Darren Sumner
Darren Keith Sumner (born 14 March 1968 in Stockport, England)[1] is a former motorcycle speedway rider from England. During his speedway career he was known as Daz Sumner.[2]
Born | 14 March 1968 55) Stockport, England | (age
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Nationality | British (English) |
Career history | |
1985–1987 | Stoke Potters |
1987 | Cradley Heathens |
1988–1994 | Middlesbrough Bears |
1988, 1991 | Belle Vue Aces |
1992, 1994 | Oxford Cheetahs |
Individual honours | |
1987 | British Under 21 Champion |
Team honours | |
1994 | Fours Championship winner |
Career
Sumner was the British Speedway Under 21 Champion in 1987.[3]
He rode in the National League for the Stoke Potters between 1985 and 1987, and went on to ride for Middlesbrough Bears, Belle Vue Aces, and Oxford Cheetahs before retiring in 1994.
During the fnal season of his career in 1994, he helped Oxford Cheetahs win the Fours Championship during the 1994 British League Division Two season.[4][5]
References
- Oakes, P & Rising, P (1986) 1986 Speedway Yearbook ISBN 0-948882-00-X
- "Ultimate Rider Index" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
- Bamford, R.(2007). Speedway Yearbook 2007. ISBN 978-0-7524-4250-1
- "Speedway". Huddersfield Daily Examiner. 8 August 1994. Retrieved 11 May 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- "1994 complete season records" (PDF). Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 13 May 2023.
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