Paul Hurry
Paul William George Hurry (born 9 April 1975 in Canterbury, Kent) is a British international motorcycle speedway rider.[1] Hurry began his racing career aged 16 with the Arena Essex Hammers in 1991. In 1994 he became British under 21 champion and in 2000 he finished in second place at the British Speedway Championship. Hurry was selected to represent the Great Britain national speedway team at the 2001 Speedway World Cup Race-off but the team failed to reach the final. After spells with various British clubs, Hurry returned to Arena Essex in 2004, where he stayed until 2007. He appeared to have retired from racing in 2007 due to ongoing problems with an arm injury,[2] but returned to Elite League racing in 2009 to replace the injured Kyle Legault for Poole Pirates. In 2010, Hurry returned to ride for his first club, now renamed the Lakeside Hammers. Paul suffered horrific leg injuries in the Final of the 2010 European Grasstrack Final at La Reole and didn't return to racing until 2015. In that time away from the sport he has become a member of the ACU Track Racing Committee and has also become a 'Clerk of the Course'. He has also become a prominent member
Born | Canterbury, England | 9 April 1975
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Nationality | |
Career history | |
1991, 1994-1995, 2004-2007, 2010, 2017 | Arena Essex Hammers |
1992-1993 | Peterborough Panthers |
1996 | London Lions |
1997 | King's Lynn Stars |
1998-1999 | Oxford Cheetahs |
2000 | Eastbourne Eagles |
2001-2002 | Wolverhampton Wolves |
2003 | Ipswich Witches |
2009 | Poole Pirates |
2018 | Kent Kings |
1999 | Włókniarz Częstochowa (POL) |
2000 | Smederna (SWE) |
2003 | Luxo Stars (SWE) |
2006 | Vargarna (SWE) |
Individual honours | |
2005 | European Grasstrack Champion |
1994 | British Under 21 Champion |
Team honours | |
1991, 1992 | British League Division Two |
2000 | Elite League |
British Speedway Championship
Finalist
World Longtrack Championship
Finalist
1996 - Herxheim 3pts (18th)
Grand-Prix Years
- 1997 - Five G.P. 51pts (11th)
- 1998 - One G.P. 20pts (16th)
- 1999 - Five G.P. 72pts (5th)
- 2000 - Five G.P. 77pts (4th)
- 2001 - Four G.P. 46pts (4th)
- 2002 - Four G.P. 40pts (8th)
- 2003 - Four G.P. 58pts (8th)
- 2005 - Four G.P. 58pts (3rd)
- 2007 - Two G.P. 22pts (12th)
European Grasstrack Championship
Finals
- 1994 -
Cloppenburg 7pts (10th) - 1995 -
Joure 16pts (4th) - 1996 -
Saint-Colomb-de-Lauzun 13pts (6th) - 2002 -
Berghaupten 15pts (4th) - 2004 -
Eenrum 7pts (12th) - 2005 -
Schwarme 18pts (Champion) - 2009 -
Berghaupten 4pts (14th) - 2010 -
La Reole 15pts (6th) - 2017 -
Hertingan 9pts (12th) - 2018 -
Tayac 5pts (12th) - 2019 -
Bad Hersfeld 15thpts (Second)
Best Other Results
Semi-final
First
- 1994 -
Aduard - 2001 -
Saint-Colomb-de-Lauzun - 2002 -
La Reole - 2003 -
Noordwolde - 2005 -
Noordwolde - 2010 -
Truro
Third
Preliminary Round
First
- 1994 -
Abingdon - 1996 -
Stadskanaal
British Grasstrack Championship
Top Three Finishes
- 2000 Runner-up
- 2001 Podium
- 2002 Champion
- 2004 Champion
- 2005 Champion
- 2007 Runner-up
Other Top Ten to date
1993, 1994, 1996, 1999, 2010
References
- Oakes, Peter (2004). British Speedway Who's Who. ISBN 0-948882-81-6.
- "Speedway: Hurry is Hammers' talent spotter". Southend Echo. 2008. Retrieved 19 March 2009.