Australian ace Josh Pickering will be captain of King’s Lynn Stars taking over from Lewis Kerr.
Speaking from his home in Australia, Pickering admitted the offer came as a shock when boss Alex Brady approached him.
“It’s a very special thing to me to be asked to be captain,” he said. “I’m very honoured to do such a job and I was quite surprised when I was approached.
“We have a great bunch of lads in the team and I’m looking very forward to the coming season.
“I’ll be open and honest about set ups and give the boys as much as I can give on what I feel is right.
“We are on the same team and we all need to be on the same page at a race track. I’d just like to create an atmosphere in the pits where any of us will be able to ask each other any question at anytime.
“For me a captain in my eyes can’t let his emotions get the better of him and always have to lead in a positive way and I’ll try my best to do so. It’s an added pressure and hopefully it all goes well and we can have a good season both on and off the track.”
Meanwhile former skipper Kerr has added Sam Masters and Nicolai Klindt to his testimonial line-up on Sunday March 20 at Lynn.
The event is set to attract a bumper crowd for popular Kerr with a strong line-up taking shape.