Mark Loram

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Field	Value
name	Mark Loram
image	Mark Loram.jpg
nationality	British
birth_date
birth_place	Mtarfa, Malta
career1	Great Britain
years2	1987–1988
career2	Hackney Kestrels
years3	1989, 2006–2009
career3	Ipswich Witches
years4	1990–1994
career4	King's Lynn Stars
years5	1995–1996
career5	Exeter Falcons
years6	1997
career6	Bradford Dukes
years7	1998
career7	Wolverhampton Wolves
years8	1999–2000
career8	Poole Pirates
years9	2001
career9	Peterborough Panthers
years10	2002–2003
career10	Eastbourne Eagles
years11	2004–2005
career11	Arena Essex Hammers
career12	Poland
years13	1992, 1999–2000
career13	Częstochowa
years14	1993–1997
career14	Toruń
years15	1998, 2007
career15	Ostrów
years16	2001–2003
career16	Bydgoszcz
years17	2004
career17	Rybnik
years18	2005
career18	Gorzów
years19	2006
career19	Leszno
career20	Sweden
years21	1992–1997
career21	Bysarna
years22	1999–2000
career22	Smederna
years23	2001–2004
career23	Team Svelux/Luxo Stars
years24	2005–2006
career24	Piraterna
indivyear1	2000
indivhonour1	World Champion
indivyear2	1997
indivhonour2	Danish Grand Prix Winner
indivyear3	1999
indivhonour3	Swedish Grand Prix Winner
indivyear4	1994
indivhonour4	Commonwealth Champion
indivyear5	1999
indivhonour5	Overseas Champion
indivyear6	1997, 1999, 2001
indivhonour6	British Champion
indivyear7	1989
indivhonour7	National League Riders Champ
teamyear1	1988
teamhonour1	National League
teamyear2	1997
teamhonour2	Elite League
teamyear3	1988, 2001, 2002, 2003
teamhonour3	Knockout Cup winner
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| name= Mark Loram | image = Mark Loram.jpg | nationality = British | birth_date = | birth_place = Mtarfa, Malta

| career1 = Great Britain | years2 = 1987–1988 | career2 = Hackney Kestrels | years3 = 1989, 2006–2009 | career3 = Ipswich Witches | years4 = 1990–1994 | career4 = King's Lynn Stars | years5 = 1995–1996 | career5 = Exeter Falcons | years6 = 1997 | career6 = Bradford Dukes | years7 = 1998 | career7 = Wolverhampton Wolves | years8 = 1999–2000 | career8 = Poole Pirates | years9 = 2001 | career9 = Peterborough Panthers | years10 = 2002–2003 | career10 = Eastbourne Eagles | years11 = 2004–2005 | career11 = Arena Essex Hammers | years12 = | career12 = Poland | years13 = 1992, 1999–2000 | career13 = Częstochowa | years14 = 1993–1997 | career14 = Toruń | years15 = 1998, 2007 | career15 = Ostrów | years16 = 2001–2003 | career16 = Bydgoszcz | years17 = 2004 | career17 = Rybnik | years18 = 2005 | career18 = Gorzów | years19 = 2006 | career19 = Leszno | years20 = | career20 = Sweden | years21 = 1992–1997 | career21 = Bysarna | years22 = 1999–2000 | career22 = Smederna | years23 = 2001–2004 | career23 = Team Svelux/Luxo Stars | years24 = 2005–2006 | career24 = Piraterna

| indivyear1 = 2000 | indivhonour1 = World Champion | indivyear2 = 1997 | indivhonour2 = Danish Grand Prix Winner | indivyear3 = 1999 | indivhonour3= Swedish Grand Prix Winner | indivyear4 = 1994 | indivhonour4 = Commonwealth Champion | indivyear5 = 1999 | indivhonour5 = Overseas Champion | indivyear6 = 1997, 1999, 2001 | indivhonour6 = British Champion | indivyear7 = 1989 | indivhonour7 = National League Riders Champ

| teamyear1 = 1988 | teamhonour1 = National League | teamyear2 = 1997 | teamhonour2 = Elite League | teamyear3 = 1988, 2001, 2002, 2003 | teamhonour3 = Knockout Cup winner

Mark Roysten Gregory Loram (born 12 January 1971) is a British former motorcycle speedway rider, who won the World Speedway Championship in 2000 and won the British Championship in 1997, 1999, and 2001. He earned 36 international caps for the England national speedway team and 10 caps for the Great Britain team.

