Former Workington Comets number one Connor Bailey has ended his season early after the weekend’s Ben Fund Bonanza meeting at Northside.
The popular young Australian had a third behind eventual winner Dan Bewley in his first heat and then slid off in his next outing which produced an exclusion.
Nobody was expecting the news today, however, that Bailey is sitting out the rest of the season with Redcar and Belle Vue in the UK.
Bailey, 21, took to his Facebook page to make the announcement and said: “Yesterday at Workington I was signed off medically due to mental exhaustion.
“After extensive consideration over the last couple of weeks, I have reached the regretful decision to sit out the rest of the season from speedway, as I am not in the right headspace to A. perform at my peak, or B. safely attack tracks.
“This has been an extremely difficult decision to make, but one I believe pertinent to my overall wellbeing, as I know I cannot continue in this way.
“This is something that has been building for a while, it has affected my mental focus no end, and reached a stage where I can’t keep trying to push through it.
“I can only apologise to my respective teams, fans and sponsors, and wish them all the best as the season continues.”
