Jamie Courtney

Jamie Courtney
Personal information
Nationality  England
Date of birth 22 April 1988
Place of birth    Ashington, Northumberland, England
Website www.courtneyracing.co.uk
Current club information
Career history
Rye House Rockets
Oxford Cheetahs
Glasgow Tigers
King's Lynn Stars
Leicester Lions
Dudley Heathens		 2003
2004
2010
2010
2011
2011
Individual honours
None
Team honours

Jamie Courtney (born 22 April 1988 in Ashington, Northumberland) is an English motorcycle speedway rider.

Courtney comes from a speedway family; His brother Scott and uncle Sean were both speedway riders before him, and his father Mark Courtney is a former England international.[1] In 2002 he became British under-15 champion.[2] He competed at the age of fifteen for Rye House Rockets, and the following year rode for Oxford Cheetahs.[1] He has also raced for Redcar Bears, Isle of Wight Islanders, and Workington Comets.[3] In 2010 he rode for Glasgow Tigers on loan from King's Lynn Stars before returning to ride for King's Lynn towards the end of the season.[4] In 2010 he signed for Leicester Lions, the team that his father rode for 126 times, for their return to speedway in the Premier League.[2] After being released by Leicester mid-season he later joined National League team Dudley Heathens.

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Jamie Courtney", Leicester Speedway, retrieved 2011-03-27
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Speedway: Leicester Lions recruit a familiar name", Leicester Mercury, 2 December 2010, retrieved 2011-03-27
  3. ↑ "Jamie Courtney: Glasgow Tigers Profile", The Glaswegian, 16 March 2010, retrieved 2011-03-27
  4. ↑ "Speedway: Jamie Courtney Completes Glasgow Tigers Line-Up For 2010", The Glaswegian, 12 January 2010, retrieved 2011-03-27

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