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Great Britain national under-21 speedway team
The Great Britain national under-21 speedway team is the national under-21 motorcycle speedway team of Great Britain and is controlled by the Auto-Cycle Union. The team was started in all editions of Under-21 World Cup and was won one silver medal in 2007. Denmark has produced three Under-21 World Champions: Chris Louis (1990), Joe Screen (1993) and Lee Richardson (1999). Two riders, Marvyn Cox (1984) and Gary Havelock (1987) was won Individual U-21 European Championship open for riders from all continents.
| Great Britain | |||||
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| Association | Auto-Cycle Union | ||||
| FIM code | ACU | ||||
| Team manager | Dave Croucher | ||||
| Team captain | Tai Woffinden | ||||
| Nation colour | Red and White | ||||
| World Championships | |||||
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| Best result | 2nd (2007) | ||||
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| Best result | 1st - last in 1999 (Lee Richardson) | ||||
Competition edit
| Team Speedway Junior World Championship | |||
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| Year | Place | Pts. | Riders |
| 2005 | — | — | 3rd place in Qualifying Round One Daniel King (9), Richard Hall (6), Edward Kennett (4), Chris Schramm (4), Tommy Allen (1) |
| 2006 | — | — | 3rd place in Qualifying Round One James Wright (9), Daniel King (8), Ben Wilson (5), Ben Barker (4), Jason King (2) |
| 2007 | 36 | Edward Kennett (14), Lewis Bridger (11), James Wright (6), Daniel King (5), Tai Woffinden (—) In Qualifying Round Two also rode: Ben Barker | |
| 2008 | — | — | 3rd place in Qualifying Round One Tai Woffinden (11), Lewis Bridger (9), William Lawson (7), Ben Barker (6), Simon Lambert (3) |
| 2009 | — | — | 4th place in Qualifying Round One Tai Woffinden (15), Lewis Bridger (6), Simon Lambert (3), Brendan Johnson (2) |
See also edit
External links edit
- (de) Deutscher Motor Sport Bund website