I raced for 3 years in Endurance Racing. It was a team composed of me and two other friends riding, and another group of friends helpig out as the pit crew.
I stopped racing when I spent almost 3 weeks in hospital with a pneumothorax (just happens, nothign related to bike riding), exactly on the month where my daughter was expected to be born. I stopped going to the gym, which meant I gained a few pounds(cough...cough...16-18 lbs cough...cough...) and lost sight of any fitness I had when racing.. That, coupled with the tiresome role as a first time dad, plus the need to make sure there is enough money for the family, lead me not to race since then.
I still do track days and advanced riding courses, with my mainly stock CBR 600 RR, to keep me at least in touch with what I really love, riding a bike on the track.
Suddenly, I read a rumor on a magazine: "There may be an endurance race this year". Next issue had a couple more details, but when I emailed the organization, they said nothing was planned yet.
But after a few days, it's finally official ! October 5th is the date for the event, a 3 hour endurance race, where teams of 2 or 3 riders will be able to compete. The best of it all is that it is a national event, but will allow even amateur racers to experience the competition, and quite cheaply too !
There will be 3 different classes: Stocksport 600, Stocksport 1000 and Open. The "Open" class is just a class that follows the regulations of the PromoCup we have here, which means:
"Take off sidestand, mirrors and turnsignals, secure a few things on the bike, tape up all lights and/or mirrored surfaces, make sure your bike is in good condition, use DOT tires (unless it's raining), wear appropriate race equipment and you can participate."
BUT, and it's an important BUT for amateurs, teams can be composed of up to three bikes, meaning each rider can use his/her own bike, and not have to share it with the other riders (like I did when I raced).
To make it affordable, a racer needs only his racer license, and racers getting their license just for this race don't have to pay the race fee. So, it all comes down to 175 Euros to get your racer license, and some gas and tires money...
This means I will try to enter this race, and have already been invited by two other friends who wanted a partner for this race too (they are racing a Ducati 748 and a 999R). We know each other already, and we are planning the race as purely for fun, since we are all a bit out of shape (at least I am !!!).
Practice sessions and the race are all in one day. So, it will probably come down to one or two hours of practice and one hour of race. I'm sure I'll be far from any laptimes that I used to achieve, but the fun levels will surely be back up as they ever were.
Now, off to get my license, get the bike ready, some new tires and enjoy some friendly racing action ! 
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