Motorcycle speedway, usually referred to simply as speedway, is a motorcycle sport involving four and sometimes up to six riders competing over four anti-clockwise laps of an oval circuit. The motorcycles are specialist machines that use only one gear and have no brakes. Racing takes place on a flat oval track usually consisting of dirt, loosely packed shale, or crushed rock. Competitors use this surface to slide their machines sideways, powersliding or broadsiding into the bends. On the straight sections of the track, the motorcycles reach speeds of up to 70 miles per hour (110 km/h).
Gregory Alan Hancock is a former professional motorcycle speedway rider from the United States. As of 2023, he was one of only six riders to have won the individual World Championship four or more times.
Mark Roysten Gregory Loram is a British former motorcycle speedway rider, who won the World Speedway Championship in 2000 and won the British Championship in 1997, 1999, and 2001. He earned 36 international caps for the England national speedway team and 10 caps for the Great Britain team.
The British Speedway Under-21 Championship is an annual speedway competition open to riders of British nationality aged at least fifteen on the date of the first meeting, and under twenty-one on 1 January in the year of the competition. The winner of the final is declared British Under-21 Champion. Previous winners include former World Champions Mark Loram and Gary Havelock.
The World Championship of Speedway is an international competition between the highest-ranked motorcycle speedway riders of the world, run under the auspices of the Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme (FIM). The first official championships were held in 1936.
Ricky Wells, is an American international motorcycle speedway rider. He was the 2009 USA National Champion and a two time U.S. Under 21 National Champion. He has been an international rider for the USA in the Speedway World Cup.
Justin Maxwell Sedgmen is an Australian motorcycle speedway rider.
The 2010 AMA National Speedway Championship Series . The title was won by Billy Janniro, his second in total.
The 2014 AMA National Speedway Championship Series was staged over four rounds, which were held at Costa Mesa, Ventura, Industry and Auburn. Billy Janniro took the title, his fifth in total, winning all four rounds.
The 2013 AMA National Speedway Championship Series was staged over three rounds, which were held at Ventura, Victorville and Auburn. Billy Janniro took the title, his fourth in total, winning two of the rounds in the process.
The 2011 AMA National Speedway Championship Series was staged over a single round, which was held at Auburn on September 30. Billy Janniro took the title, his third in total, scoring a maximum in the process.
The 2008 AMA National Speedway Championship Series was staged over three rounds, which were held at Costa Mesa, Auburn and Auburn. Defending champion Billy Hamill only raced in the opening round. In his absence, Billy Janniro won the title for the first time, winning all three rounds in the process. It was the first time neither Greg Hancock or Billy Hamill had won the title since Mike Faria in 1997.
The 2016 AMA National Speedway Championship Series was staged over four rounds, held at Costa Mesa, Ventura, Industry and Auburn. It was won by Billy Janniro, who beat Max Ruml and Dillon Ruml. It was the seventh title of Janniro's career, and his fourth in-a-row.
The 2015 AMA National Speedway Championship Series was staged over four rounds, which were held at Costa Mesa, Ventura, Industry and Auburn. Billy Janniro took the title, his sixth in total, winning two of the four rounds.
The 2017 AMA National Speedway Championship Series was staged over four rounds, held at Ventura, Santa Maria, Industry and Auburn. It was won by Billy Janniro, who beat Max Ruml and Broc Nicol. It was the eighth title of Janniro's career, and his fifth in-a-row.
The 2018 AMA National Speedway Championship Series was staged over four rounds, held at Prairie City, Ventura, Santa Maria and Industry. It was won by Billy Janniro, who beat Luke Becker and Austin Novratil. It was the ninth title of Janniro's career, taking him clear of Greg Hancock on the all-time list, and his sixth in-a-row.
The 2019 AMA National Speedway Championship Series was staged over three rounds, held at Ventura, Industry, and Auburn. It was won by Billy Janniro, who beat Max Ruml and Gino Manzares. It was the tenth title of Janniro's career, and his seventh in-a-row.
The 2021 AMA National Speedway Championship Series was staged over two rounds, held at Owego, New York and Auburn, California. Three rounds were initially scheduled, however the first round at Greene, New York was cancelled due to poor track conditions. It was also the first championship since 2019, after the 2020 series was not held due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
The 2022 AMA National Speedway Championship Series was staged over three rounds, held at Bakersfield, Industry Hills and Auburn, California.
The 2023 AMA National Speedway Championship Series was staged over three rounds, held at Bakersfield, Industry Hills and Auburn, California.
