Poole Speedway have obtained a major increase forward of the 2026 season after confirming that captain Zach Prepare dinner will stay at Championship stage and proceed to guide the Pirates for a second consecutive 12 months.
The 26-year-old Cowra-born racer, who ended Poole’s memorable double-winning 2025 marketing campaign with a 7.34 common, admitted {that a} return to the Championship had not initially been a part of his plans. Talking on the official Poole Speedway web site, Prepare dinner defined:
“I’m actually blissful to be again with Pirates for 2026. To be sincere, I wasn’t initially planning on racing within the Championship subsequent season. With different commitments I assumed it’d unfold me a bit too skinny.”
Nonetheless, discussions with the membership’s promotion proved decisive, with Prepare dinner revealing that the need proven by administration, mixed along with his connection to the membership, in the end swayed his resolution. He added on the Poole Speedway web site:
“However Matt and Dan had been so eager to get me signed and the extra we talked, the extra it felt proper. I really like this membership; I really like the supporters and I nonetheless really feel there’s some unfinished enterprise right here. I need to be a part of serving to Poole chase extra success.”
Pirates promoter Dan Ford admitted that retaining Prepare dinner was a serious precedence as soon as it turned clear he was contemplating stepping away from the Championship. Ford informed the Poole Speedway web site:
“When Zach first informed us of his plans to not do the Championship subsequent season, we knew we must work on him as we had been completely decided to get him again on board.”
Ford was stuffed with reward for his skipper’s affect each on and off the monitor, including:
“He’s a improbable captain, an excellent group rider, leads by instance and may be very a lot somebody who all the time delivers when the large conferences come round. Fairly merely he’s inconceivable to exchange.”
The promoter additionally expressed his delight at seeing Prepare dinner proceed to guide a strong-looking Pirates line-up into 2026, saying on the Poole Speedway web site:
“We’re completely delighted to have him again and main the Pirates once more in 2026, linking up with Richard (Lawson), Lewi and Will once more.”
He concluded by noting that the membership is happy with its recruitment progress thus far, with additional continuity already secured:
“Together with Fraser (Bowes) and Dan (Gikes) we’re proud of how our group plans have gone thus far.”
Function Picture courtesy of British Speedway
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