Paul William George Hurry (born 9 April 1975 in

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) is an English former

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rider. He earned 12 international caps for the

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and 5 caps for the Great Britain team.

Career

Hurry began his racing career aged 16 with the Arena Essex Hammers in 1991. He was a member of the team that won the league and cup double the 1991 British League Division Two season. Despite the success he experienced during his maiden year he switched to

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and remarkably completed the treble of league, knockout cup and fours during the 1992 British League Division Two season. In 1994, he became British under 21 champion and in 2000 he finished in second place at the

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. Hurry was selected to represent the

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at the 2001 Speedway World Cup Race-off, but the team failed to reach the final. After spells with various British clubs, Hurry returned to Arena Essex in 2004, where he stayed until 2007. He appeared to have retired from racing in 2007 due to ongoing problems with an arm injury, but returned to Elite League racing in 2009 to replace the injured Kyle Legault for

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and also rode for

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 ...

as a replacement for Krzysztof Stojanowski. In 2010, Hurry returned to ride for his first club, now renamed the

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 ...

. Paul suffered horrific leg injuries in the final of the 2010 European Grasstrack Final at La Reole and didn't return to racing until 2015. In that time away from the sport he has become a member of the ACU Track Racing Committee and has also become a 'Clerk of the Course'. He has also become a prominent member

British Speedway Championship

Finalist * 1994 @

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2pts (16th) * 1995 @

4pts (11th) * 1998 @

12pts (3rd) * 1999 @

10pts (5th) * 2000 @

13pts (2nd) * 2001 @

8pts (8th) * 2002 @

Coventry 7pts (9th) * 2003 @

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5pts (13th) * 2006 @ Belle Vue 2pts (16th)

World Longtrack Championship

Finalist 1996 - Herxheim 3pts (18th) Grand-Prix Years * 1997 - Five G.P. 51pts (11th) * 1998 - One G.P. 20pts (16th) * 1999 - Five G.P. 72pts (5th) * 2000 - Five G.P. 77pts (4th) * 2001 - Four G.P. 46pts (4th) * 2002 - Four G.P. 40pts (8th) * 2003 - Four G.P. 58pts (8th) * 2005 - Four G.P. 58pts (3rd) * 2007 - Two G.P. 22pts (12th) Best Individual G.P. Results *

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First 1997, 1999; Second 2003, 2005 * Abingdon Second 1998; Third 2000. *

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Third 2000. * Morizes Third 2005. * St Macaire Third 2007

European Grasstrack Championship

Finals * 1994 -

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7pts (10th) * 1995 -

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16pts (4th) * 1996 - Saint-Colomb-de-Lauzun 13pts (6th) * 2002 - Berghaupten 15pts (4th) * 2004 -

7pts (12th) * 2005 -

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18pts (Champion) * 2009 - Berghaupten 4pts (14th) * 2010 - La Reole 15pts (6th) * 2017 - Hertingan 9pts (12th) * 2018 - Tayac 5pts (12th) * 2019 -

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15thpts (Second) Best Other Results * Abingdon Preliminary Round First 1994. * Aduard Semi-final First 1994. * Hertingan Semi-final Third 2009. * La Reole Semi-final First 2002. * Noordwolde Semi-final First 2003, 2005. * Saint-Colomb-de-Lauzun Semi-final First 2001. * St MacaireSemi-final Third 2017. *

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Preliminary Round First 1996. *

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Semi-final First 2010.

British Grasstrack Championship

Top Three Finishes * 2000 Runner-up * 2001 Podium * 2002 Champion * 2004 Champion * 2005 Champion * 2007 Runner-up

References

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