BRITISH SPEEDWAY NOVEMBER 26, 2023

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ALL NEW BRUMMIES MOVE INTO 2024 PREMIERSHIP RANKS

BIRMINGHAM have confirmed their move into the top-flight in 2024 will see an all-new team take to the track at Perry Barr.
The Brummies have joined the Sports Insure Premiership with their home race-night switching to Monday, and CEO Nigel Tolley has stated there will be no riders retained from this year’s Cab Direct Championship line-up.

Tolley said: “The likes of Sedgy (Justin Sedgmen) and Alfie (Bowtell) were considered on a shortlist, but we’ve decided to go for a totally fresh approach as we step up to the top league.
“It’s going to be a very, very big leap but we’ll be giving it more than a good go.

“We’ve already started to build the team, but we’ve really had to start from scratch.
“It needs to be worthy of being in the Premiership but we’re going to put out a team that will be very competitive, we’re not in it just to make up the numbers.”

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SHEFFIELD team manager Simon Stead says the club’s focus is already firmly on successfully retaining their Sports Insure Premiership crown.
The Tigers pulled off a history-making comeback in the Grand Final against Ipswich in October as they won the top-flight league title for the first time in their history.

And they have wasted no time in announcing their septet to defend the silverware in 2024, which will be led by Grand Prix stars Jack Holder and Tai Woffinden. Stead said: “Once you’ve won the league, the real challenge is trying to retain it.
“No matter what your team, you’re there to be shot at and you’re the one team the rest of the league wants to beat.

“But we’ve put together something really, really special and you can see it’s another team built with real ambition and intent.
“It’s got a great balance about it, it’s full of extremely talented speedway riders who all genuinely want to race for Sheffield and it’s a team full of great characters as well which can never be underestimated.”