With the appearance of 2025 now at hand and the New 12 months nonetheless on the broad eyed and blinking stage, the administration of the Kent Eagles full the jigsaw that type’s their group constructing forward of the forthcoming Nationwide Growth Trophy marketing campaign, Jacob Clouting proving the ultimate piece that they really feel matches neatly into place.
25-year-old Clouting is one other title that comes with a robust Kent connection, having represented each the Kings and the Royals throughout their Central Park tenure, an attribute that can certainly show pleasing to supporters from each the close by space and from additional afield.
Whereas most of his new teammates have been driving bikes from an early age, Clouting by his personal admission was one thing of a late starter, turning into concerned with such issues across the age of 14.
This may come as some shock on condition that his father is none apart from former British Finalist (1998) and 1996 British Junior Champion Savalas Clouting who served a number of golf equipment, Ipswich, Poole and Area Essex earlier than lastly calling a halt on his racing profession on the tail finish of the 2002 season following a spell with the Eastbourne Eagles.
However, Clouting, hailing from Ipswich, first began driving bikes at that age, his first being a Yamaha 85cc on which he practiced at his native tracks only for enjoyable.
His first time on a speedway bike got here shortly after his seventeenth birthday, his potential rapidly being recognised as he was snapped as much as journey for the Kent Kings for the 2018 season after just a few months on the bike.
Clouting remained with the Kings within the Nationwide Growth League in 2019 and it proved a profitable yr certainly because the Central Park outfit received the Nationwide trophy.
2020 proved to be one thing of a spot yr however the next season noticed him turn into a person of Kent as soon as extra as he signed for the newly based Royals.
In 2022 Clouting sought pastures new, signing for the Oxford Chargers at NDL stage with whom he has remained thus far, the membership successful the league title in 2023, one other nice season as proclaimed by the rider himself.
Clouting is about to journey as soon as once more for Oxford within the Nationwide Growth League for a fourth yr in 2025 while additionally competing on the parallel stage within the Trophy equal with the Kent Eagles.
Clouting commented “It’s nice to be again with a Kent primarily based membership after spending two seasons after which guesting for half a season with them prior to now”.
“I really feel that it has taken me a couple of years to get going after such a late begin to driving motorbikes, nonetheless the previous couple of seasons I really feel I’ve made nice progress and in 2025 I actually wish to push on and purpose for a spot within the Championship” he concluded.
With the facet now full, Membership proprietor Michael Grey revealed his ideas on the Kent Eagles participation within the upcoming Nationwide Growth Trophy in season 2025.
“We got down to put a neighborhood group along with a Kent and an Eagle connection, which I really feel that the administration group has finished”.
“The group appears like an thrilling mix of children proper via to a wealthy vein of expertise, with all of the riders trying to enhance in direction of different alternatives throughout the sport”.
“We’re wanting ahead to 2025 and it’s already shaping as much as be an ideal season, one thing we will construct upon and be taught from. We additionally hope that it’ll show to be a marketing campaign that when finished we will look again and be happy with.” Grey concluded.
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