Tai Woffinden
Encyclopedia
Tai Woffinden is a speedway
rider currently riding for the Wolverhampton Wolves
in the British Elite League
, and is the son of former speedway
rider Rob Woffinden.
in the Conference League
in 2006. When he turned sixteen years of age he made his Premier League
debut for the Sheffield Tigers
as a guest rider. He is an assest of Wolverhampton Wolves
after he signed a full contract with the Elite League
side in 2006.
2007 saw Woffinden return to Scunthorpe in the Conference League
and signed on a season's loan with the Rye House Rockets
in the Premier League
. In August 2007 he also signed for the Poole Pirates
in the Elite League
to ride at reserve, sharing the spot with Rye House Rockets
team-mate Steve Boxall
for the rest of the season.
Woffinden signed for the Rye House Rockets
again for the 2008 season. He also made his debut for Great Britain
in the Speedway World Cup
, impressing with a win against world class opposition. He also finished third in the British Speedway Championship
. This finish qualified Woffinden to be a track reserve at the British Grand Prix
but he did not have an opportunity to ride. Woffinden has agreed to ride for his parent club, the Wolverhampton Wolves, for the 2009 Elite League season.
trophies, winning the Championship, Conference Trophy, Conference Shield and the Knockout Cup.
In 2007, Woffinden became the youngest ever rider to appear in the British Championship
Final but unfortunately suffered injury in a crash and had to withdraw from the meeting. In September he became the Conference League Riders Champion
and then two days later won the British Under 18 Championship
.
The Rockets clinched the Premier League
Championship in 2007 after beating the Sheffield Tigers
in the final.
Woffinden became British Under 21 Champion
in 2008. The event was held at the Arena Essex Raceway
, with Woffinden only dropping one point in the qualifying heats and winning the final ahead of Adam Roynon
and Ben Barker. Woffinden is the first rider to hold both the British Under 18 and British Under 21 title during the same season. He was also the first rider to be the British Under 18 Champion for two consecutive seasons. On the 15th of April 2011 Tai woffinden won the British Under 21 Champion ship. it was held at Lakeside Hammers speedway track,Lakeside.
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 for the Wolverhampton Wolves
Wolverhampton Wolves
The Wolverhampton Wolves are a British Speedway team based in Wolverhampton, England. They are sponsored by Parry's International Travel, and have signed a new deal with owner Dave Parry for the 2008 season onwards. The team is managed by Peter Adams and the promoter of the club is Chris Van...
in the British 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...
, and is the son of former 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 Rob Woffinden.
Career
Woffinden started his career with the Scunthorpe ScorpionsScunthorpe Scorpions
The Scunthorpe Scorpions are a speedway team in the British Premier League. After three successful years in the Conference League the side were accepted into the Premier League for 2008...
in the Conference League
Speedway Conference League
The Conference League was the third and lowest division of motorcycle speedway racing in the United Kingdom governed by the Speedway Control Board , in conjunction with the British Speedway Promoters' Association . The other leagues being the Elite League and Premier League. The League consisted of...
in 2006. When he turned sixteen years of age he made his 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...
debut for 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...
as a guest rider. He is an assest of Wolverhampton Wolves
Wolverhampton Wolves
The Wolverhampton Wolves are a British Speedway team based in Wolverhampton, England. They are sponsored by Parry's International Travel, and have signed a new deal with owner Dave Parry for the 2008 season onwards. The team is managed by Peter Adams and the promoter of the club is Chris Van...
after he signed a full contract with the 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...
side in 2006.
2007 saw Woffinden return to Scunthorpe in the Conference League
Speedway Conference League
The Conference League was the third and lowest division of motorcycle speedway racing in the United Kingdom governed by the Speedway Control Board , in conjunction with the British Speedway Promoters' Association . The other leagues being the Elite League and Premier League. The League consisted of...
and signed on a season's loan with the Rye House Rockets
Rye House Rockets
The Rye House Rockets are a Speedway team based at Rye House Stadium, Hoddesdon, England. They currently compete in the British Premier League.The club is promoted by Len Silver who previously ran the Hackney Hawks promotion at Hackney Wick Stadium....
in 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...
