Smith spent the first seven years of his career riding for the Belle Vue Aces from 1982 to 1988.[4] He then joined Bradford Dukes for two British League seasons and began to build a reputation as one of Britain's leading riders. Smith also rode in Australia, including the 1990/91 Australian season when he based himself at Claremont Speedway in Perth, Western Australia. Despite Claremont being almost twice the length of most British tracks, on 18 January 1991 Smith defeated home town hero, and twice Australian Champion Glenn Doyle in the King of Claremont Classic. Smith also finished 2nd to Sweden's Dennis Löfqvist at the 1990 Boxing Day International at the Melbourne Showgrounds.
After joining the Coventry Bees in 1992[5] he went on to win the British Speedway Championship three times in a row in 1993, 1994, and 1995, giving him the distinction of being one of only three riders ever to achieve this feat.[6]
From 1998 until 2001 Smith rode a second stint at Belle Vue and recorded a 8.27 average during the 1999 Elite League speedway season. He did not ride in the United Kingdom for the 2002 season, spending his time in Poland.
He would spend 16 seasons racing in the Polish leagues after making his Polish league debut in 1992.[1] He also continued to ride for various clubs in England until the end of the 2007 seasons.
^"Belle Vue bounce back to grab cup". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 10 February 2023.
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andy, smith, speedway, rider, andrew, smith, born, 1966, york, england, retired, motorcycle, speedway, rider, from, england, earned, international, caps, england, national, speedway, team, andy, smithandy, smith, 2007born, 1966, 1966, york, englandnationalityb. Andrew Smith born 25 May 1966 in York England is a retired motorcycle speedway rider from England 1 2 He earned 29 international caps for the England national speedway team 3 Andy SmithAndy Smith in 2007Born 1966 05 25 25 May 1966 age 57 York EnglandNationalityBritish English Career historyGreat Britain1982 1988 1998 2001 2005Belle Vue Aces1989 1990Bradford Dukes1991 1998 2004Swindon Robins1992 1995 1997Coventry Bees2003 2007Oxford Cheetahs2006 2007Reading RacersSweden1991 1993 1994Smederna1992SkepparnaPoland1992 1995 1998 2004Bydgoszcz1996Rzeszow1997Tarnow1999 2000Pila2001Leszno2002 2003Warszawa2005Torun2006 2007GdanskIndividual honours1993 1994 1995British ChampionTeam honours1982 1992British League Champion2005Knockout Cup1997Craven Shield Winner1990Gold Cup Winner1983British League Cup Winner Contents 1 Career 2 Family 3 World Final Appearances 3 1 Individual World Championship 3 2 World Team Cup 4 Speedway Grand Prix results 5 See also 6 World Longtrack Championship 7 ReferencesCareer edit nbsp Andy Smith centre 1992 Smith spent the first seven years of his career riding for the Belle Vue Aces from 1982 to 1988 4 He then joined Bradford Dukes for two British League seasons and began to build a reputation as one of Britain s leading riders Smith also rode in Australia including the 1990 91 Australian season when he based himself at Claremont Speedway in Perth Western Australia Despite Claremont being almost twice the length of most British tracks on 18 January 1991 Smith defeated home town hero and twice Australian Champion Glenn Doyle in the King of Claremont Classic Smith also finished 2nd to Sweden s Dennis Lofqvist at the 1990 Boxing Day International at the Melbourne Showgrounds After joining the Coventry Bees in 1992 5 he went on to win the British Speedway Championship three times in a row in 1993 1994 and 1995 giving him the distinction of being one of only three riders ever to achieve this feat 6 From 1998 until 2001 Smith rode a second stint at Belle Vue and recorded a 8 27 average during the 1999 Elite League speedway season He did not ride in the United Kingdom for the 2002 season spending his time in Poland nbsp Smith riding for Oxford In 2003 he returned to the UK and signed for Oxford known as the Silver Machine at the time for the 2003 Elite League speedway season He then rode for Swindon Robins in 2004 before returning to his first club Belle Vue for the 2005 Elite League speedway season where he helped the club win the Elite League Knockout Cup 7 He would spend 16 seasons racing in the Polish leagues after making his Polish league debut in 1992 1 He also continued to ride for various clubs in England until the end of the 2007 seasons During his career Smith reached two World finals and rode in the Speedway Grand Prix for eight years He represented Great Britain and his appearances included a Speedway World Cup which was the 1999 Speedway World Team Cup Family editHis son Jack Smith is a speedway rider 3 World Final Appearances editIndividual World Championship edit 1989 nbsp Munich Olympic Stadium 7th 10pts 1993 nbsp Pocking Rottalstadion 5th 10pts World Team Cup edit 1999 nbsp Pardubice Svitkova Stadion with Chris Louis Carl Stonehewer Joe Screen Mark Loram 4th 29pts 0 Speedway Grand Prix results editYear Position Points Best Finish Notes 1995 19th 34 6th 1996 17th 19 8th 1997 14th 22 9th 1998 14th 43 6th 1999 20th 22 13th 2000 25th 10 19th 2001 22nd 12 17th 2002 20th 29 13thSee also editList of Speedway Grand Prix ridersWorld Longtrack Championship editFinals1991 nbsp Marianske Lazne 10pts 8th 1992 nbsp Pfarrkirchen 5pts 12th References edit a b Andy Smith Polish Speedway Database Retrieved 9 February 2023 Andy Smith Grasstrack GB Retrieved 9 February 2023 a b ULTIMATE RIDER INDEX 1929 2022 PDF British Speedway Retrieved 30 December 2023 Andy Smith WWOS Backup Retrieved 9 February 2023 2008 Rider index PDF British Speedway Retrieved 4 April 2023 Oakes P 2004 British Speedway Who s Who ISBN 0 948882 81 6 Belle Vue bounce back to grab cup Manchester Evening News Retrieved 10 February 2023 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Andy Smith speedway rider amp oldid 1212350628, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
