Speedway: Ipswich Witches complete 2023 team
Danyon Hume will ride with the team for another year
The Ipswich Witches have confirmed Danyon Hume will ride with them for another year.
The 26 year old from Buckinghamshire completes the Witches' team for the 2023 season.
Hume started last season as Ipswich’s number eight before working his way into the team.
He says the deal to return to Foxhall Stadium has been a long time in the making: “It’s been ongoing since the end of last season.
"Now they have got this deal over the line with Emil (Sayfutdinov) it opened the door for a job for me. I knew about it as I have been speaking with Chris (Louis) and Ritchie (Hawkins) the whole way through... they have done well to get it over the line and I’m grateful to have landed a job out of it.”
He says he's excited to see what the 2023 team can achieve: “Last year was hopefully a turning point in my career, I started off as number eight and wanted to get into the team and I did that pretty quickly and stayed there.
"Being in the top league is another stepping stone, I enjoyed it and did enough to show Chris and the rest of the guys what I can do, so to be there this year is great.
“The team is awesome, as soon as Chris mentioned Emil was in the team as well, that strengthens us right up.
"We did well last year with the team we had, we had our injuries, and these things happen, but we are even stronger this year.
"They have put together a winning team and hopefully we can get the job done.”
The Buckinghamshire-born rider is doubling-up with Redcar in the Championship and is keen to keep on enjoying the sport:
“I’m riding at Redcar this year and I am number four for them, so every year it is getting better and better and I am playing a more important role in the team.
"This year I want to do what I did last year, keep on improving and enjoying it. I just want to go out there and beat the better riders and make a name for myself.”