Doyle Expresses Sheer Delight After Making it Into the British Premiership Final

Jason Doyle expressed his sheer delight of making it into the British Premiership final with his Swindon side after beating local rivals Poole in the playoffs, and TotalSport Swindon’s Ryan Walker was in the pits to get the Captain’s reaction.

A fantastic night for the Swindon Robins saw them beat local rivals Poole Pirates 51 – 38 [97 – 82 on aggregate] to make it into the league final, and Doyle admitted it was a great evening for the Swindon club.

“It’s been a great night.” Began Doyle.

“ Last time we were here was in 2012 and this year Swindon has really put the hard work in to get to this position.

“We nearly threw it away with the track conditions tonight as there was no home advantage.” He added.

“ The track was very dangerous but you’ve got to deal with that and thankfully in the end it’s been a great night for Swindon.” Said Doyle.

Last winning the league in 2012 as a reserve with the Swindon Robins and now top of the World Championships, Doyle agreed it’s crazy the difference a few years can make to a career, as he now looks to Captain his side to a title winning conclusion.

“ It’s crazy how a few years make such a big difference!” Stated Doyle.

“ But I’ve also got some great people behind me and it’s not all about me just getting on the bike and turning the throttle.

“ I can turn up to England and have perfect bikes without having anything to worry about.” Said the Australian.

“These are the things that I didn’t have back in 2012. The money being the hardest factor when you’re coming through the ranks.

“It’s certainly going to be different captaining the team in the final to what it was in 2012.

“We have a great bunch of guys here and since Tobiasz has come into the team it’s changed the whole outlook on results and now we are into the final.” He added.

A 5-1 maximum in heat 13 saw the Robins secure victory to the final, and the duo of Doyle and Morris put on a fine display to get the win, and the skipper told of how he had to fight hard coming from the back.

“ Hans [Andersen] jumped the start and that made it hard in heat thirteen.” Said Doyle.

“ He boxed us in and as soon as he made the start he went straight across me and I don’t want to play ball trying to ride hard going into the first corner at the moment.

“ I used my head and had to do it the hard way coming from the back. I rounded Brady [Kurtz] on the first lap, which was ideal.” He added.

“ I watched Andersen’s first heat and there were a few left and rights going on which wasn’t the cleanest riding from Hans, but that’s pretty normal from him.

“ I knew I had to go around him instead of up the inside and that’s what I did.” He stated.

Now through to the final the Swinddon Robins await the outcome of the other playoff leg, which will be decided between Belle Vue and Wolverhampton tonight, and Doyle admitted that given a choice he would prefer to face the Manchester outfit.

“ Out of the two I have to say I’d prefer to go to Belle Vue.” Admitted Doyle.

“ When we went to Wolverhampton last time we struggled, but you never know what will happen.

“ We just need one rider to shine on the night and we should be ok.” He said.

After yet another Grand Prix podium finish at the Stockholm GP last weekend, Doyle said he was delighted to be 22 points clear at the top

of the World Championship standings with just two rounds to go. Although made clear that there was still a lot of work to be done.

“ You never get sick of the taste of champagne!” Joked the Australian after yet another podium finish.

“ They should put a bit more money into it though because the champagne tastes disgusting!”

“ There is still a long way to go though.

“ People keep mentioning about winning the championship and all this stuff but I was five points clear going into Torun last year and got injured.

“ You never know what’s around the corner and we are just going to enjoy our racing at the moment, but that’s not easy either.” He added.

“ Twenty-two points is a good lead to have and I never thought that would be the situation coming into the Torun GP. I was hoping to try and keep a 10-point gap so this is a great lead to have.

“ But Patryk Dudek or Freddie Lindgren could come and have a final two fantastic Grand Prix’s and that’s me out. You never know. “ Stated Doyle.

Although enjoyable, the struggle of riding in the World Series is also extremely demanding on riders. And Jason Doyle gave an insight into the mental strain the competition puts on him.

“ The only way I can describe the mental pressure of the GP’s is that it’s like a headache that doesn’t go away between each Grand Prix.” Described Doyle.

“ You think about it constantly every single day. People that say they don’t are lying.

“ I knew that the Stockholm race was going to be vital and I went there stressed out with a headache just thinking about what could happen.” He added.

“ On the day of the race however I just thought stuff it, let’s see what happens and thankfully I had a great night.

“ The hardest thing however is at the moment I haven’t been in this situation where I’ve still got to compete in all my league racing and trying to stay safe.” He said.

“ I never had that in my mind the last few years when I gave been going for the World title as I never had a serious injury.

“ I’m sorry to my league supporters though because my riding style is to race as hard as possible but I’m also trying to stay safe.” Stated Doyle.