Tom Marriott

Nickname:
Rider Number: 13
Hometown: Brantford Ontario - Canada
Place of Birth:Sheffield, England - UK
Birthdate: May 9th 1951
Occupation:
Married, four kids, (two from each side)
Relatives in Speedway:
E-mail: tmarriott@uniongas.com
Web Site or Facebook Page:
Date Started Speedway: 1970

Reason to Race Speedway: Rode one year as a novice between 1070 & 1971. Rode in a junior individual meeting at Sheffield and three second half novice races.

Note: "I took up speedway again in 1997 after finding the Paris track. Tried to convince myself that helping out would be enough but I got the bug again. I feel like 19 on the bike, my age as I start to fall off, and 90 when I hit the ground! There is nothing like the experience of riding."

Regrets: "not keeping my English bike, a JAP in a Jackson Rotrax frame!"

Goals or Ambitions for Speedway: "Not to get injured and to ride as long as I enjoy it. To see more riders race at Paris as this is the only true speedway track we have that is dedicated to our sport."

Favourite team: Sheffield Tigers of the Premier League.
Favourite riders: (England in the 60's & 70's Jack Kitchen & Arnold Haley - both Sheffield Tigers)
Canada - Len Dillon (unbelievable natural ability)
Photos: Paris pits and on the track. The old picture is me at the far back waiting to go on the track at King's Lynn in 1970.

Bike: Upright GM in a Godden frame. back up bike is my original four valve Jawa.

Tracks Ridden:
Canada: Paris Speedway - C.C. Speedway
England: Sheffield (Owlerton) - Halifax (The Shay) - King's Lynn (Saddlebow Road) - Belle View (The Gardens) - Scunthorpe. Doncaster - Favourite was Halifax.

Achievements:
2000 - Paris Speedway Events Jun 9, Jun 23, Jun 30, Jul 21, Jul 28
2000 - Paris Speedway Photos Jun 23
1999 - CSRA Points by Rider Jun 28
1999 - Paris Speedway Events May 28, Jun 11, Jun 18, Jun 25, Jul 2, Jul 16
1998 - Paris Speedway Events June 12, Jun 19, Jul 10, Sep 5
1997 - Paris Speedway Events Jun 13, Jul 11, Aug 30