Sergey Darkin (speedway rider)
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Sergey Darkin is a Russia
n motorcycle speedway
rider who is a member of Russia's national team
.
, Uzbekistan
, Darkin has been a regular member of the Russian World Team Cup squad, finishing runner-up in 1996. He was Russian individual champion in 2000 and 2002.
After riding in the UK for Eastbourne Eagles
in 2001, he joined Coventry Bees
in the middle of the 2004 season, riding in fifteen matches in the Speedway Elite League
and scoring 111 points at an average of 6.68. He also rode for Arena Essex
in 2005 and Poole Pirates
in 2007. In September 2005 he suffered serious head injuries in a crash at Togliatti
in the European Club Team Champions Cup, but was able to return to racing the following year.
He rides for KMZ Lublin in the Polish league, Togliatti in Russia, and signed for Leicester Lions for the 2011 British season, leaving mid-season. He subsequently rode for Swindon Robins
in the Elite League.
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
n motorcycle speedway
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 who is a member of Russia's national team
Russia national speedway team
Russia are an international speedway team who compete in the major international competition, the Speedway World Cup. They are managed by Andrey Savin and the current captain is Rybnik's Denis Gizatullin.- 2009 Squad :* Denis Gizatullin* Grigory Laguta...
.
Biography
Born in FerganaFergana
Fergana is a city , the capital of Fergana Province in eastern Uzbekistan, at the southern edge of the Fergana Valley in southern Central Asia, cutting across the borders of Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan...
, Uzbekistan
Uzbekistan
Uzbekistan , officially the Republic of Uzbekistan is a doubly landlocked country in Central Asia and one of the six independent Turkic states. It shares borders with Kazakhstan to the west and to the north, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan to the east, and Afghanistan and Turkmenistan to the south....
, Darkin has been a regular member of the Russian World Team Cup squad, finishing runner-up in 1996. He was Russian individual champion in 2000 and 2002.
After riding in the UK for Eastbourne Eagles
Eastbourne Eagles
The Eastbourne Eagles are a British speedway team based near Eastbourne, England who compete in the British Elite League. They became Elite League Champions in 2000. They were also Elite League Knockout Cup winners in 2002 and again in 2008. Speedway was initially introduced to Eastbourne in...
in 2001, he joined Coventry Bees
Coventry Bees
The Coventry Bees are a motorcycle speedway team based at Brandon near Coventry, England. A Coventry team was first formed in 1928 and competed in the Southern League and then the National League in the pre-war era at Brandon stadium. There were also meetings at a stadium in Lythalls Lane...
in the middle of the 2004 season, riding in fifteen matches in the Speedway Elite League
Speedway Elite League
The Elite League is the top division of Speedway league competition in the United Kingdom and is governed by the Speedway Control Bureau , in conjunction with the British Speedway Promoters' Association . It is sponsored by Sky Sports...
and scoring 111 points at an average of 6.68. He also rode for Arena Essex
Lakeside Hammers
The Lakeside Hammers are a speedway team who race in the British Elite League. They were founded by promoter Wally Mawdsley and stock car promoter Chick Woodroffe...
in 2005 and Poole Pirates
Poole Pirates
Poole Pirates are a motorcycle speedway team based in Poole, England, competing in the British Elite League...
in 2007. In September 2005 he suffered serious head injuries in a crash at Togliatti
Tolyatti
Tolyatti , also known as Togliatti, is a city in Samara Oblast, Russia. It serves as the administrative center of Stavropolsky District, although it is administratively separate from it...
in the European Club Team Champions Cup, but was able to return to racing the following year.
He rides for KMZ Lublin in the Polish league, Togliatti in Russia, and signed for Leicester Lions for the 2011 British season, leaving mid-season. He subsequently rode for Swindon Robins
Swindon Robins
The Swindon Speedway team, also known as the Swindon Robins, are an English Motorcycle Speedway team established in 1949 that competes in the Elite League....
in the Elite League.
British leagues
| Year | Team | League | Matches | Rides | Points | Bonus | Total | Average |
| 2001 | Eastbourne Eagles Eastbourne Eagles The Eastbourne Eagles are a British speedway team based near Eastbourne, England who compete in the British Elite League. They became Elite League Champions in 2000. They were also Elite League Knockout Cup winners in 2002 and again in 2008. Speedway was initially introduced to Eastbourne in... |
Elite Speedway Elite League The Elite League is the top division of Speedway league competition in the United Kingdom and is governed by the Speedway Control Bureau , in conjunction with the British Speedway Promoters' Association . It is sponsored by Sky Sports... |
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| 2004 | Coventry Bees Coventry Bees The Coventry Bees are a motorcycle speedway team based at Brandon near Coventry, England. A Coventry team was first formed in 1928 and competed in the Southern League and then the National League in the pre-war era at Brandon stadium. There were also meetings at a stadium in Lythalls Lane... |
Elite Speedway Elite League The Elite League is the top division of Speedway league competition in the United Kingdom and is governed by the Speedway Control Bureau , in conjunction with the British Speedway Promoters' Association . It is sponsored by Sky Sports... |
15 | 73 | 111 | 11 | 122 | 6.68 |
| 2005 | Arena Essex Lakeside Hammers The Lakeside Hammers are a speedway team who race in the British Elite League. They were founded by promoter Wally Mawdsley and stock car promoter Chick Woodroffe... |
Elite Speedway Elite League The Elite League is the top division of Speedway league competition in the United Kingdom and is governed by the Speedway Control Bureau , in conjunction with the British Speedway Promoters' Association . It is sponsored by Sky Sports... |
16 | 68 | 87 | 14 | 101 | 5.94 |
| 2007 | Poole Pirates Poole Pirates Poole Pirates are a motorcycle speedway team based in Poole, England, competing in the British Elite League... |
Elite Speedway Elite League The Elite League is the top division of Speedway league competition in the United Kingdom and is governed by the Speedway Control Bureau , in conjunction with the British Speedway Promoters' Association . It is sponsored by Sky Sports... |
2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 2011 | Leicester Lions | Premier Speedway Premier League The Premier League is the second division of Speedway in the United Kingdom and goverened by the Speedway Control Board , in conjunction with the British Speedway Promoters' Association . The Premier League was founded in 1995 when it replaced the British League as the first division... |
21 | 96 | 156 | 10 | 166 | 6.92 |
| 2011 | Swindon Robins Swindon Robins The Swindon Speedway team, also known as the Swindon Robins, are an English Motorcycle Speedway team established in 1949 that competes in the Elite League.... |
Elite Speedway Elite League The Elite League is the top division of Speedway league competition in the United Kingdom and is governed by the Speedway Control Bureau , in conjunction with the British Speedway Promoters' Association . It is sponsored by Sky Sports... |
8 | 32 | 23 | 6 | 29 | 3.63 |
See also
- Russia national speedway teamRussia national speedway teamRussia are an international speedway team who compete in the major international competition, the Speedway World Cup. They are managed by Andrey Savin and the current captain is Rybnik's Denis Gizatullin.- 2009 Squad :* Denis Gizatullin* Grigory Laguta...