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New School Racing / Re: 2026 Race Blog – Year 10 – Here We Go Again!
« Last post by Mikku on June 15, 2026, 09:42 AM »Well that didn’t go quite to plan! 
The weather held for the weekend, so I hired a car and drove the 70 miles to the Pacific coast for the Seaside Cup race at Hitachinaka. My first time there, I spent the pre-race practice session figuring out the track (basically an anticlockwise U inside a U with asphalt berms) and getting a few gates in. I was in an amalgamated class of 7 riders and was keen to get some race laps in. Unfortunately, the first berm of the first moto was as far as I got, sliding out of third place. Basically my front wheel slid out from under me without warning and I hit the deck hard. Aside from the obligatory asphalt road rash, I immediately felt pain in my ribs and knew that my day was done! I couldn’t ride but managed to walk off the track under my own steam then declined the suggestion of an ambulance, preferring to return the rental car on time over a hospital visit. So I popped some painkillers and slowly but surely managed to drive home, got help unpacking the car and returned it on time and without penalty - job’s a good ‘un. Following an uncomfortable night, I went to hospital today and thankfully X-rays confirmed no fractures, which was a huge relief. I’m therefore hoping to be back on track within the next few weeks. In any case, am happy not to have been more seriously injured in what was most probably my fastest and definitely the most violent crash to date. 
The weather held for the weekend, so I hired a car and drove the 70 miles to the Pacific coast for the Seaside Cup race at Hitachinaka. My first time there, I spent the pre-race practice session figuring out the track (basically an anticlockwise U inside a U with asphalt berms) and getting a few gates in. I was in an amalgamated class of 7 riders and was keen to get some race laps in. Unfortunately, the first berm of the first moto was as far as I got, sliding out of third place. Basically my front wheel slid out from under me without warning and I hit the deck hard. Aside from the obligatory asphalt road rash, I immediately felt pain in my ribs and knew that my day was done! I couldn’t ride but managed to walk off the track under my own steam then declined the suggestion of an ambulance, preferring to return the rental car on time over a hospital visit. So I popped some painkillers and slowly but surely managed to drive home, got help unpacking the car and returned it on time and without penalty - job’s a good ‘un. Following an uncomfortable night, I went to hospital today and thankfully X-rays confirmed no fractures, which was a huge relief. I’m therefore hoping to be back on track within the next few weeks. In any case, am happy not to have been more seriously injured in what was most probably my fastest and definitely the most violent crash to date. 
nice big pic would be good 
