Slightly off topic, but saw a race at Buxton. The winner was way ahead of the other 3 riders. After the winner completed four laps, the red light went due to an incident further back.
It was announced that the winning time would have been a track record, but would not count as the race was subsequently stopped.
If he was appearing at the local Fiesta club, Freddie Starr would often be at Sheffield. Would usually do the "half time draw", and keep us all amused until the racing re-started.