SHEFFIELD have signed Great Britain’s SGP2 racer Leon Flint as their new Rising Star.

The former British Under-21 and Under-19 Champion makes the switch from Birmingham - whilst the Brummies have snapped up Tigers’ favourite Jason Edwards as their new No.7.

Flint top scored for Great Britain in the Speedway of Nations 2 Final this summer as he starred with 22+3 out of a possible 28.

And Tru7 Group Tigers’ promoter Damien Bates feels the 21-year-old will develop even further with the Steel City club.

“Because he’s been racing for teams since he was 15, people forget how young and how relatively early in his career Leon still is,” Bates said.

“Having said that, he’ll see next season as a pretty big one for him and you can tell he’s already focussed on stepping things up another level.

“He’s got three-and-a-half years experience in the top division from his time with Wolverhampton and Birmingham and for a Rising Star that’s a lot.

“So hopefully he can bring everything he’s picked up already from that and I think once he’s settled in at Sheffield, he’ll grow and grow as the season goes on.

“I think we should give a mention to Jason; Birmingham had first pick of Rising Stars once they’d confirmed they were able to run next year and I wasn’t surprised to see him picked up at all.

“He’s done a pretty good job for us at Sheffield since we brought him into the team at the back end of 2023 and we wish him all the best.