Simon Lambert (speedway rider)

Simon James Lambert (born 21 February 1989) in Boston, Lincolnshire, England,[1] is a speedway rider in the United Kingdom.

Simon Lambert
Born (1989-02-21) 21 February 1989
Boston, Lincolnshire, England
NicknameRambo Lambo,
Rambo
Nationality
Websitewww.simonlambertracing.co.uk
Current club information
British leagueScunthorpe Scorpions
Career history
2004–2008Boston Barracudas
2004, 2006, 2010King's Lynn Young Stars
2008, 2014, 2016–2019Kings Lynn Stars
2009–2010Scunthorpe Scorpions
2009Scunthorpe Saints
2010–2011Sheffield Tigers
2011Stoke Potters
2012, 2015Leicester Lions
2013–2014Rye House Rockets
2014Birmingham Brummies
2014Workington Comets
2014Kent Kings
2015–2018Peterborough Panthers
2019Newcastle Diamonds
2019–Scunthorpe Scorpions
Team honours
2007, 2008CL Pairs Champions
2011NL Pairs Champion

Biography

Lambert rode in the Conference League with Boston Barracudas, twice winning the Conference League Pairs Championship.[2] In 2009 and 2010 he rode for Scunthorpe Scorpions in the Premier League.[3] In 2010 he won the Golden Hammer individual meeting at Monmore Green, with a perfect fifteen-point score.[4]

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.[5]

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.[2]

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.[6]

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.

References

  1. "2010 Rider Index/Riders - S". British Speedway Official Website. 2010-11-10. Retrieved 2010-11-10.
  2. "Speedway: Potters put Lambert on fast track to joining the Elite", Staffordshire Sentinel, 2 July 2011, retrieved 2011-12-04
  3. "SPEEDWAY: Simon stays at Scorpions", Spalding Guardian, 18 November 2009, retrieved 2011-12-04
  4. "King's Lynn's Simon Lambert claims Golden Hammer glory", BBC, 29 September 2010, retrieved 2011-12-04
  5. "'Rambo' to ride again for Tigers". Sheffield Star. 2010-12-01. Retrieved 2010-12-01.
  6. Morse, Peter (2011) "Speedway: ‘Rambo’ is gunning for glory with the Potters", Crewe Chronicle, 2 February 2011, retrieved 2011-12-04
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