Interesting stuff Dean - I didn't know you'd a racing background outside of Sims...
Just those 2 seasons, mid-pack on my good days (first time I wasn't lapped felt like a victory
). Watching from the sidelines (after dropping it) was more common than I want to admit. Most dramatic moment: 105mph high-side in corner leading onto pit straight proved the quality of (and wisdom of investment in) Dainese leathers.
Aside from that, a few practice session outings at Shannonville (and just one real race, at Circuit Deux-Montagnes, north of Montreal) on racing sidecars, stepping in for injured or otherwise unavailable
monkeys passengers. If you ever need an adrenaline rush, try staying on the perch at 140mph with your butt 1" from tarmac, and your hip actually scraping along ground while pulling 1.5 G through 90mph corners.
Agreed, solo racing is great, but you've not lived unless you've "swung in the chair" of a racing sidecar. I did a couple of seasons with one of my club mates in a GT750 powered, forward exit post-classic sidecar that was a blast. Also a couple of seasons as relief passenger in a Junior (up to 500 class) dirttrack sidecar. Similar to speedway, only the races are run anti-clockwise, and the track has 1 right turn in it. But, enormous fun dragging your left shoulder in the dirt and dropping over the front wheel of an attacking competitor to keep them behind you....No wonder I've always got along well with you Dean.....
