Jason King (speedway Rider)
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Jason Gary King (born 13 April 1985 in
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, England) is a former
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, from England.


Career

King rode for the Arena Essex Hammers in 2003. When riding for
Somerset Rebels The Somerset Rebels were a British motorcycle speedway, speedway team based in Highbridge, Somerset, Highbridge, Somerset. Founded in 2000, the club competed in the British SGB Championship until 2019. Their home track was located at the Oak Tr ...
in 2005, King qualified for the British Under-21 Championship final. In 2006, he returned to
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 ...
for two seasons. He later became the club captain of Newcastle Diamonds in the British
Premier League The Premier League is a professional association football league in England and the highest level of the English football league system. Contested by 20 clubs, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation with the English Football Lea ...
.Oakes, P.(2006). ''Speedway Star Almanac''.


Family

His brother Danny King is also a speedway rider.


References

1985 births Living people British speedway riders English motorcycle racers Sportspeople from Maidstone Berwick Bandits riders Lakeside Hammers riders Mildenhall Fen Tigers riders Newcastle Diamonds riders Rye House Rockets riders Somerset Rebels riders {{England-speedway-bio-stub