Davey Watt
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| David Watt | ||
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| Personal Information | ||
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| Nationality |  Australia |
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| Date of birth | January 6, 1978 | |
| Place of birth | Townsville, Australia | |
| Website | Official Website | |
| Current Club Information | ||
| British League | Poole Pirates | |
| Polish League | Stal Rzeszów | |
| Swedish League | Masarna Avesta | |
| Career History | ||
| Great Britain Isle of Wight Islanders Newcastle Diamonds King's Lynn Stars Poole Pirates Eastbourne Eagles Oxford Cheetahs Poland GTŻ Grudziądz Stal Rzeszów Sweden Valsarna Vargarna Masarna Avesta |
2001 2002 2003 2003-2004, 2008 2004-2005, 2007 2006 2006 2007- 2004-2005 2006 2006- |
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| Individual Honours | ||
| Team Honours | ||
| Elite League Champion British League Cup Winner Craven Shield Winner |
2003 2003 2003 |
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David John Watt (born January 6, 1978 in Townsville, Australia)[1] is an Australian international motorcycle speedway rider.
[edit] Career Summary
Watt started his British speedway career in 2001 when he signed for the Isle of Wight who compete in the British Premier League. The following year he signed for Premier League team Newcastle.[2]
In 2002 he gained a team berth at King's Lynn while also doubling up for his parent club the Poole Pirates, where he was part of the Pirates Elite League league winning team in 2003.[2]
Watt started the 2004 season at Poole but after he suffered an injury early on in the season he was replaced by Krzysztof Kasprzak. After Watt had recovered from his injury he moved on loan to the Eastbourne Eagles in the Elite League, where he remained until 2006 when he moved to Oxford for a year.[2]
He returned to Eastbourne in 2007, which was a successful year for Watt. He added 2 points to his average and at the end of the season he was voted Eastbourne's Rider of the Year.[3] He also finished 4th in the Elite League Riders Championship and won a bronze medal with Australia at the 2007 Speedway World Cup.
Watt looked set to stay with Eastbourne in 2008[4] but after a change of management at the club he was left without a team place. Poole stepped in and offered their asset a place for 2008, where he will spearhead the Pirates team alongside Danish Speedway Grand Prix rider Bjarne Pedersen.[5]
Watt has ridden for Masarna Avesta in the Swedish Elitserien since 2006. In Poland, he was a member of the GTŻ Grudziądz team in the Polish second division in 2006 before joining Polish Ekstraliga team Stal Rzeszów in 2007. Watt was made the team captain of Stal Rzeszów for the 2008 season.
[edit] References
- ^ Oakes, P.(2006). Speedway Star Almanac. ISBN 0-9552376-1-0
- ^ a b c 2008 Team. Poole Speedway (2008). Retrieved on 2008-06-06.
- ^ Big Challenge for new look Eagles. Eastbourne Herald. Johnston Press (2008-03-15). Retrieved on 2008-06-06.
- ^ Watt set to remain an Eagle. The Argus. Newsquest (2007-10-09). Retrieved on 2008-03-20.
- ^ Davey's glad to back 'home'. Bournemouth Daily Echo. Newsquest (2007-12-19). Retrieved on 2008-03-20.
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