"At the start of the season, everyone knows I wasn't an advocate of moving into the Championship. But I have to say I thoroughly enjoyed the season." No wonder, given that Neil Middleditch’s Pirates pulled off a league and cup double!
SLIPPERY SLOPE
"I have always believed that to lead a happy life, you need a passion, whatever it might be. I have two passions, speedway and skiing, and these passions have given me my living and very few people can say that!" Len Silver plans for life after speedway.
POTTED HISTORY OF THE KO CUP
"When the Newport team went to Cradley, more than 1,000 supporters made the trip with them. The scenes in the motorway cafe on the way back from the match were pretty hectic too. When (director) Charles Knott, accompanied by Alby Golden and Dick Bradley, brought in the cup and champagne at 1 am they were nearly lost in the sea of fans..." Dick Bradley features in part three of our winter series.
ALSO IN THIS WEEK'S MAGAZINE
• Backtracking with Mike Broadbank • Interview with Northside's Andrew Bain • Ipswich Track Review • Amateur Speedway • Polish Scene: Tomasz Piszcz • WSRA Awards Dinner.
