Lee Smethills

Date of Birth	30/03/82
Place of Birth	Bolton
Height	5'8"
Parent Club	Newcastle
Favourite Track	Glasgow, Newcastle, Redcar
Favourite Rider	Respects All Riders

2007 Glasgow Scoring Record

Lee joins Glasgow after a season that saw him almost a victim of his own success. He started 2006 at Berwick and upped his average by almost a point, one of only two Berwick riders to increase his average. It made him the rider to be sacrificed however when Berwick brought in Jacek Rempala.

Lee moved on to replace Ross Brady at Rye House for nine meetings until Stuart Robson returned from injury. In addition he rode a handful of meetings in the Elite League at reserve for Wolverhampton early in 2006.

The likeable Mancunian is an all round sportsman, he was a three times British Champion at Schoolboy Cycle Speedway, rode for the English European Team and was a very handy cross country runner at regional level. His fitness would certainly have helped in seasons 2002, when he rode in all of Hulls 50 meetings, and in 2003 when he completed a similar feat at Exeter in their 48 meetings.

He has been a bit of a nomad since taking up speedway having ridden for Mildenhall, Buxton, Rye House, Sheffield, Belle Vue, Workington, Newcastle, Hull, Exeter, Berwick and Wolves at various levels but has made no secret of his desire to settle at one club now.

Ashfield has always been a track that Lee has ridden well and scored good points at and Glasgow were one of the clubs Lee hoped would approach him to offer a team place in 2007.