Simon Lambert (speedway rider) explained

Simon Lambert
Nationality:British (English)
Birth Date:21 February 1989
Birth Place:Boston, Lincolnshire, England
Nickname:Rambo Lambo,
Rambo
Years1:2004–2008
Career1:Boston Barracudas
Career2:King's Lynn
Years2:2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2014, 2016–2019, 2023
Years3:2009–2010, 2019-2025
Career3:Scunthorpe
Years4:2010–2011
Career4:Sheffield Tigers
Years5:2011
Career5:Stoke Potters
Years6:2012, 2015
Career6:Leicester Lions
Years7:2013–2014
Career7:Rye House Rockets
Years8:2014
Career8:Birmingham Brummies
Years9:2014
Career9:Workington Comets
Years10:2014
Career10:Kent Kings
Years11:2015–2018
Career11:Peterborough Panthers
Years12:2019
Career12:Newcastle Diamonds
Teamhonour1:Championship Knockout Cup
Teamyear1:2023
Teamyear2:2017
Teamhonour2:SGB Championship Fours
Teamyear3:2011
Teamhonour3:NL Pairs Champion
Teamyear4:2007, 2008
Teamhonour4:CL Pairs Champions

Simon James Lambert (born 21 February 1989) in Boston, Lincolnshire, England,[1] is an English motorcycle speedway rider.[2] [3]

Biography

Lambert rode in the Conference League with Boston Barracudas, twice winning the Conference League Pairs Championship. In 2009 and 2010 he rode for Scunthorpe Scorpions in the Premier League.[4] In 2010 he won the Golden Hammer individual meeting at Monmore Green, with a perfect fifteen-point score.[5]

He signed on for the Sheffield Tigers for the 2011 season on a 3.47 starting average, which rose to 5.63 by the end of the season.[6]

He also rode in the National League in 2011 for Stoke Potters, and with Tim Webster won the National League Pairs Championship in June 2011.[7]

In 2012, he signed for Leicester Lions, but lost his place halfway through the season, returning to ride for Stoke Potters in the National League. In August he returned to the Premier League with Rye House Rockets.

Lambert has been nicknamed 'Rambo' by supporters.[8]

For the 2015 season Simon was picked by his former Premier League Club who have stepped up to the Elite League Leicester Lions as one of their Elite League Draft riders while Simon signed for his local team the Peterborough Panthers in the premier league where he will start the season in one of their reserves berths.

He was part of the Peterborough team that won the SGB Championship Fours, which was held on 6 August 2017, at the East of England Arena.[9]

In 2022, he rode for the Scunthorpe Scorpions in the SGB Championship 2022[10] and re-signed for the club for the SGB Championship 2023.[11] During the 2023 season, he helped the team win the Knockout Cup.[12]

Notes and References

  1. News: 2010 Rider Index/Riders - S . British Speedway Official Website . 2010-11-10 . 2010-11-10.
  2. Web site: 2008 Rider index . British Speedway . 21 March 2023.
  3. Web site: ULTIMATE RIDER INDEX, 1929-2022 . British Speedway . 29 June 2023.
  4. "SPEEDWAY: Simon stays at Scorpions", Spalding Guardian, 18 November 2009, retrieved 2011-12-04
  5. "King's Lynn's Simon Lambert claims Golden Hammer glory", BBC, 29 September 2010, retrieved 2011-12-04
  6. News: 'Rambo' to ride again for Tigers . . 2010-12-01 . 2010-12-01.
  7. "Speedway: Potters put Lambert on fast track to joining the Elite", Staffordshire Sentinel, 2 July 2011, retrieved 2011-12-04
  8. Morse, Peter (2011) "Speedway: ‘Rambo’ is gunning for glory with the Potters", Crewe Chronicle, 2 February 2011, retrieved 2011-12-04
  9. Web site: 2017 Fours final . British Speedway . 8 July 2023.
  10. Web site: British Speedway rider profile . British Speedway . 2 October 2022.
  11. Web site: Lambert stays with Scorpions . British Speedway . December 2022 . 1 December 2022.
  12. Web site: Cup joy for Scorpions . British Speedway . 22 October 2023 . 23 October 2023.