Mitchell Davey

{{Short description|Australian speedway rider}}

{{Use British English|date=March 2018}}

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{{Infobox Speedway rider

| name = Mitchell Davey

| image =Mitch Davey 2018.jpg

| caption = Mitch Davey 2018

| nationality = Australian

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1990|03|22|df=y}}

| birth_place = Queensland, Australia

| Country =

| death_date =

| death_place =

| nickname = Mitch

| career1 = Glasgow Tigers

| years1 = 2008-2010

| career2 = Berwick Bandits

| years2 = 2011

| career3 = Edinburgh Monarchs

| years3 = 2013, 2017

| career4 = Redcar Bears

| years4 = 2013

| career5 = Coventry Storm

| years5 = 2016

| career6 = Stoke Potters

| years6 = 2017

| career7 = Swindon Robins

| years7 = 2018

| career8 = Birmingham Brummies

| years8 = 2018}}

Mitchell James Ryan Davey (born 22 March 1990, in Ayr, Queensland) is an Australian former motorcycle speedway rider.{{cite web |url=https://britishspeedway.co.uk/docs/Rider_Index_2008.pdf |title=2008 Rider index |website=British Speedway |access-date=19 February 2023}}

Career

Davey first rode in the British leagues for Glasgow Tigers during the 2008 Premier League speedway season.

In 2018, he was made captain of Birmingham Brummies during the 2018 National League speedway season but suffered a serious crash at the start of the season in May.{{cite web |url=http://birminghambrummies.co/news.php?extend.2578 |title=DAVEY IS BRUMMIES SKIPPER |website=Birmingham Speedway |access-date=19 February 2023}}{{cite web |url=https://www.swindonadvertiser.co.uk/sport/17006331.swindon-robins-rider-mitchell-davey-happy-mend-horror-crash/ |title=Swindon Robins rider Mitchell Davey happy to be on the mend after horror crash |website=Swindon Advertiser |access-date=19 February 2023}}

After six months recovering from vertebrae damage, a punctured lung, a broken shoulder blade and multiple broken ribs, he retired at the end of the 2018 season.{{cite web |url=http://www.birmingham-speedway.com/news.php?extend.2618 |title=MITCHELL DAVEY UPDATE |website=Birmingham Speedway |access-date=19 February 2023}}

Speedway Achievements

2016: National League Winner (Guested for Birmingham in Grand Final)

2016: Knock Out Cup Finalist (Guested for Glasgow)

2016: 1st Maximum, Stoke (Guest) vs Buxton 15/10/16

2016: 1st Paid Maximum, Birmingham (Guest) vs Isle of Wight 31/8/16

2009: Queensland U/21 Title – 2nd

2009: Queensland Title – 4th

2008: Queensland Title – 4th

2008: Queensland U/21 Title – 4th

2008: Australian U/21 Title – 6th

2007: Australian U/21 Solo Title – 14th

2007: Queensland 500cc Solo Titles – 2nd place

2005: Queensland 125cc Solo Titles – 3rd place

2004: Queensland 125cc Solo Titles – 4th place

Long Track Achievements

2006: Queensland Long Track Titles – 1st (250cc) 3rd (125cc) 4th (450cc)

2005: Australian Long Track Titles – 2nd (85cc) 2nd (100cc) 4th (250cc) 5th (125cc)

2005: Queensland Long Track Titles – 1st (100cc)

2004: Australian Long Track Titles – 4th (85cc)

2004: Queensland Long Track Titles – 1st (85cc) 3rd (100cc)

2003: Australian Long Track Titles – 3rd (85cc) 4th (100cc)

2003: Queensland Long Track Titles – 1st (85cc)

2002: Queensland Long Track Titles – 1st (85cc) 2nd (100cc)

1998: Queensland Long Track Titles - 1st (50cc)

Dirt Track Titles

2005 North Queensland Dirt Track Series – 2nd (250cc)

2005 Queensland Dirt Track Titles – 1st (85cc) 3rd (100cc)

2004 North Queensland Dirt Track Series – 1st (85cc) 1st (125cc)

2003 Queensland Dirt Track Titles - 1st (85cc)

2003 North Queensland Dirt Track Series – 1st (85cc)

References