FOOTBALL legend and ‘King of the Jungle’ Harry Redknapp has vowed to assist make speedway nice once more!
The previous Bournemouth, West Ham, Portsmouth and Tottenham boss has determined to get totally behind the resurgence in his favorite motorsport.
Harry has joined the administration workforce of Speedway Futures Ltd who maintain the sporting, business and media rights for speedway within the UK and he’s delighted to see the motion packed sport within the headlines once more.
He stated: “I watch it on TNT Sports activities and its implausible leisure. These guys are going from 0-60 faster {that a} Formulation One automobile, with no brakes they usually danger life and limb each time they race.
“I solely stay just a few miles from Poole Stadium and again within the day I typically took my boys Mark and Jamie to the speedway to look at the courageous daredevils in motion and it’s nonetheless the nice night out that it at all times was.
“It truly is breathtaking motorsport in your doorstep and it’s the identical all around the nation at locations like Belle Vue, Sheffield, Oxford, Leicester, Ipswich, Glasgow and Kings Lynn to call however just a few of the long-lasting venues.
“I cherished watching the speedway on World of Sport on a Saturday afternoon within the soccer shut season and obtained to know Barry Briggs fairly nicely.
“It’s wonderful to suppose that in 1981 the Speedway World Championship last drew a crowd of 90,000 to the previous Wembley Stadium!
“In these days 12 million individuals watched speedway on World of Sport and the highest riders, Briggo, Ivan Mauger, Ole Olsen, Peter Collins and Bruce Penhall grew to become family names.
“The game positively suffered with the demise of World of Sport nevertheless it’s again on the rise definitely and something I can do to assist that I positively will.
“The racing continues to be out of this world and Nice Britain are World Champions having received the title for the second time in 4 years, what an achievement and one thing the game and the nation ought to be so happy with!”
Harry has promised to play his half in elevating the profile of his favorite motorsport and added: “If I can lead prime soccer golf equipment to cup glory and the Champions League then I’m positive that I might help an ideal sport like speedway hit the massive time once more.
“I find it irresistible, it’s a implausible and thrilling watch and have to be the rawest type of motorsport on this planet.
“4 riders per race, elbowing one another to win at excessive velocity, 15 races per assembly, there’s little to match it in sport and it’s a terrific night out for the punters.
“I do know as soon as individuals go they are going to need to hold going again. TNT Sports activities are getting nice audiences for the stay occasions and the standard golf equipment are getting large crowds…and I actually need to be a part of making speedway large once more, that’s actually my goal!”
Phrases and Photographs courtesy of Workington Speedway PR
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