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Nickname
  
The Kiwi Kid

Name
  
Ricky Wells

British league
  

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Born
  
July 27, 1991 (age 33) Auckland, New Zealand (
1991-07-27
)

Nationality
  
New Zealand,  United States

20092011–2014201020112012–20142015
  
Elite League:Coventry BeesWolverhampton WolvesPremier League:Stoke PottersPlymouth DevilsSheffield TigersWorkington Comets

20092007, 20082004, 20052003, 2004, 20062003, 200520072008
  
US National ChampionUnder 21 National ChampionYouth National ChampionGumball Rally ChampionCalifornia Youth ChampionFair Derby ChampionVictorville Track Champion

2007, 20082011
  
High Desert Pairs ChampionElite Shield

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Ricky Wells (born 27 July 1991 in Auckland, New Zealand), is an American international motorcycle speedway rider who was the 2009 US National Champion. He is also a two time U.S. Under 21 National Champion.

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US National Championship

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On 19 September 2009 Ricky won the US national Championship, winning all of his heat races and the main event. Doing so beat out Mike Bast's record of being the youngest rider to ever win that event. He was victorious over former US and World Champions like, Billy Janniro, Bobby Schwartz, Charlie Venegas, Chris Manchester, Mike Faria and Josh Larsen.

World U21

Wells made his first appearance in the World Under 21 Championships in 2008 by winning the 2007 U.S. Under 21 National Championship. He scored 9 points in Qualifying Round 1 held in Norden, Germany which qualified him to move onto Semi-Final Round 1 held in Rye House. Only scoring 6 points which did not qualify him to move onto The Final Round.

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Wells came home and won the 2008 U.S. Under 21 National Championship also which placed him in the 2009 World Under 21 Championships. Scoring 9, and beating off Pawel Zmarzlik and Kozza Smith in a race-off, in Qualifying Round 3 held in Rye House moved him into Semi-Final 2 held in Kumla. In Kumla, Ricky scored 5 and again was in a race-off situation, in which he beat Justin Sedgman and Patrik Pawlaszczyk to securing a reserve spot in the Final held in Goričan. Through the injury off Przemyslaw Pawlicki, Wells was awarded a place in the main line-up of the Final, where he scored 2 points, finishing in 16th place, ahead of Ludvig Lindgren.

British speedway

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Wells rode for Elite League Coventry Bees in 2009 and for the Stoke Potters in the Premier League in 2010 on loan from Coventry. In 2011 he rode for the Elite Shield-winning Wolverhampton Wolves team in the Elite League and Plymouth Devils in the Premier. He has remained with Wolves since, while riding for Sheffield Tigers in the Premier League since 2012.

World Championships

  • Team World Championship (Speedway World Cup)
  • 2009 - 4th place in the Qualifying Round 2
  • Individual Under-21 World Championship
  • 2008 - 12th placed in the Semi-Final One
  • 2009 - Goričan - 16th place (2 pts)
  • References

    Ricky Wells Wikipedia


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