Cameron Woodward
| Cameron Woodward | ||
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Nationality | Australian | |
| Date of birth | 8 January 1985 | |
| Place of birth | Mildura, Victoria, Australia | |
| Website | www.cjwracing.com | |
| Current club information | ||
| British league | Eastbourne Eagles | |
| Career history | ||
| UK: Poole Pirates Edinburgh Monarchs Eastbourne Eagles Poland: Stal Rzeszów Miskolc KMŻ Lublin |
2003 2004–2005 2006– 2008–2009 2010 2011–2013 | |
| Individual honours | ||
| Victoria State Champion | 2005/6, 2007/8, 2008/9 | |
| Team honours | ||
| Elite League Knockout Cup Elite Shield |
2008 2009 | |
Cameron Jackson Woodward (born 8 January 1985) is an Australian speedway rider who has won the Victoria State Championship on three occasions.
Career
Born in Mildura, Victoria, Woodward gained experience of racing in Australia before starting his British speedway career in 2003 with Elite League Poole Pirates, and initially combined speedway racing with his job back in Australia as a plumber.[1][2] He then spent the 2004 and 2005 seasons in the Premier League with Edinburgh Monarchs, his average rising to over 7.[1][3] He returned to the Elite League with Eastbourne Eagles in 2006, and after rising through the team, in a spell when the team won the Elite League Knockout Cup in 2008 and the Elite Shield in 2009, was given the team captaincy in 2010, and has remained with the team since.[1][4][5]
In 2008 and 2009 he also rode the Polish Ekstraliga for Stal Rzeszów, moving on to Miskolc in 2010.[6] Since 2011 he rides for KMŻ Lublin.
Woodward first won the Victoria State Championship in the 2005/6 season and won it again in 2007/8 and 2008/9.[1] In 2012 he finished in 3rd place in the Australian National Championship.[7]
Woodward also competes in long track speedway, and took part in the World Championship in 2012, finishing in 6th place overall.[8][9]
He also competes in grasstrack racing, and won the British Masters Championship in 2012.[9][10]
Championship record
- Australian Championship: 3rd (2012)
- Victoria State Championship: Won 2005/6, 2007/8, 2008/9
- Australian Under-21 Championship: 2nd (2003), 3rd (2005)
- World Longtrack Championship: 6th (2012)
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "Rider Index", speedwaygb.co. Retrieved 1 January 2013
- ↑ "Speedway: Cameron makes Eagles debut", The Argus, 8 May 2006. Retrieved 1 January 2013
- ↑ "Woodward Waits in Champs' Wings", The Scotsman, 18 March 2004. Retrieved 1 January 2013
- ↑ "Cameron Woodward ready for Eastbourne Eagles opener", BBC, 22 March 2012. Retrieved 1 January 2013
- ↑ "Arlington Return for Woodward", speedway365.com, 17 December 2012. Retrieved 1 January 2013
- ↑ Owen, Brian (2008) "Eagles ace has extra incentive", The Argus, 28 March 2008. Retrieved 1 January 2013
- ↑ "Cameron Woodward 3rd in Australian Solo Speedway Championship", Mildura Indepenedent, 21 January 2012. Retrieved 1 January 2013
- ↑ "Cameron Woodward moves to 7th in World Long Track speedway titles", Mildura Independent, 13 September 2012. Retrieved 1 January 2013
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 "Cameron’s back at Eastbourne for 2013", Sussex Express, 17 December 2012. Retrieved 1 January 2013
- ↑ "British Masters Championship", grasstrackgb.co.uk. Retrieved 1 January 2013