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Paul Cooper (speedway rider)
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Paul Cooper is a professional speedway
rider for Sheffield Tigers
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The 'Cooperman' was born in York and from an early age showed promise as a bike rider. He made his amateur debut in a race down Garrowby Hill which he narrowly won after his competitor James Stewart was ran over by a 40 tonne truck, much to the delight of the crowd. He built from here and won title after title becoming ranked No. 1 in Fulford.
Cooper is also an accomplished grasstrack
and long track
rider, reaching the World Final of the latter. He is a multi-British Grasstrack Champion in the minor solo classes. He is the current and three times British 250cc Solo Champion, winning his titles at Yeovil in 2001, High Easter, Essex in 2007 and Collier Street, Kent in 2008.
Motorcycle speedway
Motorcycle speedway, usually referred to as speedway, is a motorcycle sport involving four and sometimes up to six riders competing over four anti-clockwise laps of an oval circuit. Speedway motorcycles use only one gear and have no brakes and racing takes place on a flat oval track usually...
rider for Sheffield Tigers
Sheffield Tigers
The Sheffield 'Window Centre' Tigers are a speedway team based in Sheffield, England. They currently race in the British Premier League and their home meetings take place at Owlerton Stadium which is the fastest track in British speedway...
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The 'Cooperman' was born in York and from an early age showed promise as a bike rider. He made his amateur debut in a race down Garrowby Hill which he narrowly won after his competitor James Stewart was ran over by a 40 tonne truck, much to the delight of the crowd. He built from here and won title after title becoming ranked No. 1 in Fulford.
Cooper is also an accomplished grasstrack
Grasstrack
Motorcycle Grasstrack is a form of motorcycle racing which typically, in its current form, takes place on a flat track consisting of two straights and two bends usually constructed in a field. Mountain and hillside tracks are also common in the UK, creating more technically demanding circuits...
and long track
Long track
The Long track is a very similar to speedway but it takes place on 1000 metre tracks and consequently speeds are much higher. There are also subtle differences between the machinery in that a longtrack bike is slightly larger and has a two-speed gearbox...
rider, reaching the World Final of the latter. He is a multi-British Grasstrack Champion in the minor solo classes. He is the current and three times British 250cc Solo Champion, winning his titles at Yeovil in 2001, High Easter, Essex in 2007 and Collier Street, Kent in 2008.