Lee Smethills
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| Born | 30 March 1982 (age 42) Bolton, England |
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| Nationality | British (English) |
| Career history | |
| 1998 | Mildenhall |
| 1999–2000, 2009 | Buxton |
| 1999–2001 | Workington |
| 1999, 2004 | Newcastle |
| 1999, 2006 | Rye House |
| 2002 | Hull |
| 2003, 2005 | Exeter |
| 2004, 2006 | Berwick |
| 2006 | Wolves |
| 2007 | Glasgow |
| 2007 | Oxford |
| 2008 | Sheffield |
| 2009 | Weymouth |
| 2010 | Plymouth |
| 2010 | Isle of Wight |
Lee Kenneth Smethills (born 30 March 1982 in Bolton, Greater Manchester)[1] is a former professional motorcycle speedway rider from England.[2][3]
Career
Smethills rode for various clubs across all of the three divisions of British Speedway from 1998 until 2009.[4][5]
His final full season was the 2008 Premier League speedway season, where he rode for the Sheffield Tigers[6] although he did ride a handful of matches during the 2009 National League speedway season for Buxton Hitmen and Weymouth Wildcats[7] respectively and in 2010 for Plymouth Devils and the Isle of Wight Islanders.[2]
References
- ^ "Buxton Hitmen profile". Buxton Speedway. Retrieved 4 April 2023.
- ^ a b "2009 Rider Index". British Speedway. Retrieved 2 February 2023.
- ^ "ULTIMATE RIDER INDEX, 1929-2022" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 29 June 2023.
- ^ "2008 Rider index" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 4 April 2023.
- ^ "Ace Lee's in 7th heaven". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 8 October 2024.
- ^ "2008 Greensheet averages". British Speedway. Retrieved 2 February 2023.
- ^ "Smethills quits ahead of Devils date". Dorset Echo. Retrieved 8 October 2024.