PANTHERS SETBACK ELITE League Peterborough have suffered an eve-of-season blow with the news that Polish recruit Karol Zabik has been ruled out of their plans. Zabik has still not fully recovered from head injuries sustained in a crash in his homeland last summer and has informed the Panthers that he will not be fit enough to take up his team place. Full story in this week’s edition, plus…it’s tapes-up on the new season this weekend when Rye House is the venue for the Ben Fund Bonanza. A huge crowd is expected at Hoddesdon to see big names like Jason Crump, Nicki Pedersen and Leigh Adams. Peter Oakes talks to Ben Fund organiser Paul Ackroyd ahead of the big day on Sunday…Also in this week’s issue, we have interviews with Scott Nicholls, Tommy Allen and Ashley Morris, whilst author Norman Jacobs delves deep into the sport’s very earliest days to unravel the mysteries of speedway’s origins. The winter track reviews conclude with the Isle of Wight.
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