With work on the Speedway installation at Central Park Stadium, Sittingbourne now going on at an ever increasing pace, Co-promoter, Len Silver, responsible for all aspects of the new venture, has had little time to consider the riders for the Kings side.

So he was very relieved indeed to have a visit to the stadium on Saturday by the Morley family.

Son Ben, who had always been considered as a starter for the Kings, had, without Silver’s knowledge been in discussions with promoters in both Germany and Denmark with a view to making his main career in Europe. But when he witnessed for the first time on Saturday the outline of the new Kent track and the surrounding facilities, he decided after all, to place his future with the Kings alongside his old friend and team captain David Mason.

He commented “I am really surprised at how good the facilities are here at Sittingbourne and the track shape looks perfect for my style. With David as our skipper I will feel very at home and I have now agreed to be a member of the team and will now start to seek sponsors to get behind me and help lift my career to the next level.”

Team manager, John Sampford, was delighted to hear the news although quite shocked to learn of Ben’s proposals to ride in Europe. “Ben was always in my thinking and I am sure that he will lift his own performances this season to become one of the league’s top scorers, I’m well pleased.”