ZAGAR ZOOMS INTO BRUM

BIRMINGHAM have brought former Grand Prix winner Matej Zagar back into British league racing for the first time since 2022.

Slovenian star Zagar won the league title with Belle Vue the last time he competed in the ROWE Motor Oil Premiership, and he finished fifth in the World Championship standings a decade ago.

After previous UK spells with Trelawny, Reading, Swindon, Eastbourne and then five seasons in Manchester, he now comes into a new-look Brummies team at Perry Barr.

CEO Nigel Tolley said: “One thing that nobody can argue with is that Matej is an enormously talented speedway rider.

“He was a Grand Prix regular for over a decade in total and he won his national championships for 18 successive years – that takes some doing no matter who you are or who you are up against.

“I’ve looked back at his previous scores around Birmingham the last time the club was in the top division and some of them are very eye-catching.

“I think Matej’s experience in the sport could count for a lot for this year’s team and hopefully, he and Tobi (Tobiasz Musielak) will form a solid spearhead.”