Jason Edwards (born 14 September 2002) is a British

motorcycle speedway Motorcycle speedway, usually referred to simply as speedway, is a motorcycle sport involving four and sometimes up to six riders competing over four clockwise, anti-clockwise laps of an oval circuit. The motorcycles are specialist machines that ...

rider.

Career

In 2017, Edwards made a number of guest appearances at reserve after he turned 15 as he was then eligible to ride. He made his National league debut for

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 ...

on 29 September 2017 against

Belle Vue Colts The Belle Vue Colts are the junior youth development team of the Belle Vue Aces, one of the World's most famous motorcycle speedway team, based in Manchester in the northwest of England. History Belle Vue first operated a reserve team during t ...

, he had an excellent debut scoring 9+1 from 5 rides. Edwards made more appearances for Lakeside and also rode some meetings for

Eastbourne Eagles The Eastbourne Eagles were a British motorcycle speedway team, based at Arlington Stadium, near Eastbourne, England. They were founded in 1929 and are two times champions of Britain in 1995 and 2000. The team last raced on 31 July 2021. Hist ...

. In 2018, he moved from reserve into the main Eastbourne team for the first time, riding at number 2 for the rest of the season. Edwards also won the League and cup double with Eastbourne defeating

Mildenhall Fen Tigers The Mildenhall Fen Tigers are a British speedway team, founded in 1975, who last raced in the National Development League during 2023. History 1970s The original track was built in 1971 on farm land owned by Terry Waters, with Bernie Kla ...

in both finals. Additionally he rode for the Cradley team that only competed in the National Trophy. He helped the Heathens finish top of the North group taking them to the final against Mildenhall. In 2019, he re-joined the Eagles after their move up to the

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and also signed for the Mildenhall Fen Tigers. Edwards resigned for Eastbourne at the start of the 2020 season which was curtailed by the

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and the 2021 season, but moved to

Plymouth Gladiators The Plymouth Gladiators are a Motorcycle speedway, speedway team in the British SGB Championship. The team competed during various seasons from 1932 to 1969, before reforming after a gap of thirty-six years in 2006. In 2021, the club successful ...

when Eastbourne withdrew from the league. Edwards signed a new contract for

Redcar Bears The Redcar Bears are a British motorcycle speedway team who compete in the SGB Championship (second tier of the British speedway leagues). The club was founded in 2006 and their major team honour to date is the SGB Championship Knockout Cup wi ...

in the

for the 2022 season and later became an asset of the club. He won the British U-21 semi-final at Mildenhall with a 15 point maximum. Additionally, he finished second in the league averages for Mildenhall in the

2022 National Development League speedway season The 2022 National Development League was the third division/tier of British Motorcycle speedway, speedway for the 2022 season. It is a semi-professional development league, containing the junior sides of many SGB Premiership and SGB Championshi ...

and was voted their rider of the year and appeared for

King's Lynn Stars King's Lynn Stars are a motorcycle speedway team who compete in the SGB Premiership. The nickname "Stars" was adopted from the defunct Norwich Stars team. The team was founded in 1965 and has been running continually since then, except for 199 ...

as their rising star. In 2023, Edwards was named in the

team as the rising star for the

SGB Premiership 2023 The 2023 Sports Insure SGB Premiership was the 88th season of the top tier of British speedway and the 6th known as the SGB Premiership. There was an increase of one team after the Leicester Lions opted to move up from the SGB Championship. ...

. He also re-signed for Redcar Bears for the

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. After leaving King's Lynn he joined

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 ...

, a move which proved successful because he won the league title with the club. In 2024 he re-signed for Sheffield and Redcar, winning the Knockout Cup with the Tigers. Edwards signed for

Birmingham Brummies Birmingham Brummies are a British Motorcycle speedway, speedway team founded in 1928. They were inaugural members of the Southern League (1929–31), Southern League in 1929. The team have twice finished runner-up in the highest tier of Britis ...

for the

SGB Premiership 2025 The 2025 SGB ROWE Motor Oil Premiership is the 90th season of the top tier of British speedway and the 8th known as the SGB Premiership. Belle Vue Aces are the defending champions, while Sheffield Tigers are the defending Knockout Cup champ ...

Major results

World individual Championship

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Edwards, Jason Living people 2002 births British speedway riders Birmingham Brummies riders Cradley Heathens riders Eastbourne Eagles riders King's Lynn Stars riders Mildenhall Fen Tigers riders Plymouth Gladiators riders Redcar Bears riders Sheffield Tigers riders 21st-century British sportsmen