BEN BASSO has vowed that Peterborough will “keep fighting” until the end of the season.
The Crendon Panthers take on Wolverhampton in the Sports Insure Premiership tonight at the Showground, live on BSN.
Basso is part of a much stronger Peterborough side that are hoping to go out on a high against the high-flying midlanders.
He said: “It’s been a tough season with Peterborough for lots of reasons obviously.
“You never want to see a club close down so I really hope something can be done.
“It’s a great club and I have loved racing for them. We obviously want to do better all the time but the results haven’t happened. All we can do is keep fighting until the end.”
Basso has been a big success story for the Crendon Panthers and admits he is working hard to get his preparation right to hit the big time.
He added: “I went down the route of psychological assistance because I feel with speedway the mental part plays a big role.
“When you are riding in four different countries every week you are under pressure all the time.
“A lot of that time you haven’t slept or eaten properly but you still need to perform in every race. It’s so important to be strong mentally.
“That means there’s no chance for recovery time. You need to switch off from a bad race or a bad meeting immediately so that doesn’t carry over to the next one.
“That’s quite a difficult thing to manage. I think it’s working really well for me right now.
“I feel now I have adapted to the travelling. This season is not such a big thing, it’s just part of the job.
“Last year I hadn’t tried it before and it was a shock to the system a little bit.
“The travelling is the toughest element of speedway. You have to think about what you are eating all the time.
“During the off season you train a lot, do a lot of cardio. Then during the season you step down to maybe half of the training you have been doing.
“I am trying very hard to work on my food preparation as well, that is always hard on the move in four countries in maybe four days.
“It’s just about making the right choices when you have to eat and not take the easy option of a take-away like McDonald’s or Burger King.
“I just prefer chicken and to eat as clean as I can always. It’s hard but you have to be disciplined.”
LINE UPS:
Peterborough: Artem Laguta, Chris Harris, Vadim Tarasenko, Benjamin Basso, Niels Kristian Iversen, Ben Cook, Jordan Jenkins.
Wolverhampton: Sam Masters, Steve Worrall, Luke Becker, Rory Schlein, Ryan Douglas, Zach Cook, Leon Flint.
Words by Holeshot Media.
Images by Taylor Lanning.