Jon Thomas Armstrong (born 1 August 1974) 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

Armstrong started racing in the British leagues during the

1992 British League season The 1992 British League season was the 58th season of the top tier of speedway in the United Kingdom and the 28th known as the British League. Summary Reading Racers won the league for the second time in three years. Four riders who won the 199 ...

, when riding a couple of times in the reserve berth for the Belle Vue Aces. After a break from speedway in 1994 and 1995 he returned in 1996 riding for Buxton Hitmen and recording an 8.77 average. The following season he won the

Conference League Riders' Championship The National League Riders' Championship is an annual motorcycle speedway contest between the top riders (or two riders) with the highest average points total from each club competing in the third tier league in the United Kingdom. The same form ...

, held on 7 September at

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. He rode for various clubs over the following years and won the

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in 2002 with Buxton and secured the treble of league, cup and fours in 2004 with Mildenhall Fen Tigers. He joined Weymouth Wildcats in 2008 and suffered a major injury, breaking his tibia and patella tendon. He missed the rest of the season but took some consolation in the fact that Weymouth won the league. After joining the Dudley Heathens he topped the averages for them during the 2011 National League speedway season and was part of the Dudley team that won the National League Fours, held on 30 July 2011 at Loomer Road Stadium. As a Stoke rider, he won the

National League Pairs Championship The National League Pairs Championship is a motorcycle speedway contest for tier three clubs in the United Kingdom. The Championship is between the top two riders from each club competing in the National League (speedway), National League. The me ...

with Ben Wilson, held at Mildenhall Stadium, on 15 June 2014. In 2018, Armstrong earned a testimonial meeting, during his last season in speedway.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Armstrong, Jon Living people 1974 births British speedway riders Belle Vue Aces riders Buxton Hitmen riders Cradley Heathens riders Mildenhall Fen Tigers riders Newport Wasps riders Stoke Potters riders Weymouth Wildcats riders