Ashley Birks

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Ashley Birks
Born (1990-10-19) 19 October 1990 (age 32)
Sheffield, England
NationalityBritish (English)
Career history
2010 Scunthorpe Saints
2011, 2015 Sheffield Tigers
2012-2014 Scunthorpe Scorpions
2013 Swindon Robins
2015 Lakeside Hammers
Individual honours
2012 National League Riders' Champion

Ashley Adam Birks (born 19 October 1990) in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England [1] is a former speedway rider in the United Kingdom, who rode with the Scunthorpe Scorpions in the Premier League and Swindon Robins in the Elite League.
A former motocross rider, Birks chose to take up speedway when serious injuries brought his motocross career to a premature end. In 2010, Birks signed for Scunthorpe Saints in the National League.
After a successful first year in Speedway, Birks then signed for the Sheffield Tigers in the Premier League for the 2011 season. [2]

During the 2012 National League speedway season he won the National League Riders' Championship. [3] [4]

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References

  1. ↑ "2010 Rider Index/Riders - B". British Speedway Official Website. 22 December 2010. Retrieved 22 December 2010.
  2. ↑ "Birks Completes Tigers Septet". Sheffield Tigers. 22 December 2010. Retrieved 22 December 2010.[ permanent dead link ]
  3. ↑ "British Speedway Archive". Speedway GB. Retrieved 16 October 2021.
  4. ↑ "Year by Year". Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 16 October 2021.
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