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    Tai Woffinden given shock Speedway return just six months after horror crash left him in a coma with 15 broken bones

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    Harry Redknapp, 78, lands shock new management job and vows to ‘hit the big time again’

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    Max Verstappen records fastest lap in F1 history at Italian Grand Prix to spoil Lando Norris and McLaren’s party

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    Watch as speedway rivals trade blows in huge on-track brawl in ugly scenes that will trigger disciplinary probe

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    ‘I made my mind up’ – Tai Woffinden confirms speedway return date after life-threatening crash left him in a coma

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    ‘I’m just happy to be alive’ – Tai Woffinden wells up and admits he may need further operations after terrifying crash

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    ‘I heard it snap’ – Speedway star Tai Woffinden opens up on life-threatening crash and coma that was ‘worst thing ever’

    LYING on the track in a tangled mess, Tai Woffinden admits the last thing he remembers is people crying at the extent of his injuries.The five-times world champion blacked out minutes after the horror crash where he sustained over 15 BROKEN BONES following a high-speed pile-up in Krosno, Poland, in late March. Tai Woffinden spent days in a medically-induced comaHe is ahead of schedule in his rehabThe Speedway icon broke 15 bones in a horror crashCredit: Taylor LanningHis partner Faye rushed to Poland to be by his side in hospitalGreat Britain ace Woffy, 34, was given an emergency helicopter airlift to hospital as fears grew over his survival because of chest injuries and a huge loss of blood.He was then put in a medically-induced coma after three lengthy major operations. But two months after fighting for his life, Woffinden is now walking and eight weeks ahead in his gruelling recovery plan in rehab.In his first interview since the incident, he reveals how he heard the femur bone in his leg snap on impact and that the first people on the scene were in tears on seeing his condition because his arms were “pointing in the wrong direction”. READ MORE IN SPORTHe admitted: “I remember everything. In the race that I crashed I made a pretty decent start, so I blipped the throttle a little bit coming into the corner.“The junior rider off gate one drove over the kerb, ran into the guy that was off gate two, who then collected me.“As I got collected, as you normally do, you drop it on the side and slide towards the fence. And then while sliding across the track, my bike hit the APD (airfence) first, which lifted it up probably about a metre.“And the moment I saw that lift, I just went, ‘oh f***’. And then I hit the fence, I heard my femur snap.Most read in Motorsport“It’s almost like if you’re underwater and you snap a tree branch.“I then was laid on the track. I remember looking up and seeing everybody around me. The team manager’s face looked like he had seen a ghost.Tai Woffinden walks for first time after coma as Speedway star reveals horror list of injuries after terrifying crash “One person was crying looking at my body. My arms were pointing all in the wrong direction. My left shoulder was dislocated, pointing upwards.“My right humerus was shattered at the bottom. My elbow was dislocated and my elbow was broken.“I actually couldn’t see my hands when I was laying on the track because they were both pointing up.“So I’m sat there saying, ‘give me some meds’. I was saying ‘bol, bol, bol’ which means pain in Polish just to make sure they knew what I was talking about.“I don’t know if I passed out from the amount of Fentanyl they’d given me or the amount of blood that I’d lost.”Woffinden, Britain’s greatest-ever rider, had a double compound right femur fracture, broken back, right humerus compound fracture, dislocated and smashed right elbow, 12 broken ribs, punctured lung, left broken shoulder blade and dislocated left shoulder.He added: “I remember the blades of the helicopter, the noise of it starting to take off. And then the next thing, I’m in a coma. “There were so many injuries, I probably wouldn’t have been able to be awake and deal with the injuries. One of the operations was 12 hours long and I had multiple blood transfusions.“I thought a coma would have been a pleasant sleep. It was quite the opposite. It was the worst thing I’d ever experienced. It was quite scary at times. I was on sedatives and painkillers and antibiotics.“I was hallucinating, I was dreaming and having nightmares. Normally you have a nightmare and you wake up. Well, I couldn’t wake up.“I dealt with some wild s***. I woke up from the coma, and everything that I’d dreamt, I believed it was real. And my wife Faye was like, ‘mate, that didn’t happen’. I was getting angry with Faye because she wasn’t believing me.”Woffinden refused to be drawn on what the future holds in speedway, his only focus is on full recovery from the huge toll of injuries. He added: “There’s so many variables. We need to give it that extra month to heal and then have the CT scan so we can really see what’s going on from all different angles.“I might need another operation on my humerus in my arm because it was shattered in 27 places. If the metalwork hasn’t helped it knit together, I’ll need another op. “I’ve done everything I possibly can. I’ve done four to five hours a day in rehab since I left the hospital. My progress is on another level.“It’s ridiculous. Where I’m at given the injuries is f*****g phenomenal.Read More on The Sun“I would like to ride my bike again, whether that’s competitive or not or just practice, who knows?“But I just make micro personal goals to keep reaching. Only my recovery comes first.”Woffinden suffered the horror crash in Poland More

