Paul Hurry
| Born |
9 April 1975 Canterbury, England |
|---|---|
| Nationality |
 Great Britain |
| Current club information | |
| British league | Lakeside Hammers |
| Career history | |
| 1991, 1994-1995, 2004-2007, 2010 | Arena Essex Hammers |
| 1992-1993 | Peterborough Panthers |
| 1996 | London Lions |
| 1997 | King's Lynn Stars |
| 1998-1999 | Oxford Cheetahs |
| 2000 | Eastbourne Eagles |
| 2001-2002 | Wolverhampton Wolves |
| 2003 | Ipswich Witches |
| 2009 | Poole Pirates |
| 1999 | Włókniarz Częstochowa (POL) |
| 2000 | Smederna (SWE) |
| 2003 | Luxo Stars (SWE) |
| 2006 | Vargarna (SWE) |
| Individual honours | |
| 1994 | British Under 21 Champion |
| Team honours | |
| 1991, 1992 | British League Division Two |
| 2000 | Elite League |
Paul William George Hurry (born 9 April 1975 in Canterbury, Kent) is a British international motorcycle speedway rider.[1] Hurry began his racing career aged 16 with the Arena Essex Hammers in 1991. 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. He appeared to have retired from racing in 2007 due to ongoing problems with an arm injury,[2] 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 of the Astra grasstrack club and help promote, run and officiate at meetings.
Hurry achieved many successful starts at the annual indoor December Brighton Bonanza.
Hurry has won the 500cc British Grasstrack Championship four times and the European Grasstrack Championship in 2005.
British Speedway Championship
Finalist
- 1994
@ Coventry 2pts (16th)
- 1995 @ Coventry 4pts (9th)
- 1998 @ Coventry 12pts (13th)
- 1999 @ Coventry 10pts (9th)
- 2000 @ Coventry 13pts (10th)
- 2001 @ Coventry 8pts (8th)
- 2002 @ Coventry Coventry 7pts (9th)
- 2003 @ Eastbourne 5pts (13th)
- 2006 @ Belle Vue 7pts (9th)
World Longtrack Championship
Finalist 1996 - Herxheim 3pts (18th)
Grand-Prix Years
- 1997 - Five G.P. 51pts (11th)
- 1998 - One G.P. 20pts (16th)
- 1999 - Five G.P. 72pts (5th)
- 2000 - Five G.P. 77pts (4th)
- 2001 - Four G.P. 46pts (4th)
- 2002 - Four G.P. 40pts (8th)
- 2003 - Four G.P. 58pts (8th)
- 2005 - Four G.P. 58pts (3rd)
- 2007 - Two G.P. 22pts (12th)
Best Individual G.P. Results
First
- 1997 -
Marmande
- 1999 - Marmande
Second
- 1998 - Abingdon
- 2003 - Marmande
- 2005 - Marmande
Third
- 2000 - Abington
- 2000 -
Eenrum
- 2005 - Morizes
- 2007 - St. Macaire
European Grasstrack Championship
Finals
- 1994 -
Cloppenburg 7pts (10th)
- 1995 - Joure 16pts (4th)
- 1996 - Saint-Colomb-de-Lauzun 13pts (6th)
- 2002 - Berghaupten 15pts (4th)
- 2004 - Eenrum 7pts (12th)
- 2005 - Schwarme 18pts (Champion)
- 2009 - Berghaupten 4pts (14th)
- 2010 - La Reole 15pts (6th)
Best Other Results
Semi-final
First
- 1994 - Aduard
- 2001 - Saint-Colomb-de-Lauzun
- 2002 - La Reole
- 2003 - Noordwolde
- 2005 - Noordwolde
- 2010 - Truro
Third
- 2009 - Hertingan
Preliminary Round
First
- 1994 - Abingdon
- 1996 - Stadskanaal
British Grasstrack Championship
Top Ten Finishes
- 2000 Runner-up
- 2001 Podium
- 2002 Champion
- 2004 Champion
- 2005 Champion
- 2007 Runner-up
Other Top Ten to date
1993, 1994, 1996, 1999, 2010
References
- ↑ Oakes, Peter (2004). British Speedway Who's Who. ISBN 0-948882-81-6.
- ↑ "Speedway: Hurry is Hammers' talent spotter". Southend Echo. 2008. Retrieved 2009-03-19.
External links
http://grasstrackgb.co.uk/paul-hurry/