Sam Alan Martin (born 2 February 1989, in Bedford Park,

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, Australia) is a former motorcycle speedway rider from Australia.

Career

Martin began his British league career when he signed for the junior team of the

Oxford Cheetahs The Oxford Cheetahs are a British speedway teamLawson,K (2018) “Riders, Teams and Stadiums”. based at Oxford Stadium, in Oxford, England. They were founded in 1939 and are five times champions of Britain, in 1964, 1985, 1986, 1989 and 200 ...

(or Silver Machine which they were known as that season). The juniors were called the Oxford Silver Machine Academy and competed in the

2004 Speedway Conference League The 2004 Speedway Conference League was the third-tier division of British speedway. Summary The title was won by Mildenhall Fen Tigers. Final league table Conference League Knockout Cup The 2004 Conference League Knockout Cup was the seventh ...

. The following season he rode for Oxford again and won the

2005 Speedway Conference League The 2005 Speedway Conference League was the third tier/division of British speedway. Summary The title was won by Oxford Silver Machine Academy, junior club of the Oxford Cheetahs. Final league table Conference League Knockout Cup The 2005 Co ...

before joining

Boston Barracudas The Boston Barracudas were a speedway team that competed from 1970 to 1987 and again from 2000 to 2008. the team were based at Boston Sports Stadium in New Hammond Beck Road, Boston, Lincolnshire. History 1970–1987 The Boston Barracudas were ...

in 2006. He returned to Oxford for 2007. It was also in 2007 that the Premier League came calling and Martin rode for

Berwick Bandits The Berwick Bandits are a British speedway club, based in Berwick-upon-Tweed. They currently compete in the SGB Championship, racing at Shielfield Park, with home matches usually taking place on Saturday evenings. They also run a second team ...

during. the

2007 Premier League speedway season The 2007 Premier League speedway season was the second division of speedway in the United Kingdom and governed by the Speedway Control Bureau (SCB), in conjunction with the British Speedway Promoters' Association (BSPA). Season summary The League ...

. In 2008, he sealed the final team place with the

Sheffield Tigers The Sheffield 'Tru Plant' Tigers are a motorcycle speedway team based in Sheffield, England. They currently race in the British SGB Premiership, and their home meetings take place at Owlerton Stadium. The Tigers traditionally hold their race ...

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Martin, Sam Australian speedway riders Berwick Bandits riders Sheffield Tigers riders Living people 1989 births