Double signing for King's Lynn Stars ahead of 2024 season
Niels-Kristian Iversen and Anders Rowe will race for Stars next season
Last updated 27th Nov 2023
King's Lynn Stars have unveiled two near signings, as the lineup for the team's 2024 season starts to take shape.
Niels-Kristian Iversen will be in the team next campaign, moving across from A47 rivals Peterborough Panthers.
Elsewhere, Anders Rowe will return to the Adrian Flux as a rising star.
Speaking to the club website, manager Rob Lyon said: “Niels does have quite an attractive average, and I know we always say that about certain riders, but he did finish the season so strongly this year.
“I think what turned it was he’d been at No.1 and No.5 for a lot of the year and struggled by his standards, he couldn’t get set-up right or settled in properly, and we actually had heart-to-talks with him around two-thirds of the way through the season.
“He stuck at it and when he moved to No.2, when we had quality in other areas, it took the pressure off him, and we realised what a hell of a No.2 he is!
“In reality, he’s better than that, but he will come into the team effectively as a second-string/third heat-leader, and I think he’s more than capable of being a solid performer in that position.
“Niels isn’t a No.1 anymore and he knows that – but he certainly offers a lot in the middle of the team. He’s got good connections with King’s Lynn in the past, and probably for the first time in my dealings with him, he was the one who approached us and said he wanted to come back next year.”
Further team announcements from Stars are expected later this week.