Roynon and Wood Join Monarchs Academy

NEWS Wednesday 8th February 2023, 12:00pm

by PR Team

  Edinburgh Monarchs Academy

Monarchs Academy have added an experienced campaigner and a newcomer for the upcoming season in the form of Adam Roynon and Dayle Wood.

Cumbrian Adam Roynon will bring his extensive knowledge of British Speedway to share with the Monarchs Academy side. Adam has the potential to be a big scorer in the National Development League which is something team manager Scott Wilson is keen to see, "Adam is, in my opinion, the biggest bargain in the league!

"To be able to bring a rider of his quality and experience into the side on a 6.00 average is a real coup for the Club. Adam will make a huge impact on the track in terms of his points scoring ability, but also off it by passing on his wealth of knowledge to our younger guys. His enthusiasm for speedway is infectious, he'll be invaluable in the pits for sure."

Joining Adam in the team is Dayle Wood - a new name to British Speedway but with experience from Australia. The 28 year-old from Wagga Wagga, New South Wales has raced motorcycles since the age of 6 before transitioning to speedway in 2018 having always watched and loved the sport.

Dayle is a British passport holder with a British mother and is determined to develop his speedway career by moving around the world to race more. Team manager Scott Wilson said, "Any rider willing to travel to the other side of the world to further their career is a very motivated individual, and my conversations with Dayle have only confirmed this to me. He's not coming over here to sit behind anyone!

"Being able to bring Dayle into the side on a 3.00 average is another bargain signing given his pedigree in Australian speedway. His goal this year should be to put some points on that average and push himself into the main body of the side. I'm excited to see how far he can go in 2023!"

2023 Edinburgh Monarchs Academy line up: Kyran Lyden, Mickie Simpson, Alex Spooner, Adam Roynon, Dayle Wood.

Edinburgh Monarchs Academy is the new National Development League team of the Monarchs for the 2023 season.