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The world according to Kirkey
From on top of the world to dashed Olympic dreams with velocity and veg: learning from success and setback. Wisdom is defined as the quality of having experience, knowledge, and good judgment. Experience is underpinned by duration and the usual embodiment of this human trait is the quintessential elder, often with wizened features. Perhaps the … Read more
Apparently the measurement of a successful author is the swift launch of a follow up book. I’m proud to announce that “Big Bald Ian” has proved an instant hit with Darcie! © Ian Kirke @ianjkirke Title photograph reproduced by kind permission of Emma Ellis.
Sliding Through Life – The autobiography of Scott Nicholls written by Ian Kirke. The big launch day at the British Speedway Grand Prix, Principality Stadium, Cardiff, fan zone on Saturday 17th August 2024. Order here. © Ian Kirke 2024 @ianjkirke All non-credited imagery reproduced by kind permission of Emma Ellis.
I was once small. A little person, and consequently everything and the majority of people – save my younger sister – were bigger than me. When I started to develop reasoning – perhaps around the age of five – I concluded that being small had many distinct disadvantages. For instance, I had to go to … Read more
Scott Nicholls heads back to the Welsh capital for Britain’s biggest indoor motorsport event next Saturday, where he will be in the fanzone on City Hall Lawn from 1pm, signing copies of his brand-new autobiography Sliding Through Life written by Kirkey. It will come as no surprise that one of most viewed moments in Speedway GP history gets a mention. … Read more
Speedway programmes provide an intrinsic link to the observable action and, unlike many other professional sports, they enshrine a detailed and contemporaneous record of the event. But to the well-informed fan, contemporary publications are more than just a racecard. They are an anthology of data, drama, and disclosure. Furthermore, the reach extends to a record … Read more
Manchester – at least in my personal experience – has a reliability and permanency of one facet: rain. And I wasn’t to be disappointed during the qualifying rounds and the Under-21 final of this year’s Speedway of Nations tournament held at the National Speedway Stadium in Belle Vue, Manchester. Thankfully, the proceedings brightened up for … Read more
The stag do – or as our friends across the pond would call it, the bachelor party – can be traced back to ancient Sparta (circa 404 B.C.) where soldiers would hold a celebration for a groom the night before his wedding. This masculine meet sought to bid a final salute to singledom whilst preparing … Read more
© Ian Kirke 2024 & all images. @ianjkirke
