Kyle Howarth (born 11 February 1994) is a British
speedway
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rider.
Biography
Born in
Ashton-under-Lyne
Ashton-under-Lyne is a market town in Tameside, Greater Manchester, England. The population was 45,198 at the 2011 census. Historically in Lancashire, it is on the north bank of the River Tame, in the foothills of the Pennines, east of Manche ...
,
Greater Manchester
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, Howarth competed in
grasstrack
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and
motocross
Motocross is a form of off-road motorcycle racing held on enclosed off-road circuits. The sport evolved from motorcycle trials competitions held in the United Kingdom.
History
Motocross first evolved in Britain from motorcycle trials competiti ...
before starting his speedway career in 2008 in amateur competitions, gaining a
National League
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place with
Scunthorpe Saints
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 197 ...
in 2009, scoring 13+2 on his debut.
[Rider Index]
, speedwaygb.co, Retrieved 16 December 2012 He
averaged
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4.62 over the season and finished as runner up in the British Under-15 championship that year.
In 2010 he became a
Poole Pirates
Poole Pirates (also known as Poole Speedway) are a motorcycle speedway team based in Poole, England, competing in the SGB Championship. The club have been the champions of the United Kingdom on ten occasions.
Poole Speedway is promoted by ...
asset and rode for
Bournemouth Buccaneers in the National League, averaging 7.43, and also made guest appearances in the
Premier League
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for
Somerset Rebels
The Somerset Rebels were a British speedway team based in Highbridge, Somerset. Founded in 2000, the club competed in the British SGB Championship until 2019. Their home track was located at the Oak Tree Arena.
History
The club's stadium, The ...
.
Also in 2010, he finished in third place in the British Under-18 Championship.
In 2011 he rode in the National League for
Belle Vue Colts
The Belle Vue Colts are the junior youth development team of the Belle Vue Aces, one of the World's most famous motorcycle speedway team, based in Manchester in the northwest of England.
History
Belle Vue first operated a reserve team during the ...
, and he also rode for
Edinburgh Monarchs
The Edinburgh Monarchs are a Scottish Speedway team, currently based in Armadale. They compete in the SGB Championship, racing on Friday nights during the Speedway season. The club is run by a board of directors, chaired by Alex Harkess. The ...
in the Premier League, averaging 5.11, and was named at number eight for the
Belle Vue Aces
The Belle Vue Aces are a British speedway club, based in Manchester. The club hold the record of having won the top tier League championship 13 times. They currently compete in the SGB Premiership, racing at The National Speedway Stadium, wi ...
Elite League team.
He spent the winter riding in Australia, and won the Queensland Under-21 Championship.
[WORKINGTON COMETS SPEEDWAY RIDER KYLE HOWARTH CONFIDENT OF RAISING HIS AVERAGE]
, ''News & Star
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T ...
'', 24 February 2012. Retrieved 16 December 2012 In 2012, after initially signing for
King's Lynn Stars
King's Lynn Stars are a motorcycle speedway team who compete in the SGB Premiership. The nickname "Stars" comes from the defunct Norwich Stars team. The team was founded in 1965 and has been running continually since then, except for 1996 when Ki ...
, he rode for Poole in the Elite League and
Workington Comets
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in the Premier League, and signed for both teams in 2013.
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and represented Great Britain at under-21 level.
. He joined
in 2016, staying with both clubs until 2020.
In 2021 and 2022, he returned to Sheffield in the
. He helped Sheffield win the 2022 League cup and reach the Play off final.
In 2023, he re-signed for Sheffield for the
.