With the festive season fast approaching, it is more the forthcoming National Development Trophy campaign that the management of the Kent Eagles have their focus on in the run up to the Christmas break.
Nathan Ablitt becomes the third rider to put pen to paper and sign for the Iwade club, one that is sure to prove an ideal seasonal gift set to entice supporters both old and new, near and far to follow their fortunes in the forthcoming 2025 crusade.
At the young age of twenty and widely considered to still be at the development stage, Ablitt comes with an impressive set of credentials to his name, both in terms of clubs he has graced and honours he has won or contributed to. He will surely be regarded as an ideal addition to bolster an already imposing looking line up, one that features both Ben Morley and Jamie Etherington.
Ablitt has enjoyed success in the sport from an early age becoming the British 150cc Champion in 2016 before stepping up and securing the British 250cc crown two years later.
In 2019 he became a National Trophy winner as a member of the Kent Kings side and then in season 2021 he represented Eastbourne at both Championship and National Development League level before seeing out the campaign as a League winner with the Mildenhall Fen Tigers.
Ablitt progressed further becoming a wholly popular member of Poole Pirates double winning side in 2022, a year in which he also saw action with the Belle Vue Colts in the third tier of racing.
In Season 2023 he was a Knockout Cup winner again, this time with the Scunthorpe Scorpions, this combining with a return to grace the Kent Kings NDL side.
Last year he remained with the Scorpions in the Championship and rode for the Scunthorpe / Sheffield outfit at the lower level. A series of ever improving performances would seem to have worked against him however with Ablitt, now on an improved average finding himself a victim of his own success and currently frozen out of claiming a team berth in the mid level of racing, a situation for such a gilt-edge prospect that the sport as a whole must hope is quickly remedied.
Despite that Ablitt retains an ever-positive approach and demeanour and he happily embraces the opportunity of representing the Kent Eagles in the 2025 National Development Trophy.
“I’m really looking forward to joining the Eagles in 2025’ Ablitt stated. There are some really good people in the right places behind the scenes to make this a success and they are already putting together a really strong team’ he continued.
“On a personal note, it’s really important for me to keep riding and enjoying my racing in order to push back into the Championship and Premiership, and I couldn’t think of anywhere better to do that than with the Kent Eagles”, Ablitt concluded
Words and Feature Image by Kent Eagles
