Sorry I haven’t been on in a while, meant to stop by after Donington but instead I headed off for a four day mini break with Pippa. Misano and Donington didn’t go totally according to plan, first there was the crash on the slowing down lap at Misano then I toppled over on lap three at Donington! Neither bothered me too much, I was mostly frustrated by the fact that I gifted Crutchlow the win at Misano. He rode well so I’m not taking anything away from him but I didn’t ride like myself on that last lap. I’m not akin to losing out in a last lap fight so there’ll be no more gifts from here on in!

Everyone is beginning to ask what I have in the pipeline for next year. Right now I haven’t the slightest idea so if you hear a rumour then there’s a good chance that it’s a fragment of someone’s imagination. A superbike ride would be nice but then so would a golden toilet seat and I don’t see that happening anytime soon. I wouldn’t mind staying in supersport another year either as having just reestablished myself this year I’m in no rush to jump ship. I know all too well that being a great rider isn’t enough to succeed, you also need a great team behind you.

My heart was broken earlier this week when I sold on my motocross bike. The temptation of it sat in the garage was too much for me so I knew I had to do the right thing. I had a big spill seven weeks ago so it’s definitely for the best! I’ll be sticking to my bicycle until the season ends which although safer still has its dangers, as does crossing the road. Maybe I ought to bubble wrap myself between races.

I visited the Skerries road races whilst I was doing an open shop day at Redzone Motorcycles in Dublin. I couldn’t believe just how narrow the road was in a few areas, it was barely the width of a car. That’s just not cricket! I’ve been at home for the past week ahead of the official Imola test. We have a few things to try there so I’m looking forward to reeling that Yamaha back in!

Catch ya soon,

Eugene