Thomas Brennan (born 2 July 2001) is a British speedway rider.

Career

In 2016, Brennan made a number of guest appearances at reserve for

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after he turned 15 and was eligible to ride in the

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. He made his debut for Eastbourne on his 15th birthday against

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, however he crashed in his first ride and suffered a broken collarbone. Brennan retained his spot for Eastbourne for the 2017 season. A good start to the season saw him move from reserve to number 1, before he moved to number 4 for the majority of the season. He scored his first paid maximum scoring 9+3 from 4 rides in the National League Knockout Cup Final against

Mildenhall Fen Tigers The Mildenhall Fen Tigers are a British speedway team, founded in 1975 and currently riding in the National Development League. History 1971–1989 The original track was built in 1971 on farm land owned by Terry Waters, with chef Bernie Kla ...

. Brennan finished the season with an average of 7.21, making him the most improved rider in the National League in 2017, with an increase of 4.21 from his starting average of 3.00. He also helped Eastbourne win the Knockout Cup for the third successive season, beating Mildenhall in the final. For the 2018 season he started in the number 3 position and scored his first full maximum and moved back to number 1 by the end of June. On 5 July, Brennan competed in the European U19 semi-final in Pardubice, scoring 11 points from his five rides finishing 5th and qualifying for the final. In the final at

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he finished 9th overall with a total of 7 points. Brennan also made a guest appearnace in the

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. Brennan helped Eastbourne win the

and cup double, winning the playoff and Knockout Cup, defeating Mildenhall in both. Brennan continued with Eastbourne despite their move up to the

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and this allowed Brennan to sign for the

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in the lower division as well. In 2021, he became a world champion after Great Britain secured the

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(the world team title) and signed 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 ...

. He returned to ride for Belle Vue in the

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, where he won the league title and for the Glasgow Tigers in the

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. He finished runner-up to Dan Bewley in the 2022 British Speedway Championship and finished in 9th place during the World Under-21 Championship in the 2022 SGP2. In 2023, he re-signed for Belle Vue for the

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and for Glasgow for the SGB Championship 2023.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Brennan, Tom Living people 2001 births British speedway riders Belle Vue Aces riders Cradley Heathens riders Eastbourne Eagles riders Glasgow Tigers riders