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2017 National League Speedway Season
The 2017 National League speedway season was the third tier/division of British speedway. Summary The title was won by Belle Vue Colts. Eastbourne Eagles finished top of the regular season table. King's Lynn Young Stars withdrew part way through the season and their results were expunged. Final league table League scoring system *Home draw = 1 *Home win by any number of points = 3 *Away loss by 6 points or less = 1 *Away draw = 2 *Away win by between 1 and 6 points = 3 *Away win by 7 points or more = 4 Play-offs Home team scores are in bold Overall aggregate scores are in National League Knockout Cup The 2017 National League Knockout Cup was the 20th edition of the Knockout Cup for tier three teams. Eastbourne Eagles were the winners for the third successive year. First round Final Stages Replay was required in the Quarter-final due to tie Mildenhall Fen Tigers 50 Stoke Potters 40 Stoke Potters 50 Mildenhall Fen Tigers 40 Mildenhall Fen Tigers 90 Stoke Potters 90 H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National League (speedway)
The current National Development League formerly the National League was formed in 2009 as the third division of speedway in the United Kingdom, replacing the Conference League. It follows the same rules and regulations as the SGB Premiership and SGB Championship, including the use of rider averages. There were two previous speedway leagues in Britain sharing the 'National League' name, the main league that operated from 1932 to 1964, and British League Division Two, which was renamed the National League between 1975 and 1990. History Overview The current National Development League, originally the Conference League, was formed in 2009 with ten teams. Several teams were in the league in the past, but are no longer in speedway for various reasons, such as Newport, Bournemouth, and Weymouth. These were replaced in more recent years by Kent in 2013, along with Birmingham and Eastbourne, former Elite League teams. After a decline in National League teams to eight in 2013, the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Plymouth Devils
The Plymouth Gladiators are a speedway team in the British SGB Championship. Under several names Plymouth have competed during various seasons from 1932. The club was reformed after a gap of thirty-six years in 2006 by former St Austell Gulls rider Mike Bowden In 2021 the club successfully applied to join the British second division, the SGB Championship. The team names included Tigers, Panthers, Devils and Bulldogs History 1932–1937 Plymouth's original home was Pennycross Stadium. As the Plymouth Tigers they competed in the first National League season in the 1932 Speedway National League. The Tigers became the Panthers for the 1936 season and the stadium was used in 1937. 1947–1954 The stadium re-opened in 1947 when the Devils raced in the 1947 Speedway National League Division Three. Apart from short spells in the Second Division the team operated at this level until 1954. In 1952, the team achieved their first major success, winning the Division three section of the N ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Max Clegg
Max Clegg (born 11 April 1997) is a British speedway rider. Career Born in Brighouse, Yorkshire, Clegg started racing in grasstrack at the age of seven, moving on to speedway in his teens and becoming team mascot for Sheffield Tigers.Tigers Book Max , speedwaygb.co, 11 September 2013. Retrieved 30 March 2014 He finished second in the British Under-15 500cc Championship in 2011, and made his debut in 2012 for . [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tom Bacon
Tom Oliver Bacon (born 25 February 1993) is a British speedway rider. Career Bacon began his British career riding for the Mildenhall Fen Tigers in 2015. In 2017, he signed for Peterborough Panthers, where he spent two seasons with the club for the SGB Championship 2017 and the SGB Championship 2018 seasons. In 2019, he joined Redcar Bears for one season and then rode in the top tier of British Speedway, riding for the Wolverhampton Wolves in the SGB Premiership 2021, in addition to the Kent Kings in the SGB Championship 2021 The SGB Championship 2021 was the second tier division, called the SGB Championship, of the British speedway championship in 2021. Changes from the last edition of the Championship (held in 2019) were the addition of three teams and the loss of t .... References {{DEFAULTSORT:Bacon, Tom 1993 births Living people British speedway riders Birmingham Brummies riders Kent Kings riders Mildenhall Fen Tigers riders Peterborough Panthers riders Red ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Danyon Hume
Danyon Hume (born 25 July 1996) is a speedway rider from England. Career He began his British speedway career riding for the Rye House Raiders during the 2015 National League speedway season. The following year in 2016, he signed for Ipswich Witches at the back end of the season In 2017, he sustained a major arm injury at Poole which sidelined him for the remainder of that season. In 2019 as the club captain, he helped Leicester Lion Cubs win the division 3 league and cup double during the 2019 National Development League speedway season. In 2021, he rode for the Sheffield Tigers in the SGB Premiership, in addition to riding for the Poole Pirates in the SGB Championship. In 2022, he rode for the Ipswich Witches in the SGB Premiership as the number 8 rider and joined Glasgow Tigers in the SGB Championship. In 2023, he retained his place at the Ipswich Witches, where he helped the club win the Knockout Cup. He also signed for Redcar Bears in the SGB Championship. Hume signe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kyle Bickley
Kyle Bickley (born 27 February 2002) is a speedway rider from England. Speedway career Bickley has ridden in the top two tiers of British Speedway. During his debut season he rode for Workington Comets, where he won the league and cup double. He captained the Belle Vue Colts during the 2019 National Development League speedway season. In 2021, he signed for the Berwick Bandits in the SGB Championship. In the SGB Championship 2022, he initially rode for Berwick before joining Newcastle Diamonds but following their collapse he moved to Redcar Bears. He also rode for Berwick Bullets during the 2022 National Development League speedway season. In 2023, he signed for Edinburgh Monarchs for the SGB Championship 2023 The 2023 SGB Cab Direct Championship season will be the 76th season of the second tier of British Speedway and the 6th known as the SGB Championship. The British Speedway Network (BSN) would stream 35 matches live for the second year running. S ... and would also ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jack Smith (speedway Rider)
