József Tabaka

József Tabaka (born 17 September 1989^[1][2]) is a Hungarian former motorcycle speedway rider. He earned 5 caps for the Hungary national speedway team.^[3][4]

József Tabaka

Born	(1989-09-17) 17 September 1989 (age 35) Debrecen, Hungary
Nationality	Hungarian
Career history
Hungary
2006–2010	Speedway Miskolc
Great Britain
2010, 2012–2013	Edinburgh Monarchs
Poland
2011–2012	Kraków
2013	Krosno
2016	Rzeszów
Individual honours
2010, 2012, 2016, 2017	Hungarian Champion
Team honours
2013	Premier League Fours

Career

Tabaka started racing in the British leagues during the 2010 Premier League speedway season, when riding for the Edinburgh Monarchs.^[5] He stayed with Edinburgh in 2012^[6] and 2013^[7] and was part of the Edinburgh team that won the Premier League Four-Team Championship, which was held on 14 July 2013, at the East of England Arena.^[8]

In 2017, he became the Hungarian national champion for the fourth time^[9]

Honours

World Championships

• Individual Under-21 World Championship
  • 2009 - Goričan - 13th place (3 pts), as track reserve rode in two heat
  • 2010 - 10th place in the Qualifying Round 1

See also

• Hungary national speedway team
• U21

References

1. Świat Żużla, No 1 (74) / 2008, pages 56-57, ISSN 1429-3285
2. Świat Żużla, No 2 (75) / 2008, page 24, ISSN 1429-3285
3. "Ultimate rider index, 1929-2022" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 3 September 2024.
4. "József Tabaka Węgry". Polish Speedway Database. Retrieved 9 July 2023.
5. "József Tabaka". WWOS Backup. Retrieved 9 July 2023.
6. "Jozsef Tabaka jinxed by chain reaction". The Scotsman. Retrieved 3 September 2024.
7. "Edinburgh Monarchs curse Tabaka injury as they go in search of fourth Premier League title". Daily Record. Retrieved 3 September 2024.
8. "2013 fixtures and results" (PDF). Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 9 July 2023.
9. "Indvidual [sic] Hungarian Championship". Historia Sportu Zuzlowego. Retrieved 26 July 2021.