Adam Ellis (born 21 March 1996) is a British

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and

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rider and former British champion.

Biography

Born in

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, France, Ellis began grasstrack racing in 2009, going on to finish second in the 250cc French Grasstrack Championship in 2010, and winning the championship in 2011.Adam Ellis
, ipswichwitches.co, Retrieved 16 December 2012Oakes, Peter (2012) "Our Future in Their Hands", ''Speedway Star'', 8 December 2012, pp. 33–35 In 2012 he again finished runner up, and also competed in the French Speedway Championship. He was mentored by former rider Matt Read. He also began speedway racing in the United Kingdom, winning two rounds of the British Junior Championship. He was signed by the

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team

Isle of Wight Islanders The Isle of Wight Warriors (formerly Isle of Wight Islanders) are a motorcycle speedway team from England. They last competed in the 2019 National Development League and ride their home meetings at the Smallbrook Stadium. Since leaving the Br ...

as their number eight,

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7.61 from eight matches, and also became a

Lakeside Hammers The Lakeside Hammers (formerly the Arena-Essex Hammers) were a speedway team who raced in the British league system from 1984 to 2018, most recently racing in the SGB Championship in 2018. The team were nicknamed the Hammers after the West Ham H ...

asset, making his Elite League debut in October.Power, Lee (2012)
Hammers hopes sunk by Pirates
, lovespeedway24.co.uk, 2 October 2012. retrieved 16 December 2012 After the end of the 2012 season he was confirmed in the Islanders team for 2013, as well as getting a place in the

Ipswich Witches The Ipswich Witches are a British motorcycle speedway club based at Foxhall Stadium near Ipswich, Suffolk. They compete in the British SGB Premiership. Meetings are staged on most Thursdays from March until October, normally commencing at 7.30 ...

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team and an Elite League contract with Lakeside Hammers.Williams, Bryn (2012) "It's Seven Up!", ''Speedway Star'', 15 December 2012, p. 33Ipswich have signed Ben Barker and young star Adam Ellis
, ''

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'', 9 November 2012. Retrieved 16 December 2012 In May 2013, he was selected to compete in the World Under-21 speedway semi-final in

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. In 2017 he was made an asset by

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along with

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. He was part of the

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team that won the National League Fours, held on 14 June 2015 at

Brandon Stadium Brandon Stadium, also known as Coventry Stadium, is located 6 miles east of Coventry in Brandon, Warwickshire, England. It was the home of the Coventry Bees motorcycle speedway team. It also hosted BriSCA F1 Stock Car Racing on the 1st Saturd ...

. In 2019, he won the SGP Premiership with Robins for the second time. Ellis became the British champion in 2021 after winning the 2021 British Speedway Championship. In 2022, he rode for the

Sheffield Tigers The Sheffield Tigers (sponsored by Tru Plant) are a motorcycle speedway team based in Sheffield, England. They currently race in the British SGB Premiership, and their home meetings take place at Owlerton Stadium. They were founded in 1929 an ...

in the SGB Premiership 2022 and for the Birmingham in the

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. He helped Sheffield win the League cup and reach the Play off final. In 2023, he re-signed for Sheffield for the SGB Premiership 2023, where he won the league title with the club. Also in 2023, he was part of the British team that won the silver medal in the

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final. He signed for Ipswich for the 2024 season, ten years after last riding for the club.

World Longtrack Championship Team Championship

* 2018 – Morizes 5/46pts (with James Shanes,

& Chris Harris) Second

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Ellis, Adam 1996 births Living people British speedway riders Birmingham Brummies riders Eastbourne Eagles riders Ipswich Witches riders Isle of Wight Islanders riders Lakeside Hammers riders Sheffield Tigers riders