It has been another busy and productive week for the Wightlink Warriors new regime with further sponsorship pledges for the club’s riders, an incentive for a Warrior to break the existing track record and another weekend of hard work as efforts continue to get Smallbrook spic and span in readiness for the return of speedway to Smallbrook in April.
Both Barry Bishop and Martin Widman expressed their gratitude to all those Team Warrior volunteers who joined them at the track over the last weekend, travelling from as far as Cornwall, Oxfordshire, Portsmouth and Middlesbrough, to join many Islanders for 2 days of sheer hard work and their efforts have resulted in both the track and stadium really looking good.
Widman said:
“It’s great testament to the Team Warrior work party that we are now almost there with the track work. Finally we can see light at the end of the tunnel and though we have just a little more work to do to be ready to receive the air fence, the surrounding stadia is now looking better than it has for years. We’ve repaired the roads, graded the track, started to prepare the pitstop shop, repaired more posts, tested the electrics and everyone can rightly be very proud of their achievements again this weekend”.
Bishop wholeheartedly agreed saying:
“The Team Warrior weekends are just fantastic and the team spirit down at Smallbrook is something very special. Every member of Team Warrior has a single vision of getting our stadium and track in the best possible condition for the 2016 season whilst having a fantastic time in the process.
“I am amazed at the distances people are travelling to support the Warriors and their commitment to the club. With more Islanders than ever involved in the track work pride is really swelling within the Warriors camp”.
Meanwhile the latest sponsor to jump at the chance of supporting the Warriors in 2016 is Dorking-based Paul Dewey Bloodstock. The company is a Bloodstock agent and pedigree analyst that searches for and sells race horses. Paul said:
“My wife Fiona and I are really pleased to see speedway return to the Isle of Wight and it looks to us like the Warriors are in for a great season. By helping the club with rider costs we really feel we are helping the Warriors back on track and although we do live quite a way from the track we plan to be there as often as we can especially after the move to Thursday night racing.”
Speedway fan John Thorburn has come up with a very good reason for any Warrior to break the Smallbrook NL track record during 2016, as previously reported.
