1. Tai Woffinden began his career in junior speedway in Perth where he won the 2006 Western Australian Under-16 title, though he unfortunately missed riding in the Australian Under-16 Championship in Adelaide.
16 Facts About Tai Woffinden
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Tai Woffinden started his British career with the Scunthorpe Scorpions in the Conference League in 2006.
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In 2007, Tai Woffinden became the youngest ever rider to appear in the British Championship Final but suffered injury in a crash and had to withdraw from the meeting.
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The event was held at the Arena Essex Raceway, with Tai Woffinden only dropping one point in the qualifying heats and winning the final ahead of Adam Roynon and Ben Barker.
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Tai Woffinden was the first rider to hold both the British Under-18 and British Under-21 title during the same season.
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Tai Woffinden was the first rider to be the British Under 18 Champion for two consecutive seasons.
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Tai Woffinden agreed to ride for his parent club, the Wolverhampton Wolves, for the 2009 Elite League season.
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On 15 April 2011 Tai Woffinden won the British Under 21 Championship, held at the Arena Essex Raceway.
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Tai Woffinden won the Classic named for his late father in 2012 at the 142 metres Pinjar Park Speedway in Perth.
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In 2013 Tai Woffinden won the Speedway Grand Prix series to become World Champion.
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Tai Woffinden was the 8th British rider to become World Champion and the first one to hold the British Championship and World Championship in the same year since Gary Havelock in 1992.
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Tai Woffinden was the youngest World Champion in the modern day GP competition at the time.
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Tai Woffinden won Motorcycle News Man of the Year Award for 2013.
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Also in 2013, Tai Woffinden competed in his only European Championship finishing 5th during the 2013 Speedway European Championship.
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In 2018, Tai Woffinden won his third world title ending the 2018 Speedway Grand Prix on 139 points and ten clear of rival Bartosz Zmarzlik.
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On 31 March 2025, it was announced that Woffinden was in an induced coma, following a crash in Poland on Sunday, sustaining multiple injuries.