Post by PLUSTAR on Jun 5, 2010 17:27:09 GMT 1
« on: January 9, 2010, 12:49:52 PM »
QUESTIONS FROM GRASSCUTTER
Q WHO WERE THE BEST 7 RIDERS YOU RACED WITH
DC Jimmy Mac, Shawn Moran, Jim Beaton, Brian Collins,
Keith Bloxsome, Charlie McKinna, Nigel Crabtree
Q HOW MANY CLUBS DID YOU RACE FOR
DC One Glasgow Tigers
Q WHAT WAS THE WORST TRACK YOU RACED ON
DC Exeter
Q WHAT WAS YOUR BIGGEST ACHIEVEMENT IN SPEEDWAY
DC Top of the Junior averages. Winning the Championship with the
Junior Team and second in the Junior Championship
Q WHO IS THE BEST RIDER YOU HAVE WATCHED RACING
DC Jason Crump
Q DID YOU ENJOY RIDING AT CRAIGHEAD PARK
DC Yes we had good home advantage
Q WHO WAS THE BEST TEAM PARTNER YOU RACED WITH
DC Jimmy McMillan
Q WHAT WAS THE WORST INJURIES YOU HAD IN YOUR CAREER
DC Dislocated shoulder 4 times, hole in thigh
Q WITH THE COST OF EQUIPMENT NOW WOULD YOU STILL
BECOME A SPEEDWAY RIDER
DC Yes
Q WHAT WAS YOUR FAVOURITE AWAY TRACK
DC Peterborough
Q DID YOU ENJOY RIDING IN THE LOCAL DERBYS
DC Yes
Q DID YOU ENJOY TRAVELLING ON THE SOUTHERN TOURS
DC Yes
Q WHO WAS THE BEST TEAM MANAGER YOU RACED UNDER
DC Davie Thompson, Eric Boocock
Q WHAT WAS THE FINEST MOMENT DURING YOUR SPEEDWAY LIFE
DC Getting the Junior Championship presented to me at the BLRC
at Belle Vue
Q WHAT ARE YOU DOING FOR A LIVING NOW
DC HGV Driver
QUESTIONS FROM SNAPPER
Q I KNOW YOU HEAD TO CARDIFF FOR THE GP EACH YEAR, DOES
IT SEEM LIKE THE SAME SPORT THAT YOU RACED IN?
DC No it’s on a new level now
Q WHAT WAS THE POINT OF YOUR CAREER AT GLASGOW
DC Just to race bikes
Q DO YOU THINK IT IS HARDER FOR YOUNGSTERS TO GET INTO
SPEEDWAY THAN WHEN YOU GOT INVOLVED?
DC No if you want to ride you will find somewhere to go
Q WAS MARTIN A GOOD RIDER TO MECHANIC FOR AND WAS IT
EASIER TO DO THIS ROLE HAVING RIDDEN?
DC No he was always crashing to much to repair. It was easier having ridden
as you new what was needed.
QUESTIONS FROM MERV JANKE FAN CLUB
Q HOW DID YOUR SPEEDWAY CAREER START
DC The funny thing is I got my first speedway bike from Merv Janke it was
an old Jap!
Q IF YOU COULD START YOUR CAREER AGAIN WOULD YOU DO
ANYTHING DIFFERENT
DC Be more professional
Q WHY DID YOU RETIRE SO EARLY
DC No money to do a good job lost two big sponsors which didn’t help.
Q ANY FAVOURITE MEMORIES FROM GLASGOW
DC Yes going on away trips with the fans on Jimmy Beaton’s bus lots off
Good times were had by all.
Q DID YOU SUFFER ANY SERIOUS INJURIES DURING YOUR
TIME IN SPEEDWAY
DC No not serious
Q WHAT WOULD YOUR SEVEN FROM HEAVEN SPEEDWAY TEAM BE
DC Kenny Carter, Jimmy McMillan, Kelly Moran, Peter Collins, Simon Wigg,
Jason Crump, Ivan Mauger
Q YOU WERE CAPABLE OF HOLDING YOUR OWN AT CRAIGHEAD
PARK BUT MAYBE SUFFERED A BIT WAY FROM HOME LIKE A
LOT OF TIGERS OF THE DAY, WHAT WOULD YOU PUT IT DOWN
TO?
DC Craighead Park was too good a home advantage that may have not
helped away
Q DURING THE CRAIGHEAD PARK YEARS THE LIKES OF YOURSELF
KENNY BRAILSFORD, TAM BAGLEY, GEOFF POWELL AND MANY
MORE WERE USUALLY ALL BATTLING FOR ONE OR TWO SPOTS
IN THE TEAM EACH WEEK, WAS THEIR A FRIENDLY RIVALRY
OR ADDED PRESSURE WHEN YOU FACED UP TO EACH OTHER
IN THE SECOND HALVES.
DC We were all friends but were all going for that team place. Then when
you were in the team you would try harder to stay there.