WELCOME
Happy New Year! Yes, 2018’s well and truly upon us. And while our current grotty roads might be about as appealing as sharing a roomwith Boothy after he’s consumed a couple of kilos of sprouts, there’s work to be done. It’s time to start plotting your year because before you know it the kinder months will be upon you, and I for one hope you make the very most of them. Of course, I’m sure you will, but how much new stuff have you got planned in for this season? Hopefully the answer to that question is plenty. New roads, new tracks, new bikes, new friends. While there’s something nice about keeping a familiar flow to your motorcycling endeavours, a bit of spice never hurt anyone (well, unless you happen to be allergic to turmeric). Joking aside though, sometimes you’ve got to step out of your comfort zone to reach a new high. Just this month I decided to stop sitting on the fence and do my first off-road race. It wasn’t pretty, I didn’t win, but I’ve got some great memories (and blisters)… which you can read about in this issue. I get tired of people telling us we’re only here once, but they’re right. And that’s why we all should be digging deep to make 2018 a corker.