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After the 1990 season, Poole re-joined the top flight of speedway – the British League. Poole won the league championship in 1994 led by Boyce, 1993 signing Lars Gunnestad, veteran Steve Schofield and a young Jason Crump, grandson of manager Neil Street. The Pirates also won the fours championship final, held at the East of England Arena on 7 ...
Poole Pirates won the league title for the third time in four years, defeating Oxford Cheetahs in the play off final and overturning a first leg deficit of 12 points. [5] The second leg was subject to controversy following the exclusion and subsequent retirement of Luke Killeen , which effectively ended Oxford's title hopes.
The Speedway Great Britain (SGB) Premiership (sponsored by Sports Insure) is the top 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.
Lewis, born in Bournemouth, raced on local grasstracks before being offered a contract by Poole Pirates manager Sid Hazzard in 1949. 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]
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.
The 2022 SGB Championship season is the 75th season of the second tier of British Speedway and the 5th known ... Poole Pirates dominated the season again and ...
In 2022, he rode for the Poole Pirates again in the SGB Championship 2022. [6] His form improved significantly and he was instrumental in helping Poole retain their League and knockout cup double crown. [7] [8] In 2023, he re-signed for Poole for the SGB Championship 2023 [9] and signed for Peterborough Panthers for the SGB Premiership 2023. [10]
He also rode for the Poole Pirates, winning the Elite League title. Ward won the 2013 Golden Helmet of Pardubice , joining other Australian's Leigh Adams, Jason Crump and Ryan Sullivan as a winner of the Golden Helmet, the oldest speedway race in the world having been first run in 1929.