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SAM Masters will line up in Edinburgh colours next season – twelve months later than originally planned!Australian rider Masters, a former Premier League Riders’ Champion, was all set to join the Monarchs in 2013 but ended up missing the entire campaign due to visa issues.He said: “I can’t wait! One year on! It might put you a year behind but it might put you a year ahead as well.“I might have to come a little bit earlier than normal this time to get prepared. I’ve only got one bike here in Australia. I had two last time I was in the UK but I sold them, so I’ll have to build some new ones. I did have other tracks contact me but it was Edinburgh I wanted.”
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GLASGOW have signed Dutchman Theo Pijper for a second spell with the Ashfield side in 2014.Pijper helped the Tigers to the Premier League title in 2011 before returning to parent club Edinburgh for the next two seasons, but is now set to switch back across Scotland.Glasgow co-promoter Colin Hamilton said: “Theo is a rider we have admired for a while now, he's very professional and always rides Ashfield very well indeed as his league-winning season showed.“It was a pleasant surprise to us that Edinburgh opted to go without him for what is his testimonial year, and we firmly believe that Glasgow will benefit immensely from having Theo back in our side of the pits next season.”
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RYE House bosses are looking for support from local businesses as they contemplate a re-entry to the National League next season.Four of the Rockets’ senior team members for 2014 appeared for the Raiders in the third tier earlier in their careers, and the regular training days at Hoddesdon are producing plenty of talent.Rye House manager John Sampford said: “We now have some very interesting trainees, but we need to extend the possibilities for them.“There is only limited access at the moment for new riders in the National League. If we can bring the Raiders back, we would be creating an opening for four or five more youngsters to come in alongside some more experienced riders.”
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COVENTRY have named seven of the riders who will compete in the Christmas Cracker event at Brandon on Sunday December 29.Ryan Fisher, who will be in the Bees’ 2014 team, is included along with three former Coventry men Josh Auty, Aaron Summers and Stuart Robson, as well as Richard Lawson, David Howe and Kevin Doolan. The meeting also features the one-legged Midland Development League KO Cup Final between Coventry-Mercia and Stoke.Event co-ordinator Laurence Rogers said: “We’re happy with the way the meeting is coming together, we want racers who will give it 110 per cent and lots of riders are keen to do it.“Several have ridden in these events before when I organised the New Year Classic at Newport and the idea is to make it an entertaining day for everyone.”
