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2008 Team Speedway Junior World Championship
The 2008 Team Speedway Junior World Championship was the fourth FIM World Team Junior Championship. The final took place on 21 September 2008, in Holsted, Denmark. The championship was won by the Polish junior team who were the defending champions from 2007. Denmark finished in second place and Sweden were third. Calendar Qualification Semifinal 1 * June 7, 2008 * Pardubice * Referee: Jesper Steentoft * Jury President: Boris Kotnjek Semifinal 2 * June 22, 2008 * Diedenbergen * Referee: Craig Ackroyd * Jury President: Janos Nadasdi Final * September 21, 2008 * Holsted *Referee: Mick Bates *Jury President: Christer Bergström References See also * 2008 Speedway World Cup {{Team Speedway Junior World Championship seasons 2008 File:2008 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: Lehman Brothers went bankrupt following the Subprime mortgage crisis; Cyclone Nargis killed more than 138,000 in Myanmar; A scene from the opening ceremony of the 200 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Team Speedway Junior World Championship
The Team Speedway Under-21 World Championship is a speedway competition to determine the World Championship for national Under-21 teams. The sport's equivalent of the Under-21 World Cup in football, as of 2022 the title is awarded to the winners of SON2, the Under-21 division of the Speedway of Nations. The first edition of the competition was in 2005 prior to its incorporation with the Speedway of Nations. Poland has dominated the competition winning the title record 15 times. Previous winners Classification Rules Eligibility The minimum age limit (16 years) starts on the date of the rider's birthday and the maximum age limit (21 years) finishes at the end of the year in which they reach 21 years old. Team composition The 4 competing teams shall each consist of 5 riders; there shall be no substitute rider: *Team A (Helmet colour Red): No 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 *Team B (Blue): No 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 *Team C (White): No 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 *Team D (Yellow/Black): No 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 When a tea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daniel Nelson
Daniel Nelson may refer to: * Dan Nelson (born 1976), American singer-songwriter *Daniel Nelson, founder of Nelsonville, Ohio Nelsonville is a city in northwest York Township in Athens County, Ohio. It is 60 miles southeast of Columbus. The population was 4,612 at the 2020 census originally, but an official citywide recount found the population to be 5,373, thus maint ... (1817) * Daniel Nelson (Swedish composer) (born 1965) {{Human name disambiguation, Nelson, Daniel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tai Woffinden
Tai Woffinden (born 10 August 1990) is a British motorcycle speedway, speedway rider. He is a three-time Speedway World Championship, World Champion (2013 Speedway Grand Prix, 2013, 2015 Speedway Grand Prix, 2015 and 2018 Speedway Grand Prix, 2018). Early life Woffinden was born in Scunthorpe, the son of former speedway rider Rob Woffinden. Although born in the United Kingdom and competing as a British rider, Woffinden grew up in Perth, Western Australia after his parents Rob and Sue decided to move there in 1994. Career Woffinden began his career in junior speedway in Perth where he won the 2006 Western Australian Under-16 title, though he unfortunately missed riding in the Australian Under-16 Championship in Adelaide. He started his British career with the Scunthorpe Scorpions in the Conference League (speedway), Conference League in 2006. With the Scorpions he completed a clean sweep of Conference League trophies, winning the Championship, Conference Trophy, Conference Shi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lewis Bridger
Lewis Alan Bridger (born 4 November 1989, in Hastings, Sussex) is a motorcycle speedway rider from England. Career Bridger stepped straight into Elite League racing from the Conference League after one season with the Weymouth Wildcats. His career includes spells with Eastbourne Eagles and Lakeside Hammers, who he re-signed for in February 2016. On 21 September 2007, Bridger was selected to represent Great Britain at the 2007 Under 21-World Cup Final. In 2006, he became British Under 18 Champion and in 2009 he won the British Under 21 Championship. On 20 November 2009, Bridger signed for Peterborough Panthers from his home town club Eastbourne Eagles. He returned to the Eagles for the 2011 and 2012 seasons before moving on to Lakeside Hammers in 2013. After two seasons with the Hammers he announced that would not ride in 2015, stating "I have lost my love for the sport, have no desire to race and am quite simply not enjoying it any more." He changed his mind and signed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Simon Lambert (speedway Rider)
Simon James Lambert (born 21 February 1989) in Boston, Lincolnshire, England, is a speedway rider in the United Kingdom. Biography Lambert rode in the Conference League with Boston Barracudas, twice winning the Conference League Pairs Championship. In 2009 and 2010 he rode for Scunthorpe Scorpions in the Premier League.SPEEDWAY: Simon stays at Scorpions , ''Spalding Guardian'', 18 November 2009, retrieved 2011-12-04 In 2010 he won the Golden Hammer individual meeting at , with a perfect fifteen-point score. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Lawson (speedway Rider)
William Lawson (born 27 February 1987) is a former motorcycle speedway rider from Scotland. Career Lawson's first British league team was Newcastle Diamonds, where he spent the 2003 and 2004 seasons. In 2005, Lawson signed for Edinburgh Monarchs for the 2005 Premier League speedway season. He would stay with the club for four years, while also riding for Wolverhampton Wolves in 2006 and 2007. After spells with Glasgow and Berwick in 2009 he rode with the Belle Vue Aces in the British Elite League during 2010. He announced his retirement before the 2011 season. In 2018, he made a surprise comeback for one of his former clubs the Edinburgh Monarchs. He spent four more seasons with them from 2018 until 2022. Results World Championships * Individual Under-21 World Championship ** ''2007 - 12th placed in the Semi-Final One'' ** 2008 - Pardubice - 14th placed (4 pts) * Team Under-21 World Championship (Under-21 Speedway World Cup) ** ''2008 - 3rd placed in the Qualifying Roun ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ben Barker (speedway Rider)
Benjamin (Ben) John Barker (born 10 March 1988 in Truro, Cornwall) is a British speedway rider. Career summary Barker signed for Stoke Potters in December 2006 after impressing for the Stoke club's Conference League side, Stoke Spitfires. In October 2006, Barker finished in third place in the British Under-18 Championship. In April 2007, a month after his 19th birthday, he reached the final of the British Under-21 Championship, finishing fourth. Barker represented Great Britain at Under-21 level, at the 2006 Team Speedway Junior World Championship. He also competed in the 2007 Individual Speedway Junior World Championship finishing seventh in Qualifying Round B at Goričan on 12 May 2007, before going out of the competition on 17 June in Semi Final B at Daugavpils, where he finished 14th. Barker returned to the Coventry Bees in the 2008 Elite League, after riding for the Coventry Cougars in the Conference Trophy during the 2004 season. In July 2008, he agreed a permane ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Great Britain National Under-21 Speedway Team ...
