Kent Royals

Kent Royals are a speedway team that was formed in December 2019 to race in the National League at the Central Park Stadium in Sittingbourne.[1] This team is the development side of the Kent Kings, the second team racing at this venue.

Kent Royals
Club information
Track addressCentral Park Stadium,
Sittingbourne
CountryEngland
Founded2020
Team managerJohn Sampford
Team captainRobert Ledwith
LeagueNational League (speedway)
Websitewww.kent-speedway.com
Club facts
ColoursRed and White
Track size268 metres (293 yd)
Track record time57.3s
Track record date6 June 2016
Track record holderDan Greenwood
Current team
Rider CMA
Dan Gilkes 8.00
Jordan Jenkins 6.55
Robert Ledwith 5.93
Alex Spooner 5.65
Jacob Clouting 3.13
Jake Mulford 3.00
Sam Hagon 3.00
Total 35.26

2020 season

The Kent team's first signing for the 2020 Speedway National League season was Sam Hagon as one of their reserves.[2] On 19 January 2020, the Kent announced the rest of their team for the 2020 season and that John Sampford would be team manager.[3]

On 31 January 2020, the nickname for the team was revealed as 'Royals', this was following a competition to name the team set up by the club in local primary schools.[4]

References
  1. "It's National League too for Kings 2". Kent Kings. 17 December 2019. Retrieved 5 March 2020.
  2. "Hagon Heading to Kent". Speedway GB. 22 December 2019. Retrieved 5 March 2020.
  3. "Kent Name NL Line-up". Speedway GB. 19 January 2020. Retrieved 5 March 2020.
  4. "Kent's NL Team: By Royal Appointment". Kent Kings. 31 January 2020. Retrieved 5 March 2020.
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