David Howe (speedway rider)

David Howe (speedway rider)
David Howe
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Personal information
Nationality United Kingdom
Date of birth March 1, 1982 (1982-03-01) (age 29)
Place of birth    Leicester, England
Website www.davidhoweracing.co.uk
Current club information
British league Scunthorpe Scorpions
Swedish league Örnarna Eagles
Career history
Peterborough Panthers
King's Lynn Stars
Wolverhampton Wolves
Oxford Cheetahs
Scunthorpe Scorpions
1997-2001
1998
2002-2005, 2007-8
2006
2009-
Individual honours
British Under-21 Champion 2000
Team honours
British Elite League 1999

David Peter Howe (born March 1, 1982 in Leicester, England) is a British professional motorcycle speedway rider, who rides for Scunthorpe Scorpions.

David Howe started his career on March 31, 1997, aged 15, with the Peterborough Panthers team in the Conference League.

He is a three-time Grand Prix participant, having been awarded wild card places for 2003 Speedway Grand Prix series in Britain and Slovenia. He also featured as a wild card for the 2007 Speedway Grand Prix of Great Britain, awarded to him after finishing runner-up in the 2007 British Championship.

In 1999 he won 3 Tiles with Peterborough Panthers The Elite League Title, The Knockout Cup and The Craven Shield. He won the British Under-21 Champion in 2000 and in 2002 he finished third in the World Under-21 Championship.

David uses GM engines that are tuned by Sean Wilson.

  permanent speedway rider
  wild card, track reserve or qualified reserve
  rider not classified (track reserve who did not start)

Career

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