Humans of Speedway
Humans of Speedway gives you the chance to get to know the stars and unsung heroes of one of the most exhilarating sports in the world. In this series hosted by lifelong fan Ian Brannan, we speak to World Champions of the sport, referees, track staff, promoters, commentators, writers, mechanics, match day hosts and more! Each have their own story of their love affair with the sport, and each play their own role, large or small, in making speedway one fo the most action packed, adrenaline fulled yet also friendliest sports there is. So please hit subscribe and get ready for Humans Of Speedway..! Find us on the Sport Social website: https://podcast.sport-social.co.uk/podcast/humansofspeedway/
Episodes
Peter Collins MBE is without doubt one of the most successful British riders of all time, and a Belle Vue Aces legend. He's finally put together his autobiography called Keeping It On The Tyres, and recently at his book launch at Longsight Sports on Social Club on Kirkmanshulme Lane, I managed to get some time with him beside his world title winning bike..!
His book is over 500 pages and documents everything you could ever want...
Stuart Robson hails from a real speedway family, his dad being a rider in the 70s and his brother also taking up the sport, it is perhaps little surprise that Stuart followed in their footsteps.
Growing up in Sunderland, his first experience of racing was via the grass track scene, but later moving into speedway with Newcastle Diamonds, and then later the Coventry Bees. Indeed Stuart spent multiple seasons and eras at those 2 clubs ...
Katie Gordon is a rising star in British Speedway, and aiming to be the first finale rider to race in one of the top 3 leagues in British Speedway.
Currently racing for Redcar Cubs at youth level, she's already beating many of the boys, and is proving that speedway is not all about strength, but also skill and mental attitude.
Speedway is a male dominated sport, and she reveals some of the obstacles and stereotypes she's had ...
Neil Vatcher has spent his entire life involved in speedway, as a mechanic, team manager, and now overseeing the development of the next generation of stars.
Some of the names who have come through the GB Youth system include Robert Lambert, Tom Brennan, Dan Bewley, Jordan Palin and Adam Ellis to name just a few, all overseen by Neil.
We’ll find out some of the levels of dedication required to make it to the top, the importance of fa...
Josh Auty raises the curtain on the British Speedway season in 2022 with his testimonial meeting on March the 19th at Scunthorpe.
In his career he has raced for some of British Speedway's best knows teams including Coventry Bees, Sheffield Tigers, Leicester Lions, and Birmingham Brummies, whom he returns to this year.
He's best known for racing with Scunthorpe Scorpions who he spend 9 seasons with, and before that learned his...
In this episode we speak with one of the longest serving referees in British Speedway, and Chairman of the Speedway Riders Benevolent Fund, Paul Ackroyd.
Paul began as a fan, but eventually found his way into the referee's box, where he enjoyed a career spanning 28 years, and in the time from the early 80's to the noughties he's ruled over pretty much every name you can think of in that era. He's also taken charge of...
2022 marks his testimonial year with the club, and his big day will be one of the first meetings of the new season, on the 20th of March.
In this episode Lewi will tell us more about what we can expect from the event which will be a 4 team tournament, the lin...
He also races in the Premiership for the Belle Vue Aces, and in the Championship for Glasgow Tigers, and he reveals some of the reasons why he's chosen to be a part of those clubs. We also hear more about the work beh...
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But for Jordan this is just the start, and his sights are firmly fixed right at the very top of world speedway. It’s the first time we’ve had a ...
Jeremy Doncaster
Graham Cooke
Chris Morton
Dennis McCleary
Paco Castagna
Nicolai Klindt
Mitchell Davey
Paul Ackroyd
Aidan Collins
Chris Louis
David Howe
Ian Stavros Slater
Mike Taylor
Phil Lanning
Adam Ellis
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He has risen through the British youth system though, going from the British Youth Championships, to the National League, Championship League, and already being a doub...
He’s also the youngest son of legendary commentator Dave Lanning, the voice the vast majority of ...
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He's a former British Under 21 champion, Elite League Winner, and has appeared in world speedway's showpiece event the Speedway GP in Cardiff, including in 2007, the last time a Brit won the fixture.
Since finishing his racing career he know works as a speedway mechanic and currently works with Wolve...
And Chris very much followed in his dad’s footsteps by himself becoming British Champion and reaching number 3 in the world.
He was also captain of what many believe to be British Speedway best ever team, Ipswich side of 1998. A te...
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WE’RE ALL EXCITED TO SEE BRITISH SPEEDWAY GETTING BACK UNDERWAY AGAIN, THE SPEED AND THE DANGER ARE SOME OF THE ASPECTS THAT MAKE THE SPORT SO THRILLIING TO WATCH. 500CC BIKES WITH NO BREAKS HURTLING AT 70MPH INTO A CORNER IS...
He's also ridden for a number of British clubs, but find out why he almost retired from the sport in 2013.
And he shares his aims f...
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