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Poole Speedway is promoted by local businessman Matt Ford and son Danny Ford, [1] who took over promoting rights of the club in 1998. The team is managed by past rider and former Great Britain team manager Neil Middleditch. Poole Stadium (known as Wimborne Road when speedway takes place) has been home to the club since it was founded in 1948.
The 2004 Elite League speedway season was the 70th season of the top division of speedway in the United Kingdom and governed by the Speedway Control Bureau (SCB), in conjunction with the British Speedway Promoters' Association . [1] [2] Poole Pirates completed the
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 Speedway Great Britain (SGB) Championship is the second division of speedway league competition in the United Kingdom, governed by the Speedway Control Bureau (SCB), in conjunction with the British Speedway Promoters' Association (BSPA). It was introduced for 2017 following a restructuring of British speedway.
He began his British leagues career riding for Poole during the 1950 Speedway National League Division Three season. [3] The following season in 1951, he was part of the team that secured the league title. [4] Lewis would ride for Poole for 13 seasons, spanning the years 1950 to 1968 [5] and would become a club legend. [6]
The 2016 Elite League was the 82nd season of the top division of speedway leagues in Great Britain. The Elite League ran between March and October 2016. The Poole Pirates were the defending champions after winning their third consecutive title in 2015. The lineup of teams for 2016 stayed the same as in 2015, with the same eight teams competing.
In 2024, he was made club captain at Poole [11] and following the demise of Peterborough joined the Belle Vue Aces for their title winning 2024 Premiership season. [12] [13] He experienced double success by also winning the 2024 Championship league title and knockout cup with Poole. [14] Cook signed for King's Lynn Stars for the SGB Premiership ...
The SGB Premiership 2019 was the 85th season of the top division, called the SGB Premiership, of the British speedway championship in 2019.From the 2018 league season two teams, Leicester Lions and Somerset Rebels, dropped down to the next league down, the SGB Championship, and were replaced in the league by Ipswich Witches and Peterborough Panthers.