News Archive - April 2006

has a cover picture of William Lawson - with his eyes open. Why mention this? Because it's very rare according to track photographer Jack Cupido. "William can't keep his eyes open and I have taken many pictures of them with eyes shut. Now what I do is ask him to shut them, then shout 'Open them now!' and quickly take the shot!"

isn't getting carried away by his excellent start to the season - he wants to go quicker. "Rusty sat with me in heat 4 and I knew I could rely on Rusty for that. He never said anything but he was probably thinking after it 'You should be going a bit quicker!', but as the weeks go on the speed will pick up.

paid tribute to the part played by Ronnie Anderson in ensuring that Speedway went ahead at Armadale last Friday after the vandalism. He said "There are a lot of people to thank, but I'd specially like to mention club director Ronnie Anderson. Not only did he work very hard himself, but the fact that he has so many contacts built up from a lifetime in business was invaluable to us."

our new team sponsors enjoyed their night in the George Hunter Memorial Lounge in spite of the weather. "It was a good night," said boss Stewart Melrose, "I was delighted the team won, and all my guests enjoyed themselves. My young son is a Theo Pijper fan now."

was impressed with the team's performance. "It was a horrible night and so hard to see when you were racing. But I thought the team made a good start. A win at Workington would be even better!"

was reasonably pleased with how he went on his first Armadale outing. He said "I had a bike problem in my first heat so I had to change bikes. The setup on my second bike wasn't really right. But I enjoyed the track and I think I can do well."