Lee Smethills

Smethills rode for various clubs across all of the three divisions of British Speedway from 1998 until 2009.^[4][5]

In 1999 as a 16-year-old, he signed a full contract for Belle Vue Colts, the junior team to the Belle Vue Aces.^[6] At the end of the year in December, Smethills an apprentice mechanic, joined Premier League Club Workington Comets on loan after just one season of racing.^[7]

He spent seasons at Newcastle Diamonds and Rye House Rockets before making his debut for Hull Vikings during the 2002 Premier League speedway season.^[8] Smethills became a journeyman rider, never settling at any one club and spells at Exeter Falcons, Berwick Bandits, Wolverhampton Wolves, Glasgow Tigers and Oxford Cheetahs ensued, in addition to returning to both Newcastle and Workington.^[3]

His final full season was the 2008 Premier League speedway season, where he rode for the Sheffield Tigers^[9] although he did ride a handful of matches during the 2009 National League speedway season for Buxton Hitmen and Weymouth Wildcats^[10] respectively and in 2010 for Plymouth Devils and the Isle of Wight Islanders.^[2]