IMAGINE this, I ask you to ride a powerful motorbike at speeds of up to 70 mph, slide it sideways on a loose surface, using only your sense of balance to keep you upright, and race three other riders at the same time.
Your answer is likely to be un-printable, and what if I wanted you to do all this on a bike with no brakes!
Well, this is what the exciting sport of speedway is all about, four riders on powerful 500cc bikes without brakes competing over four laps, on a shale surface oval race track. Skidmarques' involvement with the sport comes through sponsorship.
We are proud to be associate sponsors of the Lakeside Hammers speedway team based at Arena Essex.
We also support seven times British speedway champion, Scott Nicholls as well as helping Hammers' junior rider Jack Kingston as he develops his speedway career.
Speedway is a tough sport with no quarter given in competition on the track. Contact between riders is common, as they hurtle in to the corners with little space between them.
The bikes sliding broadside across the shale to dissipate their speed as they enter the corner, then getting the wheels in line to accelerate as fast as possible along the straight.
We want to share our love of the sport with this website's readership, so please take part in our Speedway competition:Simply answer the following question to win a VIP evening for four people as guests of Skidmarques at Lakeside Hammers match versus the Coventry Bees on Friday, May 24 at Arena Essex.
This exciting prize includes the opportunity to visit the pits before the meeting, viewing from our hospitality area in the Raceway Tavern with complimentary food and refreshments, and to meet riders after the meeting.IN WHICH YEAR DID THE WORLD INDIVIDUAL SPEEDWAY CHAMPIONSHIP CHANGE FROM A SINGLE EVENT TO A GRAND PRIX SERIES?
To enter, email your answer to editorial@gazettenews.co.uk.
Entries must reach us by April 30, and the winner will be the first correct entry drawn after the correct date.
Winner will be notified by post or telephone by the Essex Chronicle Media Group and will receive their prize from Skidmarques Ltd.
