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FAYE WOFFINDEN STATEMENT TAI Woffinden’s wife Faye says the family require more time to process the events of last weekend, as he remains hospitalised in Poland.
Official updates on Woffinden’s condition will only be issued as and when the family are ready, with the speedway world united behind the treble World Champion after his crash at Krosno on Sunday.
Posting to social media, Faye said: “Right now, our hearts are heavy, and we are taking things one moment at a time.
“Please know how deeply grateful we are for your patience, your love, and your support – it truly means the world to us.
“In the midst of this incredibly difficult time, your support reminds us that we are not facing this alone. However, we are still processing everything and need a little more time to understand where things stand before sharing any further updates. We appreciate your patience and understanding more than we can say.
“We will share more when we are able. Thank you from the bottom of our hearts.”
STEAD: TIGERS THINKING OF TAI SHEFFIELD boss Simon Stead admits the start of their season has inevitably been overshadowed by news of Tai Woffinden’s crash in Poland.
The Tigers kick off their ROWE Motor Oil Premiership campaign against Birmingham at Owlerton on Thursday, and they will operate rider replacement for Woffinden having been granted a 28-day facility whilst they await further developments.
Stead says his team will come together in a bid to achieve exactly what Woffinden wanted to be a part of in 2025.
Stead said: “It’s been a really, really strange and tough couple of days for everyone in the team, for everyone connected with the club and for the whole of the speedway world as well because he is one of the biggest names and characters we’ve got.
“It goes without saying that he hasn’t been off my mind this week and my thoughts and very best wishes go to Tai and all of his family.
“It does leave a massive hole in our team with everything Tai brings on and off track – but the reality is, our season gets underway on Thursday and if he was here himself, he’d have been firing the lads up and winning would be on his mind.”
THANKS FROM THE BEN FUND SPEEDWAY Riders’ Benevolent Fund chairman Paul Ackroyd has confirmed the recent Bonanza at Oxford was one of the most successful in the event’s history.
Tom Brennan took victory ahead of Tobiasz Musielak and Fredrik Lindgren in the fund-raiser, with the full meeting plus support races completed despite inclement weather in the early stages.
Ackroyd said: “First of all we’d like to thank everyone that attended, and also everyone who bought the live stream. BSN did us proud with their coverage.
“And of course we are very appreciative of the riders who took part who helped the meeting to be so successful.
“Oxford was an excellent venue, the facilities were brilliant and helped us to look after our sponsors and our guests, particularly the wheelchair guests.
“It was a marvellous achievement for Tom Brennan to win, and we will have his photo on all our advertising for the next twelve months.
“In addition, the two race suits donated by Scott Nicholls and Tobiasz Musielak raised over £1,400 between them.
“Everything went really smoothly, and it was just a very pleasant evening all round.”
