Kyle Howarth
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| Born | 11 February 1994 Ashton-under-Lyne, Greater Manchester |
|---|---|
| Nationality | British (English) |
| Current club information | |
| British league | Sheffield Tigers Leicester Lions |
| Career history | |
| 2009 | Scunthorpe Saints |
| 2010 | Bournemouth Buccaneers |
| 2011 | Edinburgh Monarchs |
| 2011 | Belle Vue Colts |
| 2011 | Belle Vue Aces |
| 2012–2015 | Workington Comets |
| 2012 | Poole Pirates |
| 2012 | King's Lynn Stars |
| 2013, 2015 | Swindon Robins |
| 2014 | Coventry Bees |
| 2016–2019 | Wolverhampton Wolves |
| 2016– | Sheffield Tigers |
| 2020– | Leicester Lions |
| Individual honours | |
| 2015 | British Under-21 Champion |
Kyle Howarth (born 11 February 1994) is a British speedway rider.
Biography
Born in Ashton-under-Lyne, Greater Manchester, Howarth competed in grasstrack and motocross before starting his speedway career in 2008 in amateur competitions, gaining a National League place with Scunthorpe Saints in 2009, scoring 13+2 on his debut.[1] He averaged 4.62 over the season and finished as runner up in the British Under-15 championship that year.[1] In 2010 he became a Poole Pirates asset and rode for Bournemouth Buccaneers in the National League, averaging 7.43, and also made guest appearances in the Premier League for Somerset Rebels.[1] Also in 2010, he finished in third place in the British Under-18 Championship.[1] In 2011 he rode in the National League for Belle Vue Colts, and he also rode for Edinburgh Monarchs in the Premier League, averaging 5.11, and was named at number eight for the Belle Vue Aces Elite League team.[1] He spent the winter riding in Australia, and won the Queensland Under-21 Championship.[2] In 2012, after initially signing for King's Lynn Stars, he rode for Poole in the Elite League and Workington Comets in the Premier League, and has signed to ride for both teams in 2013.[3][4][5][6] He finished in third place in the 2012 British Under-21 Championship and represented Great Britain at under-21 level.[7]
In 2021 and 2022, he rode for the Sheffield Tigers in the SGB Premiership 2021 and SGB Premiership 2022 and for the Leicester Lions in the SGB Championship 2021 and SGB Championship 2022.[8] He helped Sheffield win the 2022 League cup and reach the Play off final.[9]
References
- ^ a b c d e "Rider Index", speedwaygb.co, Retrieved 16 December 2012
- ^ "WORKINGTON COMETS SPEEDWAY RIDER KYLE HOWARTH CONFIDENT OF RAISING HIS AVERAGE", News & Star, 24 February 2012. Retrieved 16 December 2012
- ^ "Speedway: King's Lynn Stars hand berth to Kyle Howarth", BBC, 10 April 2012. Retrieved 16 December 2012
- ^ "WORKINGTON COMETS SIGN TEEN SPEEDWAY RIDER KYLE HOWARTH Archived 21 April 2013 at archive.today", News & Star, 24 November 2011. Retrieved 16 December 2012
- ^ "KYLE HOWARTH RE-SIGNS FOR WORKINGTON COMETS Archived 5 May 2013 at archive.today", News & Star, 16 November 2012. Retrieved 16 December 2012
- ^ Wadley, Ian (2012) "Pirates: Howarth confirmed as first signing", Bournemouth Daily Echo, 27 November 2012. Retrieved 16 December 2012
- ^ "WORKINGTON SPEEDWAY ACE KYLE HOWARTH NAMED IN GB UNDER-21S Archived 21 April 2013 at archive.today", News & Star, 10 May 2012. Retrieved 16 December 2012
- ^ "British Speedway rider profile". British Speedway. Retrieved 29 September 2022.
- ^ "Tigers win League Cup". British Speedway. Retrieved 5 November 2022.