Steven Shane Boxall (born 16 May 1987 in Canterbury, Kent)[1] is a motorcycle speedway rider. He rode with the Belle Vue Aces in the Elite League,[2][3] and currently rides for the Berwick Bullets in the National Development League.
| Born | 16 May 1987 Canterbury, England |
|---|---|
| Nationality | British (English) |
| Career history | |
| 2002-2005 | Rye House Raiders |
| 2004-2007, 2011, 2014-2015 | Rye House Rockets |
| 2007, 2009 | Poole Pirates |
| 2008-2010 | Belle Vue Aces |
| 2009 | Newcastle Diamonds |
| 2010 | Somerset Rebels |
| 2013, 2018 | Kent Kings |
| 2015 | Lakeside Hammers |
| 2016-2017 | Plymouth Devils |
| 2023 | Berwick Bandits/Bullets |
| Individual honours | |
| 2005 | Conference League Riders' Champion |
| 2013 | National League Riders' Champion |
| Team honours | |
| 2005, 2007 | Premier League Champion |
| 2005 | Premier Trophy Winner |
| 2003 | Conference League Fours Winner |
Career
editBoxall rode for Rye House Raiders in the Conference League and in 2005 won the Riders' Championship. The final was held on 27 August at Rye House Stadium.[4]
Also in 2005, he won the Premier League Championship with the Rye House Rockets, and he did so again in 2007.[5][6]
In 2013, eight years after his first success, he won the Riders' Championship for the second time.[7]
In 2018, Boxall was banned from speedway for two years after being selected for a random drugs and alcohol test in a meeting between Kent and Plymouth at Central Park Stadium on Monday 6 August. He refused to take the test and left the circuit. As a result, he was handed a two-year ban by the Speedway Control Bureau.[8] Boxall subsequently retired from speedway after being handed the two-year ban.
He returned to the sport five years later in 2023. After impressing during practice runs on the Isle of Wight, he signed for the Berwick Bullets in the National Development League and then in August came into the Berwick main team as an injury relacement.[9]
References
edit- ^ Oakes, P.(2004). British Speedway Who's Who. ISBN 0-948882-81-6
- ^ "2008 Rider index" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 17 February 2023.
- ^ "ULTIMATE RIDER INDEX, 1929-2022" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 29 June 2023.
- ^ "Bears relish hat-trick". The Northern Echo. Retrieved 29 June 2023.
- ^ "British Speedway Archive". Speedway GB. Retrieved 16 October 2021.
- ^ "Year by Year". Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 16 October 2021.
- ^ "Yes Heathens win the lot". Cradley Speedway. Retrieved 15 February 2023.
- ^ "Kent Kings speedway rider Steve Boxall given two-year ban". Kent Online. Retrieved 5 July 2023.
- ^ "Two in for Bandits". British Speedway. Retrieved 3 August 2023.