Lee Kenneth Smethills (born 30 March 1982 in Bolton, Greater Manchester)[1] is a former professional motorcycle speedway rider from England.[2][3]
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Born | 30 March 1982 Bolton, England | (age 42)
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Nationality | British (English) |
Career history | |
1998 | Mildenhall |
1999–2000, 2009 | Buxton |
1999–2001 | Workington |
1999, 2002 | Belle Vue |
1999, 2004 | Newcastle |
1999, 2006 | Rye House |
2002 | Hull |
2003, 2005 | Exeter |
2004, 2006 | Berwick |
2006 | Wolves |
2007 | Glasgow |
2007 | Oxford |
2008 | Sheffield |
2009 | Weymouth |
2010 | Plymouth |
2010 | Isle of Wight |
Career
editSmethills rode for various clubs across all of the three divisions of British Speedway from 1998 until 2009.[4] His final full season was the 2008 Premier League speedway season, where he rode for the Sheffield Tigers[5] although he did ride a handful of matches during the 2009 National League speedway season for Buxton Hitmen and Weymouth Wildcats respectively and in 2010 for Plymouth Devils and the Isle of Wight Islanders.[2]
References
edit- ^ "Buxton Hitmen profile". Buxton Speedway. Retrieved 4 April 2023.
- ^ a b "2009 Rider Index". British Speedway. Retrieved 2 February 2023.
- ^ "ULTIMATE RIDER INDEX, 1929-2022" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 29 June 2023.
- ^ "2008 Rider index" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 4 April 2023.
- ^ "2008 Greensheet averages". British Speedway. Retrieved 2 February 2023.