Jamie Courtney

Jamie Courtney
Born (1988-04-22) 22 April 1988
Ashington, Northumberland, England
Nationality  England
Website www.courtneyracing.co.uk
Career history
2003 Rye House Rockets
2004 Oxford Cheetahs
2010 Glasgow Tigers
2010 King's Lynn Stars
2011 Leicester Lions
2011 Dudley Heathens

Jamie Courtney (born 22 April 1988 in Ashington, Northumberland) is an English motorcycle speedway rider.

Courtney comes from a speedway family; His brother Scott and uncle Sean were both speedway riders before him, and his father Mark Courtney is a former England international.[1] In 2002 he became British under-15 champion.[2] He competed at the age of fifteen for Rye House Rockets, and the following year rode for Oxford Cheetahs.[1] He has also raced for Redcar Bears, Isle of Wight Islanders, and Workington Comets.[3] In 2010 he rode for Glasgow Tigers on loan from King's Lynn Stars before returning to ride for King's Lynn towards the end of the season.[4] In 2010 he signed for Leicester Lions, the team that his father rode for 126 times, for their return to speedway in the Premier League.[2] After being released by Leicester mid-season he later joined National League team Dudley Heathens.

References

  1. 1 2 "Jamie Courtney", Leicester Speedway, retrieved 2011-03-27
  2. 1 2 "Speedway: Leicester Lions recruit a familiar name", Leicester Mercury, 2 December 2010, retrieved 2011-03-27
  3. ↑ "Jamie Courtney: Glasgow Tigers Profile", The Glaswegian, 16 March 2010, retrieved 2011-03-27
  4. ↑ "Speedway: Jamie Courtney Completes Glasgow Tigers Line-Up For 2010", The Glaswegian, 12 January 2010, retrieved 2011-03-27

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