Sergey Alexandrovich Darkin (born 18 June 1973Świat Żużla, No 1 (74) / 2008, pages 44-45, Świat Żużla, No 2 (75) / 2008, page 24, ) is a former motorcycle speedway rider from Uzbekistan, who was a two-time Russian Champion. He earned 17 caps for the Russia national speedway team.
Biography Born in Fergana, Uzbekistan, Darkin has been a regular member of the Russian World Team Cup squad."Sergey Darkin ", Leicester Speedway, retrieved 2011-03-27 He was Russian individual champion in 2000 and 2002. In 1996, Darkin won a silver medal at the Speedway World Team Cup held on 15 September at the Rhein-Main Arena in Diedenbergen.
After riding in the UK for Eastbourne Eagles in 2001, Darkin joined Coventry Bees in the middle of the 2004 season, riding in 15 matches in the Elite League and scoring 111 points at an average of 6.68.Bamford, Robert (2005) Tempus Speedway Yearbook 2005, Tempus, , p. 40-42, 365 He also rode for Arena Essex in 2005 and Poole Pirates in 2007."Riders - D: Sergey Darkin", speedwaygb.co, retrieved 2011-10-02 In September 2005, he suffered serious head injuries in a crash at Togliatti in the European Club Team Champions Cup and was able to return to racing the following year.
Darkin rode for KMZ Lublin in the Polish league, Togliatti in Russia, and signed for Leicester Lions for the 2011 British season, leaving mid-season. He subsequently rode for Swindon Robins in the Elite League."Speedway: Swindon Robins sign Sergey Darkin as reserve", BBC, 1 August 2011, retrieved 2011-10-02
Career record
British leagues Year Team League Matches Rides Points Bonus Total Average 2001 Eastbourne Eagles Elite 2004 Coventry Bees Elite 15 73 111 11 122 6.68 2005 Arena Essex Elite 16 68 87 14 101 5.94 2007 Poole Pirates Elite 2 6 0 0 0 0.00 2011 Leicester Lions Premier 21 96 156 10 166 6.92 2011 Swindon Robins Elite 8 32 23 6 29 3.63
References
See also Russia national speedway team