Post by speedway_history on Dec 9, 2008 12:26:41 GMT 1
1..You started your British career at Kings Lynn. Do you have fond memories of riding for them, and would you ever consider going back there?
Yes I thought I had two really good years in the club and I got treated really well too. About going back there, I can’t answer that at the time.
2..You rode for Ipswich for a spell in 2003, yet didn’t have enough meetings to get a new average, despite there being meetings available. Why was that?
I don’t know. I just got the message that day that I was no longer included in the team so it was nothing more to do than to pack my bags and leave, but I wanted to race so it was a bit sad what happened.
3..You helped Oxford win the Craven Shield in 2005. Was that a career highlight for you, and do you have any others?
Yes and it was fun to race and fun to be a part of that moment and it wasn't that much pressure. We were a team in the bottom and no-one believed that we would win, but we did. So it was really fun. Another good memory was also the time when I raced in Rospiggarna ( Swedish EL) and we won the SM- title.
4..In 2006 your average was reduced to enable yourself and Todd Wiltshire to replace Tony Rickardsson and Adam Pietrasko at Oxford. What was the official reason given for this unorthodox reduction in your average, and do you think the points limit works, or would you like to see a different system used in the UK?
A part of the reason I think was that I had raced too few meetings to get a new average. There are some rules that say that you have to have raced in England for a number of years and/or also you have to race a certain number of meetings to get a new average, and I hadn’t done that, so that was part of it. I don’t think the system is good but we got to have something and I don’t know how we are going to solve it in another way so that the teams will be equal, and so that not only the clubs with better economics will have benefits. So I think the system is both good and not.
5..To follow on from that, you seemed to struggle for form that year, starting in the main body of the team, but then dropping to reserve. What do you think the reasons for that were?
I dont really know. I came into the English league with a low average and I hadn't raced that much so I took some chances with the material and it didn't work out. Things didn't flow or happened at the times that I had wanted them to.
6..I believe you helped with the track preparation at Oxford. How do youlike to see the track prepared, and what gives the best racing, in your opinion?
I like technical tracks more than fast ones.
7..How much of a shock was Oxford's withdrawal from the Elite League to you?
I had heard it been talked about a while before it happened, but anyway it was a little shocking that it happened so suddenly.
8..There were rumours you didn't get paid for your time at Oxford. How true is this?
It’s very true. I still haven’t got paid for one month and they don’t answer the phone.
9..It has also been said that you didn’t want to return to the UK this season due to what happened at Oxford. Is this true, and what persuaded you to ride for Poole this year?
Yes I felt that I didn’t want to race in England after what happened in Oxford but I heard that Poole is a good team, have good fans and good order. It’s also a club that stands up for what they say and they are looking into that everybody is well and taken care of.
10..What are your targets to achieve this year? Do you think you can improve your average, and are you looking forward to the season ahead?
Yes I definitely do. I have a low average in England so that is something I’m going to change, and I feel that I am well prepared with engines and cycles.
11..Do you have any ambitions to ride in the GPs, or are you happy doing league racing?
Of course I have wanted to race in the GP :s but I’m pretty happy about racing in the leagues and at the moment I don’t really have the resources that’s necessary for riding in the GP series.
Yes I thought I had two really good years in the club and I got treated really well too. About going back there, I can’t answer that at the time.
2..You rode for Ipswich for a spell in 2003, yet didn’t have enough meetings to get a new average, despite there being meetings available. Why was that?
I don’t know. I just got the message that day that I was no longer included in the team so it was nothing more to do than to pack my bags and leave, but I wanted to race so it was a bit sad what happened.
3..You helped Oxford win the Craven Shield in 2005. Was that a career highlight for you, and do you have any others?
Yes and it was fun to race and fun to be a part of that moment and it wasn't that much pressure. We were a team in the bottom and no-one believed that we would win, but we did. So it was really fun. Another good memory was also the time when I raced in Rospiggarna ( Swedish EL) and we won the SM- title.
4..In 2006 your average was reduced to enable yourself and Todd Wiltshire to replace Tony Rickardsson and Adam Pietrasko at Oxford. What was the official reason given for this unorthodox reduction in your average, and do you think the points limit works, or would you like to see a different system used in the UK?
A part of the reason I think was that I had raced too few meetings to get a new average. There are some rules that say that you have to have raced in England for a number of years and/or also you have to race a certain number of meetings to get a new average, and I hadn’t done that, so that was part of it. I don’t think the system is good but we got to have something and I don’t know how we are going to solve it in another way so that the teams will be equal, and so that not only the clubs with better economics will have benefits. So I think the system is both good and not.
5..To follow on from that, you seemed to struggle for form that year, starting in the main body of the team, but then dropping to reserve. What do you think the reasons for that were?
I dont really know. I came into the English league with a low average and I hadn't raced that much so I took some chances with the material and it didn't work out. Things didn't flow or happened at the times that I had wanted them to.
6..I believe you helped with the track preparation at Oxford. How do youlike to see the track prepared, and what gives the best racing, in your opinion?
I like technical tracks more than fast ones.
7..How much of a shock was Oxford's withdrawal from the Elite League to you?
I had heard it been talked about a while before it happened, but anyway it was a little shocking that it happened so suddenly.
8..There were rumours you didn't get paid for your time at Oxford. How true is this?
It’s very true. I still haven’t got paid for one month and they don’t answer the phone.
9..It has also been said that you didn’t want to return to the UK this season due to what happened at Oxford. Is this true, and what persuaded you to ride for Poole this year?
Yes I felt that I didn’t want to race in England after what happened in Oxford but I heard that Poole is a good team, have good fans and good order. It’s also a club that stands up for what they say and they are looking into that everybody is well and taken care of.
10..What are your targets to achieve this year? Do you think you can improve your average, and are you looking forward to the season ahead?
Yes I definitely do. I have a low average in England so that is something I’m going to change, and I feel that I am well prepared with engines and cycles.
11..Do you have any ambitions to ride in the GPs, or are you happy doing league racing?
Of course I have wanted to race in the GP :s but I’m pretty happy about racing in the leagues and at the moment I don’t really have the resources that’s necessary for riding in the GP series.