Andrews: Well, if I'm honest, I suppose I miss it a little less as time goes by. Life moves on, and I really don't miss the hard work and committment! But I do miss the camaraderie, and being 'part of the show'. Racing at the top level is a perhaps under-appreciated privilege. When you're actually there, and racing you don't really soak it all in. Yeah, you're racing GPs (or AMA nationals or whatever) and you're blase' about it. But the memories stay with you forever, and it's only later that you look back and think 'Actually that was pretty cool'. I remember speaking to Paul Cooper after he podiumed at the British GP one year and I told him that he should savour this day, because it would be something he would remember for a long time.

Andrews: Namur, obviously, because it's a trip down memory lane, and it never fails to give me goose bumps. Motocross around a castle - can there be anything more awesome? French GPs are always good value. French tracks are always amazing with great viewing, huge crowds, and over-the-top announcers. But I also enjoyed Lierop last year. I had never been there, and just wanted to see Everts on a proper sand track. I wasn't disappointed. He was incredible. He carried so much speed everywhere. Feet up, a gear higher than anyone else, and looking like he was cruising, as always. Everts was an art form. Perfection on a bike.

Q: What day stood out for you in your career?

Andrews: Many stick in my mind. Some of my fastest, most enjoyable days were at Internationals, which sadly didn't count for anything much. There were a few times when I beat some really good guys fair and square: Thorpe, Geboers, Malherbe, Carlqvist. Didn't always find that same form in GPs though! I think the day that most sticks out though is getting second at the first GP of 1986. It really did seem easy that day, and there were an awful lot of world champions that I beat. However it was so unexpected. I hadn't even qualified there the year before so to come in as the 39th placed rider from last season and go away lying second in the championship points was a bit surreal. Even now I think 'Did I really do that?'.

Andrews: Life's pretty nice at the moment. Business is good (I have a company that supplies cover-mounted promotions to magazine publishers) and I have three fantastic daughters and wife Claire and everyone's healthy and doing well. I started playing golf 18 months ago so that's a fresh challenge sport-wise. I play 2 or 3 times a week and am playing to about 7 or 8 at the moment, but, being an ex-racer, with an ex-racer's competitive streak, that isn't good enough!