- David Norris (speedway rider)
-
David Norris Personal information Nationality England
Date of birth 20 August 1972 Place of birth Eastbourne, England Nickname Floppy Current club information British league Eastbourne Eagles Career history Eastbourne Eagles
Ipswich Witches
Reading Racers
Wybrzeże Gdańsk (POL)
KS Toruń (POL)
Valsarna (SWE)
Vargarna (SWE)1988-1989, 1993-1994,
1996-2007, 2009
1990, 1991-1993
1995
1995-1996
1999
2000-2003
2005Individual honours None Team honours Elite League
Elite League KO Cup
British League Four Team2000
1994, 1997, 2002
1991David Michael Norris (born 20 August 1972, in Eastbourne, England)[1] is a former British international motorcycle speedway rider. he also has a wife Ellie and two sons Ashley and Jack.
Career
Norris had stints with Reading and Ipswich, but primarily rode for the Eastbourne Eagles in the Elite League. In 2007 he overtook Gordon Kennett as the Eagles' leading scorer, accumulating 5,197 points from just 577 meetings. He burst onto the world scene in 2004, aged 32, when adopting a new 'more professional' attitude towards the sport, going on to appear as a wild card in the British Speedway Grand Prix in 2004 and 2005.[2]
Retirement
A succession of injuries dogged him in 2006 and 2007 though and he announced his retirement from speedway in October 2007. He said: "I'm at a stage now where I can't take another hit on my head or neck. If I didn’t have kids and my wife I might consider carrying on, but you can’t just live for yourself."[3] However, after holding talks with his doctor and family, Norris came out of retirement and will once again ride for the Eastbourne Eagles during the 2009 season, assisted in the pits by Dean Barker.[4]
References
- ^ Oakes, P.(2004). British Speedway Who's Who. ISBN 0-948882-81-6
- ^ Bamford, Robert (2007-03-01). Tempus Speedway Yearbook 2007. NPI Media Group. ISBN 0752442503.
- ^ "Norris retires from Eagles". www.elite-eagles.com. 31 October 2007. http://www.elite-eagles.com/2007/latest/papers-norris-retires-from-eagles.html. Retrieved 2007-10-31.
- ^ "Norris ready and raring to go". The Argus. 2008. http://www.theargus.co.uk/sport/speedway/eaglesnews/3976143.Norris_ready_and_raring_to_go/. Retrieved 2009-04-21.
Davey Watt • Lewis Bridger • Simon Gustafsson • Ricky Kling • David Norris • Cameron Woodward • Denis Gizatullin • James Holder (no. 8)
Manager: Trevor GeerEastbourne Eagles Squad 2007 (British Elite League) Nicki Pedersen (c) • Lewis Bridger • Dean Barker • Davey Watt • Stefan Andersson • Morten Risager • Cameron Woodward • Trevor Harding
Manager: Trevor Geer
Also Rode : David NorrisCategories:- 1972 births
- Living people
- British speedway riders
- English motorcycle racers
- People from Eastbourne
- Eastbourne Eagles riders
- Ipswich Witches riders
- Reading Racers riders
Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.