Glen Phillips (speedway rider)
| Born | 22 November 1982 Farnborough, England |
|---|---|
| Nationality | British (English) |
| Career history | |
| 1999–2001, 2003–2005, 2007–2008 | Isle of Wight |
| 2000, 2006 | Somerset |
| 2002 | Reading |
| 2009 | Stoke |
| Individual honours | |
| 2007 | British Masters Grasstrack Champion |
| Team honours | |
| 2007 | Premier League Fours Winner |
| 2003 | Premier League KO Cup Winner |
| 2001 | Young Shield Winner |
| 2015 | World Longtrack Team Champion |
Glen Alan Phillips (born 22 November 1982) in Farnborough, Kent,[1] is a former motorcycle speedway rider from England.
Career
[edit]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][4] 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.[5]
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.[6] It was the first time that Britain had won the event.[7][8][9]
Major results
[edit]World Longtrack Championship
[edit]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
[edit]- 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
[edit]Finalist
- 2005 - Schwarme 12pts (5th)
- 2006 - La Reole 11pts (7th)
- 2007 - Folkestone 15pts (4th)
- 2008 - Siddeburen 15pts (5th)
- 2009 - Berghaupten 17pts (Third)
- 2010 - La Reole (Reserve Non-Starter)
- 2011 - Skegness 10pts (4th)
- 2012 - Eenrum 15pts (5th)
- 2013 - Bielefeld 1pt (17th) Reserve
- 2014 - St. Macaire (Reserve Non-Starter)
Best Other Results
Semi-final
Second
- 2006 - Folkestone
- 2007 - Hertingan
Third
- 2012 - Artigues de Lussac
British Grasstrack Championship
[edit]Masters
First
- 2007 - @ Long Marston
Second
- 2011 - @ Rhodes Minnis
Third
- 2008 - @ Rhodes Minnis
- 2012 - @ Frittenden
Other Top Ten Finishes
- 2000 - @ Folkestone
- 2002 - @ Skegness
- 2005 - @ Northiam
- 2006 - @ Wadebridge
- 2013 - @ Wimborne
- 2015 - @ Wimborne
References
[edit]- ^ Bamford, Robert (1 March 2007). Tempus Speedway Yearbook 2007. NPI Media Group. ISBN 0-7524-4250-3.
- ^ Oakes, P (2006). Speedway Star Almanac. Pinegen Ltd. ISBN 0-9552376-1-0.
- ^ "Dowling plugs away top claim double triumph". Western Daily Press. 16 August 1999. Retrieved 4 October 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "2008 Rider index" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 1 April 2023.
- ^ "2007 season fixtures and results" (PDF). Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 8 July 2023.
- ^ "Hall wins World Long Track Championship with GB". The Southern Reporter. Retrieved 23 September 2024.
- ^ "World Longtrack Championship". GrasstrackGB. Retrieved 17 July 2021.
- ^ "World Team Long Track Championship". Edinburgh Speedway. Retrieved 17 July 2021.
- ^ "FIM Team World Long Track Championship". ACU. Retrieved 14 February 2023.