Brett Saunders

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Brett Saunders
Born (1961-11-09) 9 November 1961 (age 62)
Sydney, Australia
NationalityAustralian
Career history
1980–1981 Berwick Bandits
1982–1992 Edinburgh Monarchs
1993 Middlesbrough Bears
1993 Sheffield Tigers
Team honours
1980 Knockout Cup

Brett Gavin Saunders (born 9 November 1961) is a former motorcycle speedway rider from Australia. [1] [2]

Biography

Saunders, born in Sydney, began his British leagues career riding for Berwick Bandits [3] during the 1980 National League season, although he did make an early season appearance for the Nottingham Outlaws. [4] His debut season ended well after he participated in the Knockout Cup final and contributed to the winning side. [5]

The following season he nearly won a second consecutive knockout cup with Berwick, reaching the final but losing to rivals Edinburgh Monarchs. [6] In 1982, he then joined Edinburgh [7] and improved his season average to 7.03. [8]

Saunders became a regular with Edinburgh and also emerged as a fan's favourite, improving his season average to 7.46 by the end of the 1985 season. [9] By 1988, he was starting his seventh consecutive season with the club and was rewarded with the captaincy [2] [10] and in 1989 he recorded a 8.24 career best average for the season. [8]

After eleven years with the Scottish club he rode one final season in 1993, riding for Sheffield Tigers and Middlesbrough Bears on loan respectively. [11]

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References

  1. ↑ "Ultimate Rider Index, 1929-2022" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 21 April 2024.
  2. 1 2 "Farewell to Eddie". Edinburgh Speedway. Retrieved 21 April 2024.
  3. ↑ "1980 season" (PDF). Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 22 April 2024.
  4. ↑ "Outlaws face Italians on their first visit" . Long Eaton Advertiser. 3 April 1980. Retrieved 22 April 2024– via British Newspaper Archive.
  5. ↑ Oakes, Peter (1981). 1981 Speedway Yearbook. Studio Publications (Ipswich) Ltd. ISBN   0-86215-017-5.
  6. ↑ "1981 KO cup final" (PDF). Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 27 September 2021.
  7. ↑ "Scottish cap for Graham" . St. Andrews Citizen. 19 March 1982. Retrieved 22 April 2024– via British Newspaper Archive.
  8. 1 2 "Rider averages 1929 to 2009" (PDF). Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 22 April 2024.
  9. ↑ "Brett Saunders". WWOS backup. Retrieved 22 April 2024.
  10. ↑ "Saunders misses World test" . Edinburgh Evening News. 5 April 1988. Retrieved 22 April 2024– via British Newspaper Archive.
  11. ↑ "Speedway" . Daily Record. 17 March 1993. Retrieved 22 April 2024– via British Newspaper Archive.
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