Ashley Birks

Ashley Birks
Born	19 October 1990 (age 34); Sheffield, England
Nationality	British (English)
Career history
2010	Scunthorpe Saints
2011, 2015	Sheffield Tigers
2012-2014	Scunthorpe Scorpions
2013	Swindon Robins
2015	Lakeside Hammers
Individual honours
2012	National League Riders' Champion

Ashley Adam Birks (born 19 October 1990) in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England^[1] is a former speedway rider from England.^[2]

Career

Birks rode with the Scunthorpe Scorpions in the Premier League and Swindon Robins in the Elite League.

A former motocross rider, Birks chose to take up speedway when serious injuries brought his motocross career to a premature end. In 2010, Birks signed for Scunthorpe Saints in the National League.

After a successful first year in Speedway, Birks then signed for the Sheffield Tigers in the Premier League for the 2011 season.^[3]

During the 2012 National League speedway season he won the National League Riders' Championship, held on 29 September at Rye House Stadium.^[4]^[5]^[6]

The following year in 2013, he signed to ride for Swindon Robins^[7] but his career at Swindon ended badly after he broke his back in two places towards the end of the season.^[8]

References

^ "2010 Rider Index/Riders - B". British Speedway Official Website. 22 December 2010. Retrieved 22 December 2010.
^ "ULTIMATE RIDER INDEX, 1929-2022" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
^ "Birks Completes Tigers Septet". Sheffield Tigers. 22 December 2010. Retrieved 22 December 2010.^{[permanent dead link‍]}
^ "BIRKS WINS NLRC". Rye House Speedway. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
^ "British Speedway Archive". Speedway GB. Retrieved 16 October 2021.
^ "Year by Year". Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 16 October 2021.
^ "Swindon Robins sign Ashley Birks as reserve". BBC Sport. Retrieved 16 September 2024.
^ "Ashley Birks: Swindon Robins rider breaks back in two places". BBC Sport. Retrieved 16 September 2024.

[1] "2010 Rider Index/Riders - B". British Speedway Official Website. 22 December 2010. Retrieved 22 December 2010.

[2] "ULTIMATE RIDER INDEX, 1929-2022" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 30 June 2023.

[3] "Birks Completes Tigers Septet". Sheffield Tigers. 22 December 2010. Retrieved 22 December 2010.^{[permanent dead link‍]}

[4] "BIRKS WINS NLRC". Rye House Speedway. Retrieved 30 June 2023.

[5] "British Speedway Archive". Speedway GB. Retrieved 16 October 2021.

[6] "Year by Year". Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 16 October 2021.

[7] "Swindon Robins sign Ashley Birks as reserve". BBC Sport. Retrieved 16 September 2024.

[8] "Ashley Birks: Swindon Robins rider breaks back in two places". BBC Sport. Retrieved 16 September 2024.

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Ashley Birks

Career

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