Career
Appleton competes in grasstrack, [2] longtrack and speedway.
Appleton's first full season in the British leagues was when he rode for Newport Wasps during the 1999 Premier League speedway season. The Welsh team enjoyed a good season finishing runner-up to Sheffield Tigers. [3]
He was part of the Oxford Cheetahs title winning team during the 2001 Elite League speedway season. [4] [5]
His biggest solo honour on grasstrack was his gold medal success in the European Grasstrack Championship in 2010 and the winning Grand Prix in Eenrum the same year, along with four British Masters championship titles (2007, 2010, 2011, 2014).
In 2015, Appleton was part of the British team with Richard Hall, Glen Phillips and James Shanes that won the world championship gold medal at the 2015 Team Long Track World Championship. [6] It was the first time that Britain had won the event. [7] [8] [9]
In 2023, he was part of the British longtrack team, along with Chris Harris and Zach Wajtknecht, that won the bronze medal at the 2023 Team Long Track World Championship. [10]
In 2025, he was a member of the Great Britain team that won the longtrack world championships (2025 FIM Long Track of Nations). [11] [12]
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