Jason Crump

Infobox Speedway rider
ridername= Jason Crump


nationality = flagicon|AUS Australia
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1975|8|6
cityofbirth = Bristol
countryofbirth = England
nickname= Crumpy
website = [http://www.jasoncrump.com Official Website]
britishleague = Belle Vue Aces
polishleague = WTS Wrocław
swedishleague = Elit Vetlanda Speedway
career = British League
Poole Pirates
Peterborough Panthers
Swindon Robins
Oxford Cheetahs
King's Lynn Stars
Belle Vue Aces
Polish League
Stal Gorzów Wlkp.
WTS Wrocław
ZKŻ Zielona Góra
Polonia Piła
KS Toruń
Swedish League
Getingarna
Rospiggarna
Vargarna
Elit Vetlanda
| years =
1991, 1994-1995, 2007
1992, 1996-1997, 1999
1993
1998
2000-2001
2002-2006, 2008

1994, 1996, 2000-2001
1995, 1999, 2006-2008 1997-1998
2002
2003-2005

1994
1995
1997-2005
2006-2008

indivhonour = World Champion
World Under-21 Champion
Australian Champion
Australian Under-21 Champion
Australian Under-16 Champion
British Elite League Riders Champion

indivyear = 2004, 2006
1995
1995, 2007
1995
1990
1999, 2001, 2006, 2008

teamhonour = World Team Cup
Speedway World Cup
Brirish Elite League Champion
British Elite League KO Cup Winner
British Elite League Fours Champion
British Elite League Pairs Champion
British National League Champion
British National League KO Cup Winner
European Club Champion
Polish League Champion
Swedish League Champion
German League Champion
teamyear = 1999
2001, 2002
1994, 1999
1999, 2000, 2005
1994, 1997
2006, 2007
1992
1992
2002, 2007
1995, 2006
1995, 2006
1995, 1997

Jason Phillip Crump (born August 6, 1975 in Bristol, England) [Oakes, P.(2004). "British Speedway Who's Who". ISBN 0-948882-81-6] is an Australian international motorcycle speedway rider. He is a two-time Speedway World Champion and a former World Under-21 Champion. [Bamford, R. & Shailes, G. (2002). "A History of the World Speedway Championship". Stroud: Tempus Publishing. ISBN 0-7524-2402-5]

Family

His father Phil Crump is a native Australian and was riding for the Newport speedway team when Jason was born.cite web | last = | first = | authorlink = | coauthors = | title = A Life in Sport: Jason Crump | work = | publisher = The Daily Telegraph | date = 31 May 2006 | url = http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/main.jhtml?view=DETAILS&grid=&xml=/sport/2006/05/31/solife31.xml | format = | doi = | accessdate = 2007-12-02 ] The Crump family had a home in Bristol while Phil was racing in the British League. His grandfather Neil Street is a former speedway rider and former manager of the Australia speedway team. [Oakes, P.(2006). "Speedway Star Almanac". ISBN 0-9552376-1-0]

Career summary

Crump won his first major junior title in 1990 becoming Australian Under 16 champion, and he progressed through the ranks to become Individual U-21 World Champion in 1995. That same year he made his Speedway Grand Prix debut as a wild card in the British Grand Prix - he won his first three rides, but fell in the B final to finish 8th overall.

His first Grand Prix victory came in 1996, again riding at the British Grand Prix, although this time as a full-time Grand Prix rider. He has won the World Team Cup in 1999 and the new Speedway World Cup on two further occasions with the Australian team in 2001 and 2002.

Crump's first world title came in 2004cite web | last = | first = | authorlink = | coauthors = | title = Crump claims world title | work = | publisher = BBC | date = 3 October 2004 | url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/motorsport/motorbikes/3710880.stm | format = | doi = | accessdate = 2007-12-02 ] when he beat Tony Rickardsson having won 2 of the 9 GP in that season. He dominated the 2006 season winning four out of nine GPs to take the title for the second time beating Greg Hancock into second place.

Crump won the 'Treble' riding for the Peterborough Panthers in Britain during the 1999 season, winning the Elite League, the Knockout Cup and the Craven Shield. [Bamford, R.(2007). "Speedway Yearbook 2007". ISBN 978-07524-4250-1]

He rode for the Belle Vue Aces for five seasons until the end of 2006 when, in 2007, Crump signed for the Poole Pirates in the British Elite League. At the end of the 2007 it was announced that Crump would be leaving Poole due to the drastic cut in points limit made by the (BSPA) at the 2007 AGM.cite web | last = | first = | authorlink = | coauthors = | title = It's over | work = | publisher = Daily Echo | date = 3 December 2007 | url = http://www.bournemouthecho.co.uk/sport/topsport/display.var.1875005.0.its_over.php | format = | doi = | accessdate = 2007-12-03 ] . Crump returned to Belle Vue on loan for the 2008 season and has since been re-signed by the Belle Vue management making him a Belle Vue asset once again. Crump has already agreed a deal to ride for Belle Vue in 2009.

Speedway Grand Prix results

Grand Prix Winner

#Flag|GBR London 1996
#Flag|GBR Coventry 1998
#Flag|SWE Linkoeping 2000
#Flag|POL Bydgoszcz 2001
#Flag|SWE Stockholm 2001
#Flag|CZE Prague 2002
#Flag|DNK Kopenhagen 2003
#Flag|CZE Prague 2003
#Flag|CZE Prague 2004
#Flag|DNK Kopenhagen 2004
#Flag|SWE Eskilstuna 2005
#Flag|SCA Malilla 2005
#Flag|EUR Wroclaw 2006
#Flag|SWE Eskilstuna 2006
#Flag|GBR Cardiff 2006
#Flag|ITA Lonigo 2006
#Flag|GBR Cardiff 2008
#Flag|LVA Daugavpils 2008

SGP Career|2007|P|POS=3rd |PTS=124 |No=1 |event=SGP Career|2008|P|POS= |PTS= |No=3 |event=

References

External links

* [http://www.jasoncrump.com Official Website]