Craig Boyce
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| Craig Boyce | ||
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| Personal Information | ||
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| Nationality |  Australian |
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| Date of birth | August 19, 1967 | |
| Place of birth | Sydney, Australia | |
| Nickname | Boycey, Face | |
| Current Club Information | ||
| Career Status | Retired | |
| Career History | ||
| Poole Pirates Oxford Cheetahs Swindon Robins King's Lynn Stars Ipswich Witches Isle of Wight Islanders Stal Rzeszów (POL) Unia Leszno (POL) Stal Gorzów Wielkopolski (POL) Polonia Piła (POL) WKM Warszawa (POL) |
1988-1990, 1992-1994, 1996-1998, 2006-2007 1991, 1999, 2003 1995 2000 2001-2002, 2003 2004-2005 1996 1997 2000 2001 2002 |
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| Individual Honours | ||
| Australian Champion NSW State Champion |
1991, 1996, 1997 1991, 1993, 1994, 1995 |
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| Team Honours | ||
| World Cup Winner National League KO Cup Winner British League Cup Winner Craven Shield Winner National League Champion British League Champion |
2001 1990 2003 2006 1989, 1990 1994 |
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Craig Boyce (born 2 August 1967 in Sydney, Australia)[1] was a speedway rider who primarily rode for the Poole Pirates in the British Elite League. He is currently manager of the Australian national team.[2]
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[edit] Career highlights
Boyce is one of the most experienced riders in speedway. He made his debut for the Poole Pirates in 1988 and has also had spells with the Oxford Cheetahs, Swindon Robins, King's Lynn Stars, Ipswich Witches and the Isle of Wight Islanders. Craig Boyce also runs his own speedway engine tuning company.
In 1996, Boyce was involved in a notorious incident with Tomasz Gollob during the 1995 British Grand Prix at Hackney. After Boyce and Gollob were involved in a crash, he walked up to Gollob and punched him to the ground, landing the punch cleanly through the grill of his crash helmet. Video footage can be seen here.
In November 2007, Boyce announced his retirement from racing.[3]
[edit] World Final Appearances
Boyce won the bronze medal at the 1994 World Championship final after losing out in a race-off for first place with Tony Rickardsson and Hans Nielsen.
[edit] Other Honours
- Blue Riband Trophy 1997
- Australian OBE - 2001[citation needed]
[edit] Speedway Grand Prix results
| Year | Position | Points | Best Finish | Notes |
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| 1995 | 11th | 60 | 6th | |
| 1996 | 14th | 30 | 7th | |
| 1998 | 20th | 18 | 16th |
[edit] References
- ^ Oakes, P.(2006). Speedway Star Almanac. ISBN 0-9552376-1-0
- ^ Bamford, Robert (2007-03-01). Tempus Speedway Yearbook 2007. NPI Media Group. ISBN 0752442503.
- ^ Legend Boyce calls it a day. Daily Echo (29 November 2007). Retrieved on 2007-11-29.
- ^ Bamford, R. & Shailes, G. (2002). A History of the World Speedway Championship. Stroud: Tempus Publishing. ISBN 0-7524-2402-5
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