Carl Stonehewer

Carl Stonehewer
Born (1972-05-16) 16 May 1972 (age 52)
Manchester, England
NationalityBritish (English)
Career history
Great Britain
1988-1989, 1991-1993, 2003Belle Vue Aces
1990Wolverhampton Wolves
1994Peterborough Panthers
1995-1997Long Eaton Invaders
1998Sheffield Tigers
1999-2005, 2007-2008Workington Comets
2009Redcar Bears
Poland
1999-2001Zielona Góra
2002Piła
Sweden
2000Lindarna
2000-2003Smederna
Individual honours
2000, 2001Premier League Riders Champion
Team honours
1993Elite League Champion
1997, 2001, 2004, 2008Premier League Four-Team Champion
1997, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003Premier League Pairs Champion
2008Young Shield winner

Carl Bryan Stonehewer (born 16 May 1972) is a former motorcycle speedway rider from England.[1][2] He earned seven international caps for the England national speedway team and five caps for the Great Britain team.[3]

Career

Stonehewer's principal club in Britain were Belle Vue Aces and Workington Comets.[4]

In 1997, he won the Premier League Pairs Championship partnering Martin Dixon for the Long Eaton Invaders, during the 1997 Premier League speedway season.[5] The success was the first of five Pairs championships.[6][7] He was also part of the Long Eaton four that won the Premier League Four-Team Championship, which was held on 3 August 1997, at the East of England Arena.[8]

In 1999, he won the Premier League Pairs Championship again, partnering Brent Werner, during his first season with Workington.[9] He successfully defended the title the following season but this time partnering Mick Powell during the 2000 Premier League speedway season.

Also in 2000, he won the Polish Speedway Second League with Zielona Góra[2] and won the Premier League Riders Championship, held on 10 September at Owlerton Stadium.[10]

In 2001, Stonehewer recorded his a fourth Premier League Pairs success; once again as a Workington rider he partnered Peter Ingvar Karlsson.[11] The success continued as he won the Premier League Riders Championship for the second successive season.[12]

His last of a record five Pairs titles came in 2003 with Simon Stead. All five of his titles had been achieved with different partners. In 2004, he was part of the Workington four that won the Premier League Four-Team Championship, which was held on 21 August 2004, at the Derwent Park.[13]

Stonehewer announced his retirement in early 2006[14] after suffering horrific friction burns in a freak racing accident in 2005.[15] In April 2007, it was announced he was returning to the Workington Comets team.[16]

He was part of the Workington four who won the Premier League Four-Team Championship, held on 26 July 2008, at Derwent Park. It was Stonehewer's fourth fours title. [17]

Major results

Speedway Grand Prix

Speedway Grand Prix results

Year Position Points Best Finish Notes
2000 18th 30 8th
2001 12th 46 7th
2002 19th 30 5th Did not ride in three GP meetings due to injury.

World Team Cup

References

  1. ^ Montague, Trevor (2004). The A-Z of Sport. Little, Brown. p. 530. ISBN 0-316-72645-1.
  2. ^ a b "Carl Bryan Stonehewer Wielka Brytania". Polish Speedway Database. Retrieved 4 April 2023.
  3. ^ "ULTIMATE RIDER INDEX, 1929-2022" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 30 December 2023.
  4. ^ "2008 Rider index" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 4 April 2023.
  5. ^ "Invaders stars win Best Pairs". Nottingham Evening Post. 29 September 1997. Retrieved 22 August 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  6. ^ "1997 season results" (PDF). Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 27 May 2023.
  7. ^ "Speedway Premier League Pairs 26/09/1997". YouTube. Retrieved 27 May 2023.
  8. ^ "1997 Long Eaton results" (PDF). Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 6 July 2023.
  9. ^ "Speedway". Reading Evening Post. 26 July 1999. Retrieved 27 May 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  10. ^ "HISTORYCZNE ZESTAWIENIE WYNIKÓW 1960-2010". Speedway History. Retrieved 25 June 2023.
  11. ^ "Five minutes with….speedway icon Carl Stonehewer". Cumbria Crack. Retrieved 22 August 2024.
  12. ^ "PLRC: Stoney does the double!". Crash.net. Retrieved 25 June 2023.
  13. ^ "Comets set to host biggest ever meeting". Whitehaven News. Retrieved 7 July 2023.
  14. ^ "Stoney quits". News and Star. 1 December 2006. Retrieved 8 December 2007. [dead link‍]
  15. ^ "Stonehewer out for rest of the season". BBC. 25 July 2005. Retrieved 8 December 2007.
  16. ^ "Stoney's back". News and Star. 18 April 2004. Retrieved 8 December 2007.
  17. ^ "2008 season fixtures and results" (PDF). Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 8 July 2023.