Workington Speedway are thrilled to finish our 2026 lineup with proficient British teenager Jamie Etherington.
The 16-year-old from Kent rode within the NDL and NDT final season for the Scunthorpe/Sheffield Steelers and Kent respectively, and actually got here of age in British Speedway. One of many standout performances of the 2025 season was his excellent 20+1 paid most for the Steelers towards Oxford. Much more spectacular was the younger Brit doubling his beginning NDL common.
Etherington completed runner-up to Will Cairns within the 2024 British Youth Championships. He may even line up for the returning Buxton aspect this season within the NDL, making certain he will get loads of worthwhile observe time all through the season.
Promoter Andrew Bain insists there isn’t any stress on the younger Brit to ship “match-winning” performances in his debut Championship season:
“Jamie is a extremely thrilling expertise and we’re delighted to welcome him to Workington this season. He can be a part of an thrilling and really skilled staff.”
“Now we have constructed the staff with three of the very best warmth leaders and two strong second strings in Niklas and Tate. I’ve made it clear to him there isn’t any stress to ship match-winning performances, however we really feel he actually has the aptitude to attain worthwhile factors from reserve alongside Vinnie.”
“Being in a staff with Craig, Troy and Jonas — who’ve been there and accomplished it on the highest degree — I consider each we and Jamie will reap the rewards from that.”
Talking in regards to the accomplished 2026 aspect, Bain believes his new-look staff has the steadiness of expertise, youth and power wanted to compete for achievement:
“General, we’re thrilled with the staff we’ve assembled. We needed to make some robust selections and plenty of riders needed to return this season, however for numerous causes it wasn’t potential.”
“Our strength-in-depth strategy final season didn’t work away from house and finally value us a play-off place. This yr, nevertheless, I consider we have now the best steadiness of youth and expertise that we’ve seen in trophy-winning groups of the previous, and the followers can anticipate a extremely thrilling season.”
Jamie completes the 2026 GT Tyres Comets on a beginning common of two.00.
2026 Workington GT Tyres Comets:
Jonas Jeppesen – 8.20, Craig Cook dinner – 7.99, Troy Batchelor – 7.10, Tate Zischke – 5.76, Niklas Holm Jakobsen – 5.00, Vinnie Foord – 3.68, Jamie Etherington – 2.00
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