THE IDEAS MAN
Chris Ball is a man who’s always spinning many plates, but when you sit down to talk to him, he’s relaxed to the point of being figuratively horizontal. He listens and looks you straight in the eye before delivering a calm, even response – usually ending with something that’ll make you laugh. As for his plates, they spin away in the background. Now and again, his phone will light up and he’ll glance at it, but continue to give you his undivided attention.
The rain beats against the windows of his Peebleshire home and, as we chat, a wet day turns into a stormy night. Chris is one of the rare breed of racers who competed at a high level and then
