The TAURON SEC is not just an event for fans, but also for those who know the sport from the inside.
I talk with Daniel Broughton, who is a mechanic with British rider, Ryan Kinsley, who raced with Scunthorpe Scorpions in the UK Championship last year. Kinsley also came 11th in the U21 British Championships won by Robert Lambert (above) in April 2019.
“I live and breathe speedway, I’ve been a big fan it all my life and, of course, I’ve watched the SEC since it started. It’s another major championship with a host of top riders”.
Houghton’s local team are Kings Lynn Stars and he has had the chance to see Lambert develop since he was 16 years old. So, it comes as no surprise that his favourite moment in the TAURON SEC was seeing the Englishman win in Güstrow in 2018.
And Lambert will be representing Great Britain again this year in Poland.
Another British fan is Wolverhampton Wolves’ supporter, Darren Robinson. He’s another guy who has also worked inside the sport, as manager with German rider, Christian Hefenbrock.
Now 34 years old, Hefenbrock appeared in the U21 World Championship every year between 2004-2006. He also has participated in the SEC in 2006 and 2007 when it was a one-day event. In 2006 he finished on the podium in a well-deserved third - the only German to have medalled in the competition since it started in 2001. Something Kai Huckenbeck will be keen to change this year.
Robinson’s favourite TAURON SEC memory was being at the first Grand Finale in Chorzów in 2018, “The stadium was full, about 55,000 spectators. The atmosphere was amazing,” he reminisces.
That night Leon Madsen scored a maximum and took home the TAURON SEC trophy in impressive style. And after last year’s third-place, the Dane is one of the favourites to take home Gold in Torun on 25 July this year.
(Special thanks to Facebook groups Continental Speedway and Speedway Friends for help with this article).
