Hizzy: The Autobiography of Steve Hislop. Steve Hislop

and it was at the Snetterton round early in the season when I first met Carl Fogarty who went on to become four times World Superbike champion. We were watching practice from the pit like two Billy-no-mates, and he just strolled up and said, ‘All right, how’s it going?’ or something like that, and that was the start of our friendship. I don’t think Carl knew that many people in racing back then and I didn’t either so we just sort of latched onto each other. When they could, my mates Tosh, Cosh, Tommy and Linton would come along and lend a hand as would my girlfriend, Wendy, but they could never all make it at the same time due to work commitments so it was usually just one or two of them, if any. Otherwise I just went on my own.