David John Watt (born 6 January 1978 in

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) is a former international

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rider from Australia. He won the Queensland state championship in 2005 and was a member of the

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team that finished second to

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in the 2011 World Cup Final.

Career summary

Watt started his British speedway career in 2001 when he signed for the Isle of Wight Islanders in the

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. He rode as a substitute reserve rider for the

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in 2001 and 2002 and was therefore a member of the Elite League title winning team in

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. The following year he signed for Premier League team Newcastle Diamonds. In 2002 he gained a team berth at King's Lynn Stars while also doubling up for his parent club the

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, where he was part of the Pirates Elite League league winning team in

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. Watt rode for Rye House Rockets in the Premier League in 2004 and also doubled-up with Poole, but after he suffered an injury early on in the season he was replaced by

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. After Watt had recovered from his injury he moved on loan to the

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in the Elite League, where he remained until 2006 when he moved to

for a year. He returned to Eastbourne in 2007 and added 2 points to his

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by the end of the season he was voted Eastbourne's Rider of the Year. He also finished fourth in the Elite League Riders Championship and won a bronze medal with

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at the

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. Watt looked set to stay with Eastbourne in 2008, but after a change of management at the club he was left without a team place. Watt returned to Poole in 2008 and won the Elite League championship. Watt had ridden for

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in the Swedish Elitserien since 2006, but joined

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in 2009 after Masarna were declared bankrupt and dropped out of the league. In

, 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 captain of Stal Rzeszów for the 2008 season but the team were relegated. In 2009, Watt signed for

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in the Ekstraliga. In April 2017, after being dropped by SGB Premiership team Rye House Rockets, Watt announced his retirement from racing, although he stated that he would fulfil his obligations to Polish team Stal Rzeszów if required."", speedwaygp.com, 26 April 2017. Retrieved 26 April 2017

World final appearances

Speedway World Cup

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- 3rd - 29pts *

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- 4th - 21pts (3) *

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- 2nd - 43pts (5) *

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- 2nd - 45pts (3) *

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, G&B Stadium - 2nd - 39pts (16)

Speedway Grand Prix results

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Watt, Davey Australian motorcycle racers 1978 births Living people Poole Pirates riders Eastbourne Eagles riders King's Lynn Stars riders Australian expatriate speedway riders in England Newcastle Diamonds riders Leicester Lions riders Oxford Cheetahs riders Australian speedway riders 21st-century Australian sportsmen