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Shane Bowes

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Shane Bowes
Born (1969-03-04) 4 March 1969 (age 55)
Adelaide, South Australia
NationalityAustralian
Career history
1987Newcastle Diamonds
1988–1993, 1995Glasgow Tigers
1994Reading Racers
1996–1997Coventry Bees
Individual honours
1991West End Speedway International
1996Jack Young Memorial Cup
Team honours
1993British League Division Two
1993British League Div 2 KO Cup winner
1997Craven Shield winner

Shane Leonard Bowes (born 4 March 1969, Adelaide, South Australia) is an Australian former motorcycle speedway rider. Bowes was a finalist in the 1990 Under-21 Speedway World Championship, finishing in eighth place. He also rode in the United Kingdom between 1987 and 1997, most notably spending seven seasons with the Glasgow Tigers.[1][2]

Career

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United Kingdom

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Shane Bowes first rode in the United Kingdom when he signed with the Newcastle Diamonds for the 1987 National League season.[3] He then moved on to the Glasgow Tigers in 1988 where he made his UK home for the next six years, winning both the British League Division Two and the Division Two KO Cup in 1993.[4] During the 1993 British League Division Two season he averaged 8.99.[4]

Bowes left Glasgow for Reading Racers in 1994[5] but returned to the Tigers in 1995. After a single season with Glasgow, Shane moved again, this time to the Coventry Bees for 1996 and 1997, winning the Craven Shield with the Bees in 1997.[1]

International

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Shane Bowes made numerous appearances for Australia in Test Matches against various national and composite teams. He also appeared in the 1990 Under-21 Speedway World Final in Lviv, where he finished 8th on 7 points with a win and two 2nd placings.[6]

In 1993, he finished third at the Australian Championship.[7]

Present

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Bowes retired from riding in the late 1990s, mostly due to injury. He currently lives in Adelaide with his wife and three children and runs a pump sales, repairs and installation business called Shane Bowes Contracting, he also worked for his father Len's lawn mower sales and repair business.[8]

He made a one-off comeback and got back on a bike for the Gillman Speedway classic speedway meeting held in Adelaide on 1 November 2015. Bowes showed he had lost little of his skill when he dominated the Two Valve Solo Championship for the over 40-year-old's, remaining unbeaten on the afternoon.[9]

World Final Appearances

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Individual Under-21 World Championship

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References

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  1. ^ a b "ULTIMATE RIDER INDEX, 1929-2022" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 22 June 2023.
  2. ^ Loader, Tony (1991). Loader's International Speedway Annual 1991. Tony Loader. pp. 55, 61–83, 223–225. ISSN 1036-4404.
  3. ^ "They're back!". Newcastle Journal. 31 March 1987. Retrieved 23 August 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. ^ a b "Shane Bowes profile". WWOS Backup. Retrieved 22 June 2023.
  5. ^ "Shane shines for Reading". Reading Evening Post. 29 March 1994. Retrieved 7 September 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  6. ^ "1990". Speedway.org. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
  7. ^ "Individual Australian Championship". Historia Sportu Zuzlowego. Retrieved 21 January 2023.
  8. ^ Shane Bowes Contracting
  9. ^ Gillman Speedway Classic Meeting 2015