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Joseph 'Joe' Screen (born 27 November 1972 in Chesterfield, Derbyshire),〔Oakes, P.(2004). ''British Speedway Who's Who''. ISBN 0-948882-81-6〕 is a former British international speedway rider. His major speedway honours include winning the World Under-21 Championship in 1993, the British Championship in 1996 and 2004, and the British League Riders' Championship in 1992. Screen also competed in grasstrack and long track racing and is a former British Masters champion. ==Career== Screen began riding motorcycles at the age of four, and gained his early experience on a 50cc motocross bike.〔Carlisle, Alex (2010) "(Joe Screen - Derbyshire's Speedway star )", derbyshirelife.co.uk, 29 April 2010. Retrieved 20 June 2013〕 After competing in motocross and grasstrack he started to compete in speedway at the age of fourteen.〔 Screen started his speedway career with the Belle Vue Aces in 1989 in the top tier of British League racing. In 1994 he transferred to the Bradford Dukes, where he spent the next four seasons. A year back at Belle Vue Aces in 1998 was followed by a solitary season with the Hull Vikings. The next four seasons were spent with the Eastbourne Eagles before returning 'home' to Belle Vue in 2003, and enjoying a testimonial season the following year.〔"(Rider Index )", speedwaygb.co. Retrieved 20 June 2013〕 After being released by Belle Vue following the 2008 season, Screen joined Elite League champions the Poole Pirates on loan for 2009, after losing 27 lbs in response to concerns over his weight.〔〔Chard, Phil (2009) "(No more big Screen for star Joe )", ''Bournemouth Daily Echo'', 16 March 2009. Retrieved 20 June 2013〕 Despite improving his average over the season he was not retained by Poole. After failing to get an Elite League offer he agreed a two year deal with Premier League Glasgow Tigers, but an appeal against his converted 12-point greensheet average was turned down, almost forcing him to retire.〔〔"(Screen’s scream for bosses )", ''The Sun'', 11 December 2009. Retrieved 20 June 2013〕 He was given a lifeline with a short-term deal with Wolverhampton Wolves for 2010, until Adam Skornicki returned from injury.〔〔"(Skornicki to sit out season )", skysports.com, 28 April 2010. Retrieved 20 June 2013〕 His spell with Wolves saw his average drop sufficiently to fit into the Glasgow Tigers team, which he joined in May 2010, signing as a club asset for 2011, when he captained Glasgow to win both the Premier League Championship and the Premier League Pairs (alongside James Grieves).〔Swan, Craig (2010) "(Speedway ace Joe Screen vows to give Tigers a boost )", ''Daily Record'', 14 June 2010. Retrieved 20 June 2013〕 He also rode for Birmingham Brummies in the Elite League in 2011 and 2012 in a doubling-up capacity.〔〔Pearson, Nigel (2012) "(Speedway: Birmingham sign up Joe Screen )", ''Birmingham Mail'', 20 July 2012. Retrieved 20 June 2013〕 In 2013 he rode for Coventry Bees in the Elite League as cover for the injured Adam Roynon, but after getting injured himself, his tenure there was short-lived.〔Carpenter, Steve (2013) "(Bees sign Joe Screen as Adam Roynon recovers from crash )", ''Coventry Observer'', 2 April 2013. Retrieved 20 June 2013〕 Screen was the 1993 World Under-21 Champion. He made his debut for England in 1991 but did not ride for the renamed Great Britain team until 2002. Screen has twice been British Champion, in 1996 and 2004. He rode in the Speedway Grand Prix series between 1996 until 2001 (when he had to withdraw after breaking his thigh) and as a wild card in the British Grand Prix in 2002, appearing in 21 Grands Prix and scoring a total of 159 points.〔 Screen has also been involved in coaching young speedway riders and ran an academy at Buxton.〔 His grasstrack career included winning both the British 350cc Championship and the British 350cc Best Pairs in 1989, reaching the World Longtrack Final in 1993 and 1994, and British Masters Championship wins in 1992 and 1995.〔"(Joe Screen )", grasstrackgb.co.uk. Retrieved 20 June 2013〕 Screen announced in June 2013 that he would be retiring from racing at the end of the season after 25 years in British league speedway,〔"(Screen Set to Retire )", speedway365.com, 19 June 2013. Retrieved 20 June 2013〕 but a hand injury sustained in August brought his season to a premature end.〔"(Screen Calls it a Day )", speedway365.com, 24 August 2013. Retrieved 24 August 2013〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Joe Screen」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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