Pyropirate

Genuine 2 Q's for those aspiring expert (home and away) posters on track preparation. Q1. What exactly is a "grippy track" and how do you prepare one to apparently thwart the opposition? Q2. Does one require a "flatter" tuned engine to get around without the bike pulling towards the boards or lower gearing? (I'll leave ignition timing and carburretor jet sizing aside for the moment). I know what a slick track is I.e . Down to the base, first from the gate etc. I once witnessed Brett Saunders scraping the old Powdehall track down to the bare boards I.e base + cracks exposed - Les Collins hated it!

Re Fox: Confidence probably took a knock at Berwick when he was hit by three bikes (live on TV) - the horrific crash when Wethers went over the fence. To coin a phrase, left feeling pretty "second hand".