Anyone have any "Billy Idol" stories/anecdotes which may be of interest to fellow punters?
I'll start the ball rolling with an anecdote which I witnessed personally over a decade ago:
He and "the enforcer," Mick Dittman were riding at a feature midweek race -meeting in Newcastle and obviously, Shane("Billy") had only one ride which was much later in the day.
The reason: I saw "Billy" munching on a pie.....!
Obviously, he is blessed with his genes because how many other riders "do it tough" and virtually survive on brown rice, lettuce leaves and carrot sticks to maintain their riding weight(eg. Brad Rawiller)!
Let's just say...he will certainly add a lot of "colour" to the ultra-competitive Sydney racing scene!
Now that "the dazzler" has left our shores there are innumerable opportunities for talented riders to "do very well."

Cheers.