Thomas Andrew Perry (born 22 February 1993) is a British

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and

grasstrack Motorcycle Grasstrack is a form of track racing which typically, in its current form, takes place on a flat track consisting of two straights and two bends usually constructed in a field. It is one of the oldest types of motorcycle sports in t ...

rider.

Career

Born in Albrighton,

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in 1993, Tom Perry began grasstrack racing at the age of six and took up speedway at the age of ten.Rider Index
, speedwaygb.co. Retrieved 3 December 2013 His grasstrack successes included winning the British 125cc Youth Championship in 2006, placing in the top three in both the 250cc and 350cc championships in 2009, a fourth place in the British Under-21 Championship and becoming the youngest rider ever to compete in the British Masters Championship when aged 16, finishing in fifth place. In 2010, he joined

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speedway team Dudley Heathens, and continued to haves success in grasstrack, winning the British Under-21 Championship. After a successful first season is speedway, at the end of which he was voted 'rider of the year' by Heathens fans, he re-signed for the team in 2011, winning the National Shield with Heathens later that year.Tom Perry to ride again for Dudley Heathens in 2011
,

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, 11 February 2011. Retrieved 3 December 2013 At the end of the season he was awarded a Darren and Sharon Boocock Speedway Scholarship which saw him travel to Australia to gain experience racing in Queensland. In 2012, he continued with Heathens and also rode 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 ...

, riding in 36 matches for the club. He finished as runner-up in the British Under-21 Speedway Championship that year. In 2013, he was retained by Somerset in the Premier League, also riding for

Isle of Wight Islanders The Isle of Wight Warriors (formerly Isle of Wight Islanders) are a motorcycle speedway team from England. They last competed in the 2019 National Development League and ride their home meetings at the Smallbrook Stadium. Since leaving the Br ...

in the National League. He represented Great Britain in the Under-21 Speedway World Cup semi-final, and finished fifth in the British Under-21 Speedway Championship. In December 2013, he was picked in the reserve draft to ride for

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 Elite League in 2014. He was also part of the Cradley team that won the National League Fours, held on 26 October 2014 at

Brandon Stadium Brandon Stadium, also known as Coventry Stadium, is located 6 miles east of Coventry in Brandon, Warwickshire, England. It was the home of the Coventry Bees motorcycle speedway team. It also hosted BriSCA F1 Stock Car Racing on the 1st Saturd ...

. Perry was the 350cc British Grasstrack Champion in 2015 and experienced a very successful season riding 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 ...

during the

2015 National League speedway season The 2015 National League was the seventh season of the National League, the third tier of British speedway. The Cradley Heathens were the defending champions after winning the competition in 2014. Cradley finished the 2015 season in third pla ...

. He won the

title and was part of the Birmingham team that won the National League Fours, held on 14 June 2015 at

. He rode for the

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 ...

during the 2018 National League speedway season and in 2019, he was part of the

Stoke Potters The Stoke Potters previously the Hanley Potters were a British speedway team. As Hanley Potters they raced at the Sun Street Stadium from 1929 to 1963 and as Stoke, the team raced at Loomer Road Stadium in Newcastle-under-Lyme from 1973 to ...

team that won the

NDL Fours The NDL Fours formerly the Conference League Four-Team Championship and National League Fours is an annual motorcycle speedway contest between teams competing in the third tier of speedway in the United Kingdom. Teams consisting of four riders fro ...

, held on 13 July 2019 at

Loomer Road Stadium Loomer Road Stadium was a sports stadium situated in Chesterton, Staffordshire from c.1970 to 2019. The building had considerable parking facilities, covered terracing and a bar with a view of the track. The stadium opened in 1973 and hosted gr ...

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Perry, Tom 1993 births Living people English motorcycle racers British speedway riders Belle Vue Colts riders Cradley Heathens riders Isle of Wight Islanders riders Leicester Lions riders Somerset Rebels riders Stoke Potters riders