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Paul Hurry
Born (1975-04-09) 9 April 1975 (age 49)
Canterbury, England
NationalityBritish (English)
Career history
Great Britain
1991, 1994–1995, 2004–2007, 2010, 2017Arena Essex
1992–1993Peterborough
1996London
1997King's Lynn
1998–1999Oxford
2000Eastbourne
2001-2002Wolverhampton
2003Ipswich
2009Poole
2009Swindon
2018, 2021Kent
Poland
1999Częstochowa
Sweden
2000Smederna
2003Luxo Stars
2006Vargarna
Individual honours
2005European Grasstrack Champion
1994British Under 21 Champion
Team honours
2000Elite League
1991, 1992British League Division Two
1991, 1992Knockout Cup winner
1992Fours Championship winner

Paul William George Hurry (born 9 April 1975 in Canterbury, Kent) is an English former motorcycle speedway rider.[1][2][3] He earned 12 international caps for the England national speedway team and 5 caps for the Great Britain team.[4]

Career

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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 Peterborough Panthers and remarkably completed the treble of league, knockout cup and fours during the 1992 British League Division Two season.[5]

In 1994, he became British under 21 champion and in 2000 he finished in second place at the British Speedway Championship. Hurry was selected to represent the Great Britain national speedway team 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.[4]

He appeared to have retired from racing in 2007 due to ongoing problems with an arm injury,[6] but returned to Elite League racing in 2009 to replace the injured Kyle Legault for Poole Pirates and also rode for Swindon Robins as a replacement for Krzysztof Stojanowski.[7]

In 2010, Hurry returned to ride for his first club, now renamed the Lakeside Hammers. 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

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Finalist

World Longtrack Championship

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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

European Grasstrack Championship

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Finals

Best Other Results

British Grasstrack Championship

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Top Three Finishes

  • 2000 Runner-up
  • 2001 Podium
  • 2002 Champion
  • 2004 Champion
  • 2005 Champion
  • 2007 Runner-up

References

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  1. ^ Oakes, Peter (2004). British Speedway Who's Who. ISBN 0-948882-81-6.
  2. ^ "2008 Rider index" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 11 March 2023.
  3. ^ "Paul William George Hurry Wielka Brytania". Polish Speedway Database. Retrieved 11 March 2023.
  4. ^ a b "ULTIMATE RIDER INDEX, 1929-2022" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 20 December 2023.
  5. ^ "Speedway". Birmingham Mail. 27 July 1992. Retrieved 13 May 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  6. ^ "Speedway: Hurry is Hammers' talent spotter". Southend Echo. 2008. Retrieved 19 March 2009.
  7. ^ "Robins swap Stojanowski for Hurry". BBC Sport. Retrieved 13 September 2024.
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