Jamie Courtney
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| Born | 22 April 1988 Ashington, Northumberland, England |
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| Nationality | British (English) |
| Website | www |
| Career history | |
| 2003 | Rye House Rockets |
| 2004 | Oxford |
| 2010 | Glasgow Tigers |
| 2010 | King's Lynn Stars |
| 2011 | Leicester Lions |
| 2011 | Dudley Heathens |
Jamie Mark Courtney (born 22 April 1988, in Ashington, Northumberland) is a former motorcycle speedway rider and current promoter from England.[1]
Career
[edit]Courtney comes from a speedway family; His brother Scott and uncle Sean Courtney were both speedway riders before him, and his father Mark Courtney is a former England international.[2] In 2002 he became British under-15 champion.[3] He competed at the age of fifteen for Rye House Rockets, and the following year rode for Oxford Silver Machine Academy.[2] He has also raced for Redcar Bears, Isle of Wight Islanders, and Workington Comets.[4]
In 2010, he rode for Glasgow Tigers on loan from King's Lynn Stars before returning to ride for King's Lynn towards the end of the season.[5] In 2010 he signed for Leicester Lions, the team that his father rode for 126 times, for their return to speedway in the Premier League.[3] After being released by Leicester mid-season he later joined National League team Dudley Heathens.
Management
[edit]In 2021, it was announced that Courtney would be the team promoter of the Oxford Cheetahs during 2022, who were returning to action at Sandy Lane for the first time since 2007.[6][7]
References
[edit]- ^ "2008 Rider index" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 19 February 2023.
- ^ a b "Jamie Courtney", Leicester Speedway, Retrieved 2011-03-27
- ^ a b "Speedway: Leicester Lions recruit a familiar name", Leicester Mercury, 2 December 2010, Retrieved 2011-03-27
- ^ "Jamie Courtney: Glasgow Tigers Profile", The Glaswegian, 16 March 2010, Retrieved 2011-03-27
- ^ "Speedway: Jamie Courtney Completes Glasgow Tigers Line-Up For 2010", The Glaswegian, 12 January 2010, Retrieved 2011-03-27
- ^ "Speedway and Oxford Cheetahs set to return to Oxford Stadium". Oxford Mail. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
- ^ "Oxford Cheetahs: Speedway side set for British Championship return in 2022". BBC Sport. Retrieved 18 November 2021.