SCHOOLED FOR SUCCESS

Without splashing twenty grand to hire a track and a few top level racers while you’re at it, there’s no other way to experience a track-themed phenomenon like this. Naturally, when Bruce said that we were heading up to Croft in North Yorkshire for a day with the ex-BSB champ Whitham and his gaggle of riding god tutors, it didn’t take much arm twisting to get me tagging along. Given that I’m still new to racing litre bikes, I thought it’d be a good idea to take advantage of the track event’s top tuition, and learn the circuit the smart way while I was at it. As for Dangerous, well, he was just there to make up the numbers, as usual… and to improve on his poor form at the tough and technical track.

I guess we both needed a bit of riding help, and it started flowing our way the second we reached the track and signed on for our day within a relatively small