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JASON Garrity and Ben Barker are to spearhead a much-changed Redcar team under new promotion in the SGB Championship next season.The Bears are now under the control of former junior rider Kevin Keay, who has been a regular behind the scenes at the Media Prime Arena in recent years, with Jonas B Andersen and Tobias Busch the only riders returning from this year.The team is completed by Charles Wright, a Premier League title winner with Somerset this year, whilst Richard Hall returns to the club at reserve alongside Ellis Perks.Manager Jitendra Duffill said: “I'm very pleased with the line-up we have put together for 2017. Every one of them has been great to deal with and all of them wanted to ride for Redcar, which is very important to me.“I wanted to build a side that our supporters would want to watch every week and riders that would give me 100 per cent every single meeting. It was also important to build a team that was strong at home and I believe that I have done that.”

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AMERICAN racer Ricky Wells has signed for Edinburgh for the 2017 SGB Championship campaign.After three years with Workington in the second tier, the 25-year-old will now link up with the Armadale outfit in a move he has described as “overdue.”Said Wells: “I think I should have been at Edinburgh a couple of years ago but it's happened now.“I had a good time at Workington, no complaints there, sure it's a bit of a shame to leave but once I sorted a deal out with Edinburgh I was very excited and I'm looking forward to the start of the season now.”

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CONNOR Mountain will be back with Mildenhall for a fourth straight National League season in 2017.The 19-year-old has recovered from a back injury which saw his 2016 campaign cut short and joins Danny Halsey, Jon Armstrong and Jordan Jenkins in the Fen Tigers' line-up.Mildenhall promoter Kevin Jolly said: "Connor was always at the top of my list for riders to return. He is a pleasure to work with and is a fine example to all up and coming young riders. “He is professional both on and off the track, his equipment is always in pristine condition and he has excellent family support. “He will start the season at number one and he showed last season that itdoesn't faze him one bit going out in Heat 1. We will be looking for him to nail that heat for us and set the tone for the meeting ahead, especially at home meetings.”