Tough Decision

It hasn’t been a very good couple of weeks for me on the sprinting/hillclimbing front. A couple of days before Castle Combe my starter motor gave up, but I managed to source a new one and was confident of making the event when, on the Thursday night, it jammed causing me to have to have to take a day off work and finally pull out and lose my £120 entry fee (as well as a day’s pay).
The car was then booked in for repair which was finished just in time for Loton. The electronic ignition then gave up on me resulting in another day off work and a rush to Aldon to purchase replacement parts. All was ready on the Friday night when the starter motor gremlin returned meaning another event withdrawal. I decided that I would at least try to get a refund for the event, but was told in a very blunt and, it has to be said, rather disrespectful way that no refund was available. So another £120 down the toilet.
I decided that I didn’t want to risk missing another event so cancelled Shelsley Walsh ahead of time (another £12 gone) to give me time to sort the car out once and for all.
The car is now back in the garage and will back to its best in no time, but the driver won’t be. The whole episode has left me disallusioned and skint and being the impulsive person that I am I have decided to sell the Formula Ford and take a break from sprinting. I am sorry to all the other Formula Ford drivers because I know the class needs as many as possible, but hopefully the car will be bought by someome who intends to sprint/hillclimb it.
I am hopeful that the car will sell quickly because it will be the best priced one on the net, so if anybody know someone who is interested………
As for me, I may well be doing some other form of motorsport (more on here if anything happens) and I will appear from time to time at an event to catch up with everyone. Until then I will be sitting around at home wondering whether or not I have made a mistake.