Lee Smart

Lee Mitchell Smart (born 5 April 1988) in Swindon, Wiltshire,[1] is a former motorcycle speedway rider from England.[2][3][4]

Lee Smart
Born (1988-04-05) 5 April 1988
Swindon, England
NationalityBritish (English)
Career history
2003Swindon Sprockets
2003Stoke Spitfires
2004Mildenhall Fen Tigers
2005Somerset Rebels
2005–2008Weymouth Wildcats
2006, 2011Plymouth Devils
2007–2008, 2009Birmingham Brummies
2010Dudley Heathens
2010, 2013Stoke Potters
2012Redcar Bears
2014Poole Pirates
Individual honours
2010National League Riders' Champion
Team honours
2004, 2008Conference League Champion
2004Conference League KO Cup Winner
2004Conference League Trophy Winner
2008Conference League Fours

Career

Smart raced for the Mildenhall Fen Tigers in the Premier League in 2008 after being released by the Birmingham Brummies mid-season, having previously been part of the Fen Tigers multi-trophy winning Conference League team in 2004.[5]

He was part of the Weymouth Wildcats team that won the 2008 Speedway Conference League and the Conference League Four-Team Championship, the latter was held on 18 October 2008 at Loomer Road Stadium.[6]

During the 2010 National League speedway season he won the National League Riders' Championship, held on 30 October at Rye House Stadium.[7][8][4]

He signed to race for Stoke Potters in the National League in 2013. His last season before retirement was riding for Poole Pirates in the 2014 Elite League speedway season and although he only rode four times the team won the title.

References
  1. Oakes, P.(2004). British Speedway Who's Who. ISBN 0-948882-81-6
  2. "Rider index" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 13 February 2023.
  3. "ULTIMATE RIDER INDEX, 1929-2022" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 29 June 2023.
  4. "Lee Smart". Cradley Speedway. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
  5. "Rider Index, speedwaygb.co. Retrieved 23 February 2013
  6. "2008 fixtures and results" (PDF). Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 10 July 2023.
  7. "British Speedway Archive". Speedway GB. Retrieved 16 October 2021.
  8. "Year by Year". Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 16 October 2021.
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