Ace Pijper

Ace Pijper (born 6 September 2006) is a Scottish motorcycle speedway rider with Dutch ancestry. He currently rides in the second tier of British Speedway, for the Glasgow Tigers in the SGB Championship.[1][2] He is the first Scottish rider to appear for the Glasgow team since James Grieves in 2013.[3]

Ace Pijper
Born (2006-09-06) 6 September 2006
Edinburgh, Scotland
NationalityBritish (Scottish)
Career history
2022Berwick Bullets
2023Glasgow Tigers
2023Workington Comets
Team honours
2023SGB Championship winner

Speedway career

Pijper was born in Edinburgh and although having Dutch ancestry identifies as being Scottish.[4] In 2022, he began his speedway track career and signed signed for the Berwick Bullets for the 2022 National Development League speedway season.[5]

After a successful season he moved up a division after being signed by Glasgow Tigers for the SGB Championship 2023, where he won the league title.[6][7] He is the first Scottish rider to ride for the club since James Grieves. He also signed for Workington Comets for the 2023 National Development League speedway season.[8]

Family

His father is the Dutch speedway rider Theo Pijper, who is a leading rider on the Longtrack.[1]

References
  1. "British Speedway profile". British Speedway. Retrieved 1 December 2022.
  2. "Ace Pijper profile". FIM. Retrieved 1 December 2022.
  3. "Ace's High in 2023". Speedway Star pages 12-13. 31 December 2022.
  4. "Speedway – youngsters take centre stage as the shale sport makes comeback". The Edinburgh Reporter. 18 September 2020. Retrieved 1 December 2022.
  5. "Biography". Berwick Speedway. Retrieved 1 December 2022.
  6. "Tigers take title glory". Glasgow Tigers Speedway. 11 October 2023. Retrieved 14 October 2023.
  7. "Tigers confirm first three". British Speedway. December 2022. Retrieved 1 December 2022.
  8. "Comets Make Ace Move". British Speedway. 18 December 2022. Retrieved 18 December 2022.
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