David John Watt (born 6 January 1978 in Townsville, Queensland) is a former international

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rider from Australia. He won the Queensland state championship in 2005 and was a member of the Australian team that finished second to Poland in the 2011 World Cup Final.

Career summary

Watt started his British speedway career in 2001 when he signed for the

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in the Premier League. He rode as a substitute reserve rider for the Oxford Cheetahs in 2001 and 2002 and was therefore a member of the Elite League title winning team in

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. The following year he signed for Premier League team Newcastle Diamonds. In 2002 he gained a team berth at King's Lynn Stars while also doubling up for his parent club the Poole Pirates, where he was part of the Pirates Elite League league winning team in

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. Watt rode for Rye House Rockets in the Premier League in 2004 and also doubled-up with Poole, but after he suffered an injury early on in the season he was replaced by Krzysztof Kasprzak. After Watt had recovered from his injury he moved on loan to the Eastbourne Eagles in the Elite League, where he remained until 2006 when he moved to Oxford Cheetahs for a year. He returned to Eastbourne in 2007 and added 2 points to his average by the end of the season he was voted Eastbourne's Rider of the Year. He also finished fourth in the Elite League Riders Championship and won a bronze medal with

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at the

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. Watt looked set to stay with Eastbourne in 2008 but after a change of management at the club he was left without a team place. Watt returned to Poole in 2008 and won the Elite League championship. Watt had ridden for Masarna Avesta in the Swedish Elitserien since 2006, but joined Lejonen in 2009 after Masarna were declared bankrupt and dropped out of the league. In Poland, he was a member of the GTŻ Grudziądz team in the Polish second division in 2006 before joining Polish Ekstraliga team Stal Rzeszów in 2007. Watt was made the captain of Stal Rzeszów for the 2008 season but the team were relegated. In 2009, Watt signed for

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in the Ekstraliga. In April 2017, after being dropped by SGB Premiership team Rye House Rockets, Watt announced his retirement from racing, although he stated that he would fulfil his obligations to Polish team Stal Rzeszów if required.Watt Announces Retirement
, speedwaygp.com, 26 April 2017. Retrieved 26 April 2017

World final appearances

Speedway World Cup

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- Leszno,

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- 3rd - 29pts *

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- Vojens, Vojens Speedway Center - 4th - 21pts (3) *

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- Leszno,

- 2nd - 43pts (5) *

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- 2nd - 45pts (3) *

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- Målilla,

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- 2nd - 39pts (16)

Speedway Grand Prix results

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Watt, Davey Australian motorcycle racers 1978 births Living people Poole Pirates riders Eastbourne Eagles riders King's Lynn Stars riders Newcastle Diamonds riders Leicester Lions riders Oxford Cheetahs riders Australian speedway riders