Wales’ Grand Slam winning prop Adam Jones says he is looking forward to this summer’s FIM Fogo British Speedway Grand Prix at the Millennium Stadium but says he’s glad he doesn’t have to fly around the track.

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The 31-year-old tight head says he has heard great things about the event – to be held at the home of Welsh rugby on Saturday, August 25, saying: “40,000 plus fans every year can’t be wrong.

“Cardiff is a fabulous venue for a world-class event like this and it’s right that a world great like Freddie is given the honour of handing over the trophy.

“I’m just glad it’s not me on a speedway bike; I don’t think they’re built for prop forwards!”

Legendary British speedway star Freddie Williams will present the winner’s trophy at this year’s Grand Prix, held just 30 miles from where the GB and Wembley Lions ace grew up in steeltown Port Talbot.

Freddie, aged 86, said: “It’ll be a great thrill to present the trophy in Cardiff on August 25. I regularly attend the FIM Fogo British Speedway Grand Prix at the Millennium Stadium – it’s a great event in a great venue.

“I told Adam that I thought rugby players were mad with the physicality of their sport these days. He thought speedway riders were mad and said that at least the rugby boys only have to fall on grass!

“I follow the Wales team from my home in Berkshire and am amazed at their recent three Grand Slam successes and their high levels of skill. They went so close to beating their Southern Hemisphere hoodoo in Australia this summer that I’m confident they’ll achieve still more in the coming season.”

This season’s FIM Fogo Speedway Grand Prix series began with the first ever SGP in New Zealand.

Just past the half-way point in the dramatic 12-round series, defending SGP champion Greg Hancock (USA) is leading the field. He said: “Everyone knows what Freddie achieved in his career and we all want to have the honour of him presenting us with the GB trophy this year.

“Right now I’m delighted to have a six-point lead in the series but I can feel the talent breathing down my neck. Jason Crump, Chris Holder and Nicki Pedersen make for a dogged and hungry chasing pack.”

The six-month SGP series features the likes of former champion Tomasz Gollob (Poland). British hopes rest with Truro-born Coventry star Chris Harris.

Other SGP aces starring for British clubs right now include Danes Kenneth Bjerre (Peterborough), Bjarne Pedersen (Birmingham) and Hans Andersen (Swindon), and Swede Fredrik Lindgren (Wolverhampton).

BSI Speedway managing director Paul Bellamy said: “We’re thrilled to have one of Britain’s all-time greats presenting the trophy in front of a huge crowd in Cardiff on August 25.

“Britain’s in the middle of an exceptional summer of sport and the FIM Fogo British Speedway GP will top it off!”

Tickets start at £29 adults; £19 U16s OAPs; Family Ticket £93 available from https://www.speedwaygp.com/ or ticketmaster.co.uk