Cameron Heeps

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Cameron Heeps
Born (1995-10-27) 27 October 1995 (age 29)
Perth, Western Australia
NationalityAustralian
Career history
Great Britain
2011, 2013-2015 Mildenhall Fen Tigers
2013–2015, 2016
2018–2022		 Ipswich Witches
2016 Rye House Rockets
2018 Somerset Rebels
2018 Wolverhampton Wolves
2019 Edinburgh Monarchs
2021 Kent Kings
2022–2025 Oxford Cheetahs
Denmark
2013 Munkebo
Team honours
2012 National League Pairs Championship

Cameron Andrew George Heeps (born 27 October 1995) is an Australian speedway rider. [1] [2]

Career

He began his British career riding for the Mildenhall Fen Tigers in 2011, winning the Knockout Cup. [3] He won the National League Pairs Championship with Lewis Blackbird, held at Mildenhall Stadium, on 22 July 2012. [4]

Heeps joined Ipswich Witches in 2012 and has appeared for them during most of the next ten seasons. [5] In between he had spells at Rye House Rockets during the 2016 Premier League speedway season, the Somerset Rebels and Wolverhampton Wolves. He was released from Wolves following a loss of form. [6] In 2019, he had a season with the Edinburgh Monarchs. [1]

In 2021 he rode for Ipswich and Kent. In 2022, he rode for the Ipswich Witches in the SGB Premiership 2022 and the Oxford Cheetahs in the SGB Championship 2022. The Cheetahs were returning to action after a 14-year absence from British Speedway. [7] [8] [9]

He re-signed for Oxford Cheetahs for the SGB Championship 2023, [10] SGB Championship 2024 and SGB Championship 2025 seasons. [11] [12]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Cameron Heeps". WWOS backup. Retrieved 13 January 2023.
  2. ↑ "ULTIMATE RIDER INDEX, 1929-2022" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 2 July 2023.
  3. ↑ "2021 Kent Kings". Kent speedway. Retrieved 18 June 2021.
  4. ↑ Butt, Randall (28 July 2012). "On-Song Tigers". Speedway Star page 26-27.
  5. ↑ "2020 WITCHES…CAMERON HEEPS". Ipswich Witches. Retrieved 18 June 2021.
  6. ↑ "Jonas Andersen signed to replace Cameron Heeps". Express and Star. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
  7. ↑ "Speedway and Oxford Cheetahs set to return to Oxford Stadium". Oxford Mail. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  8. ↑ "Oxford Cheetahs: Speedway side set for British Championship return in 2022". BBC Sport. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  9. ↑ "British Speedway rider profile". British Speedway. Retrieved 29 September 2022.
  10. ↑ "Cheetahs name team for 23". British Speedway. Retrieved 1 December 2022.
  11. ↑ "Cheetahs name their side". British Speedway. Retrieved 30 November 2023.
  12. ↑ "Oxford Cheetahs triple signing completes 2025 line-up". Oxford Mail. 3 December 2024. Retrieved 3 December 2024.
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