Joseph Keir M. Haines (born 4 September 1991) is a former

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 from England.

Career history

Born in Bolton, England, Haines started his speedway career in 2006 with the Cleveland Bears and then joined the

Scunthorpe Scorpions The Scunthorpe Scorpions are a speedway team in the British SGB Championship. They have raced at various times since 1972, at three different venues. History 1972–1978 The original Scunthorpe side were known as Scunthorpe Saints from 1972 ...

in 2007 in the Conference League winning the League Championship, the Knockout Cup and the Conference Trophy in his first full season.

Wolverhampton Wolves Wolverhampton Wolves are a British speedway team based in Wolverhampton, England. They are sponsored by Parry's International Travel, and signed a deal with owner Dave Parry (previous speedway rider for the Wolverhampton Wolves) for the 2008 ...

signed Haines just after his sixteenth birthday and immediately loaned him to the

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 ...

for the 2008 season. He also rode for the Boston Barracudas in the Conference League in 2008. He was part of the Workington four who won the

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, held on 26 July 2008, at Derwent Park. He started the 2009 season as the number eight for Wolverhampton and rode for

Rye House Rockets The Rye House Rockets were a speedway team based at Rye House Stadium, Hoddesdon, England. They competed in various British speedway leagues from 1954 to 2018. History Rye House began life in 1934 hosting open meetings. Whilst at Hackney in 1 ...

in the Premier League. A serious injury halted his season mid way but he returned to the saddle in September and continued to improve. In 2010, he rode for King's Lynn Stars in the Premier League while also doubling up with parent club, Wolverhampton in the Elite League. He became the 2010 British Under 21 Champion in April. While riding in Australia during December 2010 he crashed in a race and suffered serious injury, which included a broken shoulder and ribs, a punctured lung, and vertebrae damage. He went on to ride for

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in the

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before retiring in 2013 aged just 22.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Haines, Joe 1991 births Living people British speedway riders English motorcycle racers Sportspeople from Bolton Workington Comets riders Scunthorpe Scorpions riders