{"id":1936,"date":"2024-03-12T11:04:32","date_gmt":"2024-03-12T11:04:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/speedwayhub.com\/?p=1936"},"modified":"2024-03-12T11:04:32","modified_gmt":"2024-03-12T11:04:32","slug":"birmingham-brummies-snap-up-scott-nicholls","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/speedwayhub.com\/birmingham-brummies-snap-up-scott-nicholls\/","title":{"rendered":"Birmingham Brummies snap up Scott Nicholls!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/speedwayhub.com\/birmingham-brummies-speedway\/\">Birmingham Brummies<\/a> have moved to snap up British legend Scott Nicholls ahead of Thursday\u2019s (March 14, 7.30) opener at Oxford.<\/p>\n<p>The seven-times British Champion will start the season with the Curtis Sport Brummies and will remain in the team until Piotr Pawlicki is fit to take his place following leg muscle damage.<\/p>\n<p>Club CEO Nigel Tolley said: <em>\u201cFirst and foremost we\u2019d like to thank Scott for stepping in at short notice and getting us out of a big hole.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cBecause Piotr hasn\u2019t yet made an appearance for Birmingham, the rules dictate and we aren\u2019t granted a facility in terms of being able to use a guest.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cTherefore, we had to sign another rider who will go into our declared 1-7 ahead of our first meeting in a few days time.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cI\u2019m not exaggerating when I say we must\u2019ve looked at 30 or so riders.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cBut there are so many complications with riders who are not based in the UK now it\u2019s unreal.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cWhether that be with visas, travel, getting bikes here in time, each time we thought we were making progress we\u2019d hit some sort of stumbling block.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cIt\u2019s well known that Scotty didn\u2019t race in the Premiership full-time last season due to his broadcasting commitments within the sport.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cBut with their fixtures not starting until next month, we\u2019ve been able to agree a deal.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cAs I\u2019ve said before, we\u2019ll be assessing the situation with Piotr on a day-by-day basis and while he was able to accept a last minute appointment for some treatment on Monday, Scott will be in the Brummies team for the trip to Oxford, a track he is very familiar with of course having ridden for them in the second division for the last couple of seasons.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cOnly time will tell if Piotr will be ready or not for the first home meeting against Sheffield on (Monday) March 25, but if he isn\u2019t, Scott is a big fan of the Perry Barr track and he\u2019ll relish the challenge of facing the reigning Champions.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cShould we need him at Ipswich on March 28 then again, that is what it is and Foxhall Stadium is another place Scotty knows extremely well.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cPiotr is itching to get started with us at the earliest opportunity but in the meantime it\u2019s great to have such an experienced head joining us at Brummies in Scott and we thank him for stepping in.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Birmingham Brummies have moved to snap up British legend Scott Nicholls ahead of Thursday\u2019s (March 14, 7.30) opener at Oxford. 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