Claus Vissing (born 6 June 1986) is a Danish
speedway rider.
Career
Vissing made his British league debut for
Stoke Potters
The Stoke Potters previously the Hanley Potters were a British speedway team competing in the National League. As Stoke, the team raced at Loomer Road Stadium in Newcastle-under-Lyme. As Hanley Potters they raced from 1929 to 1963.
History
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in the
2007 Premier League speedway season
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before joining
Peterborough Panthers
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for the 2008 and 2009 seasons.
[ In 2010, he rode in the top tier of British Speedway, riding for ]Ipswich Witches
The Ipswich Witches are a British speedway club based at Foxhall Stadium near Ipswich, Suffolk. They compete in the British SGB Premiership. Meetings are staged on most Thursdays from March until October, normally commencing at 7.30pm (first ra ...
during the 2010 Elite League speedway season
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. The following season in 2011, he signed for Birmingham Brummies
Birmingham Brummies are a British speedway team founded in 1928. They were inaugural members of the Southern League in 1929. The team have twice finished runner-up in the highest tier of British speedway, during the 1952 Speedway National Lea ...
but soon moved on to Somerset Rebels
The Somerset Rebels were a British speedway team based in Highbridge, Somerset. Founded in 2000, the club competed in the British SGB Championship until 2019. Their home track was located at the Oak Tree Arena.
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The club's stadium, The ...
for 2012.[ He then spent three years in Scotland with ]Edinburgh Monarchs
The Edinburgh Monarchs are a Scottish Speedway team, currently based in Armadale. They compete in the SGB Championship, racing on Friday nights during the Speedway season. The club is run by a board of directors, chaired by Alex Harkess. The cl ...
and Berwick Bandits
The Berwick Bandits are a British speedway club, based in Berwick-upon-Tweed. They currently compete in the SGB Championship, racing at Shielfield Park, with home matches usually taking place on Saturday evenings. They also run a second team in ...
respectively.[
In 2016, he joined ]Workington Comets
The Workington Comets are a British speedway club, based in Workington, Cumbria, racing out of the Northside Training Track. The team previously operated from 1970 to 2018 and were based at Derwent Park Stadium which they shared with Workington ...
and then rode again for Berwick in 2017. He was a member of the Swindon Robins
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team in the SGB Premiership 2019
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that won the league
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and Knockout cup
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double. He also had two solid seasons in the Championship, helping Glasgow Tigers to two second place finishes in 2018 and 2019.
After a COVID-19 pandemic
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cancelled 2020 season he was released by Newcastle Diamonds
Newcastle Diamonds were a motorcycle speedway team that raced in the SGB Championship, every Sunday night during the season (March–October) from their home at the Newcastle Stadium on the Fossway, Byker. The Stadium, previously known as Broug ...
for the SGB Championship 2021
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Changes from the last edition of the Championship (held in 2019) were the addition of three teams and the loss of t ...
because of travel restrictions.
In 2022, he re-joined and rode for the Birmingham Brummies
Birmingham Brummies are a British speedway team founded in 1928. They were inaugural members of the Southern League in 1929. The team have twice finished runner-up in the highest tier of British speedway, during the 1952 Speedway National Lea ...
in the SGB Championship 2022
The 2022 SGB Championship season is the 75th season of the second tier of British Speedway and the 5th known as the SGB Championship.
Summary
Eleven clubs competed in the Championship in 2022, with Oxford returning to the sport after a 15 year ab ...
.[ In 2023, he returned to Glasgow 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.
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.
References
{{DEFAULTSORT:Vissing, Claus
1986 births
Living people
Danish speedway riders
Berwick Bandits riders
Birmingham Brummies riders
Edinburgh Monarchs riders
Glasgow Tigers riders
Ipswich Witches riders
Peterborough Panthers riders
Somerset Rebels riders
Stoke Potters riders
Swindon Robins riders
Workington Comets riders