EDINBURGH’S Craig Cook has accused rival Ben Basso of DIVING after their track bust-up.
The Cumbrian and Glasgow ace Basso came to blows after Cook was excluded for causing the Dane to crash at Ashfield Stadium on Sunday.
Both riders were spoken to by the referee Jim McGregor and Basso later fined by the Speedway Control Board (SCB).
A video of the incident was shown on Facebook and Cook again commented. He said: “Must be looking for a job in the Danish Olympic diving team, turning back across the racing line looking to cause an accident. Little b**** deserved it, he done it to himself.”
The SCB have also fined Sheffield’s Lewis Kerr after he started a brawl with King’s Lynn’s Michael Palm Toft at Owlerton last Thursday.
In a statement, they said: “Following incidents at the Sheffield v Kings Lynn fixture (April 6) involving Sheffield’s Lewis Kerr, and at the Glasgow v Edinburgh fixture (April 9) involving Glasgow’s Benjamin Basso, it has been reported to the Speedway Control Bureau that both riders had breached the Speedway Regulation 018.2 g).
“This regulation reads as follows: BREACH OF RULES g) Any act which is violent, threatening or abusive nature to an official, rider or any other person.
“The SCB, having viewed the footage from both incidents, have issued both Mr Kerr and Mr Basso with a cash penalty, and both riders have been warned of their future actions. Mr Kerr and Mr Basso have 28 days to pay their cash penalties as of April 11, 2023.”
Words by Holeshot Media.
Images by Taylor Lanning.