Kent Kings
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| Kent 'Slyde' Kings | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Track address | Central Park Stadium, Sittingbourne |
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| Country | United Kingdom | ||||||||||||||||||
| Founded | 6 May 2013 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Team manager | John Sampford | ||||||||||||||||||
| Team captain | David Mason | ||||||||||||||||||
| League | National League | ||||||||||||||||||
| Website | kentkings |
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| Colours | Red and white | ||||||||||||||||||
| Nickname | Kings | ||||||||||||||||||
| Track size | 268m | ||||||||||||||||||
| Track record time | 57.5s | ||||||||||||||||||
| Track record date | 8 August 2013 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Track record holder | Steve Boxall | ||||||||||||||||||
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Kent Kings are a British speedway team formed in 2013. They compete in the National League.
Based at Central Park Stadium in Sittingbourne, with a track laid inside the greyhound racing track, Kings joined the National League in 2013, replacing the Rye House Cobras whose promoter Len Silver also co-promotes the Kings with Roger Cearns, seeing the return of professional speedway to Kent for the first time since Canterbury Crusaders closed in 1987.[1][2] The first match for the team was a challenge against the American Touring Team in May 2013, attended by more than 3,000 spectators.[3]
David Mason was signed as captain, but lost his team place after two matches to Benji Compton, with Steve Boxall taking over the captaincy.[4]
References
- ↑ "Kent Kings Roundup", speedwaygb.co, 5 May 2013. Retrieved 16 May 2013
- ↑ "Kent Kings geared up for start of new season", yourswale.co.uk, 5 May 2013. Retrieved 16 May 2013
- ↑ Tucker, Craig (2013) "Fans turn out in force for opening Kent Kings speedway meeting at Central Park", Kent Online, 8 May 2013. Retrieved 16 May 2013
- ↑ Miles, Greg (2013) "Sacked Kent Kings captain ‘disgusted’ with treatment", kentnews.co.uk, 16 May 2013. Retrieved 16 May 2013