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    Watch pimped-out white van break THREE speed records to become world’s fastest front-wheel drive Ford

    A TRADESMAN’S van has made history by smashing three speed records to become the fastest front wheel drive Ford on the planet.The souped up 2001 Escort sped down a quarter mile drag strip in just 8.72 seconds at Santa Pod Raceway in Podington, Beds.Terry and his fizzingly fast FordCredit: Callum PudgeCheeky tweaks to the engine made it the fastest front-wheel drive Ford on the planetCredit: Callum PudgeTerry’s Ford Escort during its record-breaking runCredit: Youtube/santapodtvDriver and owner Terry Newton, 41, hit a top speed of 168.4mph during his second qualifying pass at last weekend’s Festival of Power event.It beat the previous fastest FWD Ford driven in 8.76 seconds at 152mph by a Focus over 20 years ago – and became the fastest FWD Zetec and Zetec stock block.After obliterating the record on Good Friday, Terry said: “I never dreamed of getting it to go that fast. I didn’t think it was possible.“I hadn’t driven since October and we were only going out to check if the van still worked.Most read in Motors“You set off and you just change gears before pulling a parachute but I knew it must have been a decent time as I could feel it dragging the van into the other lane.“When I found out we’d beaten the record, I instantly cried remembering my seven-year-old daughter Elektra said to go win it when I saw her on Wednesday.“We matched the record last year but to beat it is unbelievable as it takes so much work just to shave off those milliseconds when you reach these high speeds.”Terry, of Fat Pig Racing, swapped the van with a mate for a Mk4 Escort six years ago – and didn’t have high hopes after blowing the head gasket driving it home to Preston, Lancs.Most read in MotorsThe mechanic reckons he’s spent more than £100,000 on modifications to make it reach 60mph in just 1.8 seconds, 100mph in 3.9 seconds and 135mph in 5.9 seconds.The two-litre turbo engine, which makes it quicker than a Bugatti Chiron Super Sport, burns seven litres of methanol per quarter mile.It provides around 1,100 brake horsepower and could do 230mph but is too powerful to accurately measure without wheel spinning.Terry, who usually drives a Volkswagen Touareg, credits sponsors and mechanics Chris Eade, dubbed the Turbo Doctor, and Graeme Cook for turning the tradie’s van into a world beater.He added: “There’s still work to do. I’m hoping to win an event next month against racers from all across Europe with a £100,000 prize pot.“I got a phone call from world-famous DJ Carl Cox congratulating me as he’s a lovely guy who also races in our class with his own team.“To be the proud owner of the world’s fastest FWD Ford is a really special moment. The sky’s the limit for this old van.”Sun readers wanting to watch Terry in the Doorslammers event at Santa Pod Raceway on May 16-18 can save 20 per cent on tickets by using code SUN20 at checkout.The tradesmen hit a whopping 168.4mph, beating the previous Ford record of 152mph over twenty years agoCredit: Callum Pudge More