NAME:
Ben Scranage
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NICKNAME:
B-S
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D.O.B:
19/01/1986
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PLACE OF BIRTH:
Manchester
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CURRENT HOME TOWN:
Bolton
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HEIGHT:
6'
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WEIGHT:
79kgs
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MARITAL STATUS:
Girlfriend
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HOBBIES:
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Cycle speedway is a great passion of mine if you don't know what it is look it up!!!!
Football, Motor sport, Mountain Biking or anything competitive!
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FAVROURITE QUOTE:
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DONT KILL THE DREAM- EXECUTE IT!
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FAVOURITE FOOD & DRINK:
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Any good Chinese and a pint of fosters
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MUSIC:
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Red hot chilli peppers, Alicia keys, Orson, Oh and I like abit of cheesy 80s too!!!
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WHAT CAR DO YOU DRIVE:
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I drive an Iveco daily xlwb motor home (my race home)
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TEAM FOR 2010:
Smallboy Trackbikes race team
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BIKE FOR 2010: Triumph 675
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LIKES:
Winning
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DISLIKES:
Losing
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FIRST RACE:
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March 20th 2008 Mallory park qualified 12th, finished 5th out of forty riders. (Get in!!)
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FIRST BIKE:
kx50 Trials bike
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FIRST RACE BIKE:
Honda cbr600rr
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FAVOURITE UK TRACK:
Oulton Park
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WHEN DID YOU START RACING:
2008
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HOW DID YOU GET INTO BIKES:
Via my dad
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WHO ARE YOUR SPONSORS:
Smallboy Trackbikes, Hammer & Tongs Performance and anyone else who wants to come on board and help an up and coming young rider!
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RACING HEROES:
Valentino Rossi
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MOST RESPECTED RACING RIVAL:
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I respect them
all, anyone who puts a helmet on and races has my
respect!!
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ACHIEVEMENTS:
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British Indoor open
cycle speedway champion 2004
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British Indoor under 19 cycle speedway champion 2004
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British indoor open cycle speedway champion 2009
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Bury young sportsman of the year
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Bury sportsman of the year
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BEST MEMORIES:
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NEW ERA 2010 Mallory park two race wins, 2010 Thundersport GB Oulton park qualified P3, NEW ERA Anglesey 2009 2nd position
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WORST MEMORIES:
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NEW ERA March 2010 Mallory park (read the results page)
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HOPES FOR 2011:
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To complete the season with Thundersport GB and to be as competitive as possible and get some good results (hopefully some race wins)
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HOPES FOR THE FUTURE:
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To race at a National level, with a bit of hard work and help from sponsors i.e. Smallboy Trackbikes I think that is very achievable
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CAREER HISTORY:
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2008 -
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Competed in 4 rounds of the new era formula 600 championship, finished in the top ten every race and managed a couple of fifth place finishes
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2009 -
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Again competed in the new era formula 600 championship, made eleven of the fifteen rounds due to financial problems and finished
fourth overall
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2010 -
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Completed half the
season with new era in the formula xtream class
finished 3rd overall and had 3 wins six podiums
and one pole! Also did a wildcard entry with the
Thundersport GB club at Oulton Park qualified in
P3 and finished sixth! :(
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