MORRIS IS BRUMMIES SKIPPER

BIRMINGHAM have named Ashley Morris as their new captain ahead of the Championship season.

The Wolverhampton-born racer takes over from Chris Harris, who joined Berwick over the winter, with James Shanes again named vice-captain.

Morris said: “Of course it was nice to be asked, and I accepted straight away.

“At the end of the day though, it doesn’t matter whether I’m captain or not because I’m always wanting to make sure the rest of the lads in the team are feeling good, checking that they’re okay with set-ups, that we’re all on the same wavelength and things like that.

“It doesn’t change anything too much for me with the way I am around the pits anyway, it just means I need to get a few coin tosses right before each meeting!

“But no, to be asked to do the role officially feels good and I’m just looking forward to getting going, working with the lads and spending another season with Birmingham.”