Jordan Frampton

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Jordan Frampton
Speedway 2007 Jordan Frampton Oxford Lions.jpg
Born (1985-03-08) 8 March 1985 (age 38)
Poole, England
NationalityBritish (English)
Career history
Great Britain
2004Swindon Sprockets
2005 Sittingbourne Crusaders
2006 Mildenhall Fen Tigers
2006 Weymouth Wildcats
2007 Oxford Lions
2007–2008 Somerset Rebels
2008 Poole Pirates
2009 Newport Wasps
2009 Coventry Bees
Poland
2008 Rawicz
Team honours
2008 Premier League KO Cup

Jordan John Frampton (born 8 March 1985 in Poole, England) is a former motorcycle speedway rider from Great Britain. [1] [2] [3]

Career

Frampton started his speedway career in 2003, completing his first full season in 2004 with the Swindon Sprockets in the Conference League. In 2005, Frampton signed for the Sittingbourne Crusaders, also in the Conference League, where he established himself as a heat leader. At the start of 2006, Swindon and Sittingbourne dropped out of the Conference League and Frampton was left without a club until Premier League club Mildenhall Fen Tigers signed him later that year. He also ended the season riding for Weymouth Wildcats in their Conference Trophy team. The Somerset Rebels signed Frampton for their Premier League team in 2007, he also accepted an offer to ride for Oxford Lions in the Conference League. Frampton finished the year with a Premier League average of 4.89. [4]

Frampton riding for Oxford in 2007 Speedway 2007 Jordan Frampton riding for Oxford Lions.jpg
Frampton riding for Oxford in 2007

Frampton continued to ride for Somerset in the Premier League in 2008, and was also signed by his home town club, the Poole Pirates, as their number eight rider to cover for injured riders. [5] He has also rode in Poland in 2008 for Kolejarz Rawicz. [6] He helped Somerset win the Knockout Cup during 2008. [7]

Frampton moved to the Newport Wasps in 2009 and doubled-up for Elite League team Coventry Bees. On 1 May 2009, it was announced he had signed a full contract with Coventry, to become a member of their asset base.

Jordan then retired from speedway in the early stages of the 2012 season

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References

  1. Oakes, P.(2006). Speedway Star Almanac. ISBN   0-9552376-1-0
  2. "Jordan Frampton". WWOS Backup. Retrieved 11 February 2023.
  3. "ULTIMATE RIDER INDEX, 1929-2022" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 27 June 2023.
  4. "2008 Rider index" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 19 February 2023.
  5. "Frampton pleased to be involved". Bournemouth Daily Echo. 2008. Retrieved 15 April 2008.
  6. "Frampton, Jordan". Polish Speedway Database. Retrieved 11 February 2023.
  7. "World speedway champ Jason Doyle to join Somerset Rebels team". Burnham on Sea. Retrieved 11 February 2023.