Kjasts Puodžuks Explained

Kjastas Poudžuks (born 23 August 1986) is a motorcycle speedway rider from Latvia and the former Latvian champion.^{[1] [2]}

Speedway career

Puodžuks rode in the top tier of British Speedway riding for the Oxford Cheetahs during the 2005 Elite League speedway season.^{[3] [4]} He was signed by the Oxford promoter Nigel Wagstaff.^[5]

Puodžuks was part of the Lokomotiv Daugavpils team that first competed in the Polish leagues in 2005.^[6] In 2009, he rode for the first time in the Allsvenskan (the Swedish leagues).^[7]

Speedway Grand Prix results

Year	Position	Points	Best Finish	Notes
-	2006	21st	4	10th	Track wildcard at Latvian GP.
2007	33rd	1	17th	Track reserve at Latvian GP.
2014	N/A	10	5th	Track reserve at Latvian GP.

Honours

• Individual World Championship (Speedway Grand Prix):
  • 2006 - 21 place (4 points)
  • 2007 - (1 points)
• Individual U-21 World Championship

• • 2007 - 13 place (3 point)
• Team World Championship (Speedway World Cup):
  • 2006 - 4 place in Qualifying round 1 (11 points)
  • 2009 - 2nd place in Qualifying round 2 (15 points)
• Individual U-19 European Championship

• • 2002 - track reserve (2 points)
  • 2004 - 5 place (10 points)
  • 2005 - Silver medal (11 points)
• European Club Champions' Cup:
  • 2008 - Slaný - 4th place (2 points)
• Individual Latvian Championship:
  • 2004 - Latvian Champion
  • 2006 - Silver medal
  • 2007 - Latvian Champion
  • 2015 - Latvian Champion
• Individual Junior Latvian Championship:
  • 2003 - Latvian Champion
  • 2004 - Latvian Champion
  • 2005 - Latvian Champion
  • 2006 - Latvian Champion

See also

• Latvia national speedway team
• List of Speedway Grand Prix riders

Notes and References

1. Web site: 2009 SWC Riders Declared QR 2 . FIM-live.com . 2009-04-21 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120225044225/http://www.fim-live.com/fileadmin/alfresco/Manifestations/SWC_Riders_Declared_I_QR2_in_Daugavpils_(LAT)_2009.pdf . 2012-02-25 . dead .
2. Web site: Ķasts Puodžuks Łotwa . Polish Speedway Database . 9 March 2023.
3. Web site: Greensheet Averages. British Speedway. 26 June 2021.
4. Web site: Oxford plans are hit by Coventry dispute . Oxford Mail . 5 September 2024 .
5. Book: Bamford/Shailes, Robert/Glynn. The Story of Oxford Speedway. 2007. 183–184. Tempus Publishing Ltd. 978-0-7524-4161-0.
6. Web site: The city on the Dvina River is saturated with speedway . Polsat Sport . 5 September 2024 .
7. Web site: Puodžuks startēs Zviedrijā . Sportacentrs . 5 September 2024 .