CHAIRBOY
10-06-2007, 13:03
http://www.thestar.co.uk/viewarticle.aspx?sectionid=58&articleid=2935153
It is 25 years and more since my involvement with speedway reporting. In that time many things have changed but one thing that certainly hasn't is the danger element. I once saw a Brit become world champion, only for him to lose his life shortly afterwards. As in the jumping code of horseracing, we are inclined to take the participants for granted. A stark reminder that this must not be the case comes with the tragic news (in the above thread), that 35yo Sheffield Tigers rider, Garry Stead has met with a dreadful injury which has resulted in paralysis and will confine him to a wheelchair. I am more fortunate, reliant upon one - not confined.
I don't know Garry but can guess that with all his steel and resolve he can pull through this dreadful ordeal when his whole family life will seem as though the world has turned on its head. I trust that his friends and family will show their strength and help him through what seems to be a very dark tunnel. It does improve Garry, I assure you. One never has to look far to find someone who would willingly swop places.
As for the future, there is no better motivation to cast an eye on than Formula 1 boss, Frank Williams. I wish you all the very best mate and commend the following book to you and your family; "A Different Kind Of Life", written by Virginia Williams, Frank's then wife.
It is 25 years and more since my involvement with speedway reporting. In that time many things have changed but one thing that certainly hasn't is the danger element. I once saw a Brit become world champion, only for him to lose his life shortly afterwards. As in the jumping code of horseracing, we are inclined to take the participants for granted. A stark reminder that this must not be the case comes with the tragic news (in the above thread), that 35yo Sheffield Tigers rider, Garry Stead has met with a dreadful injury which has resulted in paralysis and will confine him to a wheelchair. I am more fortunate, reliant upon one - not confined.
I don't know Garry but can guess that with all his steel and resolve he can pull through this dreadful ordeal when his whole family life will seem as though the world has turned on its head. I trust that his friends and family will show their strength and help him through what seems to be a very dark tunnel. It does improve Garry, I assure you. One never has to look far to find someone who would willingly swop places.
As for the future, there is no better motivation to cast an eye on than Formula 1 boss, Frank Williams. I wish you all the very best mate and commend the following book to you and your family; "A Different Kind Of Life", written by Virginia Williams, Frank's then wife.