Paul Bentley (speedway rider)

Paul Bentley
Born18 January 1968 (1968-01-18) (age 56)
Newcastle upon Tyne, England
NationalityBritish (English)
Career history
1987, 1997Newcastle Diamonds
1988–1991, 1994Middlesbrough Bears
1992, 1995–1996Coventry Bees
1993Bradford Dukes
1998, 2001Hull Vikings
1999, 2004–2005Glasgow Tigers
2000, 2002–2003Berwick Bandits
Individual honours
1994Second Division Riders' Champion
Team honours
2002Premier League Four-Team Championship

Paul Bentley (born 18 January 1968) is a former speedway rider from England.[1][2][3]

Speedway career

Bentley rode in the top two tiers of British Speedway from 1987 to 2005, riding for various clubs.[4]

In 1994, he won the British League Division Two Riders Championship, held on 17 September at Brandon Stadium.[5][1][6] In 1999 he rode his first spell at Glasgow Tigers and suffered a broken ankle and internal injuries in crash during May 1999.[7]

He stayed in Scotland riding for Berwick Bandits in 2000 before returning for second spell at Hull Vikings. In 2002, after riding for Berwick again he was part of the Berwick four that won the Premier League Four-Team Championship, which was held on 21 July 2002, at Brandon Stadium.[8]

He finished his career with Glasgow from 2004 to 2005.

References

  1. ^ a b "Speedway riders, history and results". wwosbackup. Retrieved 30 September 2021.
  2. ^ "Bentley rewarded with a testimonial". The Northern Echo. Retrieved 30 September 2021.
  3. ^ "ULTIMATE RIDER INDEX, 1929-2022" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 22 June 2023.
  4. ^ "History Archive". British Speedway. Retrieved 30 September 2021.
  5. ^ "Rickardsson does Sweden proud". Birmingham Daily Post. 19 September 1994. Retrieved 22 June 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  6. ^ "Year by Year". Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 30 September 2021.
  7. ^ "Tigers hunt Argy". Daily Record. 25 May 1999. Retrieved 1 September 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  8. ^ "2002 Premier League Four-Team Championship". You Tube. Retrieved 7 July 2023.


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