Darren Sumner

Daz Sumner

Born	14 March 1968 (1968-03-14) (age 56) Stockport, England
Nationality	British (English)
Career history
1985–1987	Stoke Potters
1987	Cradley Heathens
1988–1994	Middlesbrough Bears
1988, 1991	Belle Vue Aces
1992, 1994	Oxford Cheetahs
Individual honours
1987	British Under 21 Champion
Team honours
1994	Fours Championship winner

Darren Keith Sumner (born 14 March 1968 in Stockport, England)^[1] is a former motorcycle speedway rider from England. During his speedway career he was known as Daz Sumner.^[2]

Career

Sumner was the British Speedway Under 21 Champion in 1987.^[3]

He rode in the National League for the Stoke Potters between 1985 and 1987 before being put on the transfer list despite winning the 1987 British Under 21 Championship. He made 104 league and cup appearances and scored 669 points during his career at Stoke.^[4]

He went on to ride for Middlesbrough Bears from 1988 to 1994 and was signed by Belle Vue Aces for £12,000 in 1991.^[5]

Sumner rode for Oxford Cheetahs before retiring in 1994. During the fnal season of his career in 1994, he helped Oxford Cheetahs win the Fours Championship during the 1994 British League Division Two season.^[6][7]

References

1. Oakes, P & Rising, P (1986) 1986 Speedway Yearbook ISBN 0-948882-00-X
2. "Ultimate Rider Index" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
3. Bamford, R.(2007). Speedway Yearbook 2007. ISBN 978-0-7524-4250-1
4. "Potters put Sumner on transfer list". Staffordshire Sentinel. 25 January 1988. Retrieved 10 October 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
5. "Daz back for Bears". Hartlepool Northern Daily Mail. 3 March 1992. Retrieved 10 October 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
6. "Speedway". Huddersfield Daily Examiner. 8 August 1994. Retrieved 11 May 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
7. "1994 complete season records" (PDF). Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 13 May 2023.