Isle of Wight Warriors
The Isle of Wight Wightlink Warriors (formerly Islanders) are a British speedway team. They currently compete in the National League and ride their home meetings at the Smallbrook Stadium.[2]
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| Track address | Smallbrook Stadium Ashey Road Ryde Isle of Wight PO33 4BH | ||||||||||||||||||
| Country | England | ||||||||||||||||||
| Founded | 1996, 2016 (re-founded) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Team manager | Jackie Vatcher | ||||||||||||||||||
| Team captain | Ben Morley | ||||||||||||||||||
| League | National League | ||||||||||||||||||
| Website | www | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Colours | Blue and Yellow | ||||||||||||||||||
| Track size | 385 metres (421 yd) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Track record time | 66.1 secs | ||||||||||||||||||
| Track record date | 13 April 2017 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Track record holder | Stefan Nielsen | ||||||||||||||||||
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History
The Islanders won the Premier League Pairs Championship in 2007 when Chris Holder and Jason Bunyan beat Glasgow in the final. They also won the Premier League Four-Team Championship at Peterborough in 2007 with a team of Chris Holder, Jason Bunyan, Krzysztof Stojanowski, Glen Phillips and Cory Gathercole defeating King's Lynn, Somerset and Rye House in the final.
After a break of two years, the club reformed in 2016 under the promotion of Barry Bishop and Martin Widman.
Riders
2019 team
Previous seasons
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2016 team
2013 team
2012 team
Also Rode
2011 team
2009 team
2008 team |
Notable Islanders
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References
- Oakes, P (2006). Speedway Star Almanac. Pinegen Ltd. ISBN 0-9552376-1-0.
- Bamford, R & Jarvis, J.(2001). Homes of British Speedway. ISBN 0-7524-2210-3
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