Post by PLUSTAR on Jun 5, 2010 17:38:59 GMT 1
« on: December 18, 2009, 06:53:54 PM »
QUESTIONS FROM GRASSCUTTER
Q WHERE DID YOU RIDE YOUR FIRST SPEEDWAY BIKE
AB MEADOWBANK
Q GIVE ME SEVEN BEST RIDERS YOU RACED WITH
AB GEORGE HUNTER, DOUGIE TEMPLETON, JIM MCMILLAN, REIDER EIDE
DOUGIE WYER, WAYNE BRIGGS, BERT HARKINS
Q BEST PROMOTION RACED UNDER
AB WELL THERE WAS 2 REALLY, IAN HOSKINS AND LIZ TAYLOR
Q HOW MANY CLUBS DID YOU RACE WITH
AB EDINBURGH, GLASGOW, BERWICK AND NEWTONGRANGE
Q BEST SCOTTISH TRACK YOU RACED ON
AB CLIFTONHILL COATBRIDGE
Q DID YOU ENJOY RACING IN THE LOCAL DERBIES
AB YES, THEY WERE BRILLIANT
Q WORST SPEEDWAY TRACK YOU VISITED
AB EXETER, I RODE THE LINE AND HATED IT
Q BEST TEAM CAPTAIN YOU RACED WITH
AB DOUGIE TEMPLETON
Q DID YOU GET A CAP FOR YOUR COUNTRY
AB YES
QUESTIONS BY MERVE JANKE FAN CLUB
Q ANY BAD INJURIES IN YOUR CAREER
AB NO JUST A BROKEN COLLAR BONE. DIDN’T MOVE OFF THE LINE THAT
OFTEN TO GET ANY
Q BEST RIDER YOU EVER WATCHED IN YOURE RACING DAYS
AB THAT’S A HARD ONE MY FAVOURITE WAS GEORGE HUNTER BUT BARRY
BRIGGS AND IVAN MAUGER WERE BRILLIANT TO SEE
Q BEST TEAM-PARTNER YOU RACED WITH
AB TEAM WISE MAURY ROBINSON BUT ALSO PETER COLLINS IN THE BEST
PAIRS BECAUSE HE WON ALL HIS RACES AND I THINK I WAS LAST.
Q AT THE COST NOW WOULD YOU BECOME A RIDER AGAIN
AB DEFINATELY IT IS A GREAT LIFE
Q DO YOU STILL ATTEND SPEEDWAY MEETINGS
AB YES, I MECHANIC FOR ROSS AND GET SHOUTED AT ALL THE TIME
Q WHO GAVE YOU THE BIGGEST HELP IN YOUR SPEEDWAY CAREER
AB WAYNE BRIGGS AS WE WERE GOOD FRIENDS HE LOOKED AFTER MY BIKES
Q WOULD YOU LIKE TO SEE BIG CHANGES IN THE SPORT
AB YES. I THINK IT SHOULD BE RUN BY AN INDEPENDENT BOARD ALSO THE
LOCAL YOUNG LADS TO BE SPONSORED FIRST TO GIVE NEW TALENT THE
BEST ADVANTAGE
Q DO YOU THINK HAMPDEN PARK WAS TO BIG TO RACE SPEEDWAY
AB NO IT WAS A GOOD TRACK AND SOMETIMES TRACKS ARE JUST TOO SMALL
TO GET GOOD RACING FOR THE RIDERS AND FANS.
Q HOW DID YOU MANAGE TO GET ROUND THE FIRST-SECOND BEND AT NEWTRONGRANGE FOUR RIDERS IT MUST HAVE BEEN A JOKE
QUESTIONS FROM LEX AND MAGS
AB I DIDN’T FIND IT THAT TIGHT BUT I WASN’T A BAD GATER SO I SUPPOSE IT MADE IT EASIER
Q HOW DID YOU GET ON RIDING WITH REIDER EIDER AT COATBRIDGE
AB REIDER EIDE WAS OKAY TO RIDE WITH BUT HE RODE MOSTLY FOR
HIMSELF HE WASN’T THE BEST TEAM RIDER
Q YOU RODE WITH A FEW SCOTTISH RIDERS IN YOUR DAYS WHO WAS THE BEST
AB YES THERE WAS A FEW BUT I WOULD SAY GEORGE HUNTER WAS MY
FAVOURITE ALTHOUGH JIM MCMILLAN WAS GOOD AS WAS DOUGIE TEMPLETON
Q DID YOU NOT DOUBLE UP WITH TIGERS FROM BERWICK
AB NO I WENT TO BERWICK AFTER THE TIGERS
Q IN YOUR DAYS NO CUT-OUTS DO YOU THINK THESE BIKE ARE TOO FAST NOW
AB YES I THINK THEY ARE TOO FAST BUT MOTOR SPORT IS FASTER THESE DAYS
I THINK THEY NEED MORE SAFETY MEASURES IN THE PREMIER LEAGUE
AS YOU SEE FEWER INJURIES IN THE ELITE LEAGUE
Q I SEE YOUR SON HAS A BAD WRIST INJURY WILL HE BE BACK ON A BIKE
AB THAT IS A HARD ONE AS ONLY TIME WILL TELL, HE SEEMS TO BE HEALING
A BIT BETTER NOW, BUT AT THE END OF THE DAY THE DECISION WILL BE
HIS BUT HE MISSES NOT RACING