Danny Bird (speedway rider)

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Danny Bird
Born (1979-11-16) 16 November 1979 (age 42)
Guildford, Surrey
NationalityEnglish
Career history
1998-2003Isle Of Wight Islanders
1999Poole Pirates
1999, 2000, 2002-2004Ipswich Witches
2000Belle Vue Aces
2000Eastbourne Eagles
2001King's Lynn Stars
2004, 2005, 2007Reading Racers
2006Glasgow Tigers

Danny Bird (born 16 November 1979) is a former speedway rider from England.

Speedway career[]

He rode in the top tier of British Speedway riding for the Reading Racers during the 2007 Elite League speedway season.[1] He began his British career riding for Isle of Wight Islanders in 1998 and reached the final of three consecutive British Speedway Championships in 2002, 2003 and 2004. His career came to a controversial ending after being banned following testing positive for drugs which forced him to retire.[2]

References[]

  1. ^ "Greensheet Averages". British Speedway. Retrieved 26 June 2021.
  2. ^ "DANNY BIRD STATEMENT". British Speedway. Retrieved 26 June 2021.
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