The Great Britain national under-21 speedway team is the national under-21 motorcycle speedway team of Great Britain and is controlled by the Auto-Cycle Union. The team was started in all editions of Under-21 World Cup and was won one silver medal in 2007. Denmark has produced three Under-21 World Champions: Chris Louis (1990), Joe Screen (1993) and Lee Richardson (1999). Two riders, Marvyn Cox (1984) and Gary Havelock (1987) was won Individual U-21 European Championship open for riders from all continents. Competition See also * Great Britain national speedway team External links * (deDeutscher Motor Sport Bund website {{National sports teams of the United Kingdom National speedway teams S Team A team is a group of individuals (human or non-human) working together to achieve their goal. As defined by Professor Leigh Thompson of the Kellogg School of Management, " team is a group of people who are interdependent with respect to inf ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Milan Špinka
Milan Špinka (born 5 May 1951) is a former international speedway rider from Czechoslovakia. Speedway career Špinka won the gold medal at the Individual Ice Speedway World Championship in the 1974 Individual Ice Speedway World Championship. He also won a silver and bronze medal at the Championships. He rode in the top tier of British Speedway from 1979 to 1983, riding for Ipswich Witches and Swindon Robins. World final appearances Individual Ice Speedway World Championship *1971 Inzell, 3rd - 21pts *1973 Inzell, 6th - 21pts *1974 Nässjö, champion - 15 pts *1975 Moscow, 12th - 8pts *1976 Assen, 2nd 27pts *1978 Assen, 17th - 2pts *1980 Kalinin, 11th - 10pts *1981 Assen, 14th - 6pts World Longtrack Championship * 1973 - Oslo Oslo ( , , or ; sma, Oslove) is the capital and most populous city of Norway. It constitutes both a county and a municipality. The municipality of Oslo had a population of in 2022, while the city's greater urban area had a popula ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Matěj Kůs
Matěj Kůs (born 11 July 1989) is a Czech international motorcycle speedway racer, Multiple Czech Republic Champion (10 times), and European Pairs Champion (2 times). He has also has raced for several clubs in the British Premier League. His promising career has stopped because of several injuries in the past. Between British spectators he is called Matty, Magicman or KusKus. Career summary Kůs represents the Czech Republic and was named 3 times as Speedway Grand Prix Wild Card in Prague. He became a full Czech international representative rider when he was selected for the Speedway World Cup first time in 2008. Kus is supported by Centrum Sportu Ministerstva Vnitra of the Czech Republic. In 2014, Kus rode for Berwick Bandits returning to his parent club Redcar Bears in 2015. Newcastle Diamonds speedway bought him in 2016 and paid the transfer fee to Redcar Bears. In 2017, he started very well: Kus won the first meeting of the season in Lonigo (Italy). Unfortunately, he was i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hynek Štichauer
Hynek Štichauer (born 17 June 1987) is a former speedway rider from the Czech Republic. Speedway career He rode in the top tier of British Speedway riding for the Wolverhampton Wolves during the 2009 Elite League speedway season The 2009 Elite League speedway season (also known as the Sky Sports Elite League for sponsorship reasons) was the 75th season of the top division of UK speedway and the 13th since its establishment as the Elite League in 1997. Summary The first .... In 2010, he finished third in the Czech national individual championship. References 1987 births Living people Czech speedway riders Berwick Bandits riders Glasgow Tigers riders Plymouth Devils riders Stoke Potters riders Wolverhampton Wolves riders Sportspeople from Pardubice {{Speedway-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Hádek
Michael Hádek (born 8 May 1990) is a Czech motorcycle speedway rider who is a member of the Czech junior national team. Speedway career details World championships * Individual U-21 World Championship ** ''2008 – 9th place in the qualifying round 5'' ** ''2009 – 13th place in the qualifying round 1'' ** ''2010 – 9th place in the qualifying round 1'' * Team U-21 World Championship (U-21 Speedway World Cup) ** ''2008 – 2nd place in the qualifying round 1'' ** ''2009 – Gorzów Wlkp. – did not start in the final (in qualifying round only)'' ** ''2010 – 3rd place in the qualifying round One'' European championships * Individual European Championship ** ''2008 – 15th place in the semi-final 3'' * Individual U-19 European Championship ** 2008 – Stralsund – 12th place (5 pts) ** 2009 – Tarnów – 11th place (5 pts) * Team U-19 European Championship ** ''2008 – 4th place in the semi-final 2'' ** 2009 – Holsted – 4th place (9 pts) Domesti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
