LAKESIDE boss Jon Cook is delighted to welcome Robert Mear back to the sport this season after the British youngster sat out the 2010 campaign.

LAKESIDE boss Jon Cook is delighted to welcome Robert Mear back to the sport this season after the British youngster sat out the 2010 campaign.

Mear has been handed a full-time place in the Hammers’ team and is back with the club he represented in 2009.

Cook said: “It’s an absolute delight to have him back on track and racing. Although a mandatory British rider wasn’t introduced, we felt it was a policy we wanted to follow anyway.

“Robert was a delight to have around in ’09 and having committed to race in the Elite only, I know our fans will give him every support this year.”