Peterborough Panthers speedway team return to action with a win
Peterborough Panthers were winners again on their return to speedway action on Saturday night.
The city speedway team won 48-41 in a one-off NORA Challenge match at the Mildenhall Tigers. It was advertised a a ‘Spring Triangle’ meeting with Rye House Rockets also expected to be involved, but instead a head-to-head with Tigers took place.
Simon Lambert and Mickie Simpson top scored for Panthers with 11+1 apiece with Jack Kingston (10 + 1) also reaching double figures. Other Panthers scores were Luke Harris (7+2), Seth Norman (7+1) and Arran Butcher (2).
Panthers also won at Mildenhall in a challenge match 12 months ago. The club hasn’t raced competitively since 2023 when they were booted off their East of England Showground base.