Triple World Speedway champion Greg Hancock made a guest appearance on the NGK Spark Plugs (UK) stand at the MotorCycle Live Show in Birmingham’s NEC last week, just a month after securing the championship.
The 44-year-old American became the oldest rider to win the title when he clinched his third world title at the Borygo Torun FIM Speedway Grand Prix of Poland.
NGK Spark Plugs (UK) Ltd has sponsored Greg for a number of years, supplying its specialist Iridium racing plugs which he uses on his 500cc bikes.
Marko Wowczyna, Automotive Director, NGK Spark Plugs (UK) Ltd, said: “We were thrilled that Greg agreed to be our guest at the show. He is very well respected within not only the Speedway world, but across the entire motorcycling scene, and is very popular with British fans. He is a great ambassador for Speedway and NGK.”
NGK has a long-standing association with Speedway. As well as individual riders, it sponsors the Coventry Bees team which finished runners-up in the 2014 British Elite League.
The company has long been synonymous with the two-wheel bike scene both on the road and also in the motorcycling racing arena where its spark plugs have helped the world’s leading teams and riders to numerous victories.
