Jason Lyons
| Jason Lyons | ||
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Nationality |  Australia | |
| Date of birth | 15 June 1970 | |
| Place of birth | Mildura, Victoria | |
| Current club information | ||
| Career history | ||
| Great Britain Glasgow Tigers Belle Vue Aces Poole Pirates Newcastle Diamonds Mildenhall Fen Tigers Birmingham Brummies Redcar Bears Poland Stal Gorzów Wielkopolski Unia Leszno Polonia Bydgoszcz Włókniarz Częstochowa Polonia Piła Sweden Örnarna Vargarna |
1990-1991 1992-2003, 2005 2004 2004 2006 2007-2010 2011- 1996 1999-2000 2001 2002 2003 1998-2000 2001-2005 | |
| Individual honours | ||
| Overseas Champion Victorian State Champion South Australian Champion |
1998, 2001 1997, 1998, 1999 1999 | |
| Team honours | ||
| World Team Cup winner World Cup winner Australian Pairs Champion Elite League Champion Elite League KO Cup winner |
1999 2002 1992 1993, 2004 2005 | |
Jason Rodney Lyons (born 15 June 1970 in Mildura, Victoria)[1] is an Australian international motorcycle speedway rider. Jason is the son of former rider Rod Lyons. The younger Lyons was the winner of the Australian Pairs Championship in 1992 as well as Victorian State Champion in 1997, 1998 and 1999 and he won the South Australian Championship in 1999.
Jason Lyons has finished runner up four times in the Australian Championship, his best finish in his national championship. He also finished third in the 1991 Australian Under-21 Championship. In his junior speedway career, Lyons finished second behind good friend Leigh Adams in the 1986 Australian Under-16 Championship. Ironically, his first three senior Australian Championship second places were also to Adams.
Career history
Lyons started his UK career with the Glasgow Tigers in the National League alongside fellow Aussie Shane Bowes from Adelaide. He joined the Belle Vue Aces in 1992 where he stayed for twelve consecutive seasons and where he gained the nickname 'Mr. Belle Vue'.[2] Lyons was a member of the Australian team that won the World Team Cup in 1999 and the team that won the World Cup in 2002.
In his only appearance in the World Under-21 Championship final in 1991 at the Brandon stadium in Coventry, England, Lyons finished a fine third behind Danes Brian Andersen (winner) and Morten Andersen (second).
In 2003 Lyons qualified for his only full season in the Speedway Grand Prix series, although he had ridden twice previously, finishing fourth in the Grand Prix of Great Britain in 2000.
In 2007 he signed for the newly reformed Birmingham Brummies as captain and stayed with the Brummies until the end of 2010. Jason signed for the Redcar Bears alongside 1992 World Champion Gary Havelock.
Speedway Grand Prix
| Year | Position | Points | Best Finish | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 22nd | 16 | 4th | 4th in British Grand Prix |
| 2002 | 32nd | 3 | 19th | |
| 2003 | 20th | 29 | 9th | Only full series. |
Speedway World Pairs Championship
- 1993 -
Vojens, Vojens Speedway Center (with Leigh Adams / Craig Boyce) - 6th - 13pts (5)
Speedway World Team Cup
- 1999 -
Pardubice, Svítkova Stadion (with Jason Crump / Leigh Adams / Ryan Sullivan / Todd Wiltshire) - Winner - 40pts (10)
Speedway World Cup
- 2002 -
Peterborough, East of England Showground (with Todd Wiltshire / Leigh Adams / Jason Crump / Ryan Sullivan) - Winner - 64pts (3) - 2003 - Vojens, Vojens Speedway Center (with Jason Crump / Todd Wiltshire / Ryan Sullivan / Leigh Adams) - 2nd - 57pts (0)
Speedway Under-21 World Championship
- 1991 - Coventry, Brandon Stadium - 3rd - 11pts
References
- ↑ Oakes, P.(2006). Speedway Star Almanac. ISBN 0-9552376-1-0
- ↑ Bamford, R.(2007). Speedway Yearbook 2007. ISBN 978-0-7524-4250-1
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