Davey Watt

David Watt
Personal information
Nationality	Australia
Date of birth	6 January 1978 (1978-01-06) (age 33)
Place of birth	Townsville, Queensland
Website	daveywattracing.com
Current club information
British league	Poole Pirates
Polish league	WTS Wrocław
Swedish league	Lejonen
Career history
Great Britain Isle of Wight Islanders Newcastle Diamonds King's Lynn Stars Poole Pirates Eastbourne Eagles Oxford Cheetahs Poland GTŻ Grudziądz Stal Rzeszów WTS Wrocław Sweden Valsarna Vargarna Masarna Avesta Lejonen	2001 2002 2003 2003-2004, 2008, 2010- 2004-2005, 2007, 2009 2006 2006 2007-2008 2009- 2004-2005 2006 2006-2008 2009-
Individual honours
Queensland State Champion	2005
Team honours
Elite League Champion British League Cup Winner Craven Shield Winner	2003, 2004, 2008 2003 2003

David John Watt (born 6 January 1978 in Townsville, Queensland)^[1] is an Australian international motorcycle speedway rider who rides for the Poole Pirates in England where his is currently the team captain, WTS Wrocław in Poland and Lejonen in Sweden. He won the Queensland state championship in 2005 and was a member of the Australian team that finished 2nd to Poland in the 2011 World Cup Final on 16 July at the Edward Jancarz Stadium in Poland scoring 3 of Australia's 45 points.

Career summary

Watt started his British speedway career in 2001 when he signed for the Isle of Wight in the Premier League. The following year he signed for Premier League team Newcastle.^[2] In 2002 he gained a team berth at King's Lynn while also doubling up for his parent club the Poole Pirates, where he was part of the Pirates Elite League league winning team in 2003.^[2]

Watt started the 2004 season at Poole but after he suffered an injury early on in the season he was replaced by Krzysztof Kasprzak. After Watt had recovered from his injury he moved on loan to the Eastbourne Eagles in the Elite League, where he remained until 2006 when he moved to Oxford for a year.^[2] He returned to Eastbourne in 2007 and added 2 points to his average by the end of the season he was voted Eastbourne's Rider of the Year.^[3] He also finished fourth in the Elite League Riders Championship and won a bronze medal with Australia at the 2007 Speedway World Cup.

Watt looked set to stay with Eastbourne in 2008 but after a change of management at the club he was left without a team place.^[4] Watt returned to Poole in 2008 and won the Elite League championship.^[5]

Watt had ridden for Masarna Avesta in the Swedish Elitserien since 2006, but joined Lejonen in 2009 after Masarna were declared bankrupt and dropped out of the league. In Poland, he was a member of the GTŻ Grudziądz team in the Polish second division in 2006 before joining Polish Ekstraliga team Stal Rzeszów in 2007. Watt was made the captain of Stal Rzeszów for the 2008 season but the team were relegated. In 2009, Watt has signed for WTS Wrocław in the Ekstraliga.

World final appearances

Speedway World Cup

• 2007 - Leszno, Alfred Smoczyk Stadium - 3rd - 29pts
• 2011 - Gorzów Wielkopolski, Edward Jancarz Stadium - 2nd - 45pts (3)

Speedway Grand Prix results

Year	Position	Points	Best Finish	Notes
2010	17th	19	11th

References

1. ^ Oakes, P.(2006). Speedway Star Almanac. ISBN 0-9552376-1-0
2. ^ ^{a b c} "2008 Team". Poole Speedway. 2008. http://www.poolespeedway.net/08-website/08_team.php. Retrieved 2008-06-06. 
3. ^ "Big Challenge for new look Eagles". Eastbourne Herald. Johnston Press. 2008. http://www.eastbourneherald.co.uk/speedway/Big-Challenge-for-new-look.3878083.jp. Retrieved 2008-06-06. 
4. ^ "Watt set to remain an Eagle". The Argus. 2007. http://www.theargus.co.uk/search/display.var.1747017.0.watt_set_to_remain_an_eagle.php. Retrieved 2008-03-20. 
5. ^ "Davey's glad to back 'home'". Bournemouth Daily Echo. 2007. http://www.bournemouthecho.co.uk/search/display.var.1913926.0.daveys_glad_to_back_home.php. Retrieved 2008-03-20. 

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Name	Watt, Davey
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Date of birth	6 January 1978
Place of birth	Townsville, Australia
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