David Peter Howe (born 1 March 1982) is a British former professional
motorcycle speedway
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rider.
Career
Born in
Leicester
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The city l ...
,
England
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, David Howe started his career on 31 March 1997, aged 15, with the
Peterborough Panthers team in the
Conference League.
He is a three-time
Grand Prix
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participant, having been awarded wild card places for
2003 Speedway Grand Prix
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Event format
The system first used in 1998 continued to be a ...
series in Britain and Slovenia. He also featured as a wild card for the
2007 Speedway Grand Prix of Great Britain
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, awarded to him after finishing runner-up in the 2007 British Championship.
In 1999 he won 3 Titles with
Peterborough Panthers: The Elite League Title, the Knockout Cup and the
Craven Shield
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Craven Shield
...
. He won the British Under-21 Champion in 2000 and in 2002 he finished third in the World Under-21 Championship.
David was also successful in both Grasstrack and Longtrack having competed at the highest level of both disciplines.
David used GM engines that were tuned by Sean Wilson.
Howe announced his retirement from the sport at the end of the 2018 season.
Berwick Speedway: David Howe announces his racing retirement
, worldspeedway.com, 21 October 2018. Retrieved 21 October 2018
Speedway Grand Prix
Domestic leagues
* Great Britain
** Peterborough Panthers: 1997 – 2001
** King's Lynn Stars: 1998
** Wolverhampton Wolves: 2002 – 2005, 2007, 2008
** Oxford Cheetahs: 2006
** Scunthorpe Scorpions: 2009 – 2015
** Kings Lynn Stars
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: 2012, 2013
** Berwick Bandits: 2017 –
* Sweden:
** Filbyterna Linköping: 2000
** Örnarna Eagles: 2001, 2002, 2007,
** Smederna
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: 2003 – 2006
* Poland
** Unia Tarnów: 2002, 2003
**Kolejarz Rawicz
Kolejarz Rawicz (Railwayman Rawicz) is a motorcycle speedway team based in Rawicz, Poland. They currently race in the Polish Speedway Second League (2. Liga).
History
The club competed in the inaugural 1948 Polish speedway season, under the nam ...
: 2005
World Longtrack Championship
Grand-Prix
2001 – One G.P. (N/S Reserve)
2012 – Two G.P. 8pts (21st)
2013 – Four G.P. 46pts (15th)
2014 – Three G.P. 29pts (12th)
Best Grand-Prix Result
Third
* 2013 – Marmande.
European Grasstrack Championship
Finals
* 2011 – Skegness 20pts (6th)
* 2013 – Bielefeld 14pts (8th)
* 2014 – St. Macaire
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Populati ...
16pts (Second)
References
External links
*
David Howe
at grasstrackgb.co.uk
1982 births
Living people
British speedway riders
English motorcycle racers
Sportspeople from Leicester
Peterborough Panthers riders
Wolverhampton Wolves riders
Oxford Cheetahs riders
Scunthorpe Scorpions riders
King's Lynn Stars riders
Berwick Bandits riders
Individual Speedway Long Track World Championship riders
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