Simon Lambert (speedway rider)

Simon Lambert
Born (1989-02-21) 21 February 1989 (age 35)
Boston, Lincolnshire, England
NicknameRambo Lambo,
Rambo
NationalityBritish (English)
Career history
2004–2008Boston Barracudas
2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2014, 2016–2019, 2023King's Lynn
2009–2010, 2019-2025Scunthorpe
2010–2011Sheffield Tigers
2011Stoke Potters
2012, 2015Leicester Lions
2013–2014Rye House Rockets
2014Birmingham Brummies
2014Workington Comets
2014Kent Kings
2015–2018Peterborough Panthers
2019Newcastle Diamonds
Team honours
2023Championship Knockout Cup
2017SGB Championship Fours
2011NL Pairs Champion
2007, 2008CL Pairs Champions

Simon James Lambert (born 21 February 1989) in Boston, Lincolnshire, England,[1] is an English motorcycle speedway rider.[2][3]

Biography

Lambert rode in the Conference League with Boston Barracudas, twice winning the Conference League Pairs Championship.[4] In 2009 and 2010 he rode for Scunthorpe Scorpions in the Premier League.[5] In 2010 he won the Golden Hammer individual meeting at Monmore Green, with a perfect fifteen-point score.[6]

He signed on for the Sheffield Tigers for the 2011 season on a 3.47 starting average, which rose to 5.63 by the end of the season.[7]

He also rode in the National League in 2011 for Stoke Potters, and with Tim Webster won the National League Pairs Championship in June 2011.[4]

In 2012, he signed for Leicester Lions, but lost his place halfway through the season, returning to ride for Stoke Potters in the National League. In August he returned to the Premier League with Rye House Rockets.

Lambert has been nicknamed 'Rambo' by supporters.[8]

For the 2015 season Simon was picked by his former Premier League Club who have stepped up to the Elite League Leicester Lions as one of their Elite League Draft riders while Simon signed for his local team the Peterborough Panthers in the premier league where he will start the season in one of their reserves berths.

He was part of the Peterborough team that won the SGB Championship Fours, which was held on 6 August 2017, at the East of England Arena.[9]

In 2022, he rode for the Scunthorpe Scorpions in the SGB Championship 2022[10] and re-signed for the club for the SGB Championship 2023.[11] During the 2023 season, he helped the team win the Knockout Cup.[12]

References

  1. ^ "2010 Rider Index/Riders - S". British Speedway Official Website. 10 November 2010. Retrieved 10 November 2010.
  2. ^ "2008 Rider index" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 21 March 2023.
  3. ^ "ULTIMATE RIDER INDEX, 1929-2022" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 29 June 2023.
  4. ^ a b "Speedway: Potters put Lambert on fast track to joining the Elite", Staffordshire Sentinel, 2 July 2011, retrieved 2011-12-04
  5. ^ "SPEEDWAY: Simon stays at Scorpions", Spalding Guardian, 18 November 2009, retrieved 2011-12-04
  6. ^ "King's Lynn's Simon Lambert claims Golden Hammer glory", BBC, 29 September 2010, retrieved 2011-12-04
  7. ^ "'Rambo' to ride again for Tigers". Sheffield Star. 1 December 2010. Retrieved 1 December 2010.
  8. ^ Morse, Peter (2011) "Speedway: ‘Rambo’ is gunning for glory with the Potters", Crewe Chronicle, 2 February 2011, retrieved 2011-12-04
  9. ^ "2017 Fours final" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 8 July 2023.
  10. ^ "British Speedway rider profile". British Speedway. Retrieved 2 October 2022.
  11. ^ "Lambert stays with Scorpions". British Speedway. December 2022. Retrieved 1 December 2022.
  12. ^ "Cup joy for Scorpions". British Speedway. 22 October 2023. Retrieved 23 October 2023.