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Dillon Ruml

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Dillon Ruml
Born (1999-03-04) 4 March 1999 (age 25)
Orange, California, U.S.
Career history
2021Plymouth Gladiators
2022Oxford Cheetahs
Individual honours
2018, 2019AMA Best Pairs Speedway National Champion

Dillon Ruml (born 4 March 1999) is a speedway rider from the United States.[1][2]

Speedway career

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Ruml was the AMA Best Pairs Speedway National Champion in 2018 and 2019.[1] In 2021, he joined the Plymouth Gladiators for his first season in British speedway, riding in the SGB Championship 2021.[3][2] In 2022, Ruml signed for the Oxford Cheetahs for the 2022 season.[4] The Cheetahs were returning to action after a 14-year absence from British Speedway.[5][6] He was named rider of the year for the Cheetahs but was released at the end of the season due to difficulties over the points limit for 2023.[7]

Family

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He is the younger brother of fellow Speedway rider Max Ruml.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Dillon Ruml profile". Speedway Bikes. Retrieved 7 January 2022.
  2. ^ a b "Speedway riders, history and results". wwosbackup. Retrieved 7 January 2022.
  3. ^ "Dillon Ruml confirmed as a Gladiator". Plymouth Speedway. 23 February 2021. Retrieved 7 January 2022.
  4. ^ "Oxford Cheetahs' Dillon Ruml reflects on speedway's comeback at Sandy Lane". Oxford Mail. 15 September 2022. Retrieved 1 September 2024.
  5. ^ "Cheetahs Are complete". Official British speedway website. Retrieved 7 January 2022.
  6. ^ "Oxford Cheetahs: Speedway side set for British Championship return in 2022". BBC Sport. 11 November 2021. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  7. ^ "Ruml is released". Speedway Star. 19 November 2022. p. 12.