The following is an A-Z list of riders who are contracted to appear in 2018, at Premiership, Championship and National League level.
NOTE: (1) All entries for the current season are as per the declared team line-ups, but do not necessarily relate to actual appearances for the named clubs, particularly in the case of No. 8s and/or guest riders; (2) The symbol II after a team's name differentiates between a club's National level and higher league side, when more than one team was operated in the same season; (3) With regard to 'Club Honours', riders have been credited with a contribution to a league title-winning side if they rode in 6 or more matches of the team's league programme - and with a cup-winning contribution if they appeared in at least one leg of the final; (4) The Speedway Grand Prix and World Cup statistics will be updated for participating riders after each round of the 2018 series.
LAST UPDATED: OCTOBER 29, 2018
RIDERS - M
MacDONALD, Ryan DATE OF BIRTH: 31 March 1994, Glasgow, Lanarkshire. BRITISH CAREER: (2014) Scunthorpe II; (2015-16) Stoke; (2018) Coventry. MAJOR HONOUR: Northern Junior League Champions: 2014.
MANZARES, Giovanni (Gino) DATE OF BIRTH: 15 August 1993, Anaheim, California, USA. BRITISH CAREER: (2014-15) Ipswich; (2018) Scunthorpe. MAJOR HONOURS: AMA U21 US National Champion: 2012; AMA Long Track US National Champion: 2013; Western State Champion: 2013. WORLD CUP RECORD: 8 meetings, 26 points.
MARSON, Matthew (Matt) DATE OF BIRTH: 15 March 2000, Perth, Western Australia. BRITISH CAREER: (2018) Mildenhall. CLUB HONOURS: National Trophy winner: 2018 [Mildenhall].
MASTERS, Samuel (Sam) Peter DATE OF BIRTH: 23 May 1991, Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia. BRITISH CAREER: (2010) Somerset; (2011) Somerset, King’s Lynn; (2012) Poole, Somerset; (2014) Edinburgh; (2015) Leicester, Edinburgh; (2016-17) Wolverhampton, Edinburgh; (2018) Wolverhampton. MAJOR HONOUR: New South Wales Under-16 Champion: 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007; Australian Under-16 Champion: 2007; New South Wales Under-21 Champion: 2010; Premier League Riders’ Champion: 2011; Australian Champion: 2017. CLUB HONOURS: Elite Shield winner: 2012 [Poole]; League Championship winner: 2014 [Edinburgh], 2015 [Edinburgh], 2016 [Wolverhampton]; Knock-Out Cup winner: 2014 [Edinburgh]; League Cup winner: 2014 [Edinburgh], 2015 [Edinburgh]; Pairs Championship winner: 2014 [Edinburgh]; Four-Team Championship winner: 2015 [Edinburgh]. GRAND PRIX RECORD: 3 GP ridden, 9 GP points. WORLD CUP RECORD: 4 meeting, 24 points. RIDER LINKS: Nephew of David Stevens (born: February 1961, Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia). Cousin of Daine Stevens (born: 19 December 1985, Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia) and Jaye Stevens (born: 8 February 1982, Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia).
MORLEY, Ben DATE OF BIRTH: 10 March 1994, Southend, Essex. BRITISH CAREER: (2009-10) Rye House II; (2011) Rye House, Hackney; (2012) Rye House II; (2013) Kent; (2014) Lakeside, Kent; (2015) Redcar, Kent; (2016) Lakeside, Rye House, Rye House II; (2017) Rye House, Lakeside; (2018) Lakeside, Isle of Wight. CLUB HONOURS: Pairs Championship winner: 2015 [Kent]; National League Riders’ Champion: 2015, 2018; Four-Team Championship winner: 2016 [Rye House II].
MORRIS, Ashley DATE OF BIRTH: 6 May 1994, Wolverhampton, West Midlands. BRITISH CAREER: (2009) Scunthorpe II; (2010-11) Dudley, Edinburgh; (2012) Workington, Dudley; (2013) Workington, Dudley; (2014) Wolverhampton, Workington; (2015) King’s Lynn, Ipswich, Plymouth; (2016) Newcastle, Peterborough, Scunthorpe, Cradley; (2017) Newcastle; (2018) Wolverhampton, Newcastle. MAJOR HONOUR: British Under-15 Champion: 2009. CLUB HONOURS: League Championship winner: 2010 [Edinburgh], 2013 [Dudley], 2016 [Wolverhampton]; National Shield winner: 2011 [Dudley], 2012 [Dudley], 2013 [Dudley]; Four-Team Championship winner: 2011 [Dudley], 2013 [Dudley]; Knock-Out Cup winner: 2013 [Dudley]; Pairs Championship winner: 2013 [Dudley].
MORRIS, Nicholas (Nick) Craig DATE OF BIRTH: 7 June 1994, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia. BRITISH CAREER: (2010) Buxton, Glasgow; (2011) Glasgow, Coventry; (2012) Swindon, Scunthorpe; (2013-14) Swindon, Somerset; (2015) Swindon, Glasgow; (2016) Swindon; (2017) Swindon, Berwick; (2018) Swindon, Lakeside. MAJOR HONOUR: Queensland Under-16 Champion: 2009, 2010; New South Wales Under-16 Champion: 2010; Championship Riders Individual winner: 2017. CLUB HONOURS: League Championship winner: 2010 [Buxton], 2011 [Glasgow], 2012 [Swindon], 2012 [Scunthorpe], 2013 [Somerset], 2017 [Swindon]; Knockout Cup winner: 2013 [Somerset]; Premier Shield winner: 2014 [Somerset]; Four-Team Championship winner: 2014 [Somerset]; Elite Shield winner: 2018 [Swindon]. WORLD CUP RECORD: 3 meeting, 19 points.
