David Norris (speedway rider)
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| David Norris | ||
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| Personal Information | ||
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| Nationality |  England |
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| Date of birth | August 20, 1972 | |
| Place of birth | Eastbourne, England | |
| Nickname | Floppy | |
| Current Club Information | ||
| Career Status | Retired | |
| Career History | ||
| Eastbourne Eagles Ipswich Witches Reading Racers Gdansk (POL) Torun (POL) Valsarna (SWE) Vargarna (SWE) |
1988-1989, 1993-1994, 1996-2007 1990, 1991-1993 1995 1995-1996 1999 2000-2003 2005 |
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| Individual Honours | ||
| None | ||
| Team Honours | ||
| Elite League Champion Elite League KO Cup Winner Premiership Winner British League Four Team Champion |
2000 1994, 1997, 2002 1996, 2001 1991 |
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David Michael Norris (born 20 August 1972 in Eastbourne, England )[1] is a former British international Speedway rider.
He enjoyed stints with both Reading and Ipswich, but primarily rode for the Eastbourne Eagles in the Elite League. In 2007 he overtook Gordon Kennett as the Eagles' leading points scorer, accumulating 5,197 points from just 577 meetings.
[edit] Speedway Grand Prix
He famously burst onto the world scene in 2004, aged 32, when adopting a new 'more professional' attitude towards the sport, going on to appear as a wild card in the British Speedway Grand Prix in 2004 and 2005.[2]
[edit] Retirement
A succession of injuries dogged him in 2006 and 2007 though and he finally announced his retirement in Ocotber 2007. He said: "I'm at a stage now where I can't take another hit on my head or neck. If I didn’t have kids and my wife I might consider carrying on, but you can’t just live for yourself."[3]
[edit] References
- ^ Oakes, P.(2004). British Speedway Who's Who. ISBN 0-948882-81-6
- ^ Bamford, Robert (2007-03-01). Tempus Speedway Yearbook 2007. NPI Media Group. ISBN 0752442503.
- ^ Norris retires from Eagles. www.elite-eagles.com (31 October 2007). Retrieved on 2007-10-31.
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