"I think people lose sight of what sport is all about. It's always a rollercoaster. You get on it in March and you get off it in October. You get so many adrenaline rush moments but it also makes you feel sick at times. You never know what's going to happen every week. The wins are so sweet and the defeats hurt like hell. But that’s all part of the attraction." Glasgow team manager Cami Brown remains addicted to speedway – despite a Super Heat Grand Final defeat by Poole last season!
SIMPSON "SPEECHLESS"
"I don’t mind being told I’m wrong or that I'm not good enough, but you have got to be comfortable with that yourself. I'll always stick up for myself when I think I'm right. It doesn't necessarily mean I'm right, but in this instance I think I am. Unfortunately, there is nowhere else I can go. There is nothing else I can do." Mickie Simpson says he was shocked to discover that he'd been overlooked by the ACU for a World Under-23 Longtrack Championship nomination...
MY YEAR
"A lot of the away riders didn't like Arlington, which was narrow, tight and awkward. It gave Eastbourne a big home track advantage. I had my bike geared very differently. Most of the riders used a 62 rear sprocket at Eastbourne. If you like, they were in second gear. I had a 59, which I would switch to 58 later in the meeting – I was in third gear. It was harder for me to pull away from the tapes, but I was quicker and built up speed. I would launch myself inside the riders entering the bend. I could turn the bike almost on a sixpence." Eastbourne's Colin Richardson on his stunning 1977 National League campaign.
ALSO IN THIS WEEK'S MAGAZINE
Closing Time: Long Eaton • Official Line: Gary Flint • Sixty Seconds: Paco Castagna • Track reviews: Poole and King's Lynn Young Stars • Snapshot: England v Denmark 1985 • Off the Beaten Track.
