Bradley Wilson-Dean
Bradley Wilson-Dean at Rye House, 2017
Born (1994-10-26) 26 October 1994
Hastings, New Zealand
NationalityNew Zealander
Career history
2015Eastbourne Eagles
2016, 2018Somerset Rebels
2017-2019Peterborough Panthers
2017Swindon Robins
2019Workington Comets
2022Newcastle Diamonds
Individual honours
2017, 2018, 2019, 2020New Zealand Champion
2014, 2015New Zealand U21 Champion
2023US Open Speedway Champion
Team honours
2018SGB Championship Fours

Bradley Wilson-Dean (born 26 October 1994) is a New Zealand motorcycle speedway rider.[1]

Career

Wilson-Dean began riding speedway at the age of 12 in New Zealand and progressed to riding 500cc machines in 2011 when he was 15.[2] The same year he rode in The FIM Speedway Youth Gold Trophy in Norrköping where he placed 4th.[3]

In 2015, he joined the Eastbourne Eagles in the National League. He achieved a 9.83 average for the season and was the team's top scorer.[4] The following year Wilson-Dean rode for the Somerset Rebels in the Premier League of British Speedway and in 2017 he rode in the SGB Premiership for the Swindon Robins. In 2018, he rode for the Somerset team in the Premiership.

In 2017 and 2018 he also rode in the SGB Championship for the Peterborough Panthers, and he stayed with them in 2019 when the Panthers moved up to the Premiership. He was part of the Peterborough team that won the SGB Championship Fours, which was held on 1 July 2018, at the Media Prime Arena.[5] He had also signed to ride for the Workington Comets in the SGB Championship 2019 but the club folded before the season began. He was injured midway during the season and returned to New Zealand to recuperate.

In 2020, he signed for the Somerset Rebels and the Peterborough Panthers but had to withdraw before the season began due to injury.[6] In 2022 he joined the Newcastle Diamonds but only rode in three meetings before being sidelined with injury.[7] He had also signed for the second league Polish team, Kolejarz Rawicz but didn't ride in any meetings.

He is a four times New Zealand Champion (2017-2021).[8] In September 2023 he won the US Open Speedway Championship at the Champion Speedway in New York.[9]

References

  1. ↑ "British Speedway profile". British Speedway. Retrieved 26 January 2023.
  2. ↑ "Bradley Wilson". Speedway Bikes.com. Retrieved 18 June 2021.
  3. ↑ "FIM Speedway Youth Gold Trophy 250cc" (PDF). Danish Speedway. Retrieved 19 March 2023.
  4. ↑ "Speedway: Premier league lures Hawke's Bay prodigy". Hawkes Bay Today. 15 January 2015. Retrieved 25 March 2023.
  5. ↑ "2018 Fours final" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 8 July 2023.
  6. ↑ "Speedway: Somerset Rebels rocked by rider injury". Weston Mercury. 21 February 2020. Retrieved 24 March 2023.
  7. ↑ "Newcastle 2022" (PDF). Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 19 March 2023.
  8. ↑ "Speedway: BWD shuts out pain to capture fourth consecutive title". Hawkes Bay Today. 12 January 2020. Retrieved 24 March 2023.
  9. ↑ "US Open Speedway Championship". Speedwaybikes.com. Retrieved 17 December 2023.
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