Brent Werner

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Brent Werner
Born (1974-04-15) April 15, 1974 (age 50)
Los Angeles, United States
Career history
Great Britain
1995–1997 Long Eaton Invaders
1998 Newcastle Diamonds
1999–2000 Workington Comets
2001 Eastbourne Eagles
2002–2005 Rye House Rockets
2006 Arena Essex Hammers
2006 Mildenhall Fen Tigers
2007 Birmingham Brummies
2008 Somerset Rebels
2009 Newport Wasps
Team honours
1988, 1989U.S. Junior Champion
1999 Pairs champion
1997 Premier League Four-Team Championship

Jeffrey Brent Werner (born April 15, 1974) [1] is a former motorcycle speedway rider from the United States. He earned 15 caps for the United States national speedway team. [2]

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Career

Werner was a member of United States team at Speedway World Cups. [3]

He spent much of his career riding in the United Kingdom. His first season was in 1995 for the Long Eaton Invaders. [4] [5] In 1997, he was part of the Long Eaton four that won the Premier League Four-Team Championship, which was held on 3 August 1997, at the East of England Arena. [6]

In 1999, he won the Premier League Pairs Championship partnering Carl Stonehewer for Workington Comets, during the 1999 Premier League speedway season. [7]

Results

See also

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References

  1. "Brent Werner". Speedway Bikes. Retrieved April 7, 2023.
  2. "Ultimate rider index, 1929-2022" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved September 1, 2024.
  3. Devils retain number one rider Barker in a real coup [ permanent dead link ]", Plymouth Herald , November 26, 2011, retrieved 2011-11-26
  4. "2008 Rider index" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved April 7, 2023.
  5. "American signs" . Nottingham Evening Post. January 30, 1996. Retrieved September 1, 2024 via British Newspaper Archive.
  6. "1997 Long Eaton results" (PDF). Speedway Researcher. Retrieved July 6, 2023.
  7. "Speedway" . Reading Evening Post. July 26, 1999. Retrieved May 27, 2023 via British Newspaper Archive.