Paul Hurry Explained

Paul Hurry
Nationality:British (English)
Birth Date:9 April 1975
Birth Place:Canterbury, England
Career1:Great Britain
Years2:1991, 1994–1995, 2004–2007, 2010, 2017
Career2:Arena Essex
Years3:1992–1993
Career3:Peterborough
Years4:1996
Career4:London
Years5:1997
Career5:King's Lynn
Years6:1998–1999
Career6:Oxford
Years7:2000
Career7:Eastbourne
Years8:2001-2002
Career8:Wolverhampton
Years9:2003
Career9:Ipswich
Years10:2009
Career10:Poole
Years11:2018, 2021
Career11:Kent
Career12:Poland
Years13:1999
Career13:Częstochowa
Career14:Sweden
Years15:2000
Career15:Smederna
Years16:2003
Years17:2006
Career17:Vargarna
Indivyear1:2005
Indivhonour1:European Grasstrack Champion
Indivyear2:1994
Indivhonour2:British Under 21 Champion
Teamyear1:2000
Teamhonour1:Elite League
Teamyear2:1991, 1992
Teamhonour2:British League Division Two
Teamyear3:1991, 1992
Teamhonour3:Knockout Cup winner
Teamyear4:1992
Teamhonour4:Fours Championship winner

Paul William George Hurry (born 9 April 1975 in Canterbury, Kent) is an English former motorcycle speedway rider.[1] [2] [3] He earned 12 international caps for the England national speedway team and 5 caps for the Great Britain team.[4]

Career

Hurry began his racing career aged 16 with the Arena Essex Hammers in 1991. He was a member of the team that won the league and cup double the 1991 British League Division Two season. Despite the success he experienced during his maiden year he switched to Peterborough Panthers and remarkably completed the treble of league, knockout cup and fours during the 1992 British League Division Two season.[5]

In 1994, he became British under 21 champion and in 2000 he finished in second place at the British Speedway Championship. Hurry was selected to represent the Great Britain national speedway team at the 2001 Speedway World Cup Race-off, but the team failed to reach the final. After spells with various British clubs, Hurry returned to Arena Essex in 2004, where he stayed until 2007.[4]

He appeared to have retired from racing in 2007 due to ongoing problems with an arm injury,[6] but returned to Elite League racing in 2009 to replace the injured Kyle Legault for Poole Pirates. In 2010, Hurry returned to ride for his first club, now renamed the Lakeside Hammers. Paul suffered horrific leg injuries in the final of the 2010 European Grasstrack Final at La Reole and didn't return to racing until 2015. In that time away from the sport he has become a member of the ACU Track Racing Committee and has also become a 'Clerk of the Course'. He has also become a prominent member

British Speedway Championship

Finalist

World Longtrack Championship

Finalist

1996 - Herxheim 3pts (18th)

Grand-Prix Years

Best Individual G.P. Results

European Grasstrack Championship

Finals

Best Other Results

British Grasstrack Championship

Top Three Finishes

Notes and References

  1. Book: Oakes, Peter. 2004. British Speedway Who's Who. 0-948882-81-6.
  2. Web site: 2008 Rider index . British Speedway . 11 March 2023.
  3. Web site: Paul William George Hurry Wielka Brytania . Polish Speedway Database . 11 March 2023.
  4. Web site: ULTIMATE RIDER INDEX, 1929-2022 . British Speedway . 20 December 2023.
  5. News: Speedway . Birmingham Mail . 27 July 1992 . 13 May 2023 . British Newspaper Archive. subscription .
  6. Web site: Speedway: Hurry is Hammers’ talent spotter. Southend Echo. 2008. 2009-03-19.