Joshua MacDonald (born 20 January 1997) is a speedway rider from Australia.[1][2]

Josh MacDonald
Born (1997-01-20) 20 January 1997 (age 27)
Cessnock, New South Wales, Australia
NationalityAustralian
Career history
2019Sheffield Tigers
2021Scunthorpe Scorpions
2022Oxford Cheetahs

Speedway career edit

MacDonald joined the Sheffield Tigers and for his first season in British speedway, riding in the SGB Championship 2019.[3] He guested during the same season for the King's Lynn Stars in the highest division of UK speedway.[4] In 2021, he was due to ride for Poole Pirates but switched to Scunthorpe Scorpions instead.[5]

In 2022, MacDonald signed for the Oxford Cheetahs for the 2022 season. The Cheetahs were returning to action after a 14-year absence from British Speedway.[6][7]

References edit

  1. ^ "2021 rider index" (PDF). Official British Speedway website. Retrieved 7 January 2022.
  2. ^ "Speedway riders, history and results". wwosbackup. Retrieved 7 January 2022.
  3. ^ "TIGERS SWOOP FOR MACDONALD". Sheffield Speedway. Retrieved 7 January 2022.
  4. ^ "STARS LOOK TO FINISH ON A HIGH". Kings Lynn Speedway. Retrieved 7 January 2022.
  5. ^ "The man who never turned a wheel for Pirates - Josh MacDonald signs for Scunthorpe". Bournemouth Echo. Retrieved 7 January 2022.
  6. ^ "Cheetahs Are complete". Official British speedway website. Retrieved 7 January 2022.
  7. ^ "Oxford Cheetahs: Speedway side set for British Championship return in 2022". BBC Sport. Retrieved 18 November 2021.