Jamie Courtney

Jamie Courtney (born 22 April 1988 in Ashington, Northumberland) is an English motorcycle speedway rider.

Jamie Courtney
Born (1988-04-22) 22 April 1988
Ashington, Northumberland, England
Nationality England
Websitewww.courtneyracing.co.uk
Career history
2003Rye House Rockets
2004Oxford Cheetahs
2010Glasgow Tigers
2010King's Lynn Stars
2011Leicester Lions
2011Dudley Heathens

Career

Courtney comes from a speedway family; His brother Scott and uncle Sean were both speedway riders before him, and his father Mark Courtney is a former England international.[1] In 2002 he became British under-15 champion.[2] He competed at the age of fifteen for Rye House Rockets, and the following year rode for Oxford Cheetahs.[1] He has also raced for Redcar Bears, Isle of Wight Islanders, and Workington Comets.[3] In 2010 he rode for Glasgow Tigers on loan from King's Lynn Stars before returning to ride for King's Lynn towards the end of the season.[4] In 2010 he signed for Leicester Lions, the team that his father rode for 126 times, for their return to speedway in the Premier League.[2] After being released by Leicester mid-season he later joined National League team Dudley Heathens.

References
  1. "Jamie Courtney", Leicester Speedway, retrieved 2011-03-27
  2. "Speedway: Leicester Lions recruit a familiar name", Leicester Mercury, 2 December 2010, retrieved 2011-03-27
  3. "Jamie Courtney: Glasgow Tigers Profile", The Glaswegian, 16 March 2010, retrieved 2011-03-27
  4. "Speedway: Jamie Courtney Completes Glasgow Tigers Line-Up For 2010", The Glaswegian, 12 January 2010, retrieved 2011-03-27

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