British speedway referee Chris Durno has presided over domestic and international speedway events for nearly 20 years, and not just regular speedway, but also long track and ice speedway meeting too. In this episode we find out more detail about the journey potential referees go on before they finally earn their stripes, or in actual fact, their carb checking tool..! We also discover the most difficult decisions a ref has to make, some of the more unusual reasons a rider might be excluded, plus the perils of watching over ice speedway north or the arctic circle.

Plus Chris also designs his dream speedway meeting in Speedway Paradise... But who will he choose as his referee?!

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