8:24pm Thursday 9th July 2009
By Brian Owen
Eastbourne Eagles tonight called off the chase for Polish GP rider Grzegorz Walasek.
They have now opened talks with vastly experienced Swede Mikael Max after their bid to hire Walasek for the rest of the season hit a late hitch.
The Arlington outfit had agreed personal terms with Walasek, who turns 33 next month.
But, after further consultation with his Polish track Zielona Gora, they were unable to guarantee his services for enough meetings to make the move worthwhile.
Eagles are scouring the rider market for a signing to replace the injured David Norris.
Max, 35, originally turned them down but is now interested after his Swedish track Ikaros Smederna pulled out of the Elitserien.
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