Grzegorz Szczepanik Explained

Grzegorz Szczepanik
Nationality:Polish
Birth Date:10 June 1953
Birth Place:Łańcut, Poland
Career1:Poland
Years2:1973-1975, 1977-1981
Career2:ROW Rybnik
Years3:1982
Career3:Kolejarz Opole
Career4:Great Britain
Years5:1976
Career5:Leicester Lions

Grzegorz Szczepanik (born 10 June 1953) is a Polish former motorcycle speedway rider.[1]

Career

Born in Rybnik, Szczepanik first rode in Poland in 1973 for the ROW Rybnik club.[2]

After finishing eleventh in the Polish Junior Championship in 1974 he signed for Leicester Lions in 1976,[3] [4] but after a season where he averaged below three points per match, he returned to Poland.[5]

Szczepanik's last season in the Team Speedway Polish Championship was with Kolejarz Opole.[6]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ultimate rider index, 1929-2022 . British Speedway . 12 September 2024.
  2. Oakes, Peter & Mauger, Ivan (1976) Who's Who of World Speedway Studio Publications,, p. 196
  3. Web site: Leicester Lions - polski klub w Elite League . Przegląd Sportowy Onet . 13 September 2024 .
  4. News: Ray Wilson picked as No.1 . Leicester Daily Mercury . 17 March 1976 . British Newspaper Archive . subscription . 29 August 2024.
  5. Jones, Alan (2010) Speedway in Leicester: The Lions Roar, Automedia, p. 178
  6. Web site: Grzegorz Szczepanik . Polish Speedway Database . 13 September 2024.

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