Tai Woffinden

Infobox Speedway rider


ridername= Tai Woffinden
nationality = flagicon|GBR Great Britain
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1990|8|10
cityofbirth = Scunthorpe
countryofbirth = England
website = [http://www.taiwoffinden.com www.taiwoffinden.com]
britishleague = Rye House Rockets
polishleague = Włókniarz Częstochowa
swedishleague = Vargarna
years = 2006-2007
2007-2008
2007
career = Scunthorpe Scorpions
Rye House Rockets
Poole Pirates
indivhonour = Western Australia Under 16 Champion
Conference League Riders Champion
British Under 18 Champion
British Under 21 Champion
Premier League Riders Champion
indivyear = 2006
2007
2007
2008
2008
teamhonour = Premier League Champion
Conference League Champion
Conference Trophy Winner
Conference KO Cup Winner
Conference Shield Winner
teamyear = 2007
2006, 2007
2006, 2007
2006, 2007
2006

Tai Woffinden (born August 10 1990 in Scunthorpe, England) is a speedway rider currently riding for the Rye House Rockets in the British Premier Leaguecite book
last = Oakes
first = P
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coauthors =
title = Speedway Star Almanac
publisher = Pinegen Ltd
date = 2006
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isbn = 0-9552376-1-0] and is the son of former speedway rider Rob Woffinden.

Career

Woffinden started his career with the Scunthorpe Scorpions in the Conference League in 2006. When he turned sixteen years of age he made his Premier League debut for the Sheffield Tigers as a guest rider. He is an assest of Wolverhampton Wolves after he signed a full contract with the Elite League side in 2006. [cite web | title = Woffy a Wolf | work = BSPA | date = 2006-10-17 | url = http://www.british-speedway.co.uk/news.php?item.115 | format = | doi = | accessdate = 2008-05-10 ]

2007 saw Woffinden return to Scunthorpe in the Conference League and signed on a season's loan with the Rye House Rockets in the Premier League. In August 2007 he also signed for the Poole Pirates in the Elite League to ride at reserve, sharing the spot with Rye House Rockets team-mate Steve Boxall for the rest of the season.cite book
last = Bamford
first = Robert
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title = Tempus Speedway Yearbook 2007
publisher = NPI Media Group
date = 2007-03-01
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isbn = 0752442503 ]

Woffinden signed for the Rye House Rockets again for the 2008 season. He also made his debut for Great Britaincite web | last = | first = | authorlink = | coauthors = | title = Team GB in FIM Speedway World Cup race off | work = | publisher = Daily Express | date = 17 July 2008 | url = http://www.express.co.uk/posts/view/52887/Team-GB-in-FIM-Speedway-World-Cup-race-off | format = | doi = | accessdate = 2008-09-09 ] in the Speedway World Cupcite web | last = | first = | authorlink = | coauthors = | title = Teen star Tai Woffinden wins World Cup place | work = | publisher = Daily Mirror | date = 1 July 2008 | url = http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/motorsport/more-motorsport/2008/07/01/speedway-teen-star-tai-woffinden-wins-world-cup-place-115875-20627558/ | format = | doi = | accessdate = 2008-09-09 ] , impressing with a win against world class opposition.cite web | last = | first = | authorlink = | coauthors = | title = Tai Woffinden shines but Britain crash out | work = | publisher = Daily Mirror | date = 18 July 2008 | url = http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/more-sport/2008/07/18/speedway-tai-woffinden-shines-but-britain-crash-out-115875-20653232/ | format = | doi = | accessdate = 2008-09-09 ] He also finished third in the British Speedway Championship. This finish qualified Woffinden to be a track reserve at the British Grand Prix but he did not get called upon to ride.cite web | last = | first = | authorlink = | coauthors = | title = Nicholls regains British Speedway Championship | work = | publisher = Daily Express | date = 30 May 2008 | url = http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/more-sport/2008/05/30/nicholls-regains-british-speedway-championship-89520-20588953/ | format = | doi = | accessdate = 2008-09-09 ]

Honours

With the Scunthorpe Scorpions in 2006 he completed a clean sweep of Conference League trophies, winning the Championship, Conference Trophy, Conference Shield and the Knockout Cup.

In 2007, Woffinden became the youngest ever rider to appear in the British Championship Final but unfortunately suffered injury in a crash and had to withdraw from the meeting. In September he became the Conference League Riders Champion and then two days later won the British Under 18 Championship.

The Rockets clinched the Premier League Championship in 2007 after beating the Sheffield Tigers in the final.

=Individual U-21 World Championship=

* "2007 - qulify to Semi-Final 2, but he was replace by track reserve"

=U-21 Speedway World Cup=

* 2007 - Silver medal (track reserve - 0 heats)
* "2008 - 3rd place in Qualifying Round 1 (11 points)"

Woffinden became British Under 21 Champion in 2008. The event was held at the Arena Essex Raceway, with Woffinden only dropping one point in the qualifying heats and winning the final ahead of Adam Roynon and Ben Barker. [cite web | title = Tai takes national crown | work = WorldSpeedway.com | date = 2008-04-26 | url = http://www.worldspeedway.com/artman/publish/article_5809.shtml | format = | doi = | accessdate = 2008-05-10 ]

External links

* [http://www.taiwoffinden.com Tai Woffinden Racing Website]
* [http://www.scunthorpespeedway.com Scunthorpe Speedway Website]

References