"I remember the doctors that night telling me Id done seven vertebrae and all the rest of it. I asked when will I be back to normal and they said it'll be a year. I wasn't happy being in hospital for 12 days. They said I was going to be 'in there for a month or two. I came out of the hospital and went straight to the track for the Speedway of Nations!" Tate Zischke is back on track after his horror crash of 2024.
WAITING GAME
"It has been a long road to recovery and I still have quite a while to go. But the only goal I had after the injury was to get ready for the new season. I am race-ready and have the strength and mobility I need. I feel good on the bike, so that's all that matters for now. But there is definitely some more work to be done in the future." Mikkel Michelsen is fit, ready and raring to go for the new SGP campaign after overcoming the crash at Riga last September that left him with multiple fractures.
BACK THE BEES
"We're conscious that we've asked people to write to the council a number of times...and they may be rather tired of doing this. But we would urge people to do it. At Coventry, we are so close, we think it can happen, and what we're asking will take two minutes to submit something to the council and express their support for this new policy." Save Coventry campaigner Jeff Davies says fans' support for the local council’s latest policy statement could be crucial.
ALSO IN THIS WEEK'S MAGAZINE
Official Line: Glasgow's Cami Brown • Chum Taylor tribute • Off the Beaten Track • Polish Scene • Just Saying • Meeting of the Week: Leicester v Ipswich.
