"The crash definitely didn't put me off at all. We all know these things can happen. It was a racing incident. We don't think about that anymore. We're looking to the future and hopefully it’s good." Tate Zischke says his terrible accident at Belle Vue last summer is now in the rear view mirror and it's full speed ahead into the new season...
BEN FUND BEN
"As long as I can ride a bike, I want to be involved. Even when I call it a day I'd like to do a demonstration race. I just want to carry on having a ride and it would be cool to still be a part of it when I've called it a day where league racing is concerned. I can see myself wanting to do a demo when I'm 50 or even older. It would be good, wouldn’t it?" Ben Fund Bonanza ever-present Ben Barker remains committed to the cause.
RULE BRITALIA!
"We're helping Cooper for the 250cc World Championship. He's probably got a decent chance of winning that. Will rides probably better than any 15-year-old I've ever seen...and just needs to keep his head down and work at it. They are both very different characters but they have the world at their feet." Former World Champion Jason Crump has taken two of Britain’s youngest and brightest prospects, Cooper Rushen and Will Cairns, under his wing.
ALSO IN THIS WEEK'S MAGAZINE
Sixty Seconds: Sam Masters • Your Romford • World Ice Championship: coverage from Inzell • Off the Beaten Track • A to Z riders' team guide.
