King's Lynn Stars name team captain for new season
The Stars' Premiership campaign gets underway with a trip to Leicester on March 21
King's Lynn have appointed their new No.1 © Alamy as team captain for the upcoming season.
He was chosen by manager Rob Lyon to lead the Stars into their Premiership campaign, which gets underway with a trip to Leicester on March 21.
The Pole’s experience in British Speedway goes back to 2015 and he has enjoyed successful spells with Swindon and Sheffield in particular, being part of three title-winning teams during that time.
This will be his first season at the Adrian Flux Arena, a circuit where he has often scored heavily in his appearances as a visiting rider.
"He’s an experienced rider, and he’s the best choice for us"
Lyon says he's confident Musielak is the right man to help the team make a real impact in the Premiership play-off race: “I always look down the list of riders in my team, and I look to see which rider in my opinion has the best case to put forward of being captain.
“I also spoke to his manager, I spoke to Tobi himself, and he was keen and happy to do it.
“He’s our No,1 he’s an experienced rider, and he’s the best choice for us. He has a great personality in the pits and I really think he’ll be fine, I think he’ll do a great job.
“We do have a relatively new team this year, although of course some of them were with me at Peterborough last season, so it can be a bit of a different mindset when you’re making this decision.
“But when I sat down and thought about it, I really felt it made sense. Tobi is the best choice, and giving him that extra responsibility will hopefully spur him on.
“He’s done a great job in British Speedway in the last few years and there’s no reason why he can’t continue in that vein with us this season.”