Ashley Birks
Born | Sheffield, England | 19 October 1990
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Nationality | British |
Career history | |
2010 | Scunthorpe Saints |
2011, 2015 | Sheffield Tigers |
2012-2014 | Scunthorpe Scorpions |
2013 | Swindon Robins |
2015 | Lakeside Hammers |
Individual honours | |
2012 | National League Riders' Champion |
Ashley Adam Birks (born 19 October 1990) in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England[1] is a former speedway rider in the United Kingdom, who rode with the Scunthorpe Scorpions in the Premier League and Swindon Robins in the Elite League.
A former motocross rider, Birks chose to take up speedway when serious injuries brought his motocross career to a premature end. In 2010, Birks signed for Scunthorpe Saints in the National League.
After a successful first year in Speedway, Birks then signed for the Sheffield Tigers in the Premier League for the 2011 season.[2]
During the 2012 National League speedway season he won the National League Riders' Championship.[3][4]
References[]
- ^ "2010 Rider Index/Riders - B". British Speedway Official Website. 22 December 2010. Retrieved 22 December 2010.
- ^ "Birks Completes Tigers Septet". Sheffield Tigers. 22 December 2010. Retrieved 22 December 2010.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "British Speedway Archive". Speedway GB. Retrieved 16 October 2021.
- ^ "Year by Year". Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 16 October 2021.
Categories:
- 1990 births
- Living people
- British speedway riders
- Sheffield Tigers riders
- Scunthorpe Scorpions riders
- Swindon Robins riders