I raced road here in Scotland a few times - did poorly in the crits - always missed the split and ended up ‘on the front of the back’ which is a terrible place to be (and one crash) a few proper road races - either dropped or finished in the bunch. I ‘raced’ nothing.
Entered the track league in Glasgow this winter and was pleased to become competitive in my group (the C’s) No wins but a handful of seconds and top 5;s in races its good to be able to animate the race/respond to attacks. This makes all the difference its good to actually race.
There is not a massive race scene here but what there is; is super competitive. I personally found it really difficult to learn to race or enjoy it.
(cycling 2/3 years raced last year around 4.3wpk)