Country England Team manager George English League SGB Championship | Founded 1929 Team captain Ludvig Lindgren | |
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Track address Newcastle Stadium
Fossway
Byker
Newcastle upon Tyne
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Speedway newcastle diamonds vs glasgow 2015
Newcastle Diamonds are a motorcycle speedway team who compete in the British Premier League. The club has a reputation of importing young foreign talent and have given starts to the British careers of six times World Champion Ivan Mauger, three times World Champion Ole Olsen, 1974 World Champion Anders Michanek and three time World Champion Nicki Pedersen. Former Speedway Grand Prix riders Kenneth Bjerre and Bjarne Pedersen also started their British careers with the Diamonds.
Contents
- Speedway newcastle diamonds vs glasgow 2015
- Glasgow tigers vs newcastle diamonds heat 12
- Greensheet averages
- 2011 fixtures results
- Season overview triple champions
- All match averages
- Number of maxima
- Fastest times
- 2009 team and statistics
- Previous teams 2006 2008
- Team honours
- Individual honours as a Newcastle rider
- Regional honour
- Rider of the Year
- Hall of fame ridersmanagers
- 80th anniversary series
- References
The Brough Park stadium is primarily used for greyhound racing with the speedway track built in the centre. In 1992 rider Wayne Garratt died in hospital after crashing at the track, the fourth person to do so since 1946, including Chris Prime in 1978.
Glasgow tigers vs newcastle diamonds heat 12
Greensheet averages
Note: British riders have 2.5% reduction on their 2010 averages.
Also Rode: ‡ Released., Injured., † Ferjan died on 22 May 2011.
2011 fixtures / results
Note: Top scorer in italics, indicates a full or paid maximum.
Fixtures: TTW: Tyne/Tweed Trophy, CHAL: Challenge, PS: Premier Shield, PL: Premier League
Coloring: Green: Won, Red: Lost, Yellow: Draw, Blue: Lost, but still gained league points (PL matches only)
Season overview: triple champions
The 2010 season was a very successful campaign for the Newcastle Diamonds. Although the Edinburgh Monarchs dominated the League, it was the Diamonds that took most silverware of the season by winning the Premier League Play-Offs (Against Sheffield Tigers), the Premier Trophy (Against Birmingham Brummies) and the Premier League KOC (Against Edinburgh Monarchs). The Diamonds also found success in the Super7even events, when the Dane Kenni Larsen won the Premier League Riders Championship to add a fourth honour to the clubs successful season. Fellow Dane Rene Bach encountered further success away from the club by helping Denmark to win the under 21 world cup with a 15-point maximum, and by winning the Danish Under 21's Championship. In recognition of their achievements the team was awarded the prestigious 'Team of the Year' award by Sports North-East, shortly before the 2011 campaign commenced, ahead of the Championship League winning football side Newcastle United.
Greensheet averages
The following averages take into account league and trophy matches only, excluding playoffs, semi-finals, and finals. These averages are used for team building purposes and riding order.
Note: British riders have 2.5% reduction on their 2010 averages.
Also Rode: ‡ Released., Injured.
All match averages
The following averages take into account all matches including Knockout Cup and Playoffs.
Number of maxima
H/F: Full Home, H/P Paid Home, A/F Full Away, P/A Paid Away. Near Maximum: When the rider only dropped a single point from their rides.
Fastest times
The following are the riders fastest times around the Brough Park track.
Note: Kenni Larsen set the current track record as 61.0 on 24/10/10.
2009 team and statistics
Also rode:
Previous teams 2006-2008
‡ Released.
† Injured.
Team honours
19 Titles
Individual honours (as a Newcastle rider)
6 Titles
Regional honour
1 Title
Rider of the Year
As nominated by supporters:
Hall of fame riders/managers
There are currently three inductees in the Diamonds hall of fame:
80th anniversary series
In 2009 to commemorate the Diamonds 80th anniversary a series of 50 cigarette cards were produced by the club. Riders included: