Three-time World Speedway champion Tai Woffind✃en has been awarded the prestigious Torrens Tropꦓhy from the Royal Automobile Club.

Woffinden sealed his third world title last yeaಞr to become the most successful British speedway rider of all time emulating Freddie Williams and Peter Craveඣn.

Woffinden becomes the first speedway rider to pick up the award a🥀nd saw off competition from fellow nominees Peter Hickman (Road Racing and British Superbikes), Leon Haslam (British Superbikes) and Ben and Tom Birchall (Sidecar Racing).

“I'm pretty strong in the head but there were times when I was thinking 'w♒ow, man, this is tough.' This wa🏅s my hardest one to date, both physically and mentally,” Woffinden said.

“It’s pretty much motorsport in its rawest form. We race 500cc motorbikes that weigh arou♕nd 77g, and they accelerate faster than an F1 car with top speeds of up to 80mph. The big difference is we don't have brakes. The bike just has a throttle, clutch and one gear and we race on shale-based oval tracks and you basically power-slide around the corners.”

Woffinden ꧃follows an iconic line oไf previous winners including Jonathan Rea (2017), Cal Crutchlow (2016), Ian Hutchinson (2015), Shane Byrne (2014), Tom Sykes (2013) and James Toseland (2008).