Shane Andrew Parker is a speedway

Motorcycle speedway

Motorcycle speedway, usually referred to as speedway, is a motorcycle sport involving four and sometimes up to six riders competing over four anti-clockwise laps of an oval circuit. Speedway motorcycles use only one gear and have no brakes and racing takes place on a flat oval track usually...

 rider, currently riding with the Sheffield Tigers

Sheffield Tigers

The Sheffield 'Window Centre' Tigers are a speedway team based in Sheffield, England. They currently race in the British Premier League and their home meetings take place at Owlerton Stadium which is the fastest track in British speedway...

 in the British

United Kingdom

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 Premier League

Speedway Premier League

The Premier League is the second division of Speedway in the United Kingdom and goverened by the Speedway Control Board , in conjunction with the British Speedway Promoters' Association . The Premier League was founded in 1995 when it replaced the British League as the first division...

 in what will be his last season in Britain.

Parker started in speedway at the Under-16 Sidewinders Speedway in Wingfield, South Australia

Wingfield, South Australia

Wingfield is a suburb situated north of Adelaide and is located on Grand Junction Road. The suburb borders Gepps Cross and Dry Creek.- Government :The suburb of Wingfield is in the City of Port Adelaide Enfield local government area....

 in the early 1980's. He won the South Australian Under-16 Championships in 1983 and 1984 and went on to win the Australian Under-16 Championship in 1985 before turning 16 and graduating into the senior ranks. In his home country of Australia Parker has been a successful rider winning the South Australian Championship

South Australian Individual Speedway Championship

The South Australian Individual Speedway Championship is a Motorcycle speedway championship held annually in South Australia to determine the South Australian champion. The event is organised by the Speedway Riders' Association of South Australia Inc...

 four times (1991, 1994, 2001 and 2002) and was runner-up to Leigh Adams

Leigh Adams

Leigh Scott Adams is an Australian motorcycle speedway rider. He is a multiple Speedway Grand Prix winner and World Team Champion...

 at the 1992 Australian Championship

Individual Speedway Australian Championship

The Australian Individual Speedway Championship is a Motorcycle speedway championship held each year to determine the Australian national champion...

 held at his home track of North Arm Speedway

North Arm Speedway

North Arm Speedway was the first dedicated motorcycle speedway ever built in Adelaide, South Australia and was located in the industrial suburb of Gillman...

 in Adelaide. Parker was in fact the only rider to defeat Adams on the night.

Shane Parker started riding overseas in 1990 at the age of 20. He raced for Elite League

Speedway Elite League

The Elite League is the top division of Speedway league competition in the United Kingdom and is governed by the Speedway Control Bureau , in conjunction with the British Speedway Promoters' Association . It is sponsored by Sky Sports...

 team the Ipswich Witches

Ipswich Witches

The Ipswich Witches are a British speedway club based at Foxhall Stadium near Ipswich, Suffolk. Meetings are staged on most Thursdays from March until October, normally commencing at 7.30pm....

 who he would win the Elite League Fours in 1991. He was the Elite League KO Cup Winner in 2001 with the Peterborough Panthers

Peterborough Panthers

The Peterborough Panthers are a British speedway team based in Peterborough, England.They were the British Elite League Speedway Champions in 1999 and 2006...

 and the Premier League

Speedway Premier League

The Premier League is the second division of Speedway in the United Kingdom and goverened by the Speedway Control Board , in conjunction with the British Speedway Promoters' Association . The Premier League was founded in 1995 when it replaced the British League as the first division...

 Pairs Winner in both 2005 and 2006 while riding for the Glasgow Tigers

Glasgow Tigers (speedway)

The Glasgow Tigers are a motorcycle speedway team from Glasgow, Scotland. Formed in 1928, the club adopted the Tigers nickname in 1946 and compete in the British Premier League...

. In Europe

Europe

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 Parker rode for teams in Poland

Poland

Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...

 and Sweden

Sweden

Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....

. He won the European Speedway Club Champions' Cup

1999 European Speedway Club Champions' Cup

The 1999 European Speedway Club Champions' Cup.-Group B:-Group A:-Final:...

 as part of Polish team Polonia Bydgoszcz

Polonia Bydgoszcz

ŻKS Polonia Bydgoszcz is a Polish speedway team based in Bydgoszcz who currently race in the Speedway Ekstraliga . The club has won the Polish Speedway League Championship seven times, the latest in 2002, and European Team Championship three times, the latest in 2001.- Club history :* 1920 -...

 in 1999 and was Swedish Div II Champion with Piraterna in 2003.

He represented Australia in the Speedway World Pairs Championship

Speedway World Pairs Championship

The Speedway World Pairs Championship was an annual speedway event held each year in different countries. The first competition was held in 1968 and the final competition was held in 1993. From 1994 it was merged with the World Team Cup.- Rules :...

 Final in 1992 held in Lonigo

Lonigo

Lonigo is a town and comune in the province of Vicenza, Veneto, northern Italy, its population counts around 16.000 inhabitants.In its frazione of Bagnolo is the Villa Pisani, a Renaissance patrician villa designed by Andrea Palladio, which is part of a World Heritage Site...

, Italy

Italy

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. Parker, riding as backup to Craig Boyce

Craig Boyce

Craig Boyce was a motorcycle speedway rider who primarily rode for the Poole Pirates in the British Elite League...

 and Leigh Adams

Leigh Adams

Leigh Scott Adams is an Australian motorcycle speedway rider. He is a multiple Speedway Grand Prix winner and World Team Champion...

 scored 1 point in one ride as Australia finished in 7th and last place. He also finished in 4th place at the 1991 Individual Speedway Under-21 World Championship

1991 Individual Speedway Junior World Championship

-World final:*September 30, 1991 Coventry, Brandon stadium...

 held at Brandon Stadium

Brandon stadium

Brandon Stadium, located in Brandon, Warwickshire, England, is the home of the Coventry Bees motorcycle speedway team and is also the city's main Greyhound racing stadium. The stadium's capacity is 5,000 and was built in 1948...

 in Coventry

Coventry

Coventry is a city and metropolitan borough in the county of West Midlands in England. Coventry is the 9th largest city in England and the 11th largest in the United Kingdom. It is also the second largest city in the English Midlands, after Birmingham, with a population of 300,848, although...

, England

England

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. Parker also represented Australia in various "Test Matches" against visiting overseas teams or all-star lineups during the Australian domestic seasons which generally runs from October to March for the bikes.

In October 2010, Shane Parker confirmed that 2011 would be his last season riding in the British leagues before he moves back to Adelaide with his family and race a couple of seasons at Adelaide's Gillman Speedway

Gillman Speedway

Gillman Speedway is a purpose built motorcycle speedway located in the Adelaide suburb of Gillman in South Australia.The closure of the nearby North Arm Speedway at the end of the 1996-97 season left Adelaide without a venue for motorcycle speedway for the first time in almost 80 years. David...

. Parker also confirmed his intentions to race in the 2012 Australian Solo Championship.