Glen Phillips (speedway rider) explained
Glen Phillips |
Nationality: | British (English) |
Birth Date: | 22 November 1982 |
Birth Place: | Farnborough, England |
Years1: | 1999–2001, 2003–2005, 2007–2008 |
Career1: | Isle of Wight |
Years2: | 2000, 2006 |
Career2: | Somerset |
Years3: | 2002 |
Career3: | Reading |
Years4: | 2009 |
Career4: | Stoke |
Indivyear1: | 2007 |
Indivhonour1: | British Masters Grasstrack Champion |
Teamyear1: | 2007 |
Teamhonour1: | Premier League Fours Winner |
Teamyear2: | 2003 |
Teamhonour2: | Premier League KO Cup Winner |
Teamyear3: | 2001 |
Teamhonour3: | Young Shield Winner |
Teamyear4: | 2015 |
Teamhonour4: | World Longtrack Team Champion |
Glen Alan Phillips (born 22 November 1982) in Farnborough, Kent,[1] is a former motorcycle speedway rider from England.
Career
Phillips represented the Great Britain national speedway team at Under-21 level.[2] His primary club while riding in the British speedway leagues was the Isle of Wight Islanders.[3] He was part of the Isle of Wight four who won the Premier League Four-Team Championship, held on 8 July 2007, at the East of England Arena.[4]
In 2015, Phillips was part of the British team with Richard Hall, Andrew Appleton and James Shanes that won the world championship gold medal at the 2015 Team Long Track World Championship. It was the first time that Britain had won the event.[5] [6] [7]
Major results
World Longtrack Championship
Grand-Prix Years
- 2003 - Reserve (Non-Starter)
- 2004 - Four G.P. 22pts (17th)
- 2006 - Three G.P. 33pts (7th)
- 2007 - Three G.P. 11pts (17th)
- 2008 - Four G.P. 66pts (Second)
- 2009 - Five G.P. 76pts (5th)
- 2010 - Six G.P. 62pts (10th)
- 2011 - Six G.P. 53pts (12th)
- 2012 - Six G.P. 70pts (10th)
- 2013 - Six G.P. 46pts (16th)
- 2014 - One G.P. 10pts (18th)
- 2015 - Four G.P. 29pts (11th)
- 2016 - five G.P. 46pts (8th)
Best G.P. Results
First
- 2009 - Morizes
Second
- 2008 - Morizes
Third
- 2008 - Marianske Lanze
- 2008 - Vechta
World Longtrack Team Championship
- 2007 - Morizes (with Paul Hurry, Andrew Appleton & Mitch Godden) Second
- 2008 - Werlte (with Richard Hall, Mitch Godden & Vince Kinchin) Third
- 2009 - Eenrum (with Paul Hurry, Andrew Appleton & Richard Hall) Fourth
- 2010 - Morizes (with Andrew Appleton, Richard Hall & Chris Mills) Fourth
- 2011 - Scheeßel (with Paul Cooper, Andrew Appleton & Mitch Godden) Third
- 2012 - St. Macaire (with Paul Cooper, Richard Hall & David Howe) Second
- 2013 - Folkestone (with Richard Hall, Andrew Appleton & Paul Cooper) Third
- 2014 - Forssa (with Andrew Appleton, Richard Hall & David Howe) Fifth
- 2015 - Muhldorf (with Andrew Appleton, Richard Hall & James Shanes) First
- 2016 - Mariánské Lázně (with Andrew Appleton, Richard Hall & James Shanes) 4th
European Grasstrack Championship
Finalist
Best Other Results
Semi-final
Second
Third
British Grasstrack Championship
Masters
First
Second
Third
Other Top Ten Finishes
Notes and References
- Book: Bamford, Robert . Tempus Speedway Yearbook 2007 . NPI Media Group . 2007-03-01 . 0-7524-4250-3 .
- Book: Oakes, P . Speedway Star Almanac . Pinegen Ltd . 2006 . 0-9552376-1-0.
- Web site: 2008 Rider index . British Speedway . 1 April 2023.
- Web site: 2007 season fixtures and results . Speedway Researcher . 8 July 2023.
- Web site: World Longtrack Championship. GrasstrackGB. 17 July 2021.
- Web site: World Team Long Track Championship. Edinburgh Speedway. 17 July 2021.
- Web site: FIM Team World Long Track Championship . ACU . 14 February 2023.