The event was a bit naff but so is speedway nowadays.
And as for getting Linda Lusardi to do it.... Why not?
It needed to be someone the speedway punters could relate to, and is there a better looking lass about their age group?
I read she's 67 - amazing!
She wasn't flaunting herself and remember she even had a part in the Detectorists series
Better than getting some jumped up Gen Z or geriatric ex-rider to do it.
But I'm slightly surprised she even agreed to do it - speedway is never going to boost her image - quite the reverse.