Ben Howe (speedway rider)

Ben Howe
Born6 December 1974 (1974-12-06) (age 50)
Crawley, West Sussex, England
NationalityBritish (English)
Career history
1991–1997, 1999, 2003Ipswich Witches
1997Poole Pirates
1998King's Lynn Stars
1999Hull Vikings
2000, 2002Newport Wasps
Individual honours
1994, 1995, 1996British Championship finalist
1995British Under 21 Champion
1995World Under 21 finalist

Benjamin George Howe (born 6 December 1974) is a former motorcycle speedway rider from England.[1][2] He earned eight international caps for the England national speedway team.[3]

Speedway career

Howe reached the final of the British Speedway Championship on three occasions in 1994, 1995 and 1996.[1][4] He was also the British Under 21 Champion and a World Under 21 finalist.[1]

He rode in the top tier of British Speedway from 1991 to 2003, riding for various clubs.[5] He started his career with Ipswich Witches during the 1991 British League season[6] and spent seven years with the club and peaking with a 7.42 average in 1996.[7] He sustained injuries in a track crash in October 1996.[8]

Howe also rode grasstrack and won the South East Championship in 1993.[9]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Speedway riders, history and results". wwosbackup. Retrieved 23 July 2021.
  2. ^ "The Class of 1992". Speedway Plus. Retrieved 23 July 2021.
  3. ^ "ULTIMATE RIDER INDEX, 1929-2022" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 9 December 2023.
  4. ^ "HISTORY SPEEDWAY and LONGTRACK". Speedway.org. Retrieved 23 July 2021.
  5. ^ "History Archive". British Speedway. Retrieved 23 July 2021.
  6. ^ "Year by Year". Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 9 December 2023.
  7. ^ "Rider averages 1929 to 2009" (PDF). Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 9 December 2023.
  8. ^ "Speedway star Ben in horror crash". Crawley News. 2 October 1996. Retrieved 24 September 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  9. ^ "Howe switches to grass and wins". Crawley News. 9 June 1993. Retrieved 24 September 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.