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The awesomeness of awe: riding with Hagrid.

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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

Fight or flight: meet Kirkey at Cardiff!

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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

The programme of events: Curtis Sport.

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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

Selling Speedway: the sizzle of accessibility.

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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

Beasting it in Benidorm: synopsis of the stag do.

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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

Tying up talent: speedway contracts.

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Drawing a parallel between speedway and professional football is perhaps a less than perfect comparison when it comes to renumeration. The latter contains multiple examples of lucrative, often eye-watering contracts, which dominate the sports pages. As an example, in January 2018 Mesut Özil signed a three year contract with Arsenal worth around £55.9 million, including … Read more

Sliding Through Life – Scott Nicholls Autobiography.

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Join one of the most decorated national speedway champions as he reflects upon his roller-coaster life, often on two wheels, but more so as an ordinary human being trying to make sense of it all. The urge to share his life story, or more accurately a work in progress, stems from one simple question – … Read more