"We've come a long way in a very short space of time. Martin and I still talk about the first moments of realisation this was actually happening. It was a scary thought. It wasn't just our reputation at stake, the BSPL had put a lot of faith and trust in us." Ben Duffill on a hugely successful first year of the British Speedway Network.
THE PAINTED MAN
"I just wanted to be different. I saw a great quote once that went something like this: 'What are you going to do with all those tattoos when you are older?' – and I think the response was something along the lines of, 'what are you going to do when you get older – look like everyone else?' I thought that was quite insightful when I read it." Tai Woffinden talks tattoos.
BLEEDING BELLE VUE
"Running a GP, Ole would say, even if it was a foot deep in water, he'd be like, 'get out there, you've got a paying public' – and we didn't do it. What we should have said, 'you two or three, get in your vans and go home', we had two track reserves and we could have done the meeting." Former Belle Vue co-promoter David Gordon on the first night catastrophe at the National Speedway Stadium.
ALSO IN THIS WEEK’S MAGAZINE
Track review: Edinburgh Monarchs • Transponders arrive in British Speedway • Off the Beaten Track • The history of rider replacement • Backtracking: my first meeting.
