Bradley Wilson-Dean Explained

Bradley Wilson-Dean
Nationality:New Zealander
Birth Date:26 October 1994
Birth Place:Hastings, New Zealand
Career1:Eastbourne Eagles
Years1:2015
Career2:Somerset Rebels
Years2:2016, 2018
Career3:Peterborough Panthers
Years3:2017-2019
Career4:Swindon Robins
Years4:2017
Career5:Workington Comets
Years5:2019
Career6:Newcastle Diamonds
Years6:2022
Indivyear1:2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2024
Indivhonour1:New Zealand Champion
Indivyear2:2014, 2015
Indivhonour2:New Zealand U21 Champion
Indivyear3:2023
Indivhonour3:US Open Speedway Champion
Teamyear1:2018
Teamhonour1:SGB Championship Fours

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

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, where 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 did not ride in any meetings.

In 2021, he won his fourth successive New Zealand Solo Championship.[8] In September 2023, he won the US Open Speedway Championship at the Champion Speedway in New York.[9]

In 2024, he won his fifth New Zealand title.[10]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: British Speedway profile . British Speedway . 26 January 2023.
  2. Web site: Bradley Wilson . 18 June 2021 . Speedway Bikes.com.
  3. Web site: FIM Speedway Youth Gold Trophy 250cc. 19 March 2023. Danish Speedway.
  4. News: 15 January 2015 . Speedway: Premier league lures Hawke's Bay prodigy. Hawkes Bay Today. 25 March 2023 .
  5. Web site: 2018 Fours final . British Speedway . 8 July 2023.
  6. News: Speedway: Somerset Rebels rocked by rider injury. Weston Mercury. 21 February 2020 . 24 March 2023 .
  7. Web site: Newcastle 2022 . Speedway Researcher . 19 March 2023.
  8. News: Speedway: BWD shuts out pain to capture fourth consecutive title. Hawkes Bay Today. 12 January 2020. 24 March 2023 .
  9. Web site: US Open Speedway Championship. Speedwaybikes.com. 17 December 2023.
  10. Web site: Solo Championships . Speedway New Zealand . 13 February 2024.