Scott Nicholls
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| Scott Nicholls | ||
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| Personal Information | ||
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| Nationality |  England |
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| Date of birth | May 16, 1978 | |
| Place of birth | Ipswich, England | |
| Website | www.nichollsracing.com | |
| Current Club Information | ||
| British League | Eastbourne Eagles | |
| Polish League | Stal Rzeszów | |
| Swedish League | Hammarby Bajen | |
| Career History | ||
| Ipswich Witches Poole Pirates Ipswich Witches Coventry Bees Eastbourne Eagles |
1995-1998 1999-2000 2001-2003 2004-2007 2008- |
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| Individual Honours | ||
| British Under-21 Champion British Champion |
1998, 1999 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2008 |
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| Team Honours | ||
| Elite League Champion Elite League KO Cup Winner Craven Shield Winner |
1998, 2005, 2007 1998, 2006, 2007 1998, 2007 |
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Scott Nicholls (born May 16, 1978 in Ipswich, England)[1] is a British speedway rider who currently participating in the 2007 Speedway Grand Prix competition. He rides for the Eastbourne Eagles in the British Elite League) and for Great Britain.
Scott Nicholls became the most successful ever Coventry Bees captain, skippering them to 5 trophies in 3 seasons between 2004 and 2007. Individually, he added two British Championships during this time. Nicholls became British Champion again in 2008, for the 5th time.[2]
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[edit] Career biography
Nicholls began his speedway career in grass-track racing becoming National Schoolboy champion in 1993. His first international appearance came in 1996 when he was selected to ride for Great Britain in the Speedway World Cup final. He then became British Under-21 Champion in 1998 and again in 1999.
His first experience of the Speedway Grand Prix series came with a wild card ride in Britain, with similar rides following in 2000 and 2001. He qualified as a full time GP rider in 2002 and capped that season with a second place in the season ending event in Australia. That year he also won his first of four (as of the end of the 2006 season) British Championships.
[edit] Speedway Grand Prix results
| Year | Position | Points | Best Finish | Notes |
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| 1999 | 27th | 3 | 19th | A single wild card ride in Coventry |
| 2001 | 33rd | 4 | 17th | Wild card ride in Cardiff |
| 2002 | 13th | 72 | 2nd | First podium in Australia |
| 2003 | 7th | 102 | 2nd | Second in Sweden |
| 2004 | 12th | 66 | 6th | Missed Czech GP through injury |
| 2005 | 9th | 72 | 5th | |
| 2006 | 11th | 83 | 2nd | Missed Czech GP through injury, 2nd in Italy |
| 2007 | 8th | 91 | 2nd | Finished 2nd in Slovenia, qualified for 2008 GPs after a race-off |
| Final Championship standings: | 8th | 91+2 | Riding No (11) | ||
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| Grand Prix | Pos. | Pts. | Heats | Draw No | |
| 1 /11 |  Italian SGP |
13 | 4 | (1,1,2,X,0) | 15 |
| 2 /11 |  European SGP |
13 | 6 | (1,1,2,1,1) | 14 |
| 3 /11 |  Swedish SGP |
14 | 3 | (2,0,0,0,2) | 7 |
| 4 /11 |  Danish SGP |
11 | 7 | (2,1,2,1,1) | 13 |
| 5 /11 |  British SGP |
7 | 9 | (1,1,2,2,3) | 4 |
| 6 /11 |  Czech Rep. SGP |
4 | 12 | (0,3,2,3,2) +2 +0 | 9 |
| 7 /11 |  Scandinavian SGP |
7 | 8 | (1,1,1,3,1) +1 | 6 |
| 8 /11 |  Latvian SGP |
4 | 13 | (1,3,2,3,2) +2 +0 | 9 |
| 9 /11 |  Polish SGP |
14 | 4 | (0,0,2,0,2) | 14 |
| 10 /11 |  Slovenian SGP |
2 | 16 | (2,1,2,3,2) +2 +2 | 2 |
| 11 /11 |  German SGP |
10 | 8 | (2,1,2,2,1) | 16 |
| Final Championship standings: | Riding No (8) | ||||
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| Grand Prix | Pos. | Pts. | Heats | Draw No | |
| 1 /11 | Slovenian SGP |
11 | 7 | (1,1,1,2,2) | 3 |
| 2 /11 | European SGP |
16 | 2 | (1,1,0,0,e/f) | 15 |
| 3 /11 | Swedish SGP |
9 | 7 | (1,2,2,F/ex,2) | 4 |
| 4 /11 | Danish SGP |
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| 5 /11 | British SGP |
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| 6 /11 | Czech Rep. SGP |
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| 7 /11 | Scandinavian SGP |
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| 8 /11 | Latvian SGP |
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| 9 /11 | Polish SGP |
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| 10 /11 | Italian SGP |
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| 11 /11 | German SGP |
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| permanent speedway rider | |
| wild card, track reserve or qualified reserve | |
| rider notclassify (track reserve who not started) |
[edit] SGP Podium
- Krško (22nd September 2007) - 2nd place
[edit] External links
| 2008 Speedway Grand Prix riders | ||||
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| (1) N. Pedersen |
(2)  Adams |
(3) Crump |
(4) Gollob |
(5) Andersen |
(6)  Hancock |
(7) Holta |
(8) Nicholls |
(9) Harris |
(10) Jonsson |
| (11) B. Pedersen |
(12) Iversen |
(13) L. Dryml |
(14) K. Kasprzak |
(15) Lindgren |
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[edit] References
- ^ Oakes, P.(2004). British Speedway Who's Who. ISBN 0-948882-81-6
- ^ High five for Nicholls. BSPA (2008-05-30). Retrieved on 2008-06-06.
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