Glen Phillips (speedway rider)
Glen Alan Phillips (born 22 November 1982) in Farnborough, Kent,[1] is a former motorcycle speedway rider from England.
| Born | 22 November 1982 Farnborough, England |
|---|---|
| Nationality | British (English) |
| Career history | |
| 1999–2001, 2003–2005, 2007–2008 | Isle of Wight |
| 2000, 2006 | Somerset |
| 2002 | Reading |
| 2009 | Stoke |
| Individual honours | |
| 2007 | British Masters Grasstrack Champion |
| Team honours | |
| 2007 | Premier League Fours Winner |
| 2003 | Premier League KO Cup Winner |
| 2001 | Young Shield Winner |
| 2015 | World Longtrack Team Champion |
Career
Phillips represented the Great Britain national speedway team at Under-21 level.[2] His primary club while riding in the British speedway leagues was the Isle of Wight Islanders.[3] He was part of the Isle of Wight four who won the Premier League Four-Team Championship, held on 8 July 2007, at the East of England Arena.[4]
In 2015, Phillips was part of the British team with Richard Hall, Andrew Appleton and James Shanes that won the world championship gold medal at the 2015 Team Long Track World Championship. It was the first time that Britain had won the event.[5][6][7]
Major results
World Longtrack Championship
Grand-Prix Years
- 2003 - Reserve (Non-Starter)
- 2004 - Four G.P. 22pts (17th)
- 2006 - Three G.P. 33pts (7th)
- 2007 - Three G.P. 11pts (17th)
- 2008 - Four G.P. 66pts (Second)
- 2009 - Five G.P. 76pts (5th)
- 2010 - Six G.P. 62pts (10th)
- 2011 - Six G.P. 53pts (12th)
- 2012 - Six G.P. 70pts (10th)
- 2013 - Six G.P. 46pts (16th)
- 2014 - One G.P. 10pts (18th)
- 2015 - Four G.P. 29pts (11th)
- 2016 - five G.P. 46pts (8th)
Best G.P. Results
First
- 2009 -
Morizes
Second
- 2008 - Morizes
Third
- 2008 -
Marianske Lanze - 2008 -
Vechta
World Longtrack Team Championship
- 2007 - Morizes (with Paul Hurry, Andrew Appleton & Mitch Godden) Second
- 2008 - Werlte (with Richard Hall, Mitch Godden & Vince Kinchin) Third
- 2009 -
Eenrum (with Paul Hurry, Andrew Appleton & Richard Hall) Fourth - 2010 - Morizes (with Andrew Appleton, Richard Hall & Chris Mills) Fourth
- 2011 - Scheeßel (with Paul Cooper, Andrew Appleton & Mitch Godden) Third
- 2012 - St. Macaire (with Paul Cooper, Richard Hall & David Howe) Second
- 2013 -
Folkestone (with Richard Hall, Andrew Appleton & Paul Cooper) Third - 2014 -
Forssa (with Andrew Appleton, Richard Hall & David Howe) Fifth - 2015 - Muhldorf (with Andrew Appleton, Richard Hall & James Shanes) First
- 2016 - Mariánské Lázně (with Andrew Appleton, Richard Hall & James Shanes) 4th
European Grasstrack Championship
Finalist
- 2005 - Schwarme 12pts (5th)
- 2006 - La Reole 11pts (7th)
- 2007 - Folkestone 15pts (4th)
- 2008 - Siddeburen 15pts (5th)
- 2009 - Berghaupten 17pts (Third)
- 2010 - La Reole (Reserve Non-Starter)
- 2011 - Skegness 10pts (4th)
- 2012 - Eenrum 15pts (5th)
- 2013 - Bielefeld 1pt (17th) Reserve
- 2014 - St. Macaire (Reserve Non-Starter)
Best Other Results
Semi-final
Second
- 2006 - Folkestone
- 2007 - Hertingan
Third
- 2012 - Artigues de Lussac
British Grasstrack Championship
Masters
First
- 2007 - @ Long Marston
Second
- 2011 - @ Rhodes Minnis
Third
- 2008 - @ Rhodes Minnis
- 2012 - @ Frittenden
Other Top Ten Finishes
- 2000 - @ Folkestone
- 2002 - @ Skegness
- 2005 - @ Northiam
- 2006 - @ Wadebridge
- 2013 - @ Wimborne
- 2015 - @ Wimborne
References
- Bamford, Robert (1 March 2007). Tempus Speedway Yearbook 2007. NPI Media Group. ISBN 0-7524-4250-3.
- Oakes, P (2006). Speedway Star Almanac. Pinegen Ltd. ISBN 0-9552376-1-0.
- "2008 Rider index" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 1 April 2023.
- "2007 season fixtures and results" (PDF). Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 8 July 2023.
- "World Longtrack Championship". GrasstrackGB. Retrieved 17 July 2021.
- "World Team Long Track Championship". Edinburgh Speedway. Retrieved 17 July 2021.
- "FIM Team World Long Track Championship". ACU. Retrieved 14 February 2023.