2026 Race Blog – Year 10 – Here We Go Again!

[Mikku]

So off we go for another year of racing in the Land of the Rising Sun. As recently mentioned, this year could well see a change of race scene, but for the time being I plan to kick off the season doing KBU’s Winter Series in Osaka. Apparently the Oizumi track is going to be rebuilt, so the three-race series will take place at Osaka’s other track at Kishiwada. The first round is on 18th Jan, so I’m hoping my back has healed up fully before then, as I really don’t want to put myself out of action by doing too much too soon, which is what happened before Christmas in an over-enthusiastic session at the skate park. Live and learn – or not, as the case may be!

[Mikku]

It’s race day! But not for me, as my back is still not 100% which I would want it to be before riding a difficult track like Kishiwada. I have started riding again though, including some light sprinting, but am avoiding anything more strenuous including the skate park. Next race is on 8th Feb, so I have three weeks to get myself back on track, as it were.

[Mikku]

Yesterday's race was cancelled due to snow. My back's getting better, despite all of the snow shovelling over the past few weeks, so I was half-disappointed but half-relieved that I didn't have to drive all that way in the snow! Next race is on 15th March!

[Mikku]

The weather's looking good for the weekend, so I've entered Sunday's race in Osaka. My back's feeling ok-ish, so am going to do some sprint training today to see how it holds up.

[Mikku]

Made the trip down to Osaka yesterday for the third and final round of the winter race series and my first outing of the year. For whatever reason, there was a really small turnout with only 5 motos and 4 riders in the usually popular over 30s class. The good thing though was that all four of us are a similar-ish level, which made for some close racing. I blew away the cobwebs with a 3/3/4 to finish 3rd overall on total points. I was happy with that, especially as I nearly crashed not once but twice in the final moto, getting super out-of-shape over the first jump then tyre-buzzing the 2nd placed guy as I went for a gap that wasn’t there. Overall, though, a good day and a nice start to the season.

Next month I have the chance to race not once, not twice but three times at three different tracks, which should be fun but we'll see how things pan out.