Unlucky Lee
Posted 12/06/06

Although he rode well enough in his three races yesterday, Lee Dicken did not have the best of days as a story in today's Scottish Sun confirms - it also clarifies the reason for Lee being pulled from heat 12.

Just after he had crossed the border into Scotland, Lee's van radiator started giving him problems and he had to pull over and sprint down to the bottom of a steep hill to get water as quickly as possible. It turns out he was spotted running across a field in the middle of nowhere by meeting referee Graham Flint, which must have made the referee wonder!

Lee managed to nurse his van to Ashfield but the brakes on the van then became stuck on and it would not move.

After all the hassle in getting to the track, Lee must have thought his bad luck was over when he and Kauko got that 5-1 in the third heat but for those who are superstitious his problems were to come in threes. He nipped a nerve in his back whilst in the pits leaving him in quite a bit of discomfort, withdrawing after his minimum three rides and being replaced by Robert in heat 12.