Josh Auty

Joshua (Josh) Liam Auty (born 8 September 1990) in Mirfield, West Yorkshire,[1] is a British speedway rider.

Josh Auty
Born (1990-09-08) 8 September 1990
Mirfield, England
NationalityEnglish
Current club information
British leagueScunthorpe Scorpions
Career history
2005–2007, 2012–Scunthorpe Scorpions
2007–2008Redcar Bears
2009–2011Sheffield Tigers
2009–2011Coventry Bees
2012–2013Birmingham Brummies
2015–2018Leicester Lions
2017King's Lynn Stars
Individual honours
2004, 2005British Under-15 Champion
2010Queensland State Champion (Aust)
2010Jack Young Solo Cup winner
Team honours
2006Conference League Champion
2006Conference Trophy Winner
2006Conference KO Cup Winner
2006Conference Shield Winner

On 10 September 2007 Auty was signed to the Coventry Bees to ride in the Elite League. On 21 September 2007 Auty was selected to represent Great Britain for the 2007 Under 21-World Cup Final. Auty was Conference League Rider's championship runner up in 2007, held at Rye House, losing out to his Scunthorpe team mate Tai Woffinden.

On 4 December 2008 Auty was signed on a loan deal from Coventry to Sheffield Tigers. In November 2011 he signed for Scunthorpe Scorpions for the 2012 Premier League season.

In 2010 Auty rode the off-season in Australia where he won the Queensland State Championship at the North Brisbane Speedway, as well as the Jack Young Solo Cup at the Gillman Speedway in Adelaide.

Auty was included in the Elite League draft for the 2015 season and picked by Leicester Lions.[2] He was again selected for the Lions for 2016.

After struggling in the SGB Premiership for Lions, Auty was dropped, and continued to ride in the SGB Championship for Scorpions until announcing his retirement from the sport at the end of May.[3] He reversed his decision, however, a few days later.[4] He will spend the 2018 season riding for the Scunthorpe Scorpions

References
  1. Bamford, R.(2007). Speedway Yearbook 2007. ISBN 978-0-7524-4250-1
  2. "Elite Draft Selections", speedwaygb.co, 26 November 2014. Retrieved 26 November 2014
  3. "Auty Quits Scorpions", speedwaygb.co, 28 May 2017. Retrieved 28 May 2017
  4. "Auty U-Turn Boosts Scorpions", speedwaygb.co, 5 June 2017. Retrieved 5 June 2017


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