Aleš Dryml Jr.

Aleš Dryml Jr. (born 19 October 1979) is a former motorcycle speedway rider from the Czech Republic.[1][2]

Aleš Dryml Jr.
Born (1979-10-19) 19 October 1979
Pardubice, Czech Republic
NationalityCzech
Career history
Czech Republic
1996-2015Pardubice
Great Britain
2000-2002, 2006-2007Oxford Cheetahs
2004, 2005, 2009, 2014Peterborough Panthers
2003Poole Pirates
2008Wolverhampton Wolves
2010Ipswich Witches
2011Birmingham Brummies
2012, 2013Belle Vue Aces
Poland
1999Rybnik
2001-2002Leszno
2006-2007Toruń
2008Tarnów
2009Rzeszów
2010Miskolc
2012Gniezno
2013Grudziądz
2014Ostrów
2015Lublin
Sweden
2002Örnarna
2003-2005, 2008Vetlanda
2006-2007Masarna
Individual honours
2012European Champion
2011, 2013Czech Republic Speedway Championship
2012Czech Longtrack Champion
1999German U21 Champion
Team honours
2004, 2007, 2009, 2010European Pairs Champion
2015Czech Pairs Champion
2001, 2003Elite League Champions
2012, 2014Polish League Champions
2004Swedish Elitserien Champions
1999, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2008, 2013, 2015, 2016Czech League Champions

Career

Dryml and his younger brother Lukáš Dryml were introduced to speedway by their father Aleš Dryml Sr., who was a former international speedway rider.[3]

Dryml came to the British speedway leagues in 2000 when he and his brother Lukáš Dryml joined the Oxford Cheetahs for the 2002 Elite League speedway season. The pair came into the Oxford side relatively unknown because they had only ridden in the Czech Republic and Poland at the time. However, the British Authorities gave them inflated averages of 7.50 and 5.00, which would not help Oxford's 2000 league challenge as they finished second from last.[4]

Dryml riding for Oxford in 2007

The following season in 2001, Oxford brought in Leigh Adams as heat leader and retained the Dryml brothers on reduced averages, this combination was a winning one, as the three riders were instrumental in helping Oxford win the 2001 Elite League.[4] After the 2002 season with Oxford, Ales joined the Belle Vue Aces for the 2003 Elite League speedway season but was released so joined the Poole Pirates as a replacement for his brother who had broken his leg. Ales helped Poole finish the season as the league and cup double winners.[5]

In 2004, he joined Peterborough Panthers and would also win his first of four European Pairs Speedway Championships. The other would come in 2007, 2009 and 2010.[6] He also became a permanent rider of 2004 Speedway Grand Prix series.

After the 2005 season wth Peterborough he retunred to his first club Oxford during 2006 and 2007 but rarely rode as his form dipped.[7] However, he continued to ride in British speedway until the end of the 2014 season with Peterborough where he recorded a strong 7.90 average.[8] He also represented the Czech Republic at the Speedway World Cup from 1999 to 2014.

Dryml in action

Results
  • Individual World Championship (Speedway Grand Prix)
    • 2002 - 41st place (1 point)
    • 2003 - 36th place (3 points)
    • 2004 - 22nd place (22 points)
    • 2005 - 26th place (3 points)
    • 2013 - 17th place (16 points)
  • Individual U-21 World Championship
    • 1999 - 2nd place (11 points)
    • 2000 - 4th place (11+X points)
  • Team World Championship (Speedway World Cup)
    • 1999 - 2nd place (10 points)
    • 2001 - 7th place (9 points in Race-Off)
    • 2002 - 5th place (13 points)
    • 2003 - 6th place (11 points in Race-Off)
    • 2004 - 6th place (4 points in Race-Off)
    • 2005 - 6th place (4 points in Race-Off)
    • 2007 - 9th place (10 points in Qualifying Round 2)
    • 2008 - 7th place (0 points in Event 2)
    • 2009 - 8th place
    • 2010 - 8th place
    • 2011 - 7th place
    • 2012 - 7th place
    • 2013 - 4th place
    • 2014 - 7th place
  • Individual European Championship
    • 2001 - 10th place (7 points)
    • 2005 - 2nd place (14+2 points)
    • 2009 - 3rd place (13 points)
    • 2010 - 2nd place (12 points)
    • 2011 - 3rd place (12 points)
    • 2012 - European Champion
  • Individual U-19 European Championship
    • 1998 - 2nd place (13 points)
  • European Pairs Championship
    • 2004 - European Champion (12 points)
    • 2005 - 2nd place (14 points)
    • 2006 - 4th place, but injury in Final (8 points in Semi-Final 1)
    • 2007 - European Champion (10 points)
    • 2009 - European Champion
    • 2010 - European Champion (13 points)
  • Individual Czech Republic Championship
    • 2011 - Czech Champion
    • 2013 - Czech Champion
  • Individual Junior Czech Republic Championship
    • 2004 - 3rd place (13+1 points)
    • 2005 - 4th place (12+0 points)
  • Individual Czech Republic Long Track Championship
    • 2012 - Czech Champion
  • Czech Republic Pairs Championship
    • 2015 - Czech Champions
  • Czech Golden Helmet
    • 2004 - 2nd place
    • 2005 - 3rd place
  • Individual German Championship
    • 1998 - 3rd place (12 points)
    • 1999 - 10th place
    • 2000 - 5th place (10 points)
    • 2001 - 2nd place (13+2 points)
    • 2003 - 6th place
  • Individual Junior German Championship
    • 1996 - 2nd place
    • 1998 - German Champion

World Longtrack Championship

Grand-Prix

  • 2012 - Qualifying Round

Team Championship

European Grasstrack Championship

See also

References
  1. "Dryml, Ales". Polish Speedway Database. Retrieved 11 February 2023.
  2. "Ales Dryml". WWOS Backup. Retrieved 11 February 2023.
  3. "Ales Dryml Senior". Grasstrack GB. Retrieved 11 February 2023.
  4. Bamford/Shailes, Robert/Glynn (2007). The Story of Oxford Speedway. Tempus Publishing Ltd. pp. 167–187. ISBN 978-0-7524-4161-0.
  5. "DRYML BOYS PLAY PART IN 2003 TITLE SUCCESS". Poole Speedway. Retrieved 11 February 2023.
  6. "European Pairs Speedway Championship". Historia Sportu Zuzlowego. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
  7. "2008 Rider index" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 19 February 2023.
  8. "Speedway: Ales Dryml fills Peterborough's 2014 line-up". BBC Sport. Retrieved 11 February 2023.
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