Carl Stonehewer
Born | Zielona Góra | 16 May 1972
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2002 | Piła |
Sweden | |
2000 | Lindarna |
2000-2003 | Smederna |
Individual honours | |
2000, 2001 | Premier League Riders Champion |
Team honours | |
1993 | Premier League Pairs Champion |
2008 | Young Shield winner |
Carl Bryan Stonehewer (born 16 May 1972) is a former
Career
Stonehewer's principal club in Britain were Belle Vue Aces and Workington Comets.[4]
In 1997, he won the
In 1999, he won the
Also in 2000, he won the
In 2001, Stonehewer recorded his a fourth Premier League Pairs success; once again as a Workington rider he partnered Peter Ingvar Karlsson. The success continued as he won the Premier League Riders Championship for the second successive season.[10]
His last of a record five Pairs titles came in 2003 with
Stonehewer announced his retirement in early 2006[12] after suffering horrific friction burns in a freak racing accident in 2005.[13] In April 2007, it was announced he was returning to the Workington Comets team.[14]
He was part of the Workington four who won the Premier League Four-Team Championship, held on 26 July 2008, at Derwent Park. It was Stonehewer's fourth fours title. [15]
Major results
Speedway Grand Prix
- The first UK Premier League rider to qualify for the Speedway Grand Prix.
Speedway Grand Prix results
Year | Position | Points | Best Finish | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
2000 | 18th | 30 | 8th | |
2001 | 12th | 46 | 7th | |
2002 | 19th | 30 | 5th | Did not ride in three GP meetings due to injury. |
World Team Cup
- Great Britain)
- World Team Cup Silver Medal 2000
References
- ISBN 0-316-72645-1.
- ^ a b "Carl Bryan Stonehewer Wielka Brytania". Polish Speedway Database. Retrieved 4 April 2023.
- ^ "ULTIMATE RIDER INDEX, 1929-2022" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 30 December 2023.
- ^ "2008 Rider index" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 4 April 2023.
- ^ "1997 season results" (PDF). Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 27 May 2023.
- ^ "Speedway Premier League Pairs 26/09/1997". YouTube. Retrieved 27 May 2023.
- ^ "1997 Long Eaton results" (PDF). Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 6 July 2023.
- ^ "Speedway". Reading Evening Post. 26 July 1999. Retrieved 27 May 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "HISTORYCZNE ZESTAWIENIE WYNIKÓW 1960-2010". Speedway History. Retrieved 25 June 2023.
- ^ "PLRC: Stoney does the double!". Crash.net. Retrieved 25 June 2023.
- ^ "Comets set to host biggest ever meeting". Whitehaven News. Retrieved 7 July 2023.
- ^ "Stoney quits". News and Star. 1 December 2006. Retrieved 8 December 2007. [dead link]
- ^ "Stonehewer out for rest of the season". BBC. 25 July 2005. Retrieved 8 December 2007.
- ^ "Stoney's back". News and Star. 18 April 2004. Retrieved 8 December 2007.
- ^ "2008 season fixtures and results" (PDF). Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 8 July 2023.