MOUNTAIN, Connor Reece DATE OF BIRTH: 26 August 1997, King’s Lynn, Norfolk. BRITISH CAREER: (2014-16) Mildenhall; (2017) Ipswich, Mildenhall; (2018) Leicester, Ipswich, Sheffield, Coventry. CLUB HONOUR: National Trophy winner: 2014 [Mildenhall], 2017 [Mildenhall]. RIDER LINKS: Son of Andy Mountain [Born: 3 March 1973, King's Lynn, Norfolk].
MUSIELAK, Tobiasz DATE OF BIRTH: 18 August 1993, Leszno, Poland. BRITISH CAREER: (2015) Wolverhampton; (2017-18) Swindon. MAJOR HONOUR: Under-21 World Cup Champion: 2012. CLUB HONOUR: League Championship winner: 2017 [Swindon]; Elite Shield winner: 2018 [Swindon].
2018 ROLL OF HONOUR...
The full Roll of Honour from the 2018 British Speedway season:
PREMIERSHIP CHAMPIONS: Poole PREMIERSHIP RUNNERS-UP: King’s Lynn PREMIERSHIP KO CUP: Somerset PREMIERSHIP SHIELD: Swindon PREMIERSHIP RIDERS’ INDIVIDUAL: Jason Doyle (Somerset)
TRAVEL PLUS NATIONAL LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Eastbourne TRAVEL PLUS NATIONAL LEAGUE RUNNERS-UP: Mildenhall NATIONAL LEAGUE KO CUP: Eastbourne NATIONAL TROPHY: Mildenhall NATIONAL LEAGUE RIDERS’ CHAMPIONSHIP: Ben Morley (Isle of Wight)
MIDLAND DEVELOPMENT LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Peterborough NORTHERN JUNIOR LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Berwick SOUTHERN DEVELOPMENT LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Kent
BRITISH CHAMPION: Robert Lambert (King’s Lynn) BRITISH UNDER-21 CHAMPION: Robert Lambert (King’s Lynn) BRITISH UNDER-19 CHAMPION: Dan Bewley (Belle Vue/Workington) BRITISH YOUTH CHAMPION: (500cc) Leon Flint; (250cc) Nathan Ablitt; (150cc) Archie Freeman (125cc) Sam McGurk
BRITISH GRAND PRIX: Bartosz Zmarzlik (Poland) WORLD CHAMPION: Tai Woffinden (GB)
LATEST RESULTS...
The 2018 season is now over.
The new season begins in MARCH 2019.
MONDAY OCTOBER 29:
CHAMPIONSHIP SHIELD FINAL, 2nd leg Workington 52 (Mason Campton 12+1) Lakeside 38 (Nick Morris 12+1) Workington won 98-82 on aggregate.
CHAMPIONSHIP Workington 18 (Rasmus Jensen 6) Lakeside 6 (Adam Ellis 2, Nick Morris 2) Abandoned after 4 heats - frozen track - result will not stand.
SUNDAY OCTOBER 28:
CHAMPIONSHIP GRAND FINAL 2nd leg Workington 61 – Nicolai Klindt 15 Lakeside 29 – Adam Ellis 9 Workington win 95-73 on aggregate and are league champions
TRAVEL PLUS NATIONAL LEAGUE Buxton 38 – Tom Woolley 13 Eastbourne 52 – Georgie Wood 13+1 National League points: Buxton 0 Eastbourne 4
Stoke 41 – Max Clegg 18 Eastbourne 49 – Tom Brennan 11 National League points: Stoke 0 Eastbourne 4
SATURDAY OCTOBER 27:
CHAMPIONSHIP GRAND FINAL 1st leg Lakeside 44 – Nick Morris 12 Workington 34 – Mason Campton 9 Abandoned after Heat 13 (rain/track conditions) – Result stands
FRIDAY OCTOBER 26:
TRAVEL PLUS NATIONAL LEAGUE Eastbourne v Mildenhall - OFF
THURSDAY OCTOBER 25:
CHAMPIONSHIP KO CUP FINAL, 2nd leg
Workington 62 (Rasmus Jensen 16+1)
Scunthorpe 28 (Jake Allen 10)
Workington win 98-82 on aggregate
NATIONAL LEAGUE GRAND FINAL, 2nd leg
Mildenhall 46 (Drew Kemp 13)
Eastbourne 44 (Georgie Wood 11+1)
Eastbourne win 98-81 on aggregate
WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 24:
CHAMPIONSHIP PLAY-OFF S/F, 2nd leg Lakeside 56 (Ben Morley 12+1) Peterborough 34 (Emil Grondal 8+1) Lakeside win 102-78 on aggregate.
MacDONALD, Ryan
MANZARES, Giovanni (Gino)
MARSON, Matthew (Matt)
MASTERS, Samuel (Sam) Peter
MORLEY, Ben
MORRIS, Ashley
MORRIS, Nicholas (Nick) Craig
MOUNTAIN, Connor Reece
MUSIELAK, Tobiasz
