COUNTDOWN TO CARDIFF

BRITISH Grand Prix track builder Ole Olsen says he was pleased with the way the Cardiff circuit handled Wednesday’s test event.

The former World Champion and his Speed Sport team are responsible for the mammoth job of converting the Principality Stadium into a speedway venue, and he admits they faced huge challenges in 2022 – with those circumstances not being repeated ahead of Saturday’s big event.

Olsen said: “I was very pleased with it. We had 12 heats on it, and it was quite satisfactory. This is how we used to have it and I look forward to a good meeting on it.

“This is an organic material. Last year, it was 40 degrees, and it was just really hot in here. The moisture was just ridiculous.

“Water is always the key to it. We need to put plenty of water on, but not too much because then it gets too soft.

“The material has been tightly controlled. We have re-sieved and screened it all. All the material that came in is nice and it has come out well.

“I am very excited. I think we can expect a fantastic meeting. Of course, the riders will control that, but I know they all want to win.

“It’s a big event and Cardiff is something special. If you win in Cardiff, you have done something really big. I look forward to exciting racing, but hard fighting. They do fight hard these days.”

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