

On that basis, surely the principal reason for taking up any sport is one
of enjoyment. Be it hanging off a bike and sliding your knee on the tarmac or
flying over a 'yump' and hoping the car lands flat and square on the other side,
it must be the thrill of participation and involvement. Particularly in motor
sport, where there is always the added element of danger, the tingling sense of
pre-event expectation and the nervous anticipation of an uncertain trip into
the unknown. Speed is the fix, control is the stimulant and survival is the
aim. If you get a trophy and accolades at the end of it, so be it, but that shouldn't
be the prime reason for doing it.
So remember that next time you pull on a helmet. Go to it, immerse
yourself and enjoy the buzz while you can, but there can only ever be one
winner. The best the rest of us can hope for are good memories and camaraderie.
Back to the photo. One of the guys in the pic will be instantly
recognisable to most of you, but what about the other? In my book he was, is,
and always will be, a star too.
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