Kyle Howarth (born 11 February 1994) 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.

Biography

Born in

Ashton-under-Lyne Ashton-under-Lyne is a market town in Tameside, Greater Manchester, England. The population was 48,604 at the 2021 census. Historic counties of England, Historically in Lancashire, it is on the north bank of the River Tame, Greater Manchester, ...

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, Howarth competed in

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and

motocross Motocross is a form of off-road motorcycle racing held on enclosed off-road circuits. The sport evolved from motorcycle trials competitions held in the United Kingdom. History Motocross first evolved in Britain from motorcycle trials competi ...

before starting his speedway career in 2008 in amateur competitions, gaining a

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place with

Scunthorpe Saints The Scunthorpe Scorpions are a motorcycle speedway team in the British SGB Championship. They have raced at various times since 1971, at three different venues. History Origins and 1970s Speedway in Scunthorpe began on 3 May 1971 at the ...

in 2009, scoring 13+2 on his debut.Rider Index
, speedwaygb.co, Retrieved 16 December 2012 He averaged 4.62 over the season and finished as runner up in the British Under-15 championship that year. In 2010, he became a

Poole Pirates Poole Pirates (also known as Poole Speedway) are a motorcycle speedway team based in Poole, England, competing in the SGB Championship. The club have been the champions of the United Kingdom on ten occasions. Poole Speedway is promoted by l ...

asset and rode for Bournemouth Buccaneers in the National League, averaging 7.43, and also made guest appearances in the

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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 ...

. Also in 2010, he finished in third place in the British Under-18 Championship. In 2011 he rode in the National League for

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 ...

, and he also rode for

Edinburgh Monarchs The Edinburgh Monarchs are a Scottish speedway team based in Armadale. They compete in the SGB Championship, racing on Friday nights during the speedway season. The club is run by a board of directors, chaired by Alex Harkess and also runs a ...

in the Premier League, averaging 5.11, and was named at number eight for the

Belle Vue Aces The Belle Vue Aces are a British speedway club, based in Manchester. The club hold the record of having won the top tier League championship 14 times. They currently compete in the SGB Premiership, racing at The National Speedway Stadium, wit ...

Elite League team. He spent the winter riding in Australia, and won the Queensland Under-21 Championship.WORKINGTON COMETS SPEEDWAY RIDER KYLE HOWARTH CONFIDENT OF RAISING HIS AVERAGE
, ''

News & Star The ''News and Star'' (formerly the ''Evening News and Star'' and ''Cumberland Evening News'') is a local tabloid newspaper in Cumbria. As of 18 October 2018, it belongs to Newsquest who produce several regional newspapers throughout the UK. ...

'', 24 February 2012. Retrieved 16 December 2012 In 2012, after initially signing 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 ...

, he rode for Poole in the Elite League and

Workington Comets The Workington Comets are a British motorcycle speedway club, based in Workington, Cumbria based at the Northside Speedway track (known as the GT Tyres Arena for sponsorship purposes). The team previously operated from 1970 to 2018 and were ba ...

in the Premier League, and signed for both teams in 2013.Speedway: King's Lynn Stars hand berth to Kyle Howarth
,

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, 10 April 2012. Retrieved 16 December 2012WORKINGTON COMETS SIGN TEEN SPEEDWAY RIDER KYLE HOWARTH
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'', 24 November 2011. Retrieved 16 December 2012KYLE HOWARTH RE-SIGNS FOR WORKINGTON COMETS
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'', 16 November 2012. Retrieved 16 December 2012Wadley, Ian (2012)
Pirates: Howarth confirmed as first signing
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Bournemouth Daily Echo The ''Bournemouth Daily Echo'', commonly known as the ''Daily Echo'' (a.k.a. the ''Bournemouth Echo''), is a local newspaper that covers the area of southeast Dorset, England, including the towns Poole, Bournemouth and Christchurch. Published b ...

