Nathan Ablitt (born 3 March 2004) is a British speedway rider.

Career

On 20 December 2018, it was announced that Ablitt had signed for his first senior club,

Kent Kings The Kent Royals (formerly Kings) are a British speedway team formed in 2013. Through 2021 they competed in the SGB Championship but also run a junior team in the National League. They were based at Central Park Stadium in Sittingbourne, with a t ...

, and he would ride for them in the

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for the 2019 season. Ablitt helped the Kings win their first-ever piece of the team silverware when they defeated

Isle of Wight Warriors The Isle of Wight Wightlink Warriors (formerly Islanders) are a British speedway team. They last competed in the 2019 National Development League and ride their home meetings at the Smallbrook Stadium. History Isle of Wight speedway began at ...

in the final of the National Trophy. On 15 August 2019, after sustaining some injuries, Ablitt decided not to race for the remainder of the 2019 season so was replaced in the Kings team by Jake Mulford. Ablitt signed for

Mildenhall Fen Tigers The Mildenhall Fen Tigers are a British speedway team, founded in 1975 and currently riding in the National Development League. History 1971–1989 The original track was built in 1971 on farm land owned by Terry Waters, with chef Bernie Klat ...

ahead of the 2020 season. However, Ablitt never made an appearance for the Fen Tigers with the 2020 season being cancelled due to the

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. On 8 March 2021, Ablitt signed for his local

team, Eastbourne Seagulls, who he had also signed for as an asset in August of the previous year. After an impressive start to the season with the Seagulls, Ablitt joined Eastbourne's main team,

Eastbourne Eagles The Eastbourne Eagles were a British speedway team, based at Arlington Stadium, near Eastbourne, England, that raced in the SGB Championship. History Speedway was initially introduced to Eastbourne in 1929. During their first league season th ...

who compete in the

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, as a replacement for Jason Edwards. In 2022, he rode for the

Poole Pirates Poole Pirates (also known as Poole Speedway) are a motorcycle speedway team based in Poole, England, competing in the SGB Championship. The club have been the champions of the United Kingdom on ten occasions. Poole Speedway is promoted by l ...

in the

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and Belle Vue Colts during the

2022 National Development League speedway season The 2022 National Development League was the third division/tier of British speedway for the 2022 season. It is a semi-professional development league, containing the junior sides of many SGB Premiership and SGB Championship clubs. Summary Eight ...

. As part of the Poole team, he helped the tean retain their tier 2 League and 2 KO Cup double crown. In 2023, he signed for Kent Royals for the

2023 National Development League speedway season The 2023 National Development League is the third division/tier of British speedway for the 2023 season. It is a semi-professional development league, containing mainly the junior sides of SGB Premiership and SGB Championship clubs. Leicester Li ...

References

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