Jörg Pingel

Jörg Pingel
Born2 October 1970 (1970-10-02) (age 56)
Elmshorn, Germany
NationalityGerman
Career history
Germany
1988–1992, 1999–2001Brokstedt
1997–1998, 2002–2005Güstrow
2004Diedenbergen
2006Teterow
Great Britain
1996Reading Racers
1997–1998, 2000Berwick Bandits
Denmark
2002–2004Kronjylland
Individual honours
1992, 2005German Individual Championship bronze

Jörg Pingel (born 2 October 1970) is a former motorcycle speedway rider from Germany. He earned two international caps for the German national speedway team.

Career

Pingel came to prominence when winning the bronze medal at the 1992 German Individual Speedway Championship.

Pingel started racing in the British leagues during the 1996 Premier League speedway season, when riding for the Reading Racers and Exeter Falcons but was replaced in the Exeter team by Alun Rossiter.

In 1997, Pingel joined Berwick Bandits for the 1997 Premier League speedway season and reached the final of the Fours Championship. His final season in Britain was with Berwick in 2000. In 2005, he won his second bronze medal at the German Individual Championship.

Pingel represented the Germany national speedway team on two occasions.

References

  1. 1 2 3 "ULTIMATE RIDER INDEX, 1929-2022, Jörg Pingel" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 11 July 2023.
  2. ↑ Oakes, Peter (2004). British Speedway Who's Who, Profile Jorg Pingel. Peter Oakes, Peterborough. ISBN 0-948882-81-6.
  3. ↑ "Jörg Pingel Steckbrief". Speedweek.com. Retrieved 11 July 2023.
  4. 1 2 "HISTORYCZNE ZESTAWIENIE WYNIKÓW 1991-2013". Speedway History. Retrieved 11 July 2023.
  5. ↑ "Rossiter poised for Falcon's comeback?". Western Evening Herald. 31 May 1996. Retrieved 24 August 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  6. ↑ "Jörg Pingel". WWOS Backup. Retrieved 11 July 2023.
  7. ↑ "Kokko on tonight's menu". Torbay Express and South Devon Echo. 7 June 1996. Retrieved 24 August 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.