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David Norris (speedway rider)

David Norris
Born (1972-08-20) 20 August 1972 (age 44)
Eastbourne, England
Nickname Floppy
Nationality  England
Current club information
British league Eastbourne Eagles
Career history
1988-1989, 1993-1994, Eastbourne Eagles
1990, 1991-1993 Ipswich Witches
1995 Reading Racers
1995-1996 Wybrzeże Gdańsk (POL)
1999 KS Toruń (POL)
2000-2003 Valsarna (SWE)
2005 Vargarna (SWE)
Team honours
2000 Elite League
1994 British League Knockout Cup
1997, 2002 Elite League KO Cup
1991 British League Four Team

David Michael Norris (born 20 August 1972, in Eastbourne, England) is a former British international motorcycle speedway rider.

Norris had stints with Reading Racers and Ipswich Witches, but primarily rode for the Eastbourne Eagles in the British League, Premier League, and Elite League. In 2007 he overtook Gordon Kennett as the Eagles' leading scorer, accumulating 5,197 points from just 577 meetings. He burst onto the world scene in 2004, aged 32, when adopting a new 'more professional' attitude towards the sport, going on to appear as a wild card in the British Speedway Grand Prix in 2004 and 2005.

A succession of injuries dogged him in 2006 and 2007 though and he announced his retirement from speedway in October 2007. He said: "I'm at a stage now where I can't take another hit on my head or neck. If I didn’t have kids and my wife I might consider carrying on, but you can’t just live for yourself." However, after holding talks with his doctor and family, Norris came out of retirement and once again rode for the Eastbourne Eagles during the 2009 season, assisted in the pits by Dean Barker.


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