Despite two crashes, I am not really hurt and had a great day. Thanks to all organisers but especially Fiona for sorting my injury out and giving immediate reassurance that a hospital visit or ambulance wont be necessary (I'm such a wuss). My Barney's Bum is nothing like as bad as Barney's, I suspect but looks pretty impressive. Shame it’s not appropriate to show it to more people.

The irony of crashing on the last bend, on the last lap is secondary to the fact that I walked away, given that seat and pedals separated from the wheels. That’s what comes from fettling in haste.

Are elbow pads not already compulsory? My view, albeit as someone not very experienced in these matters, is that elbow injury appears to be potentially serious. It's the inexperienced and newcomers that are least aware of the risks and more likely to come to grief on the track.  Incidentally, I think I saved my bum from a worse fate by resting on my elbow pads, as I slid along the track, contemplating my place in the world.

Slipstreaming a pedal car (thanks Chris) for almost the entire 45min race was great fun and, I assume, gave me a better time than otherwise. I did try to return the favour but didn't have enough in the tank.

I learnt some things about my handlebar rowing system too, largely because I set it up wrong beforehand. (Although I'm less convinced of its overall effectiveness on the flat compared to on hills.)

The track was a little rough. But a pin meant to be loctited in wasn't; that’s the main cause and is my fault. Too much rushing this week.

I’m honoured  that my name might be associated with unusual bike failures on the track but, given all the talk about suitability of recumbents for the road, I would have preferred the association to have been for developing a bike (albeit an unreliable one) that addresses that issue directly. Ahem: the Switchblade, developed by me, Mark Chillery. 

But, it could just as easily come to refer to anyone falling off twice at the same meeting.