Carl Stonehewer

Infobox Speedway rider


ridername= Carl Stonehewer
nationality = flagicon|England England
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1972|5|16
cityofbirth = Manchester
countryofbirth = England
website =
nickname = Stoney
britishleague = Workington Comets
polishleague =
swedishleague =
years = 1988-1989, 1991-1993, 2003
1990
1994
1995-1997
1998
1999-2005, 2007
1999-2001
2000
2000-2003
2002
career = Belle Vue Aces
Wolverhampton Wolves
Peterborough Panthers
Long Eaton Invaders
Sheffield Tigers
Workington Comets
Zielona Góra (Pol)
Lindarna (Swe)
Smederna (Swe)
Pila (Pol)
indivhonour = Premier League Riders Champion
indivyear = 2000, 2001
teamhonour = Elite League Champion
Premier League Four-Team Champion
Premier League Pairs Champion
teamyear = 1993
1997, 2001, 2004
1997, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003

Carl Bryan 'Stoney' Stonehewer (born May 16 1972 in Manchester [Oakes, P.(2004). "British Speedway Who's Who". ISBN 0-948882-81-6] , England) is a motorcycle speedway rider who currently rides for the Workington Comets in the UK Premier League.

Career Landmarks

Speedway Grand Prix

* The first UK Premier League rider to qualify for the Speedway Grand Prix.
**Grand Prix Series Rider 2000, 2001, 2002
**Grand Prix Challenge 1999 (3rd), 2000 (2nd)

=World Team Cup=

* World Team Cup 2000, 2001, 2002 (Great Britain)
**World Team Cup Silver Medal 2000

=Premier League Pairs Championship=

* A record five Premier League Pairs Championship titles with five different partners.
**1997 with Martin Dixon
**1999 with Brent Werner
**2000 with Mick Powell
**2001 with Peter I Karlsson
**2003 with Simon Stead

Workington Comets

* Record for most appearances for the Workington Comets.
* Carl announced his retirement in early 2006cite web | last = | first = | authorlink = | coauthors = | title = Stoney quits | work = | publisher = News and Star | date = 1 December 2006 | url = http://www.timesandstar.co.uk/unknown/viewarticle.aspx?id=437239 | format = | doi = | accessdate = 2007-12-08 ] after suffering horrific friction burns in a freak racing accident in 2005.cite web | last = | first = | authorlink = | coauthors = | title = Stonehewer out for rest of the season | work = | publisher = BBC | date = 25 July 2005 | url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/motorsport/motorbikes/speedway/4714295.stm | format = | doi = | accessdate = 2007-12-08 ]
* In April 2007 it was announced he was returning to the Workington Comets team.cite web | last = | first = | authorlink = | coauthors = | title = Stoney's back | work = | publisher = News and Star | date = 18 April 2004 | url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/motorsport/motorbikes/3710880.stm | format = | doi = | accessdate = 2007-12-08 ]

=Zielona Góra=

*Polish 2nd Division Champion 2000 (Zielona Góra)

peedway Grand Prix results

References

External links

* [http://www.carlstonehewer.com Carl Stonehewer Website]