Allan Emmett

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Allan Emmett
Born3 July 1952 (1952-07-03) (age 72)
Edmonton, London
NationalityBritish (English)
Career history
Great Britain
1970–1973 Rayleigh Rockets
1972–1974 Hackney Hawks
1974 Rye House Rockets
Individual honours
1972 British Under 21 champion

Allan G. Emmett (born 3 July 1952) is a former motorcycle speedway rider from England. [1] [2] [3] [4]

Career

Emmett made his British leagues debut during the 1970 British League Division Two season, when he rode for Rayleigh Rockets. [5] [6]

The following season in 1971, while still riding for Rayleigh, he improved his average significantly. [5] On 24 June 1972, he won the gold medal at the British Speedway Under 21 Championship, held at Kingsmead Stadium in Canterbury. [7] [8] [9] He was a heat leader with Rayleigh. [10]

He represented the England national speedway team in against Australasia in 1972. [11]

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References

  1. ↑ Oakes, Peter (1978). 1978 Speedway Yearbook rider bio, Allan Emmett. Studio Publications (Ipswich) Ltd. ISBN   978-0904584509.
  2. ↑ Oakes, Peter (1981). 1981 Speedway Yearbook, rider bio Allan Emmett. Studio Publications (Ipswich) Ltd. ISBN   0-86215-017-5.
  3. ↑ Oakes, Peter (1990). Speedway Yearbook 1990, Rider Bio, Allan Emmett. Front Page Books. ISBN   0-948882-15-8.
  4. ↑ Oakes, Peter (2004). British Speedway Who's Who, Allan Emmett. Peter Oakes, Peterborough. ISBN   0-948882-81-6.
  5. 1 2 "Ultimate Rider Index" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 9 May 2023.
  6. ↑ "Allan Emmett". WWOS Backup. Retrieved 9 May 2023.
  7. ↑ "British Under-21 Speedway Championship". Historia Sportu Zuzlowego. Retrieved 9 May 2023.
  8. ↑ "1972 fuxtures and results" (PDF). Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 13 June 2024.
  9. ↑ "Speedway Row" . Sunday Mirror. 25 June 1972. Retrieved 9 June 2024– via British Newspaper Archive.
  10. ↑ "Plenty of Events" . Brentwood Gazette. 14 August 1970. Retrieved 20 September 2024– via British Newspaper Archive.
  11. ↑ "England v Australasia". International Speedway. Retrieved 9 May 2023.


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