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If you need bottle to take the risks, you probably should not be racing. If your bike is set-up properly and you adjust to it, racing should be easy - no anxiety. It takes bottle to climb back onto a bike after you have crashed, especially if your next ride is not immediately after you have crashed. If you get straight back onto the bike and race again, your crash means nothing.
I have been lucky. I've only had one crash where I could not ride in the next race due to injury. But the one serious injury I had, really stopped me for a long time.
I will admit one thing, I would always be too scared to ride on the IOM and possibly in the Ulster GP. - Discretion is the better part of valour.
In Australia, I do not race at Broadford. The circuit has both blind and off-camber corners. When I aim my bike at a corner, my head has to be around the corner as I approach it. If I go to Broadford, I would most likely neck myself.
I have been lucky. I've only had one crash where I could not ride in the next race due to injury. But the one serious injury I had, really stopped me for a long time.
I will admit one thing, I would always be too scared to ride on the IOM and possibly in the Ulster GP. - Discretion is the better part of valour.
In Australia, I do not race at Broadford. The circuit has both blind and off-camber corners. When I aim my bike at a corner, my head has to be around the corner as I approach it. If I go to Broadford, I would most likely neck myself.