Career

1987 to 1993

Born in Mtarfa, Malta, Mark Loram started his career with the Hackney Kestrels during the 1987 British League season. He averaged a respectable 5.08 and retained his place in the Hackney side for the 1988 National League season, where he not only topped the league averages but also led hackney to the league and cup double. he also became the British junior champion.

He signed for Ipswich Witches for the 1989 National League season and won his first individual honours by winning the Riders' Championship. Despite the team finishing last he topped the club averages for the season, reached his British Speedway Championship and competed in the 1990 Individual Long Track World Championship.

For the next three seasons (1991, 1992 and 1993) he rode for King's Lynn as a heat leader and reached a second World U21 final in 1992, losing to Leigh Adams in a run-off for the title.

1994 to 1999

By 1994 he was competing with the world's best riders and reached the final of the 1994 Individual Speedway World Championship, where he finished in 8th place. The following season in 1995 he moved to Exeter Falcons from King's Lynn and took part in the 1995 Speedway Grand Prix (the new version of the World Championship).

In 1997, he became British champion, won the Danish Grand Prix in Vojens and won the league title with Bradford Dukes. After a season with Wolverhampton Wolves in 1998, he joined Poole Pirates. In 1999, Loram became the first rider in Speedway Grand Prix history to win a GP whilst being entered as a wild card and won the Swedish Grand Prix in Linköping. He also became British champion for the second time.

2000 to 2009

Loram became the Speedway World Champion in 2000 despite not winning any of the Grand Prix meetings held that year, the only rider to ever do so. However he was the only rider to reach the semi-finals in all six meetings which along with runner-up placings in the opening two rounds in the Czech Republic and Sweden as well as a third in Britain in Round 4 gave him enough points to secure his first and only world title. Loram scored 102 points over the six rounds to defeat 1996 champion Billy Hamill on 95 and defending champion Tony Rickardsson on 94. Loram's win saw him become the 7th British rider to win speedway's ultimate individual prize. He would remain a Grand Prix rider until the end of the 2004 season.

Loram won a third British Speedway Championship in 2001 and won the Knockout Cup with Peterborough Panthers during the 2001 Elite League speedway season. He won another Knockout Cup with Eastbourne Eagles the following year. After two seasons with Eastbourne he joined the Arena Essex Hammers for 2004 and 2005 seasons.

In March 2007, Loram broke his thigh and dislocated his arm whilst riding in the opening fixture of the Elite League season for the Ipswich Witches. This ended his involvement in the sport for 2007, and he was unable to ride in 2008 and 2009. On 17 December 2009, Loram officially announced his retirement from speedway.

World Final Appearances

• 1994 - DEN Vojens, Speedway Center - 8th - 9pts

Speedway Grand Prix results

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Year	Position	Points	Best Finish	Notes
1995	6th	77	3rd	Third in British Grand Prix
1996	7th	58	2nd	Second in Danish Grand Prix
1997	5th	81	Winner	Won Danish Grand Prix
1998	10th	52	6th
1999	5th	71	Winner	Won Swedish Grand Prix
2000	1st	102	2nd	Only rider to make every semi-final
2001	9th	54	4th
2002	8th	97	3rd	Third in Polish and Slovenian Grand Prix
2003	18th	32	11th
2004	17th	38	9th
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World Longtrack Championship

Finals

• 1990 - Herxheim 15pts (10th)
• 1991 - Marianske Lazne 8pts (10th)
• 1992 - Pfarrkirchen 18pts (5th)
• 1993 - Muhldorf 5pts (14th)
• 1994 - Marianske Lazne 9pts (10th)

British Grasstrack Championship

First

1991 & 1993

References

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12. (5 January 1998). "Loram joins Wolves".
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