Jack Thomas (speedway rider)

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Jack Thomas
Born25 April 1999 (1999-04-25) (age 24)
Norwich, Norfolk, England
NationalityBritish (English)
Career history
2017 Newcastle Diamonds
2017, 2022 King's Lynn Stars
2018 Glasgow Tigers
2019 Leicester Lions
2021 Birmingham Brummies
2022 Oxford Cheetahs
Team honours
2019 SGB Championship

Jack Thomas (born 25 April 1999) is a speedway rider from England. [1] [2] [3]

Speedway career

Thomas rides in the top two tiers of British Speedway. [4] In 2019 he rode for the champion Leicester Lions during the SGB Championship 2019. [5] [6]

In 2022, he will ride in the highest league for King's Lynn Stars during the SGB Premiership 2022. [1] [7] He also signed the Oxford Cheetahs for the SGB Championship 2022. [8] The Cheetahs were returning to action after a 14-year absence from British Speedway. [9] [10] His 2022 season came to an early end after he broke both wrists while racing for King's Lynn. [11]

In 2023, he signed for Ipswich Witches for the SGB Premiership 2023 as their rising star [12] and also signed for Poole Pirates for the SGB Championship 2023 [13] but suffered serious injuries (including two broken vertebrae and a broken neck) in March practice, which ruled him out for the season. [14]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Speedway riders, history and results". wwosbackup. Retrieved 2 December 2021.
  2. ↑ "Rider Index" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 2 December 2021.
  3. ↑ "ULTIMATE RIDER INDEX, 1929-2022" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
  4. ↑ "History Archive". British Speedway. Retrieved 2 December 2021.
  5. ↑ "Lions News". Leicester Speedway. Retrieved 2 December 2021.
  6. ↑ "Year by Year". Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 2 December 2021.
  7. ↑ "King's Lynn Stars reveal their new signings". Eastern Daily Press. Retrieved 2 December 2021.
  8. ↑ "THOMAS JOINS CHEETAHS". Official British Speedway website. Retrieved 16 December 2021.
  9. ↑ "Speedway and Oxford Cheetahs set to return to Oxford Stadium". Oxford Mail. Retrieved 16 December 2021.
  10. ↑ "Oxford Cheetahs: Speedway side set for British Championship return in 2022". BBC Sport. Retrieved 16 December 2021.
  11. ↑ "Edwards waits on Lynn call". Speedway Star. 19 November 2022. p. 10.
  12. ↑ "Thomas joins Witches". British Speedway. Retrieved 8 December 2022.
  13. ↑ "Thomas is a pirate". British Speedway. Retrieved 22 December 2022.
  14. ↑ "Thomas set for surgery". British Speedway. Retrieved 3 March 2023.
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