Kjastas Poudžuks (born 23 August 1986) is a motorcycle speedway rider from Latvia and the former Latvian champion.[1][2]

Kjasts Puodžuks
Born (1986-08-23) 23 August 1986 (age 38)
Daugavpils, Latvia
NationalityLatvian
Career history
Great Britain
2005Oxford
Poland
2005–2006, 2008–2024Daugavpils
2007Gniezno

Speedway career

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Puodžuks rode in the top tier of British Speedway riding for the Oxford Cheetahs during the 2005 Elite League speedway season.[3][4] He was signed by the Oxford promoter Nigel Wagstaff.[5]

Puodžuks was part of the Lokomotiv Daugavpils team that first competed in the Polish leagues in 2005.[6] In 2009, he rode for the first time in the Allsvenskan (the Swedish leagues).[7]

Speedway Grand Prix results

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Year Position Points Best Finish Notes
2006 21st 4 10th Track wildcard at Latvian GP.
2007 33rd 1 17th Track reserve at Latvian GP.
2014 N/A 10 5th Track reserve at Latvian GP.

Honours

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "2009 SWC Riders Declared QR 2" (PDF). FIM-live.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 February 2012. Retrieved 21 April 2009.
  2. ^ "Ķasts Puodžuks Łotwa". Polish Speedway Database. Retrieved 9 March 2023.
  3. ^ "Greensheet Averages". British Speedway. Retrieved 26 June 2021.
  4. ^ "Oxford plans are hit by Coventry dispute". Oxford Mail. Retrieved 5 September 2024.
  5. ^ Bamford/Shailes, Robert/Glynn (2007). The Story of Oxford Speedway. Tempus Publishing Ltd. pp. 183–184. ISBN 978-0-7524-4161-0.
  6. ^ "The city on the Dvina River is saturated with speedway". Polsat Sport. Retrieved 5 September 2024.
  7. ^ "Puodžuks startēs Zviedrijā". Sportacentrs. Retrieved 5 September 2024.