BANDITS GO FOR HODDER

BERWICK have handed youngster Freddy Hodder his first team place in the Cab Direct Championship for the coming season.

17-year-old Hodder has impressed during his two years in the NDL with Belle Vue, and he has already shown a liking for Shielfield Park where he scored a career-high 15+1 for the Colts last autumn.

Manager Stewart Dickson said: “As auditions go, Freddy’s match-winning performance against the Bullets was pretty spectacular although to be fair he was already on the radar of the management here and we were keen to get his signature on a contract.

“Compared to many that he will be racing against in 2024, Freddy is relatively inexperienced on a speedway bike, but he is an excellent all-round motorcycle racer, and slots seamlessly into the Berwick side.

“He will be learning from some of the best in Rory Schlein and Lewi Kerr, while Drew Kemp and Danyon Hume have first-hand knowledge of what it takes to establish yourself as a young rider.”