"I want to stick in the top five of the Polish averages and be a leader in Sweden. I'm now captain of the Torun team and hopefully I will lead them to a medal higher than last year, a silver or gold. So if we tick those boxes, then I'm still going to be happy. If I'm in the top four of the Polish averages, then I must be doing something right." Top Brit Robert Lambert will be racing in the country’s opening two meetings this weekend ahead of another big campaign ahead.
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"It was a great moment to be crowned British Champion. Tommy (Knudsen) was very well liked at Coventry. He'd been there with Ole Olsen and the fans were very much behind him. But this was a moment where I think the Coventry fans and I really sort of bonded." Kelvin Tatum looks back on his first British Final win in 1987.
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"I take the position of being England team manager very seriously and it's an honour to have held the position for the last few years. To me, it's not just about turning up and guiding the team. I start my managerial position months before the event." Paul Hurry on his shock dismissal as manager of the England longtrack team.
ALSO IN THIS WEEK'S MAGAZINE
Track Review: Oxford Chargers • Meeting of the Week: Swedish Ice Final • How to improve British speedway • Polish Scene • Off the Beaten Track • SpeedQ&A: Senna Summers.
