Rye House Rockets
The Rye House Rockets were a speedway team based at Rye House Stadium, Hoddesdon, England. They competed in the SGB Premiership.[2] In September 2018, the Lakeside Hammers, a speedway team in the SGB Championship, moved to the Rye House Stadium.[3] The Rye House Rockets had “been annulled by the Speedway Control Bureau” earlier that year.[4]
Rye House Rockets | |||||||||||||
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Club information | |||||||||||||
Track address | Rye House Stadium Rye Road Hoddesdon Hertfordshire EN11 0EH | ||||||||||||
Country | England | ||||||||||||
Founded | 1974, 1999 | ||||||||||||
Closed | 1993, 2018[1] | ||||||||||||
Team manager | Peter Schroeck | ||||||||||||
League | SGB Premiership | ||||||||||||
Club facts | |||||||||||||
Colours | Black, Chrome and Orange | ||||||||||||
Track size | 262 metres (287 yd) | ||||||||||||
Track record time | 54.7 seconds | ||||||||||||
Track record date | 1 August 2015 | ||||||||||||
Track record holder | Robert Lambert | ||||||||||||
Major team honours | |||||||||||||
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Riders
Rider of the year
- 2017:
Scott Nicholls[5]
- 2016:
Stuart Robson[6]
- 2015:
Edward Kennett[7]
- 2014:
Edward Kennett[8]
- 2013:
Tyson Nelson[9]
- 2012:
Jason Garrity
- 2011:
Chris Neath
- 2010:
Linus Sundstrom
- 2009:
Luke Bowen
- 2008:
Luke Bowen
- 2007:
Tai Woffinden
- 2006:
Steve Boxall
- 2005:
Stuart Robson
- 2004:
Tommy Allen
- 2003:
Scott Robson
- 2002:
David Mason
Notable riders
See also
References
- "Statement:Rye House Speedway". speedwaygb.co. Retrieved 6 July 2018.
- Bamford, Robert (1 March 2007). Tempus Speedway Yearbook 2007. NPI Media Group. ISBN 0-7524-4250-3.
- "LAKESIDE CLUB STATEMENT - British Speedway Official Website". www.speedwaygb.co.uk. Retrieved 31 August 2018.
- "STATEMENT: RYE HOUSE SPEEDWAY - British Speedway Official Website". www.speedwaygb.co.uk. Retrieved 4 August 2019.
- "Rye House Speedway Official Website: SCOTT IS MR ROCKET!". ryehouserockets.co. Retrieved 11 January 2018.
- "KENNETT SKIPPERS ROCKETS". Speedway World Championships. Retrieved 12 January 2018.
- "Rye House Speedway Official Website: MASTERS AND BRANFORD WIN ACES!". ryehouserockets.co. Retrieved 11 January 2018.
- "Kennett and Garrity set to stay at Rye House Rockets next season Archived 29 November 2014 at the Wayback Machine", Hertfordshire Mercury, 10 November 2014. Retrieved 20 November 2014
- "Tyson Nelson named Rye House Rockets rider of year", Harlow Star, 6 October 2013. Retrieved 20 November 2014
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