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Carl Stonehewer
Carl Bryan 'Stoney' Stonehewer (born 16 May 1972) is a former motorcycle speedway rider. Career Landmarks Speedway Grand Prix * The first UK Premier League (speedway), Premier League rider to qualify for the Speedway Grand Prix. **Grand Prix Series Rider 2000 Speedway Grand Prix, 2000, 2001 Speedway Grand Prix, 2001, 2002 Speedway Grand Prix, 2002 **Grand Prix Challenge 1999 (3rd), 2000 (2nd) World Team Cup * Speedway World Team Cup, World Team Cup 2000 Speedway World Team Cup, 2000, 2001 Speedway World Cup, 2001, 2002 Speedway World Cup, 2002 (Great Britain speedway team, Great Britain) **2000 Speedway World Team Cup, World Team Cup Silver Medal 2000 Speedway World Team Cup, 2000 Premier League Pairs Championship * A record five Premier League Pairs Championship titles with five different partners. **1997 with Martin Dixon (speedway rider), Martin Dixon **1999 with Brent Werner **2000 with Mick Powell (speedway rider), Mick Powell **2001 with Peter I. Karlsson **2003 with Sim ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manchester
Manchester () is a city in Greater Manchester, England. It had a population of 552,000 in 2021. It is bordered by the Cheshire Plain to the south, the Pennines to the north and east, and the neighbouring city of Salford to the west. The two cities and the surrounding towns form one of the United Kingdom's most populous conurbations, the Greater Manchester Built-up Area, which has a population of 2.87 million. The history of Manchester began with the civilian settlement associated with the Roman fort ('' castra'') of ''Mamucium'' or ''Mancunium'', established in about AD 79 on a sandstone bluff near the confluence of the rivers Medlock and Irwell. Historically part of Lancashire, areas of Cheshire south of the River Mersey were incorporated into Manchester in the 20th century, including Wythenshawe in 1931. Throughout the Middle Ages Manchester remained a manorial township, but began to expand "at an astonishing rate" around the turn of the 19th century. Manchest ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
