The book, ‘Sliding Through Life’, was launched at the Speedway Grand Prix in Cardiff on Saturday, and has been written with the help of Ian Kirke. As well as an examination of Nicholls’ glittering career, which has seen him become British champion seven times, the book also deals with the person away from the speedway track. READ ALSO: Cheetahs controversially denied first place in Championship Pairs Oxford Cheetahs captain Nicholls told this newspaper: “It’s been fun, not just looking back on the racing bits, but life in general.
You want to find the balance to keep people interested, but there are plenty of stories and racing incidents. “It’s been fun, and emotional too, and a really interesting journey. It was a new experience, and with Ian, it was just like two mates reminiscing on plenty of good memories, and that made it a lot easier.
“People who know nothing about speedway will have a good picture of who I am. “I like autobiographies in general. It’s always interesting to find out where that person has come from and what makes them tick.
“I want people to know about the challenges I’ve had in life, and continue to face. It’s important to make it human.” Get unlimited #oufc news in our biggest flash sale of the year https://t.
co/QoNqXGMxLO To help piece the book together, Kirke would meet with or call Nicholls as he travelled up and down the country to speedway meetings. Kirke explained: “My writing career started in Covid. I wrote this sto.