| Ricky Wells | ||
| Personal information | ||
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| Nationality | New Zealand, United States | |
| Date of birth | July 27, 1991 | |
| Place of birth | Auckland, New Zealand | |
| Nickname | The Kiwi Kid | |
| Current club information | ||
| Career history | ||
| Coventry Bees Stoke Potters |
2009- 2010 |
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| Individual honours | ||
| US National Champion Under 21 National Champion Youth National Champion Gumball Rally Champion California Youth Champion Fair Derby Champion Victorville Track Champion |
2009 2007, 2008 2004, 2005 2003, 2004, 2006 2003, 2005 2007 2008 |
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| Team honours | ||
| High Desert Pairs Champion | 2007, 2008 | |
Ricky Wells (born 27 July 1991 in Auckland, New Zealand), is an American international motorcycle speedway rider and the current US National Champion. He is also a two time U.S. Under 21 National Champion.[1] Wells races for the Stoke Potters in the Speedway Premier League on loan from the Coventry Bees.[2]
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On 19 September 2009 Ricky won the US national Championship, winning all of his heat races and the main event. Doing so beat out Mike Bast's record of being the youngest rider to ever win that event. He was victorious over former US and World Champions like, Billy Janniro, Bobby Schwartz, Charlie Venegas, Chris Manchester, Mike Faria and Josh Larsen.
Wells made his first appearance in the World Under 21 Championships in 2008 by winning the 2007 U.S. Under 21 National Championship. He scored 9 points in Qualifying Round 1 held in Norden, Germany[3] which qualified him to move onto Semi-Final Round 1 held in Rye House. Only scoring 6 points which did not qualify him to move onto The Final Round.[4]
Wells came home and won the 2008 U.S. Under 21 National Championship also which placed him in the 2009 World Under 21 Championships. Scoring 9, and beating off Pawel Zmarzlik and Kozza Smith in a race-off, in Qualifying Round 3 held in Rye House moved him into Semi-Final 2 held in Kumla. In Kumla, Ricky scored 5 and again was in a race-off situation, in which he beat Justin Sedgman and Patrik Pawlaszczyk to securing a reserve spot in the Final held in Goričan. Through the injury off Przemyslaw Pawlicki, Wells was awarded a place in the main line-up of the Final, where he scored 2 points, finishing in 16th place, ahead of Ludvig Lindgren.
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