Paul William George Hurry (born 9 April 1975 in

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) is a British international

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rider. Hurry began his racing career aged 16 with the

Arena Essex Hammers The Lakeside Hammers were a speedway team who most recently raced in the SGB Championship in 2018. They were founded (as the Arena-Essex Hammers) by promoter Wally Mawdsley and stock car promoter Chick Woodroffe. The team were nicknamed the Hamme ...

in 1991. In 1994 he became British under 21 champion and in 2000 he finished in second place at the

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. Hurry was selected to represent the

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at the 2001 Speedway World Cup Race-off, but the team failed to reach the final. After spells with various British clubs, Hurry returned to Arena Essex in 2004, where he stayed until 2007. He appeared to have retired from racing in 2007 due to ongoing problems with an arm injury, but returned to Elite League racing in 2009 to replace the injured

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for

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 ...

. In 2010, Hurry returned to ride for his first club, now renamed the

Lakeside Hammers The Lakeside Hammers were a speedway team who most recently raced in the SGB Championship in 2018. They were founded (as the Arena-Essex Hammers) by promoter Wally Mawdsley and stock car promoter Chick Woodroffe. The team were nicknamed the Ham ...

. Paul suffered horrific leg injuries in the Final of the 2010 European Grasstrack Final at La Reole and didn't return to racing until 2015. In that time away from the sport he has become a member of the ACU Track Racing Committee and has also become a 'Clerk of the Course'. He has also become a prominent member

British Speedway Championship

Finalist * 1994 @

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2pts (16th) * 1995 @

4pts (9th) * 1998 @

12pts (13th) * 1999 @

10pts (9th) * 2000 @

13pts (10th) * 2001 @

8pts (8th) * 2002 @

Coventry 7pts (9th) * 2003 @

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5pts (13th) * 2006 @ Belle Vue 7pts (9th)

World Longtrack Championship

Finalist

1996 - Herxheim 3pts (18th) Grand-Prix Years * 1997 - Five G.P. 51pts (11th) * 1998 - One G.P. 20pts (16th) * 1999 - Five G.P. 72pts (5th) * 2000 - Five G.P. 77pts (4th) * 2001 - Four G.P. 46pts (4th) * 2002 - Four G.P. 40pts (8th) * 2003 - Four G.P. 58pts (8th) * 2005 - Four G.P. 58pts (3rd) * 2007 - Two G.P. 22pts (12th)

Best Individual G.P. Results

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First 1997, 1999; Second 2003, 2005 * Abingdon Second 1998; Third 2000. *

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Third 2000. * Morizes Third 2005. * St Macaire Third 2007

European Grasstrack Championship

Finals

* 1994 -

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7pts (10th) * 1995 -

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16pts (4th) * 1996 -

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13pts (6th) * 2002 - Berghaupten 15pts (4th) * 2004 -

7pts (12th) * 2005 -

Schwarme Schwarme is a Municipalities of Germany, municipality in the Diepholz (district), district of Diepholz, in Lower Saxony, Germany. The municipality Schwarme is located in the Mittelweserregion around 30 km south of Bremen. The towns Achim, Ver ...

18pts (Champion) * 2009 - Berghaupten 4pts (14th) * 2010 - La Reole 15pts (6th) * 2017 - Hertingan 9pts (12th) * 2018 - Tayac 5pts (12th) * 2019 -

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15thpts (Second)

Best Other Results

* Abingdon Preliminary Round First 1994. *

Aduard Aduard () is a village in the municipality of Westerkwartier, in the Netherlands. It is located about 8 km northwest of Groningen. The history of Aduard dates back to the foundation in 1192 of the Cistercian Aduard Abbey, where famous ear ...

Semi-final First 1994. * Hertingan Semi-final Third 2009. * La Reole Semi-final First 2002. * Noordwolde Semi-final First 2003, 2005. *

Semi-final First 2001. * St MacaireSemi-final Third 2017. *

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Preliminary Round First 1996. *

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Semi-final First 2010.

British Grasstrack Championship

Top Three Finishes

* 2000 Runner-up * 2001 Podium * 2002 Champion * 2004 Champion * 2005 Champion * 2007 Runner-up

Other Top Ten to date

1993, 1994, 1996, 1999, 2010

References

External links

* http://grasstrackgb.co.uk/paul-hurry/ British speedway riders 1975 births Living people Peterborough Panthers riders Oxford Cheetahs riders Eastbourne Eagles riders Lakeside Hammers riders King's Lynn Stars riders Wolverhampton Wolves riders Ipswich Witches riders Poole Pirates riders Kent Kings riders Individual Speedway Long Track World Championship riders {{England-speedway-bio-stub