While gearing up for the Summer’s as we like to call it here at Shade headquarters I was completely taken aback that my fellow journos had not come across The Man The Myth The Hat Dave Wottle.

Wottle The Throttle does not only embody a champion he does it was a certain panache that only a select few can embody. For those who are not familiar hold on to your hats.

The Shade gives you the 1972 800m Final.  Two laps that would define a man.