. In August 2007 he also signed for the Poole Pirates
Poole Pirates
Poole Pirates are a motorcycle speedway team based in Poole, England, competing in the British Elite League...
in the 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...
to ride at reserve, sharing the spot with Rye House Rockets
Rye House Rockets
The Rye House Rockets are a Speedway team based at Rye House Stadium, Hoddesdon, England. They currently compete in the British Premier League.The club is promoted by Len Silver who previously ran the Hackney Hawks promotion at Hackney Wick Stadium....
team-mate Steve Boxall
Steve Boxall
Steven Shane Boxall is a speedway rider in the United Kingdom, riding with the Belle Vue Aces in the Elite League.Steve won the Conference League Riders Championship in 2005...
for the rest of the season.
Woffinden signed for the Rye House Rockets
Rye House Rockets
The Rye House Rockets are a Speedway team based at Rye House Stadium, Hoddesdon, England. They currently compete in the British Premier League.The club is promoted by Len Silver who previously ran the Hackney Hawks promotion at Hackney Wick Stadium....
again for the 2008 season. He also made his debut for Great Britain
Great Britain national speedway team
The Great Britain national speedway team are one of the major teams in international speedway. The team is managed by Poole Pirates manager Neil Middleditch and the captain is Chris Harris of the Belle Vue Aces....
in the Speedway World Cup
Speedway World Cup
The Speedway World Cup is an annual speedway event held each year in different countries. The first edition of the competition in the current format was in 2001 and it replaced the old World Team Cup competition.-Format:...
, impressing with a win against world class opposition. He also finished third in the British Speedway Championship
British Speedway Championship
The British Speedway Championship is an annual motorcycle speedway competition open to British national speedway riders. The winner of the event becomes the British Speedway Champion. It has been open in the past to riders from British dominions and was dominated in its early years by riders from...
. This finish qualified Woffinden to be a track reserve at the British Grand Prix
2008 Speedway Grand Prix of Great Britain
The 2008 Speedway Grand Prix of Great Britain was the fifth race of the 2008 Speedway Grand Prix season. It took place on 28 June, in the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom. The British Grand Prix is one of the four Super Prix events held in 2008...
but he did not have an opportunity to ride. Woffinden has agreed to ride for his parent club, the Wolverhampton Wolves, for the 2009 Elite League season.
Honours
With the Scunthorpe Scorpions in 2006 he completed a clean sweep of Conference LeagueSpeedway Conference League
The Conference League was the third and lowest division of motorcycle speedway racing in the United Kingdom governed by the Speedway Control Board , in conjunction with the British Speedway Promoters' Association . The other leagues being the Elite League and Premier League. The League consisted of...
trophies, winning the Championship, Conference Trophy, Conference Shield and the Knockout Cup.
In 2007, Woffinden became the youngest ever rider to appear in the British Championship
British Speedway Championship
The British Speedway Championship is an annual motorcycle speedway competition open to British national speedway riders. The winner of the event becomes the British Speedway Champion. It has been open in the past to riders from British dominions and was dominated in its early years by riders from...
Final but unfortunately suffered injury in a crash and had to withdraw from the meeting. In September he became the Conference League Riders Champion
Speedway Conference League Riders Championship
The Conference League Riders Championship is an annual motorcycle speedway contest between the top riders with the highest average points total from each club competing in the Conference League in the United Kingdom.-Winners:-See also:...
and then two days later won the British Under 18 Championship
British Speedway Under 18 Championship
The British Speedway Under-18 Championship is an annual motorcycle speedway competition open to British national speedway riders aged eighteen years and under at the start of each year...
.
The Rockets clinched 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...
Championship in 2007 after beating 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 final.
Woffinden became British Under 21 Champion
British Speedway Under 21 Championship
The British Speedway Under-21 Championship is an annual speedway competition open to riders of British nationality aged at least fifteen on the date of the first meeting, and under twenty-one on 1 January in the year of the competition...
in 2008. The event was held at the Arena Essex Raceway
Arena Essex Raceway
Arena Essex Raceway is a stock car and speedway racing track located near Purfleet, Essex. The Lakeside Shopping Centre was built alongside the venue.-The stadium:...
