Pavel Ondrašík (born 10 December 1975 in

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) is a Czech 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 clockwise, anti-clockwise laps of an oval circuit. The motorcycles are specialist machines that ...

rider.

Career

Ondrasik failed to gain a work permit despite agreeing terms with Reading Racers in 1996. He finally rode in the United Kingdom five years later, for the Trelawny Tigers in the 2001

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, although he had been targeted previously by King's Lynn Stars. He stayed with the Tigers until their closure in 2003. He then spent seasons with

Newport Wasps Newport Wasps were a British motorcycle speedway team based at Somerton Park and then the Hayley Stadium in Newport, Wales, Newport, South Wales, from 1964 to 2012. The Wasps logo incorporates the traditional black and amber colours of the City ...

and the

Exeter Falcons The Exeter Falcons were a Motorcycle speedway, speedway team based in the city of Exeter. The Falcons operated from 1947 to 2005 at the County Ground Stadium in Exeter. History Origins & 1920s Speedway began at the County Ground in 1929, ...

. His season with the

Somerset Rebels The Somerset Rebels were a British motorcycle speedway, speedway team based in Highbridge, Somerset, Highbridge, Somerset. Founded in 2000, the club competed in the British SGB Championship until 2019. Their home track was located at the Oak Tr ...

was cut short in 2006 after he suffered a broken wrist. In 2000, he won the silver medal at the

Czech Republic Individual Speedway Championship The Czech Republic Individual Speedway Championship is a motorcycle speedway championship held each year to determine the Czech Republic national champion. History It was first staged in 1949, and was known as the Czechoslovakia Individual ...

Family

Pavel is the son of former

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international speedway rider Petr Ondrašík.

References

1975 births Living people Czech speedway riders Exeter Falcons riders Czech expatriate speedway riders in England Newport Wasps riders Expatriate speedway riders in Wales Somerset Rebels riders Trelawny Tigers riders Motorcycle racers from Prague {{CzechRepublic-speedway-bio-stub