Luke Bowen

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Luke Bowen
Born (1986-01-26) 26 January 1986 (age 38)
Harlow, England
NationalityBritish (English)
Career history
2002–2005 Rye House Raiders
2006–2008, 2012, 2014–2015 Rye House Rockets
2016–2018 Kent Kings
Team honours
2007 Premier League Champion
2003 Conference League Fours Winner

Luke Alex Bowen (born 26 January 1986 in Harlow, Essex) [1] is a former motorcycle speedway rider from England, who rode with the Rye House Rockets in the Premier League. [2] [3]

Luke was with the Hoddesdon-based club for much of his career, racing at first with the Rye House Raiders before progressing to the Rockets after overcoming some serious injuries, winning the Premier League Championship in 2007. In 2016, Luke joined Kent Kings, skippering this National League team and topping the teams' averages from 2016 to 2018.

Family

His father Kevin also rode for the Rye House Rockets in the early 1980s. [4]

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References

  1. Oakes, P.(2004). British Speedway Who's Who. ISBN   0-948882-81-6
  2. "2008 Rider index" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 17 February 2023.
  3. "ULTIMATE RIDER INDEX, 1929-2022" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
  4. Jacobs, Norman (2007). 70 Years of Rye House Speedway. ISBN   978-0-7524-4162-7