Paul Robert Cooper (born 7 June 1982 in York, England)[1] is a former motorcycle speedway rider from England.[2][3][4]
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| Born | 7 June 1982 York, England |
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| Nationality | British (English) |
| Career history | |
| 2003-2010 | Sheffield Tigers |
| 2004 | Oxford |
| 2004 | Workington Comets |
| 2004 | Berwick Bandits |
| Individual honours | |
| 2000, 2007 | British 250cc Grasstrack Champion |
| 2005 | British 350cc Grasstrack Champion |
| 2017 | British Sand Ace Champion |
| Team honours | |
| 2006, 2007 | Conference League Pairs champion |
Career
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Cooper primarily rode for Sheffield Tigers throughout his career.[5] Cooper is twice a winner of the Conference League Pairs Championship, partnering Benji Compton in 2006 and Simon Lambert in 2007.[6][7]
He is also an accomplished grasstrack, long track and motorcycle racing rider, reaching the World Final of the latter. He is a multi-British Grasstrack Champion in the minor solo classes and was the 2017 and 2019 British Sand Ace Champion.
World Longtrack Championship
editGrand-Prix
- 2003 – One Grand-Prix 0pts (28th)
- 2009 – Two Grand-Prix 14pts (18th)
European Grasstrack Championship
editFinal
- 2003
La Reole 6pts (14th) - 2007
Folkestone 9pts (12th) - 2012
Eenrum 7pts (11th) - 2013
Bielefeld 4pts (12th) - 2014 St. Macaire 7pts (14th)
- 2015 Staphorst 11pts (4th)
- 2016 Folkestone 12pts (10th)
References
edit- ^ Oakes, P.(2004). British Speedway Who's Who. ISBN 0-948882-81-6
- ^ "Rider index" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 13 February 2023.
- ^ "Paul Cooper". Grasstrack GB. Retrieved 13 February 2023.
- ^ "ULTIMATE RIDER INDEX, 1929-2022" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
- ^ "Cooperman's tiger in tank". The York Press. Retrieved 19 September 2024.
- ^ Bamford, Robert (2007). Tempus Speedway Yearbook, Profile Peter I Karlsson. Tempus Publishing Ltd. ISBN 978-07524-4250-1.
- ^ "SPEEDWAY: Oxford so close to pairs glory". Oxford Mail. Retrieved 2 July 2023.