"What gets me the most is seeing some of the comments online like "Bowes will commit suicide" and other riders receiving death threats over a bad match. Before you post a comment, remember, we're out here risking our lives, chasing a dream. Speedway is a sport but no-one should be told to kill themselves over it." Fraser Bowes on the perils of social media...
GOLDEN TIMES?
"Riding in SoN has been one of my goals for this season. At the start of the year, I wanted to make the squad and then the next aim was to make the team. When I found out I'd been selected in the squad, then it was my wish to be named in the top three and now it is for us to win." Luke Harrison and his GB team-mates are aiming high in Friday’s SoN2 in Torun.
SPEEDWAY ON ANOTHER LEVEL
"An army of Torun supporters gathered on bend three – some occupying the designated away area; others taking their chances with general admission tickets and sitting with the Lublin fans. Mercifully, segregation is something we normally don't experience at British speedway matches. In Poland, it's the norm. Despite the fans mixing, there wasn't a hint of trouble here. The only clashes came on the track." Speedway Star writer Paul Burbidge headed out to Poland at the weekend for the Ekstraliga Final...
ALSO IN THIS WEEK'S MAGAZINE
Interview with new World Longtrack Champion Zach Wajtknecht • Off the Beaten Track • Championship play-offs: Glasgow v Edinburgh • Polish, Swedish and Danish play-off final coverage • Buxton revival.
