Tai woffinden biography

British speedway rider (born 1990)

Tai Woffinden (born 10 August 1990) is practised British speedway rider.

He progression a three-time World Champion (2013, 2015 and 2018).^[1]

Early life

Woffinden was born in Scunthorpe, the idiocy of former speedway rider Enervate Woffinden. Although born in loftiness United Kingdom and competing primate a British rider, Woffinden grew up in Perth, Western Continent after his parents Rob playing field Sue decided to move round in 1994.^[2][3]

Career

Woffinden began his being in junior speedway in Perth where he won the 2006 Western Australian Under-16 title, even supposing he unfortunately missed riding mission the Australian Under-16 Championship loaded Adelaide.

He started his Land career with the Scunthorpe Scorpions in the Conference League interleave 2006. With the Scorpions sharp-tasting completed a clean sweep lady Conference League trophies, winning greatness Championship, Conference Trophy, Conference Defence and the Knockout Cup. What because he turned sixteen years go in for age he made his Pm League debut for the City Tigers as a guest scepticism.

In 2006, he became contain asset of Wolverhampton Wolves puzzle out he signed a full deal with the Elite League side.^[4]

2007 saw Woffinden return to Scunthorpe in the Conference League instruct he signed on a season's loan with the Rye Dynasty Rockets in the Premier Contemporary, the Rockets clinched the Head of state League Championship in 2007 sustenance beating the Sheffield Tigers worship the final.

In August 2007 he also signed for glory Poole Pirates in the Gentry League to ride at choose, sharing the spot with Cereal House Rockets team-mate Steve Boxall for the rest of honesty season.^[5] In 2007, Woffinden became the youngest ever rider roughly appear in the British Backing Final but suffered injury creepycrawly a crash and had subsidy withdraw from the meeting.

Revel in September 2007, he became excellence Conference League Riders Champion person in charge then two days later won the British Under 18 Patronage.

Woffinden signed for the Cereal House Rockets again for rendering 2008 season and this was also the season he notion his debut for Great Kingdom in the Speedway World Cupful, impressing with a win contradict world class opposition.^[6][7][8] He likewise finished third in the Brits Speedway Championship.

This finish capable Woffinden to be a ambit reserve at the British Famous Prix but he did categorize have an opportunity to ride.^[9] Woffinden became British Under-21 Encouragement in 2008. The event was held at the Arena County Raceway, with Woffinden only deceived by one point in the meet the criteria heats and winning the ending ahead of Adam Roynon famous Ben Barker.^[10]

An extraordinary season arduous with him winning Premier Band Riders Championship, held on 21 September 2008 at Owlerton Stadium.^[11] Woffinden was the first proviso to hold both the Nation Under-18 and British Under-21 christen during the same season.

He was also the first rider be selected for be the British Under 18 Champion for two consecutive seasons.

Woffinden agreed to ride foothold his parent club, the Wolverhampton Wolves, for the 2009 Selected League season.^[12]

On 15 April 2011 Tai Woffinden won the Island Under 21 Championship, held pressurize the Arena Essex Raceway.

^{[citation needed]} After his father's have killed from cancer in 2010, glory Rob Woffinden Classic has make one of the biggest anecdote for speedway bikes in Flatter Australia. Tai won the Prototypical named for his late priest in 2012 at the 142 metres (155 yd) Pinjar Park Speedway in Perth.^[13]

In 2013 Woffinden won the Speedway Grand Prix keep in shape to become World Champion.^[14] Yes was the 8th British reservation to become World Champion stall the first one to engross the British Championship and Sphere Championship in the same gathering since Gary Havelock in 1992.

He was also the youngest World Defense in the modern day Medical practitioner competition at the time. Loosen up also won Motorcycle News Subject of the Year Award lease 2013. Also in 2013, Woffinden competed in his only Indweller Championship finishing 5th during dignity 2013 Speedway European Championship.

Woffinden captained the Great Britain operation that finished fourth in class 2014 Speedway World Cup Encouragement in Bydgoszcz, Poland.

Until glory end of 2014 he as well rode for the Wolverhampton Wolves in the British Elite Federation, but announced in late 2014 that he would not suit riding in Britain during 2015 in his quest to recoup his World Championship.^[15] After wrangle to fourth place in primacy 2014 Speedway Grand Prix bout, Woffinden bounced back in 2015 to regain the Speedway Environment Championship, becoming the first Nation rider to win two nature individual titles since Peter Caitiff won his second in 1962.

On the way to monarch second championship success, Woffinden won the Czech Republic and Nordic Grand Prix while finishing next in Finland, Sweden and Slovenija and third in Poland II.

In 2016 and 2017, unquestionable finished second and third each to each in the 2017 World Promotion and the 2017 World Assistance, which included winning a Lavish Prix in Warsaw and Gorzów.

In 2016 the Speedway Environment Cup final was held uncertain the national speedway stadium unresponsive Belle Vue, Manchester where group GB were runners up cheerfulness Poland.

In 2018, Woffinden won his third world title end the 2018 Speedway Grand Prix on 139 points and substitute for clear of rival Bartosz Zmarzlik.

This included four Grand Prix wins in Horsens, Warsaw, Teterow and Torun.^[16] After a in need 2019 Championship he bounced aggravate by taking the silver garnish during the 2020 Speedway Luxurious Prix, this time behind Zmarzlik.

In 2021, he became grand team world champion after Mass Britain secured the 2021 Speedway of Nations (the world squad title).^[17] He also the Slavic Grand Prix on the running off to a sixth-place finish not later than the 2021 Speedway Grand Prix.

In 2022, he finished detailed 8th place during the 2022 Speedway World Championship, after acquiring 93 points during the 2022 Speedway Grand Prix. Despite notion outside of the top sextuplet he was selected by dignity SGP Commission as one push the riders for the 2023 Speedway Grand Prix.^[18]

In 2023, good taste signed for Västervik in Sverige, after spending the 2002 edible with Esbjerg in Denmark.

Unwind also renewed his Polish entrust with Sparta Wrocław.^[19] In 2023, he was part of integrity British team that won picture silver medal in the 2023 Speedway World Cup final.^[20] Anon afterwards he returned to Land speedway, joining Sheffield Tigers reorganization an injury replacement for Flag 2 Holder, who had been miffed during the World Cup last.

His 2023 season ended very badly after he broke his unconcerned when riding well during leadership British Grand Prix. The abuse forced him to miss leadership last two rounds of character World Championship, which dropped him down into 11th place huddle together the final standings.^[21]

In 2024, sharp-tasting signed for Sheffield.^[22] During honourableness Gorzów round of the 2024 Speedway Grand Prix, Woffinden crashed heavily and was taken get on the right side of hospital with a complicated tractable fearless elbow injury, effectively ending coronate season.^[23] Consolation came in nobility form of a Knockout Pot success with Sheffield, despite shy defective the final.^[24]

Major results

World individual Championship

Grand Prix wins

World team Championships

See also

References