Road Racing cancelled in N Ireland

One of my mates raced in the Ulster GP in the earlyb 70s. A guy was killed in front of him. If you race under those conditions, it is only ever somebody else who gets killed. But when that happens, it affects the insurance costs and the image of the sport. Whenever I see somebody else crash, I usually laugh because most times they get up and walk away.
After we wrote ' the guide to managing risk in motor sport', there was a fatality at Winton. A guy had thrown his bike into a tyre barrier. It baunced back and the rear wheel hit him in the chest and killed him. The state workplace authority investigated and there was a court case. The decision was a motor race circuit is not a workplace. So motor sport is handled differenty - that does not help the insurance costs.
On a normal race circuit, motorcycle road racing is inherently safe - the risks are minimised to a tolerable level. You have to be very unlucky to get killed.

Motorcycle road racing in Australia is usually run by guys who have never raced and would not know. Most of the guys who race, will race under any conditions. However there have been two places in Australia where I would never race. My record for crashing is four times on the same day at Phillip Island. One of them was a real biggie. I kept getting back onto the bike. But if you crash there, there is usually nothing to hit. I have been off at over 90 MPH three times. I have only ever had one crash in which I really believe I could have been killed.
People worry about road racing. When It rains, I usually ride faster because the others are all busy being careful. In the old days, I never had good tyres. The Seeley is an easy ride.

My wife has stopped me from racing again. I did not know she was getting anxiety when she watched me race. She did not need to worry. I only ever ride on Winton Raceway and it is extremely safe. I could probably get around there blindfolded. My problem is I still have unfinished business there. The last time I raced, I had them all cold, but my fuel linecame off when I was well in front. If I can get there agasin, I now have 6 gears close ratio, instead of only 4 up high.
My best helper has died and I would have to find another, but it is not impossible. I would like to do a number on them just once. The others are mostly 4 cylinder 1100cc CB750s