Adam Ellis

Adam Ellis (born 21 March 1996) is a British grasstrack and speedway rider and former British champion.

This article is about the British speedway racer. For the Chief Justice of Jamaica, see Adam Gibb Ellis.

Adam Ellis
Ellis in 2021
Born (1996-03-21) 21 March 1996
Marmande, France
NationalityBritish
Career history
UK
2012–2013Isle of Wight Islanders
2013–2014Ipswich Witches
2014–2015, 2018Lakeside Hammers
2015, 2019Birmingham Brummies
2016Eastbourne Eagles
2016, 2020Poole Pirates
2017–2020Swindon Robins
2021Scunthorpe Scorpions
2021–2023Sheffield Tigers
Poland
2022Lokomotiv Daugavpils
Sweden
2022Dackarna/Rospiggarna
Individual honours
2021British Champion
Team honours
2015National League
2016National League Knockout Cup
2017, 2019tier 1 league champion
2022tier 1 League Cup

Biography
Adam Ellis riding for Swindon

Born in Marmande, France, Ellis began grasstrack racing in 2009, going on to finish second in the 250cc French Grasstrack Championship in 2010, and winning the championship in 2011.[1][2] In 2012 he again finished runner up, and also competed in the French Speedway Championship.[3] He was mentored by former rider Matt Read.[2] He also began speedway racing in the United Kingdom, winning two rounds of the British Junior Championship.[1] He was signed by the National League team Isle of Wight Islanders as their number eight, averaging 7.61 from eight matches, and also became a Lakeside Hammers asset, making his Elite League debut in October.[1][2][4][5] After the end of the 2012 season he was confirmed in the Islanders team for 2013, as well as getting a place in the Ipswich Witches Premier League team and an Elite League contract with Lakeside Hammers.[1][6][7][8]

In May 2013 he was selected to compete in the World Under-21 speedway semi-final in Lonigo.[9] In 2017 he was made an asset by Swindon Robins along with Zach Wajtknecht. In 2019 he won the SGP Premiership with Robins for the second time.[10]

Ellis became the British champion in 2021 after winning the 2021 British Speedway Championship.[11][12] In 2022, he rode for the Sheffield Tigers in the SGB Premiership 2022 and for the Birmingham Brummies in the SGB Championship 2022.[13] He helped Sheffield win the League cup and reach the Play off final.[14]

In 2023, he re-signed for Sheffield for the SGB Premiership 2023.[15]

World Longtrack Championship Team Championship

References
  1. "Adam Ellis", ipswichwitches.co, Retrieved 16 December 2012
  2. Oakes, Peter (2012) "Our Future in Their Hands", Speedway Star, 8 December 2012, pp. 33-35
  3. "Speedway Hot-Gun Adam Ellis in 2nd at Mid-Point of 2012 French Speedway Championships", knfilters.com, retrieved 16 December 2012
  4. Power, Lee (2012) "Hammers hopes sunk by Pirates", lovespeedway24.co.uk, 2 October 2012. retrieved 16 December 2012
  5. "National League Statistics", Speedway Star, 15 December 2012, p. 34
  6. Williams, Bryn (2012) "It's Seven Up!", Speedway Star, 15 December 2012, p. 33
  7. "Ipswich have signed Ben Barker and young star Adam Ellis", Sky Sports, 9 November 2012. Retrieved 16 December 2012
  8. "Big Season Ahead for Ellis", speedway365.com, 13 December 2012. Retrieved 16 December 2012
  9. "Ellis Receives U21 Call", speedwaygb.co, 8 May 2013. Retrieved 8 May 2013
  10. "Result: Thursday October 17", speedwaygb.co.uk, 17 October 2019. Retrieved 18 October 2019
  11. "British Final Roll of Honour". BSPA. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
  12. "British final". Speedway Great Britain. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
  13. "British Speedway rider profile". British Speedway. Retrieved 29 September 2022.
  14. "Tigers win League Cup". British Speedway. Retrieved 5 November 2022.
  15. "Ellis completes Tigers". British Speedway. Retrieved 15 December 2022.
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