for the PRF Racing squad has
dragged on for two and a half
years now, after I was given the
green light to compete back in
2019 not long after the final Pikes
Peak Hill Climb. That's plenty of
time to convince myself I shouldn't
be doing the race—but not enough
time to heed my own advice.
At this point I'd like to give a
public and wholehearted suck
up to my boss, Sean Finley, for
allowing me to realize a dream I
thought was out of reach, and to
represent Cycle News at the old-
est and most famous motorcycle
race on the planet. I cannot wait.
With our winter (and, indeed,
the Australian summer I've
just experienced) spelling the
dreaded suspension of competi-
tion, it is with bated breath I'll be
following the 2022 Dakar Rally.
By the time you read this, the
world's best rally racers will be
about three days into their Saudi
Arabian adventure, and both my
countries of the USA and Austra-
lia have a very legitimate shot of
taking the title.
T
he year 2021 can abso-
lutely kiss off.
Although, admittedly,
it was better than 2020, I will
still look back on 2021 as a year
to forget, and as clichéd as it
sounds, a new year brings with it
new optimism and thus a chance
to fulfill untapped potential.
On a personal note, 2022 will
(Covid permitting/God willing) be
the year I finally get to tick the big
one off the list in the Isle of Man
TT. My entry into the two Supers-
port TTs on a Suzuki GSX-R600
P104
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III LOWSIDE
BY RENNIE SCAYSBROOK
BRING ON 2022!
