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Hog Hill is a fantastic facility/track but as a first time racer/4th cat it was a baptism of fire - it showed up my real lack of technical skills the first 3 or 4 times I raced (high speed cornering in a bunch is NOT my strongest suit I now know). Its like bend, bend, uphill, bend, downhill fast, fast bend, fast straight, fast bend etc., you get the picture. However, rode my first sportive at the weekend (Essex Spring Lambs) and pitched up 5th overall - bit like a marathon I guess where some people do it for fun, some people aim for PBs/specific times and others race it. On balance I think I may aim to do some genuine road races (hone the technicals) before going back to Hog Hill/ a-n-other closed circuit.
All said and done - what I know now is that all racing is good. Should have started it years ago. So yeah - get stuck in whatever.