Barrow Boy 2 Posted Monday at 03:22 PM Report Share Posted Monday at 03:22 PM First signing has been Triggered. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SJA Posted yesterday at 10:01 AM Report Share Posted yesterday at 10:01 AM And Ryan Ingram makes two.... I for one am happy that Leicester appear to be giving youth a chance again. Over the last five seasons I have been impressed with the amount of young riders they have selected and many stay for multiple seasons. LEICESTER will hand British Youth talent Ryan Ingram his first opportunity in the National Development League next season. Ingram, who will turn 15 next January to become eligible for NDL racing, becomes the second signing to be announced for the 2025 Lion Cubs team. A former mascot at Peterborough, Ingram moved up to 500cc level last year and finished fifth in the British Youth Championship. He made strong progress throughout the season and reached the Final of the meetings held at both Leicester and Birmingham, and now he’s excited at the prospect of moving into league racing for the first time. Ingram said: “It’s obviously going to be a lot harder with racing against better riders, but I’m ready for it and I can’t thank Leicester enough for giving me the opportunity. “I’ve done a couple of practices there, and hopefully in January or February sometime I’ll be able to get some more practice there so I’m ready for the start of the season. “I’m sure we’re going to have a strong team, but I feel like it’s important to not put pressure on myself, so I just want to do the best I can and hopefully score a couple of points every meeting. “There are some of the tracks that I haven’t ridden yet, but I’ll try my best to score some points for the team!” And Ingram will have a familiar face in his pit bay where fixtures allow next season, as his elder sister is the partner of former Leicester rider Dan Thompson, who has offered Ryan plenty of help and support in recent years. He said: “I’ve been talking to Dan and he’s going to try and help me out as much as possible, which I really appreciate. “I first started going to watch speedway because my uncle used to ride, and then I started riding on a little pit-bike, and I’ve just come on from there really. “I used to ride a 125cc speedway bike, but I’ve moved on to the 500 now and I’m really enjoying myself. I felt quite consistent throughout the British Youth rounds last season and I was quite happy with my performance.” With Ingram and Ben Trigger now confirmed for the Lion Cubs in 2025, more news is expected this week. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diamonds85 Posted 16 hours ago Report Share Posted 16 hours ago (edited) 1. Ben Trigger 8.71 2. 4.20 3. Sonny Springer 5.60 4. Vinnie Foord 6.29 5. Max James 7.20 6. Jamie Etherington 3.00 7. Ryan Ingram 3.00 A very youthful team (despite someone on another thread calling them a 'win at all costs team') who would walk the league. Edited 15 hours ago by Diamonds85 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sings4Speedway Posted 5 hours ago Report Share Posted 5 hours ago 10 hours ago, Diamonds85 said: 1. Ben Trigger 8.71 2. 4.20 3. Sonny Springer 5.60 4. Vinnie Foord 6.29 5. Max James 7.20 6. Jamie Etherington 3.00 7. Ryan Ingram 3.00 A very youthful team (despite someone on another thread calling them a 'win at all costs team') who would walk the league. Not sure Leicester would go with 2 green reserves but hard to argue with the strength of the side. Foord, Springer and James all got plenty of improvement in those averages Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arnieg Posted 5 hours ago Report Share Posted 5 hours ago 12 minutes ago, Sings4Speedway said: Not sure Leicester would go with 2 green reserves but hard to argue with the strength of the side. Foord, Springer and James all got plenty of improvement in those averages Etherington already has a season for Scunfield under his belt. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sings4Speedway Posted 4 hours ago Report Share Posted 4 hours ago 11 minutes ago, arnieg said: Etherington already has a season for Scunfield under his belt. Half a season. I like and rate Jamie and he has great support but he is still green. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoundTheBoards Posted 3 hours ago Report Share Posted 3 hours ago 1 hour ago, Sings4Speedway said: Not sure Leicester would go with 2 green reserves but hard to argue with the strength of the side. Foord, Springer and James all got plenty of improvement in those averages Leicester will go with 2 green reserves, but they are Cooper Rushen and Ryan Ingram. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sings4Speedway Posted 3 hours ago Report Share Posted 3 hours ago 6 minutes ago, RoundTheBoards said: Leicester will go with 2 green reserves, but they are Cooper Rushen and Ryan Ingram. Didn't think Rushen was old enough at the start of the season? Certainly not green though and has been all across Europe already. Not quite Cairns level but will likely more than double his starting average. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SJA Posted 3 hours ago Report Share Posted 3 hours ago With three riders announced and by the looks of it seven signed up its already looking like a strong team again from the Cubs, and I suspect the favourite to win the league. I guess being to offer young riders almost unlimited track time (unlike many clubs) is a highly attractive proposition for riders. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoundTheBoards Posted 3 hours ago Report Share Posted 3 hours ago 3 minutes ago, SJA said: I guess being to offer young riders almost unlimited track time (unlike many clubs) is a highly attractive proposition for riders. The money helps too, with most clubs sticking to the agreed payscales. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SJA Posted 2 hours ago Report Share Posted 2 hours ago 43 minutes ago, RoundTheBoards said: The money helps too, with most clubs sticking to the agreed payscales. I would be surprised if Leicester broke any agreement, they appear a very well run club from the outside. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Islander15 Posted 54 minutes ago Report Share Posted 54 minutes ago Nice to see Max James back and as captain. A strong top 2 for the Cubs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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