When I was growing up racing bikes, there were times people asked me why I bothered with it. I mean, I?ve never won anything, so I can?t have been that good at it, can I" And the money, time and effort that get?s ploughed into bike racing, whatever level you?re doing it at, can start to seem a little bit excessive when you?re not winning anything. So what did I get wrong" Why did I never win anything" Was it because I was never good enough, or was there more to it than that"

Ok, I?ll come clean. I have won one or two things in my racing career, but that?s about it. I won a motocross championship when I was a kid, but I think I was the only lad that did all the rounds. When I started road racing, I won a couple of club races here and there too. But I didn?t win anything when I went to race in the British Championship. I chased my tail for nearly ten years racing in British Superstock, and didn?t win one measly race. Not once did I stand on the podium.
And yes, the most logical explanation to that is because I just wasn?t fast enough. I?d try and try and try, but for one reason or another I was never quite good enough.

I soon learnt that no matter how fast you think you are, there was always someone faster. Turning up to a club meeting and managing to win was a lovely confidence booster, but it didn?t really mean a lot. Even when I thought I was riding like an absolute god, there always seemed to be someone with an almightier power, as soo...