Ashley Birks

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Ashley Birks
Born (1990-10-19) 19 October 1990 (age 33)
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 from England. [2]

Career

Birks 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. [3]

During the 2012 National League speedway season he won the National League Riders' Championship, held on 29 September at Rye House Stadium. [4] [5] [6]

The following year in 2013, he signed to ride for Swindon Robins [7] but his career at Swindon ended badly after he broke his back in two places towards the end of the season. [8]

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References

  1. ↑ "2010 Rider Index/Riders - B". British Speedway Official Website. 22 December 2010. Retrieved 22 December 2010.
  2. ↑ "ULTIMATE RIDER INDEX, 1929-2022" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
  3. ↑ "Birks Completes Tigers Septet". Sheffield Tigers. 22 December 2010. Retrieved 22 December 2010.[ permanent dead link ]
  4. ↑ "BIRKS WINS NLRC". Rye House Speedway. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
  5. ↑ "British Speedway Archive". Speedway GB. Retrieved 16 October 2021.
  6. ↑ "Year by Year". Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 16 October 2021.
  7. ↑ "Swindon Robins sign Ashley Birks as reserve". BBC Sport. Retrieved 16 September 2024.
  8. ↑ "Ashley Birks: Swindon Robins rider breaks back in two places". BBC Sport. Retrieved 16 September 2024.
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