Kent Speedway are happy to announce that agreement has been reached for Bradley Andrews, the grandson of former England and New Zealand International, Bob Andrews, to fly in from his home in New Zealand (arriving in March) to sign a contract for the Kent SLYDE Kings.

18-year-old Bradley will start 2017 with a 3.07 points average which will place him in one of the reserve positions in the Central Park-based side’s new-look line up for the forthcoming Speedway campaign.

Andrews (whose grand-father was one half of New Zealand’s World Pairs Championship-winning duo back in the late 1960s) appeared for one of his grand-father’s former clubs, Cradley in 2016 in the National League.  He had a difficult first half to the season adjusting to the different racing environment on the opposite side of the world from the Kiwi tracks he was brought up on; but  then, with a change of equipment, his form took an upward surge to mark him as down as very much a ‘one to watch’. 

The SLYDE-sponsored Kings’ Team Manager, Chris Hunt commented,“ It is obvious to me that Bradley’s current average is well below his capability and we plan to give him some very intensive training before our season begins so that he hits the ground running.  He is excellently equipped and has a full time mechanic, so is well set up to succeed with the tremendously supportive backing of his New Zealand based family”.

Bradley’s famous grand-father actually rode for Kent promoter, Len Silver in his Hackney Division One team in the 70’s, so the family connection carries on!