Unfortunately I saw it first hand and intervened, I was a huge Stalker fan, was working in British Supersport for a bit with one of the privateer teams and after the final round at Brands Hatch I was on my way to the Suzuki hospitality to join their end of season party when I saw a couple rowing, next thing I see the guy slap quite hard the woman involved, I went over and broke them up, at which point some man mountain who I was later to discover was one of Stalkers mates and his unofficial security picked me up and moved me away as i was pushing Chris away from Rachel, he then ushered Chris away, was over over in 60 seconds but that was long enough to lose all respect for him.
Looks like there’s a bit of you scratch my back deal going on - He’s going to be riding in the Trioptions cup this year..... https://www.britishsuperbike.com/ne...W-4MCmkp4xA4gB1sDOdmAoBHcTH-guqL97nZRE1_oxCKQ
Well done for intervening, many would have looked the other way. Wife beating and the men who do it are abhorrent IMO.
I see the tri- options as a route for younger riders to get on the racing ladder so for me it would have been better for him to use his name and presence in the paddock but have a young new rider on it .
Yep exactly this. I heard numbers like @ £25k for the year of racing including the bike. That's a relatively affordable way to get national exposure for up and coming talent to be recognised. Garnishing the grid with a few former high-end racers might encourage more people to watch the series, but you'll end up with people looking to get a photo of McPint or Stalker while ignoring the worthy front-runners. McPint's tumble generated a lot of column inches but that wasn't really about promoting the series...
I must have missed every runner up publicly making a show of themselves, because they weren't quite good enough to win a bike championship. Men cry alright, they don't all milk it for the sympathy vote though. As it happens I was born (just) in the 50's. So you keep rolling those eyes buttercup...
