Jason Edwards (born 14 September 2002) is a British
speedway rider.
Career
In 2017, Edwards made a number of guest appearances at reserve after he turned 15 as he was then eligible to ride. He made his National league debut for
Lakeside Hammers on 29 September 2017 against
Belle Vue Colts,
he had an excellent debut scoring 9+1 from 5 rides.
Edwards made more appearances for Lakeside and also rode some meetings for
Eastbourne Eagles.
In 2018, he moved from reserve into the main Eastbourne team for the first time,
riding at number 2 for the rest of the season. Edwards also won the League and cup double with Eastbourne defeating
Mildenhall Fen Tigers in both finals.
Additionally he rode for the Cradley team that only competed in the National Trophy.
He helped the Heathens finish top of the North group taking them to the final against Mildenhall.
In 2019, he re-joined the Eagles after their move up to the
SGB Championship and also signed for the Mildenhall Fen Tigers.
Edwards resigned for Eastbourne at the start of the 2020 season which was curtailed by the
COVID-19 pandemic and the 2021 season, but moved to
Plymouth Gladiators
The Plymouth Gladiators are a speedway team in the British SGB Championship. Under several names Plymouth have competed during various seasons from 1932. The club was reformed after a gap of thirty-six years in 2006 by former St Austell Gulls r ...
when Eastbourne withdrew from the league.
Edwards signed a new contract for
Redcar Bears
The Redcar Bears are a British speedway team who currently compete in the SGB Championship (middle tier of the British speedway leagues). Their major team honour to date is the SGB Championship KO Cup win in 2019 against rivals Newcastle Diamo ...
in the
SGB Championship for the 2022 season and later became an asset of the club. He won the British U-21 semi-final at Mildenhall with a 15 point maximum. Additionally, he finished second in the league averages for Mildenhall in the
2022 National Development League speedway season
The 2022 National Development League was the third division/tier of British speedway for the 2022 season. It is a semi-professional development league, containing the junior sides of many SGB Premiership and SGB Championship clubs.
Summary
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and was voted their rider of the year.
In 2023, Edwards was named in the
King's Lynn Stars team as the rising star for the
SGB Premiership 2023. He also re-signed for Redcar Bears 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
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Living people
2002 births
British speedway riders
Cradley Heathens riders
Eastbourne Eagles riders
King's Lynn Stars riders
Mildenhall Fen Tigers riders
Plymouth Gladiators speedway riders
Redcar Bears riders