BRAVE racer Kyle Newman revealed he was dreaming of becoming Poole’s hometown hero after surviving the nightmare smash that saw him dice with death.

The 19-year-old Pirates asset said the quick thinking of medics had kept him alive after a horror crash at Newcastle severed the femoral artery in his thigh and left him leaking blood on the track.

Newman admitted he had been “in the wrong place at the wrong time” when a collision while racing for Premier League outfit Diamonds against Newport last month sent him flying over his handlebars.

The Poole-born prospect’s bike cleared the air fence in the spill, with Newman believing his clutch lever caused the damage to his leg. Newman praised the work of the track doctor and insisted the medics’ work had been crucial.

Reflecting on the incident in an interview with the Daily Echo, he said: “I didn’t think anything was wrong. I went to get up and there was no pain.

“I looked down and then saw all this blood. That was a worry and once I saw that, I knew it was something serious.

“What happened was something dug into me and took a chunk out of me, effectively stabbing me in the groin and, in doing so, it took an inch chunk out of my femoral artery.”

When asked how much blood he had lost, Newman said: “Too much! I know there was a helluva lot on the track.

“I have got to thank the track doctor at Newcastle, especially, because they did a great job.

“I say a big thank you to them because they kept me here – kept me alive – and that was the main thing. It sounds a bit brutal and a bit blunt, but I may not have been here.”

It was not the first time Newman had been struck by a major injury as the former Weymouth and Bournemouth rider broke his thigh in six places back in 2009.

Newman, who played an occasional part during Pirates’ double-winning season, remains focused on making an impact with his boyhood club in 2012.

He added: “Next year, I would love to be in Pirates colours again.

“It is a very proud thing for me. Matt (Ford, promoter) and me spoke about it and this year was about me getting experience and I definitely did that.

“It really helped me come on leaps and bounds and I have got to thank Matt and the rest of the promotion and management at Poole for giving me the opportunity to do that.

“If I do get the opportunity to be in Poole colours again, I want to establish myself as an Elite League rider.”