Plymouth Gladiators Speedway have introduced that the vastly skilled Danny King will spearhead the 2026 Gladiators Group within the 2026 British Speedway Championship League, alongside the just lately introduced multi occasions British Champion Scott Nicholls.
Danny, himself a former British Champion (2016) and multi occasions GB worldwide Group rider, has simply accomplished a extremely profitable season successful Premier League Championship Honours along with his very long time Premiership Membership the Ipswich Witches, and successful the BSN Group Trophy along with his earlier Championship Membership, the Redcar Bears. Danny has beforehand been a League Championship successful Group Member with Poole Pirates in 2021 and 2022 and a multi occasions Knock Out Cup winner with Poole and Ipswich.
Membership Proprietor and Director couldn’t disguise his pleasure with the potential of his new signing.
“Danny is a consummate skilled with an impressive file over many seasons. His performances in 2025 in successful silverware within the Premier League with Ipswich and the Championship with Redcar confirmed that he retains all of his potential, starvation and want to win. His presence, along with Scott (Nicholls) will guarantee an impressive diploma of expertise and mentorship for our youthful riders , along with an inbred successful mentality that’s frankly priceless.
“While we have now had some glorious No 1 riders within the current previous it’s also vitally necessary to emphasize that in Scott and Danny we have now two dedicated riders who haven’t any commitments to
“Groups outdoors of the UK, particularly in Poland, and we’re very eager to trace (accidents allowing in fact) the identical constant 1-7 staff in each fixture in 2026, residence and away. On account of circumstances outdoors of our management, this has not at all times been the case within the current previous.
“I do should replicate on the truth that the unbelievable upsurge in assist and enthusiasm in and across the Membership previously 6 months has been a massively important consider us having the ability to recruit each Danny and Scott and the thrill and pleasure that you just, our fan base, new and outdated, has created is one thing that we will all be very happy with.
It’s one thing we want to carry ahead and energise to even better heights in 2026, off the Observe, and with the Group we’re constructing on the Observe too.
“This can be a clear demonstration that our Gasoline the Future mission is greater than an announcement, it’s a course of journey and we hope you possibly can proceed to assist us and consider in what we’re doing.
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