Edinburgh have made a significant step ahead of their staff constructing for the 2026 season by signing one of many UK’s high prospects and positively one of many successes of the season simply previous, Dan Thompson.
Monarchs’ followers felt that their staff had a good season in 2025 however the apparent drawback was that whereas the facet was strong all through, there was an absence of punch within the large heats in the direction of the top of the matches. It wasn’t anybody’s fault however the signing of 21 12 months outdated Dan on a median of 8.71 ought to give them a preventing probability of sorting that out!
Dan rode 3 times at Armadale final season and received 12 of his 14 races, totalling 38+1 out of a doable 42. The younger man, British Below 19 Champion in 2023, is completely satisfied to be shifting throughout Scotland and says:
“I’m actually happy to be coming to Edinburgh, it’s a monitor I’ve performed very well on this 12 months. I feel I solely dropped a few factors on my visits. It’s not someplace I’ve all the time been sturdy at however I’ve progressively improved and I feel I can actually make a great house benefit of it. It’s someplace I take pleasure in coming to and it does look like a very good membership from what I’ve been informed.
“Issues went properly for me this 12 months, I moved ahead once more, bought a league title with Ipswich and clearly simply missed out with Glasgow. That’s the best way it goes generally, it was unlucky however we put every part into it. I’ll have one other probability at it within the Championship subsequent 12 months with Edinburgh!
“Edinburgh had been unfortunate to not be within the closing themselves and from what I’ve heard of the staff for subsequent season I feel we will go all the best way.”
On his common he’s positive to be primary within the facet at first of the season however that ties in with Dan’s want to transfer ahead every year.
“It doesn’t actually trouble me the place I trip within the staff, different riders would possibly focus extra on that than I do. It’s solely a quantity in your again and if you wish to be the most effective within the sport you’ve bought to be racing the most effective guys and I feel I’m slowly attending to that stage. My common suggests so anyway. I’ll simply take the problem on and see the way it goes!”
He shall be aiming to maneuver ahead on all fronts. “I’ve signed contracts in Poland and dealing on a number of different ins and outs. Every year doing a bit higher than the final 12 months, slowly shifting ahead. Transferring to the primary place within the Championship, into the principle physique of the staff within the Premiership. A number of extra challenges, I don’t wish to run earlier than I can stroll type of factor.
“Final 12 months I received the semi to get into the British Last, I put myself about within the closing however Belle Vue’s a troublesome place to go. There have been a number of large names in that. I’ll be making an attempt to push on in that competitors this 12 months.”
Dan has no doubts about becoming in to the Edinburgh facet. “I say hi there after we meet and I take to each other with everybody to be sincere. I’m a folks particular person and we’ll be working onerous from the primary day I arrive in Edinburgh. Travelling to Edinburgh received’t trouble me on the journey facet, I’ve had a 12 months of the Scottish journeys already.”
Everybody at Edinburgh will look ahead to welcoming a rider they already admire significantly.
Phrases by Edinburgh Speedway – Pictures courtesy of Graeme Campbell
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