Jack Andrew Smith (born 17 December 1998) is a speedway rider from England. Career He rode in the top tier of British Speedway riding for the Swindon Robins in the SGB Premiership 2018. He rode for Glasgow Tigers in the SGB Championship 2021. In 2023, he signed for Belle Vue Colts The Belle Vue Colts are the junior youth development team of the Belle Vue Aces, one of the World's most famous motorcycle speedway team, based in Manchester in the northwest of England. History Belle Vue first operated a reserve team during the ... for the 2023 NDL season, it was his sixth consecutive season with the Colts. References 1998 births Living people British speedway riders Belle Vue Colts riders Glasgow Tigers riders {{Speedway-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adam Roynon
Adam Wayne Roynon (born 30 August 1988, in Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria) is a British motorcycle speedway rider. His father, Chris Roynon, was a speedway rider and promoter for the Barrow Blackhawks. Career Roynon won three trophies in his first full season of Conference League racing, winning the League Championship, the Conference Trophy and the Knockout Cup. He won the Premier League Championship with the Rye House Rockets in 2007 and finished 3rd in the Indoor speedway event at Brighton. Roynon is contracted to Elite League team the Coventry Bees, but declined a team place there for 2008. On 6 March 2009, Roynon crashed while practising with the Great Britain squad at the Norfolk Arena, King's Lynn and suffered a blood clot to his brain and a broken neck (C2 vertebra). His survival chances were initially assessed as 50/50, but his recovery "amazed" doctors who allowed him to leave hospital eleven days later wearing a halo brace. On 30 April 2009 his father announced that ha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ben Morley (speedway Rider)
Benjamin (Ben) Morley (born 10 March 1994) is a British speedway rider. Career Morley rode for Isle of Wight Warriors in the National League for the second successive season in 2019. He also joined Eastbourne Eagles on 22 December 2018, with the Eagles moving up to the SGB Championship in 2019. In 2021, he rode for the Kent Kings in the SGB Championship 2021. The following season in 2022, he rode for the Birmingham Brummies in the SGB Championship 2022. However, he later signed for Plymouth Gladiators The Plymouth Gladiators are a speedway team in the British SGB Championship. Under several names Plymouth have competed during various seasons from 1932. The club was reformed after a gap of thirty-six years in 2006 by former St Austell Gulls r ... on an interim basis. In 2023, he signed for Kent Royals for the 2023 National Development League speedway season. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Morley, Ben 1994 births Living people British speedway riders Birmingham Brummi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Steve Boxall
Steven Shane (Steve) Boxall (born 16 May 1987 in Canterbury, Kent) is a speedway rider in the United Kingdom. He rode with the Belle Vue Aces in the Elite League. Career Boxall won the Conference League Riders' Championship in 2005. Also in 2005, he won the Premier League Championship with the Rye House Rockets The Rye House Rockets were a speedway team based at Rye House Stadium, Hoddesdon, England. They competed in various British speedway leagues from 1954 to 2018. History Rye House began life in 1934 hosting open meetings. Whilst at Hackney in ..., and he did so again in 2007. References External links Personal Website 1987 births Living people British speedway riders English motorcycle racers Sportspeople from Canterbury Belle Vue Aces riders Rye House Rockets riders {{England-speedway-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zach Wajtknecht
Zach Wajtknecht (born 8 February 1998) is a British speedway rider. Career At an early age Wajtknecht became a double World Champion, twice triumphing in the FIM 125cc Grasstrack Youth Gold Trophy. He followed up these successes by being crowned British 250cc Youth Champion in 2013 and winner of the FIM 250cc Longtrack Youth World Cup in 2014. These successes led to Zach being awarded the prestigious Pinhard trophy, a trophy he described himself as being "over the moon" to win. Wajtknecht was handed his big break in Speedway by the newly reformed National League Birmingham Brummies ahead of the 2015 season, the team's first season in the third tier of British Speedway. The team was put together by former manager Phil Morris, the newly appointed FIM Race Director for the Speedway Grand Prix series. Morris described Wajtknecht as having "what it takes to enjoy a very successful speedway career" In 2017, he won the British Under-19 Championship at Plymouth. His 2017 season was c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Knockout Cup (speedway)
Knockout Cup (sometimes referred to as the KO Cup) is a type of British motorcycle speedway competition, examples of which have run annually since 1929. Each tier of British Speedway has its own respective Knockout Cup. The current Knockout Cup competitions are the SGB Premiership Knockout Cup (tier one), the SGB Championship Knockout Cup (tier two) and the National League Knockout Cup (tier three). The cups have been run in the past under the associated name of the League at the time. For example Elite League Knockout Cup when tier one was the Elite League, a Premier League Knockout Cup when tier two was the Premier League and so on. Knockout Cups (chronological order) Tier One *National Trophy 1931–1964 *British League Knockout Cup 1965–1967 * British League Division One Knockout Cup 1968–1974 *British League Knockout Cup 1975–1994 *Premier League Knockout Cup 1995–1996 *Elite League Knockout Cup 1997–2012 * not held, 2012-2016 * SGB Premiership Knockout Cup 2017â ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |