Michael Palm Toft Explained

Michael Palm Toft
Nationality:Danish
Birth Date:26 July 1990
Birth Place:Odense, Denmark
Career1:Denmark
Career2:Esbjerg
Years2:2008–2009, 2013–2017
Career3:Outrup/Region Varde
Years3:2010–2011, 2023
Years4:2012
Career4:Fjelsted
Years5:2018
Career5:Holsted
Career7:Great Britain
Career8:Scunthorpe
Years8:2011–2013
2015–2017, 2023–2024
Career9:King's Lynn
Years9:2012, 2017–2019, 2023–2024
Career10:Plymouth
Years10:2013, 2022
Career11:Belle Vue
Years11:2014
Career12:Peterborough
Years12:2015–2016, 2018
2021–2022
Career13:Somerset
Years13:2017
Career14:Leicester
Years14:2018
Career15:Redcar
Years15:2018–2021
Career18:Poland
Career19:Piła
Years19:2023
Teamyear1:2021
Teamhonour1:tier 1 league champion
Teamyear2:2012
Teamhonour2:tier 2 league champion
Teamhonour3:Championship Knockout Cup
Teamyear3:2023
Teamyear4:2018
Teamhonour4:SGB Championship Fours

Michael Palm Toft (born 26 July 1990) is a Danish motorcycle speedway rider.[1] [2]

Career

Palm Toft began his British career riding for the Scunthorpe Scorpions in 2011.[3] The following year he helped Scunthorpe win the 2012 Premier League title[4] In 2017, he captained Scunthorpe for the season.

He was part of the Peterborough Panthers team that won the SGB Championship Fours, which was held on 1 July 2018, at the Media Prime Arena.[5]

In 2021, he rode in the top tier of British Speedway, riding for the Peterborough Panthers in the SGB Premiership 2021, in addition to the Redcar Bears in the SGB Championship 2021.[6] He rode at No 1 in the Peterborough team that won the SGB Premiership 2021.

In 2022, he rode for the Peterborough again, in the SGB Premiership 2022 and for the Plymouth Gladiators in the SGB Championship 2022.[6] In 2023, he returned to two previous clubs signing for King's Lynn Stars for the SGB Premiership 2023[7] and the Scunthorpe Scorpions for the SGB Championship 2023,[8] where he helped the team win the Knockout Cup.[9]

He re-signed for King's Lynn for 2024 Premiership,[10] and Scunthorpe for the Championship season[11] but had a setback in June when he broke collarbone riding for Scunthorpe at Berwick.[12]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2021 PETERBOROUGH PANTHERS. Peterborough Speedway. 18 June 2021.
  2. Web site: ULTIMATE RIDER INDEX, 1929-2022 . British Speedway . 28 June 2023.
  3. Web site: Michael Palm Toft. Scunthorpe Speedway . 18 June 2021.
  4. Web site: Michael Palm Toft . WWOS backup . 8 December 2022.
  5. Web site: 2018 Fours final . British Speedway . 8 July 2023.
  6. Web site: British Speedway rider profile . British Speedway . 29 September 2022.
  7. Web site: KK back as Stars complete . British Speedway . 13 December 2022 . 13 December 2022.
  8. Web site: MPT returns for Scorpions . British Speedway . 8 December 2022 . 8 December 2022.
  9. Web site: Cup joy for Scorpions . British Speedway . 22 October 2023 . 23 October 2023.
  10. Web site: Stars sign Musielak, MPT returns . British Speedway . 28 November 2023.
  11. Web site: MPT & Mountain complete Scorpions . British Speedway . 1 January 2024.
  12. . MPT under the knife . Speedway Star . 5 . 22 June 2024 .