Nathan Ablitt (born 3 March 2004) is a British

motorcycle speedway Motorcycle speedway, usually referred to simply as speedway, is a motorcycle sport involving four and sometimes up to six riders competing over four clockwise, anti-clockwise laps of an oval circuit. The motorcycles are specialist machines that ...

rider.

Career

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

Kent Kings The Kent Eagles (formerly the Kent Kings and Kent Royals) are a British motorcycle speedway team formed in 2013. They currently race in the 2025 National Trophy, based at the Iwade Speedway. History Origins & 2010s Kent Kings joined th ...

, 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 Warriors (formerly Isle of Wight Islanders) are a motorcycle speedway team from England. They last competed in the 2019 National Development League and ride their home meetings at the Smallbrook Stadium. Since leaving the Br ...

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, who last raced in the National Development League during 2023. History 1970s The original track was built in 1971 on farm land owned by Terry Waters, with Bernie Kla ...

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 motorcycle speedway team, based at Arlington Stadium, near Eastbourne, England. They were founded in 1929 and are two times champions of Britain in 1995 and 2000. The team last raced on 31 July 2021. Hist ...

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 Motorcycle speedway, speedway for the 2022 season. It is a semi-professional development league, containing the junior sides of many SGB Premiership and SGB Championshi ...

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

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

. He also signed for

Scunthorpe Scorpions The Scunthorpe Scorpions are a motorcycle speedway team in the British SGB Championship. They have raced at various times since 1971, at three different venues. History Origins and 1970s Speedway in Scunthorpe began on 3 May 1971 at the ...

for the

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, where he helped the team win the Knockout Cup.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Ablitt, Nathan Living people 2004 births British speedway riders Belle Vue Colts riders Eastbourne Eagles riders Kent Kings riders Mildenhall Fen Tigers riders Poole Pirates riders 21st-century British sportsmen