With workforce constructing for his or her forthcoming Nationwide Growth Trophy marketing campaign nearing completion, the Kent Eagles administration workforce now welcome Nathan Hargrave to the fold to grow to be their sixth signing.
A strong wanting warmth chief trio that features Ben Morley, Vinnie Foord and Nathan Ablitt having already been assembled and Jamie Etherington and Charlie Wooden seeming set to kind a probably potent reserve duo the Iwade membership bosses stay conscious {that a} sturdy center order is equally as essential and to these ends, they regard 32-year-old Hargrave as an ideal match.
Having contested the 2024 season at Iwade within the NORA League with the Kent Kings Hargrave’s recruitment is bound to be widespread with the extra native patrons.
As with every of the opposite’s to this point named, Hargrave discovered a love of bikes and began competing at an early age. He first minimize his enamel at junior grass observe degree on the tender age of 5 and over the subsequent 5 years he was a dedicated participant alongside attending Speedway conferences.
At 10-years outdated he and his household took a hiatus from each the grass and shale disciplines of the game, however his curiosity was reawakened in no small approach some 19-years later.
This second noticed him attend a observe day and he loved it a lot it compelled him to start contesting newbie conferences as soon as extra in 2021.
The progress and renewed enthusiasm had been speedy, a lot in order that the 2022 season proved a busy one with newbie conferences undertaken at Scunthorpe and Lydd in addition to Iwade and through this time Hargrave additionally represented the Mildenhall Fen Tigers as a quantity eight.
2023 noticed him contest second half championships in profitable and successful trend at Iwade whereas persevering with to compete in different conferences.
The 2024 marketing campaign proved one thing of a breakthrough yr with common appearances each as part of the Kent King’s NORA League facet and likewise on the Isle of Wight. The persevering with promise and progress that Hargrave demonstrated all through this time actually didn’t go unnoticed with him being recognised as ‘most improved rider’ at each venues.
Trying ahead to the approaching season as a Kent Eagle, Hargrave commented “I’m glad that the Eagles picked me to be part of their workforce, each for bike time and to signify Kent / Sussex once more’
‘With the sturdy workforce we’ve, I really feel like will probably be a superb season”, he concluded.
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