BRITISH Speedway’s newest team will launch next month as the Northampton Foxes.
Operating at the well-appointed Northampton International Shaleway near Brafield, the Foxes are to compete in the ROWE Motor Oil Premiership – the top level of the sport in the UK.
Their opening home meeting is scheduled for Thursday April 30 when the Foxes host Ipswich in a Knockout Cup encounter, with the team racing two away matches prior to that at King’s Lynn (April 20) and Ipswich (April 23).
The club’s official Facebook is now available at Northampton Foxes Speedway, and supporters are urged to follow this page for first news of the rider line-up to be announced in the coming days.
Work is currently ongoing at the venue in order to complete the necessary infrastructure modifications to ensure speedway’s compatibility along with the top-line stock car racing already staged there.
Meanwhile, the club are pleased to confirm several organisational details, including the Foxes nickname which is a nod to the brief history of the sport at Brafield in the mid-50s, when the Flying-Foxes competed in the Southern Area League for two years.
The club is under the ownership of a consortium made up of representatives from the current Premiership structure, along with additional external investment.
The consortium are set to appoint two promoters to oversee the running of the club on a day-to-day basis, and subject to checks and approval from British Speedway Promoters Ltd, these promoters will be Paul Hunsdon and Tony Gaul.
Berkshire-based Hunsdon is Managing Director of IT recruitment specialists Metaskil, and has had previous speedway involvement working closely with the promotions at Reading and Birmingham.
He said: “I’m delighted to be part of the promotion team at Northampton. The stakeholders have worked tirelessly to get the project over the line in a short timeframe and I’m excited for the season ahead on and off the track.”
Gaul, meanwhile, is Managing Director of South West London and Surrey timber and builders merchants Metro Timber Ltd, and is part of the team behind the successful Try Speedway training school set-up alongside Scott Nicholls and Paul Hurry.
He said: “I’m so pleased to be involved in what is another new adventure for me in speedway, and looking forward to working alongside Paul Hunsdon as co-promoter and getting the season underway.
“There’s been so much hard work by many over the last few weeks to get this all together, and I believe that the team we have will make a decent impact on the Premiership.
“We are all fully committed to making a great success here at Northampton Speedway, and I hope that the fans turn out in their droves to support us.”
Team affairs will be handled by Chris Adams, who joins the Foxes after spending the last two seasons as part of the management team at Birmingham.
Adams learnt his trade from father Peter, the sport’s most successful team manager with nine league titles to his name. Chris took sole charge of the Brummies in 2025, their final season before the Perry Barr Stadium was closed for redevelopment.
Social media accounts have been set up as follows:
Facebook: Northampton Foxes Speedway
X (formerly Twitter): @FoxesSpeedway
Instagram: @foxesspeedway
The club’s official website can be found at https://northampton-speedway.com and will shortly be fully live, but in the meantime supporters can use the site to register to receive news and updates.
We are delighted to get the Northampton Foxes up and running, and we look forward to you joining us on this exciting journey.
