Sam Chapman (speedway rider)

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Sam Chapman
Born (1989-02-16) 16 February 1989 (age 35)
Truro, Cornwall, England
NationalityBritish (English)
Career history
2014 Scunthorpe Stags
2015 Birmingham Brummies
2015 Plymouth Devils
Team honours
2015National League
2015 National League Fours

Samuel Chapman (born 16 February 1989) is a former motorcycle speedway rider from England. [1]

Career

Born in Cornwall, Chapman competed in Motocross before later switching to Speedway. He was given his first regular team place by the Scunthorpe Stags in the National League in 2014. Starting on a standard 3.00 average he finished the season on a much improved 5.45 average, riding at number 1 for the Stags in what was a disappointing season for the team. [2] [1]

After a successful first season in the National League, Chapman swapped the struggling Stags team for the newly reformed Birmingham Brummies, a team tipped by many to mount a serious title challenge. [3] He was also given the opportunity to double up and combine riding for the Brummies with riding with local team the Plymouth Devils in the Premier League, as a pre-season replacement for Hungarian rider Roland Benko who had to withdraw for personal reasons. [4]

He was part of the Birmingham team that won the league title during the 2015 National League speedway season [5] and the National League Fours, held on 14 June 2015 at Brandon Stadium [6] but lost his team place the following season. [7]

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References

  1. 1 2 "ULTIMATE RIDER INDEX, 1929-2022, Scott Pegler" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 10 July 2023.
  2. ↑ "Sam Chapman". WWOS Backup. Retrieved 10 July 2023.
  3. ↑ "CHAPMAN NEXT ON BRUMMIES ROSTER". Birmingham Brummies. 27 December 2014. Retrieved 27 December 2014.
  4. ↑ "SAM CHAPMAN JOINS DEVILS". Plymouth Devils. 20 January 2015. Retrieved 20 January 2015.
  5. ↑ "Brummies sign Sam Champion for National League campaign". Solihull Observer. Retrieved 19 September 2024.
  6. ↑ "2015 National League Fours" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 10 July 2023.
  7. ↑ "Former Birmingham Brummies rider Sam Chapman sad to part ways with the club". Birmingham Mail. Retrieved 19 September 2024.
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