Show Notes
Rory Schlein is a modern day British Speedway legend, who despite retiring a few years back, came back for more!
Now having finally hung his kevlars for goodie looks back on a career which has taken in most of British Speedway's top side, including winning 3 Elite League titles with Coventry, including a treble in 2007, And 2nd tier titles with Edinburgh and Poole Pirates.
Edinburgh Monarchs (2001–2004, 2011–2012)
Sheffield Tigers (2001–2002)
Belle Vue Aces (2004–2006, 2011–2012)
Coventry Bees (2005–2010)
Ipswich Witches (2008, 2017–2018)
Peterborough Panthers (2010)
King's Lynn Stars (2013–2016)
Wolverhampton Wolves (2017–2021, 2023)
Somerset Rebels (2019)
Poole Pirates (2021)
Berwick Bandits (2023–2024)
(He also rode internationally for teams in Poland like Rybnik, Wrocław, and Łódź, and in Sweden for Indianerna and Dackarna.)
His list of clubs is pretty much a who's who of British Speedway, and the legacy continues as his nephew Blake has just been crowned Australian U16 Champion!
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