Jason Lyons

Infobox Speedway rider


ridername= Jason Lyons
nationality = flagicon|Australia Australia
dateofbirth = Birth date and age|1970|6|15|mf=y
cityofbirth = Mildura
countryofbirth = Australia
website =
britishleague = Birmingham Brummies
polishleague =
swedishleague =
career = Glasgow Tigers
Belle Vue Aces
Gorzów (POL)
Örnarna (SWE)
Leszno (POL)
Vargarna (SWE)
Bydgoszcz (POL)
Częstochowa (POL)
Pila (POL)
Poole Pirates
Newcastle Diamonds
Mildenhall Fen Tigers
Birmingham Brummies
years = 1990-1991
1992-2003, 2005
1996
1998-2000
1999-2000
2001-2005
2001
2002
2003
2004
2004
2006
2007-
indivhonour = Overseas Champion
Victoria State Champion
SA State Champion
indivyear = 1998, 2001
1997, 1998, 1999
1999
teamhonour = World Team Cup
World Cup Winner
Elite League Champion
Elite League KO Cup Winner

teamyear = 1999
2002
1993, 2004
2005

Jason Rodney Lyons (born 15 June 1970 in Mildura, Australia) [Oakes, P.(2006). "Speedway Star Almanac". ISBN 0-9552376-1-0] is an international speedway rider currently riding for the Birmingham Brummies in the British Premier League. His father Rod was also a rider.

Career History

Lyons started his UK career with the Glasgow Tigers in the National League before joining the Belle Vue Aces in 1992 where he stayed for twelve consecutive seasons. [Bamford, R.(2007). "Speedway Yearbook 2007". ISBN 978-07524-4250-1] Lyons was a member of the Australian team that won the World Team Cup in 1999 and the team that won the World Cup in 2002.

In 2003 Lyons qualified for his only full season in the Speedway Grand Prix series, although he had ridden twice previously, finishing fourth in the Grand Prix of Great Britain in 2000.

In 2007 he signed for the newly reformed Birmingham Brummies as captain.cite web
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title = Birmingham complete Lyons signing
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publisher = BBC
date = 7 December 2006
url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/motorsport/motorbikes/speedway/6204096.stm
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accessdate = 2007-12-01 ]

Speedway Grand Prix

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