Berwick Bandits proceed to assemble a cosmopolitan facet for 2026, Norwegian Lasse Fredriksen becoming a member of Dane Peter Kildemand, Swede Victor Palovaara and Australian Nick Morris of their confirmed beginning line-up.
The 28-year-old switches to Northumberland having spent 2025 at Plymouth following three years as an Edinburgh Monarch.
Twice nationwide champion, Fredriksen has been an everyday in Norway’s Speedway of Nations group – partnering Mattias Pollestad on this 12 months’s operating at Torun, Poland – and has additionally competed within the GP Problem and SEC qualifiers.
Fredriksen was initially named within the Edinburgh facet for the Covid ruined 2020 season and, after struggling visa points the next 12 months, lastly made it on-track in Britain in 2022.
Amongst his European success was an Allsvenskan title with Valsarna alongside one other 2026 Bandit Palovaara in 2022.
Final season he continued to progress his common in Plymouth colors regardless of needing surgical procedure on a knuckle broken within the win over Poole at The Coliseum.
That harm meant he was lacking when the Gladiators visited Shielfield Park however he has fond reminiscences of the large Borders’ observe.
Guesting for the injured Bastian Borke in 2024 Fredriksen racked up 6+2 towards Oxford – a gathering which led to a draw earlier than Drew Kemp and Lewi Kerr secured a dramatic Tremendous Warmth triumph.
Crew supervisor Stewart Dickson mentioned: “Lasse is an skilled rider and can slot comfortably into our engine room.
“His information of the smaller tracks may also maintain him in good stead away from Shielfield Park.”
Phrases by Berwick Speedway – Picture courtesy of Jack Cupido
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