'', 27 November 2012. Retrieved 16 December 2012 He finished in third place in the 2012 British Under-21 Championship and represented Great Britain at under-21 level.WORKINGTON SPEEDWAY ACE KYLE HOWARTH NAMED IN GB UNDER-21S
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'', 10 May 2012. Retrieved 16 December 2012 From 2013 until 2020 he rode for numerous clubs including

Swindon Robins The Swindon Robins are a motorcycle speedway team from England, established in 1949 that have competed primarily in the top division of speedway league competition in the United Kingdom. They are five times league champions of the United Kingdo ...

, Workington,

and

Coventry Bees Coventry Bees are a motorcycle speedway team that existed from 1929 to 2018. They raced at Brandon Stadium, Brandon, Warwickshire, Brandon near Coventry, England. They are eight times champions of Britain. History Origins and 1920s The firs ...

. 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 ...

and

Wolverhampton Wolves Wolverhampton Wolves were a British motorcycle speedway team based in Wolverhampton, England. They were champions of the United Kingdom five times and raced at Monmore Green Stadium from 1928 to 2023. History 1928–1930 Speedway (known ...

in 2016, staying with both clubs until 2020. As a Sheffield rider he won the SGB Championship Pairs, partnering

Lasse Bjerre Lasse Bjerre Jensen (born 31 October 1993) is a speedway rider who won the 2010 Under-21 World Cup with the Denmark team. Biography Bjerre was born in Esbjerg, Denmark in 1993. His brother, Kenneth (born 1984), is also a speedway rider. They ...

, during the SGB Championship 2017 season. and then the following season won it again partnering Charles Wright, during the SGB Championship 2018 season. In 2021 and 2022, he returned to Sheffield in the

SGB Premiership 2021 The 2021 British Speedway Premiership League was the 86th season of the top division of British Speedway, called the Premiership in 2021. The 2020 season had been lost to the COVID-19 pandemic. Six teams participated. Team changes Changes fro ...

and SGB Premiership 2022 and signed for the

Leicester Lions Leicester Lions are a speedway team which originally operated from 1968 until 1983Bamford, R & Jarvis J.(2001). ''Homes of British Speedway''. and again from 2011. The team race at the Beaumont Park Stadium (or Hydroscand Arena for sponsorsh ...

in the

SGB Championship 2021 The SGB Championship 2021 was the second tier division, called the SGB Championship, of the British speedway championship in 2021. Changes from the last edition of the Championship (held in 2019) were the addition of three teams and the loss o ...

and

SGB Championship 2022 The 2022 SGB Championship season is the 75th season of the second tier of British Speedway and the 5th known as the SGB Championship. Summary Eleven clubs competed in the Championship in 2022, with Oxford returning to the sport after a 15-yea ...

. He helped Sheffield win the 2022 League cup and reach the Play off final. In 2023, he re-signed for Sheffield for the SGB Premiership 2023 and won the league title with the club. He also signed for

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 ...

for the

SGB Championship 2023 The 2023 SGB Championship season (sponsored by Cab Direct) was the 76th season of the second tier of Speedway in the United Kingdom, British Speedway and the 6th known as the SGB Championship. The British Speedway Network (BSN) streamed 35 match ...

. In 2024, he re-signed for Sheffield and re-signed for Scunthorpe (his first club) for the 2024 Championship season, winning the Knockout Cup with the Tigers during his testimonial year for the club. Howarth returned to Leicester 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 ...

and signed for Glasgow Tigers for the

SGB Championship 2025 The 2025 SGB Cab Direct Championship season will be the 78th season of the second tier of British Speedway and the 8th known as the SGB Championship. Poole Pirates are the defending league champions, Knockout Cup champions and BSN Series cham ...

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Howarth, Kyle 1994 births Living people English motorcycle racers British speedway riders Belle Vue Aces riders Edinburgh Monarchs riders Glasgow Tigers riders Leicester Lions riders Plymouth Gladiators riders Scunthorpe Saints riders Scunthorpe Scorpions riders Sheffield Tigers riders