Having waited around 18 months for their first speedway action, fans of Kent Kings will have to wait a little longer after Tuesday night’s fixture was postponed due to a waterlogged track.

In what was meant to be the first meaningful action after the pandemic, fans were hoping to see their heroes in action, but they will have to wait a little longer with Kent Kings sadly having to make an announcement to those fans.

A statement from the club reads:

Kent Speedway club is sorry to announce that despite considerable efforts to get the track ready for racing after much rain in the Sittingbourne area for several days, further rain overnight on Monday and with more heavy downpours forecast during Tuesday, there’s been no choice but to call off tonight’s opening fixture vs Leicester.

All customers who’ve purchased a ticket for this opening meeting are able, if they wish, to roll this over to next Tuesday’s (25th May) match vs. Eastbourne in the Knock Out Cup when all tickets already purchased will be valid with the seat numbers as allocated.

If there are customers requiring instead a refund they can do so by ‘phoning the office on 01795 475547 between 10am and 4pm to arrange such a refund.

Just confirmed: the rearranged date for postponed match vs. Leicester Lions in the Championship is Tuesday June 22nd and the match originally listed for that date, Kent Royals v Leicester Cubs (National League) will now be re-scheduled for Tuesday October 5th.