Benjamin Richard Powell (born 28 November 1984 in
Helensvale,
Queensland)
is a former Australian
motorcycle speedway
Motorcycle speedway, usually referred to simply as speedway, is a motorcycle sport involving four and sometimes up to six riders competing over four anti-clockwise laps of an oval circuit. The motorcycles are specialist machines that use only ...
rider.
Career
Club
Powell signed for
Sheffield Tigers's
Conference League side, Sheffield Prowlers in 2002. He then spent two seasons with
Carmarthen Dragons
Carmarthen Dragons were a British motorcycle speedway team who operated at the United Counties Showground in Nantyci, Carmarthen, Wales, between 2002 and 2005 and later the Loomer Road Stadium, between 2017 and 2019. The team were founded by Nigel ...
before they folded and he moved to
Rye House where he rode for
Rye House Raiders in the Conference League with the number one race jacket. He was also given several outings in the Rye House Rockets
Premier League side in 2006. His performances improved and he was signed by
Birmingham Brummies for his first full Premier League season. He
averaged close to six points a meeting with the Brummies in 2007.
Another move, this time to
Newcastle Diamonds in 2008, didn't work out and
Scunthorpe Scorpions signed him at the beginning of June 2008. Powell was sacked by Scunthorpe after he launched his motorcycle at Newcastle rider
Kenni Larsen during a meeting at his former club in October. Powell announced he was retiring from British speedway after he was later banned for 12 months by the Speedway Control Bureau.
International
Powell previously represented
New Zealand in the
World Long Track Championship and World Under-21 Championship.
References
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1984 births
Living people
Australian speedway riders
Sportspeople from the Gold Coast, Queensland
Sheffield Tigers riders
Coventry Bees riders
Mildenhall Fen Tigers riders
Rye House Rockets riders
Birmingham Brummies riders
Australian expatriate speedway riders in England
Newcastle Diamonds riders
Scunthorpe Scorpions riders