{"id":879,"date":"2023-12-15T08:34:02","date_gmt":"2023-12-15T08:34:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/speedwayhub.com\/?p=879"},"modified":"2023-12-15T08:34:02","modified_gmt":"2023-12-15T08:34:02","slug":"confident-cook-relishes-the-challenge-birmingham-brummies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/speedwayhub.com\/confident-cook-relishes-the-challenge-birmingham-brummies\/","title":{"rendered":"Confident Cook relishes the challenge &#8211; Birmingham Brummies"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>ZACH Cook is confident he can carry on where he left off in British Speedway\u2019s top division next term.<\/p>\n<p>The Aussie competed in the Sports Insure Premiership for the very first time this year with Wolverhampton &#8211; but following their closure he has now joined the Birmingham Brummies.<\/p>\n<p>Cook made impressive progress as the season went on and was voted Wolves\u2019 Rider of the Year.<\/p>\n<p>And after making the switch to Perry Barr, the 24-year-old reckons he\u2019ll be an even better competitor thanks to now having previous experience at that level.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cI knew it was going to be tough to start with and it took a bit of getting used to,\u201d <\/em>Cook said.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cI found my feet eventually and did a bit more than I was expecting to so I was happy with that.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cThere are no easy races in that league &#8211; but that\u2019s a good thing.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cIt\u2019s a strong league and there\u2019s only one way to get better and that\u2019s challenging yourself every race.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>In association with Birmingham Speedway Supporters Club, an exclusive interview with Cook can be viewed at: <a href=\"https:\/\/fb.watch\/oV-V1WCBIq\/?mibextid=WC7FNe\">https:\/\/fb.watch\/oV-V1WCBIq\/?mibextid=WC7FNe<\/a><\/p>\n<p>MEANWHILE, a reminder that Season Tickets and Advance 5 Tickets are also now available, full details can be found at: <a href=\"http:\/\/birmingham-speedway.com\/news.php?extend.3379\">http:\/\/birmingham-speedway.com\/news.php?extend.3379<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Words and Image &amp; Video by Birmingham Speedway and Birmingham Speedway Supporters Club<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ZACH Cook is confident he can carry on where he left off in British Speedway\u2019s top division next term. 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