Workington Speedway are thrilled to announce the signing of Craig Cook \u2013 as captain for our return to the Championship in 2024.<\/p>\n
This will be Craig\u2019s third stint with the Comets, the last in 2017 but also from 2009 to 2011 \u2013 but of course the first at the new Northside Arena.<\/p>\n
A former Speedway Grand Prix rider (Craig actually qualified for the 2018 SGP series as a Comet back in 2017), Great Britain International, two-time CLRC\/PLRC winner, and 2017 British Champion (also in his time as a Comet in 2017) amongst many other prestigious accolades in the sport joins forces with Sam McGurk in the team building for 2024.<\/p>\n
Workington Speedway promoter, Andrew Bain is thrilled to have Cookie onboard for 2024:<\/p>\n
\u201cTo say we are all delighted is an understatement! Craig is a class act and pure box office on a speedway bike.<\/i><\/p>\n
\u201cWith Craig coming back home, I am sure we are going to see the Cookie of old \u2013 and if we do it should certainly put backsides on seats and shouldn\u2019t be missed!<\/i><\/p>\n
\u201cWe have made a fantastic start to team building and our vision for 2024, and it\u2019s certainly not going to stop here.\u201d<\/i><\/p>\n
Craig has actually ridden many laps around the new Northside Arena during practice sessions over recent months, so come next March he will already be at home and in not-too-dissimilar surroundings.<\/p>\n
The new Northside track also isn\u2019t too different from his former home Premiership track, Belle Vue.<\/p>\n
Craig will join the Comets as Captain for 2024 and with a starting average of 8.52.<\/p>\n
Words and Feature Image by Workington Speedway<\/b><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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