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Ashley Birks

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Ashley Birks
Born (1990-10-19) 19 October 1990 (age 33)
Sheffield, England
NationalityBritish (English)
Career history
2010Scunthorpe Saints
2011, 2015Sheffield Tigers
2012-2014Scunthorpe Scorpions
2013Swindon Robins
2015Lakeside Hammers
Individual honours
2012National League Riders' Champion

Ashley Adam Birks (born 19 October 1990) in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England[1] is a former speedway rider from England.[2]

Career

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Birks rode with the Scunthorpe Scorpions in the Premier League and Swindon Robins in the Elite League.

A former motocross rider, Birks chose to take up speedway when serious injuries brought his motocross career to a premature end. In 2010, Birks signed for Scunthorpe Saints in the National League.

After a successful first year in Speedway, Birks then signed for the Sheffield Tigers in the Premier League for the 2011 season.[3]

During the 2012 National League speedway season he won the National League Riders' Championship, held on 29 September at Rye House Stadium.[4][5][6]

The following year in 2013, he signed to ride for Swindon Robins[7] but his career at Swindon ended badly after he broke his back in two places towards the end of the season.[8]

References

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  1. ^ "2010 Rider Index/Riders - B". British Speedway Official Website. 22 December 2010. Retrieved 22 December 2010.
  2. ^ "ULTIMATE RIDER INDEX, 1929-2022" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
  3. ^ "Birks Completes Tigers Septet". Sheffield Tigers. 22 December 2010. Retrieved 22 December 2010.[permanent dead link]
  4. ^ "BIRKS WINS NLRC". Rye House Speedway. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
  5. ^ "British Speedway Archive". Speedway GB. Retrieved 16 October 2021.
  6. ^ "Year by Year". Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 16 October 2021.
  7. ^ "Swindon Robins sign Ashley Birks as reserve". BBC Sport. Retrieved 16 September 2024.
  8. ^ "Ashley Birks: Swindon Robins rider breaks back in two places". BBC Sport. Retrieved 16 September 2024.