'I am not on drugs. I honestly cannot believe how horrible some people can be to assume that an absence is due to something like that.
First of all, I have a baby, this means I now choose to prioritise my child over speedway and for that matter over anything.
On this occasion of absence, my wife has damaged some nerves in her neck and cannot use her hand and arm properly, she received treatment and we tried to get someone to come to help her with Rio for the day. The treatment has not yet helped and we were unable to get anyone to help out.
Therefore! I chose to stay at home and look after both my wife and child.
I prefer to keep these things on a need to know basis but that just seems to let people run with their imaginations.
This year has really shown me how horrible some people can be.'