Being the Girlfriend of a Go Kart Racer

Where do I start...

I have been dating this guy for the last year, who once a month, every month, is down at the go kart track racing, getting his pent up anger and frustration out in a safe and sporting way, just like every sportsman does. He knows he can go out there on that Sunday of the month and leave it out there and come away from it a new man as it were. 

Like any sport it has its highs and its lows and everything in between, I love being there to support him (and I wouldn't forgive myself if he got hurt and I wasn't there). I love him and I have to support him with this despite how scary and dangerous it can be sometimes. 

We enjoy the wins and we learn from the unfortunate events to, mechanical issues are always a funny one! especially watching them work away trying to fix one problem to find out it was something else entirely. He isn't part of a big team like most, some aren't as fortunate to spend thousands every weekend, its just him and his dad, on the odd weekend every months. 

Crashes happen sometimes and when it happens in his race my heart stops, thinking for just a split second it might be him until I see him come round that corner, sometimes crashes aren't as preventable as you might think, someone might have hit you causing a chain reaction, you just don't know whats happened in that moment, but you get the people who are too involved who are in it to win it and have temper tantrums when someone beats them, or they get taken out under circumstances out of any ones control, who ruin it for everyone. 

Just last month there was a huge crash, tempers were flaring because it was a hot day and thing happened... drinks and buckets of water were thrown, blame was passed to one person and the affects are still being felt in the build up to this coming race. It is horrifying watching someone go through that, someone you are close to, there is something known around the karting world called "Race and Respect" (i have linked for anyone who want to read.) but this is only really known at the tracks that operate under licence, for the ones that don't... it's a different story, people don't show self control, they don't show good sportsmanship, they only show that they are a sore looser, who will do anything to take the one person who can beat them out despite what the outcome of this might be and only look out for number 1. 

I dont know if anyone reading this is part of the karting world but please think before you act you dont always know the full story. Just think how would you like it if that was you being targetted or if it was your partner/ son/ husband? you probably wouldn't, so why should you cause it to someone else because you dont like how things have turned out?

I will just say the track that the crash i mentioned happened at, delt with it accordingly at the time and was informed of everything that happened after the race finished. So there is no fault on their behalf. 

Race and Respect. 

love always, 

B xx

I know I havent written in a while and this is a bit of a weird topic for me to write about but I had to get my thoughts down and emotions out to process, thank you for reading! 

A Letter To A Friend

Hey Guys, 

Ever since I was little I would always get excited when there was any form of mail waiting for me on the door mat when I woke up, even if it was something extremely boring, even now I get excited probably every time i hear the letterbox go because there might be something waiting for me to open and read. 

So, back in September when Raiona (mentioned in previous blog posts and owner of raionahope.uk) and I went off our separate ways to university, We decided we would keep in touch by any means possible. We know that we are both adults and may not always have time to see each other as much as we used to or have time to write long winded texts updating each other on what was going on with us.

We chose a method that some teenagers would find rather out dated, we decided to write letters, its not that hard to do, just need some paper, a pen and something to write about, its not to dissimilar from writing a blog post really, except there are more personal things written in a letter than on a website. 

There is something so much more intimate about writing things down in letters, they are something that you can keep forever, where as a text will just get deleted after a while. 

Raiona and I are both keen writers, as shown by our blogs. However we both found knowing what to write in letters to each other hard at first. Its all about getting the right balance of talking about yourself and asking questions the other can answer in their response. 

I get excited every time i see a hand written letter waiting for me  from Rai and I honestly save each one so I can read them back in the future. I love this little tradition we have started in our friendship and I hope it lasts a very long time. 

Do you have anyone you like to write to? 

What are your thoughts on hand written letters? 

Please feel free to answer these questions in the comments below! 

Love Always, 

B xxx