great and has you going back for more, even though you know you’ll feel utterly spent the next day.

So four more races, no points gained. But my form and attitude improved through each one and by Race 4 I was really enjoying myself again. And as luck would have it, I now probably don’t have the chance to race again for at least two weeks!