Isle of Wight Islanders
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| Isle of Wight Islanders | ||
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| Club information | ||
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| Track address | Smallbrook Stadium Ashey Road Ryde Isle of Wight |
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| Country | England | |
| Founded | 1996 | |
| Team captain | Byron Bekker | |
| League | National League | |
| Website | www.iowislanders.co | |
| Club facts | ||
| Colours | Blue and Yellow | |
| Track size | 385 meters | |
| Track record time | 66.3 secs | |
| Track record date | 15 April 2008 | |
| Track record holder | Jason Bunyan | |
| Current Team | ||
| Rider | CMA | |
 Tom Perry |
9.88 | |
 Byron Bekker |
7.44 | |
| Ben Hopwood |
6.16 | |
| Darryl Ritchings |
5.84 | |
| Danny Stoneman |
3.83 | |
| Adam Ellis |
3.00 | |
| Brandon Freemantle |
3.00 | |
| Total | 39.15 | |
| Major team honours | ||
| Premier League KO Cup Premier League Pairs Premier League Fours Champions Young Shield Winners |
2003 2002, 2007 2007 1998, 2001 [1] |
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The Isle of Wight Wightlink Islanders are a British speedway team. They currently compete in the National League and ride at the Smallbrook Stadium.[2]
The Islanders won the Premier League Pairs Championship in 2007 when Chris Holder and Jason Bunyan beat Glasgow in the final.
They also won the Premier League Four-Team Championship at Peterborough in 2007 with a team of Chris Holder, Jason Bunyan, Krysztof Stojanowski, Glen Phillips and Cory Gathercole defeating King's Lynn, Somerset and Rye House in the final.
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2013 Team [edit]
| No. | Rider |
|---|---|
| 1 |  Adam Ellis |
| 2 | Ben Hopwood |
| 3 | Tom Perry |
| 4 | Darryl Ritchings |
| 5 | Byron Bekker |
| 6 | Danny Stoneman |
| 7 | Brandon Freemantle |
2011 Team [edit]
| No. | Rider |
|---|---|
| 1 | Paul Starke |
| 2 | Rob Smith |
| 3 | Lee Smethills |
| 4 | Brendan Johnson |
| 5 | Nick Simmons |
| 6 | Tom Hill |
| 7 | John Rech |
2009 Team [edit]
| No. | Rider |
|---|---|
| 1 | Tom Brown |
| 2 | Ben Hopwood |
| 3 | Chris Johnson |
| 4 | Brendan Johnson |
| 5 | Nick Simmons |
| 6 | Scott Meakins |
| 7 | Tom Hill |
2008 Team [edit]
| No. | Rider |
|---|---|
| 1 | Jason Bunyan |
| 2 | Glen Phillps |
| 3 |  Krzysztof Stojanowski |
| 4 | Paul Fry |
| 5 |  Cory Gathercole |
| 6 | James Holder |
| 7 |  Andrew Bargh |
| 8 | Richard Sweetman |
Notable Islanders [edit]
References [edit]
- ^ Oakes, P (2006). Speedway Star Almanac. Pinegen Ltd. ISBN 0-9552376-1-0.
- ^ Bamford, R & Jarvis, J.(2001). Homes of British Speedway. ISBN 0-7524-2210-3
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