After much soul searching Penrite Honda rider Ford Dale has decided to step away from racing to concentrate on his young family.
The father of two young boys under the age of three was running 10th in the MX Nationals MX1 class but admits he has been struggling to find the form that both he and the team were expecting.
‰ÛÏThe pressure on me mentally and physically to perform each week whilst providing for a young a family has taken its toll and I don‰Ûªt feel I can do either job at 100%,‰Û