Mike.Butler Posted February 28, 2017 Report Share Posted February 28, 2017 It was the inaugural season for the 3rd tier. I attended an early season challenge at Iwade where the programme talks about their keenness to get actual league fixtures scheduled, yet the records show they then withdrew after just 1 official meeting. can anyone recall the exact reaosns why they withdrew? thx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest compost Posted February 28, 2017 Report Share Posted February 28, 2017 Mike sorry can't help at present but if you don't get a reply I'll try and have a look through the Stars for the year and see if a reason was given (will take a while I'm afraid as they are in store). For info they held 5 home challenges (the last being on 19th June) before a series of 4 away challenges then the only away league match (Stoke 30th July). Looked a reasonable team even with the Stoke defeat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted February 28, 2017 Report Share Posted February 28, 2017 It was the inaugural season for the 3rd tier. I attended an early season challenge at Iwade where the programme talks about their keenness to get actual league fixtures scheduled, yet the records show they then withdrew after just 1 official meeting. can anyone recall the exact reaosns why they withdrew? thx I was not involved with a speedway interest at this time, Wimbledon having closed two years previously. I am interested to see that the thread title defines the team as KENT? That changes an assumption I have had for some years that the enterprising venture now based at Sittingbourne - KENT KINGS - was the first team to be liked with the County title. Tell me more please. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike.Butler Posted February 28, 2017 Author Report Share Posted February 28, 2017 from my prog: "Iwade Speedway - Home of the Kent Crusaders" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted February 28, 2017 Report Share Posted February 28, 2017 I was not involved with a speedway interest at this time, Wimbledon having closed two years previously. I am interested to see that the thread title defines the team as KENT? That changes an assumption I have had for some years that the enterprising venture now based at Sittingbourne - KENT KINGS - was the first team to be liked with the County title. Tell me more please. from my prog: "Iwade Speedway - Home of the Kent Crusaders" Thank you Mike.Butler. Justification then for the use of the KENT title by Iwade Speedway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
norbold Posted March 1, 2017 Report Share Posted March 1, 2017 (edited) According to that excellent book, "Speedway in the South East", the promoter, Terry Wibberley, sold the club for "personal reasons". The Clerk of the Course, Graham Arnold, hoped to put together a rescue package to keep the team going but was unable to do so until the end of the season, when they renamed the team Sittingbourne and entered the League for 1995. Edited March 1, 2017 by norbold 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted March 1, 2017 Report Share Posted March 1, 2017 (edited) More on the 'original' Kent team and Sittngbourne. With thanks to John Skinner. http://www.defunctspeedway.co.uk/Sittingbourne.htm Edited March 1, 2017 by Guest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike.Butler Posted March 1, 2017 Author Report Share Posted March 1, 2017 and the good news I read is that some official matches may take place there this season...be good to visit again... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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