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| Born | (1993-02-22)22 February 1993 (age 32) Albrighton,Shropshire, England |
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| Nationality | British (English) |
| Career history | |
| 2010–2012, 2014, 2017 | Dudley/Cradley Heathens |
| 2012–2013 | Somerset Rebels |
| 2013 | Isle of Wight Islanders |
| 2014 | Leicester Lions |
| 2014 | Wolverhampton Wolves |
| 2014 | Scunthorpe Scorpions |
| 2015–2016 | Birmingham Brummies |
| 2016 | Berwick Bandits |
| 2016 | Peterborough Panthers |
| 2017 | Glasgow Tigers |
| 2018 | Belle Vue Colts |
| 2019 | Stoke Potters |
| Team honours | |
| 2011 | National Shield |
| 2015 | National League |
| 2014, 2015, 2019 | UK fours |
Thomas Andrew Perry (born 22 February 1993) is a Britishspeedway andgrasstrack rider.[1]
Born inAlbrighton,Shropshire in 1993, Tom Perry began grasstrack racing at the age of six and took up speedway at the age of ten.[2] His grasstrack successes included winning the British 125cc Youth Championship in 2006, placing in the top three in both the 250cc and 350cc championships in 2009, a fourth place in the British Under-21 Championship and becoming the youngest rider ever to compete in the British Masters Championship when aged 16, finishing in fifth place.[2]
In 2010, he joinedNational League speedway teamDudley Heathens, and continued to haves success in grasstrack, winning the British Under-21 Championship.[2] After a successful first season is speedway, at the end of which he was voted 'rider of the year' by Heathens fans, he re-signed for the team in 2011, winning theNational Shield with Heathens later that year.[2][3] At the end of the season he was awarded a Darren and Sharon Boocock Speedway Scholarship which saw him travel to Australia to gain experience racing in Queensland.[4]
In 2012, he continued with Heathens and also rode in thePremier League forSomerset Rebels, riding in 36 matches for the club. He finished as runner-up in theBritish Under-21 Speedway Championship that year.
In 2013, he was retained by Somerset in the Premier League, also riding forIsle of Wight Islanders in the National League. He represented Great Britain in theUnder-21 Speedway World Cup semi-final, and finished fifth in the British Under-21 Speedway Championship.[5][6]
In December 2013, he was picked in the reserve draft to ride forLeicester Lions in theElite League in 2014.[7] He was also part of the Cradley team that won theNational League Fours, held on 26 October 2014 atBrandon Stadium.[8]
Perry was the 350cc British Grasstrack Champion in 2015 and experienced a very successful season riding forBirmingham Brummies during the2015 National League speedway season.[9] He won theNational League title and was part of the Birmingham team that won theNational League Fours, held on 14 June 2015 atBrandon Stadium.[10]
He rode for theBelle Vue Colts during the2018 National League speedway season and in 2019, he was part of theStoke Potters team that won theNDL Fours, held on 13 July 2019 atLoomer Road Stadium.[11]