, with Woffinden only dropping one point in the qualifying heats and winning the final ahead of Adam Roynon
Adam Roynon
Adam Wayne Roynon is a British motorcycle speedway rider, riding with the Kings Lynn Stars in the British Premier League and Coventry Bees in the British Elite League...
and Ben Barker. Woffinden is the first rider to hold both the British Under 18 and British Under 21 title during the same season. He was also the first rider to be the British Under 18 Champion for two consecutive seasons. On the 15th of April 2011 Tai woffinden won the British Under 21 Champion ship. it was held at Lakeside Hammers speedway track,Lakeside.
World Championships
- Individual World Championship (Speedway Grand PrixSpeedway Grand PrixSpeedway Grand Prix are a series of stand-alone speedway events over the course of a season used to determine the Speedway World Champion. As of 2008, all of the events take place in Europe.- Event format :...
)- 20082008 Speedway Grand PrixThe 2008 Speedway Grand Prix season was the fourteenth season in the Speedway Grand Prix era used to determine the Speedway World Champion. It was the second under the promotion of IMG.- Event format :...
- did not classified (track reserve at British SGP2008 Speedway Grand Prix of Great BritainThe 2008 Speedway Grand Prix of Great Britain was the fifth race of the 2008 Speedway Grand Prix season. It took place on 28 June, in the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom. The British Grand Prix is one of the four Super Prix events held in 2008...
)
- 2008
- Individual U-21 World ChampionshipIndividual Speedway Junior World ChampionshipThe Individual Speedway Junior World Championship is an annual speedway event held each year organized by the International Motorcycling Federation since 1977...
- 20072007 Individual Speedway Junior World ChampionshipFinal standing:# Emil Saifutdinov # Chris Holder # Paweł Hlib -Calendar:-Herxheim:*Qualifying round 1*April 22, 2007 Herxheim*Referee: Niels M...
- qualified for Semi-Final 2, but he was replaced by the track reserve - 20082008 Individual Speedway Junior World ChampionshipThe 2008 Individual Speedway Junior World ChampionshipEmil Saifutdinov from the Russia speedway team is the defending World champion.-Calendar:- Allocation :- Norden :*Qualifying Round 1*May 18, 2008 Norden*Referee:...
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- 15th place (3 pts) - 20092009 Individual Speedway Junior World ChampionshipThe 2009 Individual Speedway Junior World Championship will be the 2009 version of FIM Individual Under-21 World Championship. The Final will take place on October 4, 2009 in Goričan, Croatia. It will be first Final on Balkans. The current World Champion is Emil Sayfutdinov from Russia who won the...
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- 4th place (12+1 pts)
- 2007
- Team U-21World ChampionshipTeam Speedway Junior World ChampionshipThe Team Speedway Junior World Championship is an annual speedway event held each year in different countries . The first edition of the competition was in 2005. Current World Champions are Russia team, who won in 2011 Final...
(U-21 Speedway World Cup)- 20072007 Team Speedway Junior World ChampionshipThe 2007 Team Speedway Junior World Championship is the 3rd FIM Team Speedway Junior World Championship season. The Final took place on September 23rd 2007 in Abensberg, Germany....
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- Silver medal (track reserve - 0 heats) - 20082008 Team Speedway Junior World ChampionshipThe 2008 Team Speedway Junior World Championship was the fourth FIM World Team Junior Championship. The final took place on 21 September 2008, in Holsted, Denmark. The championship was won by the Polish junior team who were the defending champions from 2007...
- 3rd place in Qualifying Round 1 (11 pts) - 20092009 Team Speedway Junior World ChampionshipThe 2009 Team Speedway Junior World Championship will be the fifth annual FIM Team Under-21 World Championship competition since its introduction in 2005. The final will take place on September 5, 2009 in Gorzów Wielkopolski, Poland...
- 4th place in Qualifying Round 1 (15 pts)
- 2007