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The British Speedway Under-21 Championship (also known as the British Junior Speedway Championship) is an annual speedway competition open to riders of British nationality aged at least fifteen on the date of the first meeting, and under twenty-one on 1 January in the year of the competition.
The sport of speedway in the United Kingdom has changed little since the first meetings in the 1920s. It has three domestic leagues, its own Speedway Grand Prix, and an annual entry into the Speedway World Cup / Speedway of Nations. Riders from a Hull Vikings vs. Isle of Wight Islanders British Premier League meeting in 2005
Inaugurated in 1961 as a qualifying round of the Speedway World Championship it was open to riders from Britain and the British dominions. [3] It was initially dominated by riders from New Zealand such as Barry Briggs and Ivan Mauger because of the British Final forming part of the World Speedway championship qualifying rounds. [4]
The 1970 British Speedway Championship was the 10th edition of the British Speedway Championship. [1] The final took place on 9 June at West Ham Stadium in London, England. The Championship was won by Ivan Mauger. [2] [3] The British Under 21 Championship was won by Barry Thomas. [4] [5]
The same nine clubs from 2024 will compete in the Championship in 2025. The format also remains the same with each team racing against each other twice (home and away), meaning a total of 16 fixtures each during the season. The Cab Direct Knockout Cup and the BSN Series also return, both following the same formats as in 2024.
In 2020, Bewley won the British Speedway Under 21 Championship and became a member of the British Speedway team. [4] In 2021, he finished runner-up again in the 2021 British Speedway Championship. [6] [7] In 2021, he became a world champion after Great Britain secured the 2021 Speedway of Nations (the world team title). [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.
British League Champion Stephen John Weatherley (born 26 November 1957 in Dartford ) [ 1 ] is a former motorcycle speedway rider from England, [ 2 ] who was twice runner-up in the British Speedway Under 21 Championship .