Well, the King has returned to reclaim his throne.
Lilydale’s Dylan Barlow, winner of the 2025 Kings Royal, is set to return to the track and compete in the upcoming 2026 Kings Royal meet.
Introduced to the world of Speedway through a friend’s father, it went from there.
“I raced juniors and climbed the ranks from there,” Dylan said.
So far, Dylan’s standout race achievements include: winning the Kings Royal, winning the VMPA series championship, and being the youngest VMPA pole shuffle winner.
This year will see Dylan attend his fourth Kings Royal meet, with winning the Kings Royal taking centre place as his favourite meet memory.
As returning King, “I feel confident in our program and the pace in the car that we can have a strong result,” Dylan said. “The first thing is having luck on our side. Everything has to go your way and not make any mistakes throughout the event.”
The winner of the Kings Royal receives a substantial amount of prize money, with $15,000 up for grabs.
If Dylan were to win again, he said “the prize money would go back into our racing program and help to go up and down the road, and go into race tyres.”
His home Speedway is Alexandra Speedway, which is his closest track, and is registered with Ballarat.
“We decided to travel because it’s a prestigious event with such high prize money, you can’t not go,” he said.
So keep your eyes on the track on Kings Royal weekend and see the returning King take to the tracks once more.
