Joshua Liam Auty (born 8 September 1990) in

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, is a British

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rider.

Career

Auty was part of the

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team that won the Conference League Four-Team Championship, held on 18 May 2007 at

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. On 10 September 2007, Auty was signed to the

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to ride in the Elite League. On 21 September 2007, Auty was selected to represent

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for the

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Under 21-World Cup Final. Auty was Conference League Rider's championship runner up in 2007, held at Rye House, losing out to his Scunthorpe teammate

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On 4 December 2008, Auty was signed on a loan deal from Coventry to Sheffield Tigers. In November 2011 he signed for

for the 2012

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season. In 2010 Auty rode the off-season in Australia where he won the Queensland State Championship at the

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, as well as the Jack Young Solo Cup at the

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. In 2010, he won the

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partnering Ricky Ashworth for Sheffield, during the 2010 Premier League speedway season. Auty rode for

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from 2012 to 2013. Auty was included in the Elite League draft for the 2015 season and picked by

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. He was again selected for the Lions for 2016. After struggling in the

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for Lions, Auty was dropped, and continued to ride in the

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for Scorpions until announcing his retirement from the sport at the end of May. He reversed his decision, however, a few days later; and spent the 2018 season riding for the Scunthorpe Scorpions. He continued to ride for Scunthorpe during the 2019 and 2021 seasons. In 2022, he re-joined and rode for the Birmingham Brummies in the

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Auty, Josh 1990 births Living people British speedway riders English motorcycle racers Birmingham Brummies riders Leicester Lions riders Redcar Bears riders Scunthorpe Scorpions riders Sheffield Tigers riders