Davey Watt

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David Watt
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Born (1978-01-06) 6 January 1978 (age 45)
Townsville, Queensland
NationalityAustralian
Career history
Great Britain
2001 Isle of Wight
2002 Newcastle
2003 King's Lynn
2003–2004, 2008, 2010–2011, 2015–2016 Poole
2004, 2017 Rye House
2004–2005, 2007, 2009 Eastbourne
2001-2002, 2006 Oxford
2012–2014 Lakeside
2016 Leicester
Poland
2006 GTŻ Grudziądz
2007–2008, 2017 Stal Rzeszów
2009- WTS Wrocław
Sweden
2004–2005 Valsarna
2006 Vargarna
2006–2008 Masarna Avesta
2009- Lejonen
Denmark
2012 Grindsted
Individual honours
2004, 2006, 2008Pride of the East winner
2005 Queensland State Champion
2012 Jack Young Solo Cup winner
Team honours
2003, 2004, 2008, 2011 Elite League Champion
2003British League Cup Winner
2003 Craven Shield Winner

David John Watt (born 6 January 1978 in Townsville, Queensland) [1] is a former international motorcycle speedway rider from Australia. He won the Queensland state championship in 2005 and was a member of the Australian team that finished second to Poland in the 2011 World Cup Final.

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Career summary

Watt started his British speedway career in 2001 when he signed for the Isle of Wight Islanders in the Premier League. [2] He rode as a substitute reserve rider for the Oxford Cheetahs in 2001 and 2002 and was therefore a member of the Elite League title winning team in 2001. The following year he signed for Premier League team Newcastle Diamonds. [3] In 2002 he gained a team berth at King's Lynn Stars while also doubling up for his parent club the Poole Pirates, where he was part of the Pirates Elite League league winning team in 2003. [3]

Watt rode for Rye House Rockets in the Premier League in 2004 and also doubled-up with Poole, but after he suffered an injury early on in the season he was replaced by Krzysztof Kasprzak. After Watt had recovered from his injury he moved on loan to the Eastbourne Eagles in the Elite League, where he remained until 2006 when he moved to Oxford Cheetahs for a year. [3] He returned to Eastbourne in 2007 and added 2 points to his average by the end of the season he was voted Eastbourne's Rider of the Year. [4] He also finished fourth in the Elite League Riders Championship and won a bronze medal with Australia at the 2007 Speedway World Cup.

Watt looked set to stay with Eastbourne in 2008, but after a change of management at the club he was left without a team place. [5] Watt returned to Poole in 2008 and won the Elite League championship. [6]

Watt had ridden for Masarna Avesta in the Swedish Elitserien since 2006, but joined Lejonen in 2009 after Masarna were declared bankrupt and dropped out of the league. In Poland, he was a member of the GTŻ Grudziądz team in the Polish second division in 2006 before joining Polish Ekstraliga team Stal Rzeszów in 2007. Watt was made the captain of Stal Rzeszów for the 2008 season but the team were relegated. In 2009, Watt signed for WTS Wrocław in the Ekstraliga.

In April 2017, after being dropped by SGB Premiership team Rye House Rockets, Watt announced his retirement from racing, although he stated that he would fulfil his obligations to Polish team Stal Rzeszów if required. [7]

World final appearances

Speedway World Cup

Speedway Grand Prix results

YearPositionPointsBest finishNotes
2010 17th1911th

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References

  1. ↑ Oakes, P.(2006). Speedway Star Almanac. ISBN   0-9552376-1-0
  2. ↑ "2008 Rider index" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 7 April 2023.
  3. 1 2 3 "2008 Team". Poole Speedway. 2008. Archived from the original on 24 March 2008. Retrieved 6 June 2008.
  4. ↑ "Big Challenge for new look Eagles". Eastbourne Herald . Johnston Press. 2008. Retrieved 6 June 2008.
  5. ↑ "Watt set to remain an Eagle". The Argus. 2007. Retrieved 20 March 2008.
  6. ↑ "Davey's glad to back 'home'". Bournemouth Daily Echo. 2007. Retrieved 20 March 2008.
  7. ↑ "Watt Announces Retirement", speedwaygp.com, 26 April 2017. Retrieved 26 April 2017


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