Brian Clark (speedway rider)

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Brian Clark
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Born (1943-03-18) 18 March 1943 (age 81)
Cheltenham, England
NationalityBritish (English)
Career history
1970–1979 Peterborough Panthers
1971, 1973–1975 Oxford Cheetahs
1973–1975 Cradley Heathens
1976–1977 White City Rebels
Team honours
1977 fours championship

Brian Ashley Reader Clark (born 18 March 1943) is a former motorcycle speedway rider from England. [1] [2]

Biography

Clark, born in Cheltenham, began his British leagues career riding a couple of times for Peterborough Panthers during the 1970 British League Division Two season. [3]

He rode for ten consecutive years for Peterbrough, [4] becoming the club's leading rider and captain in 1975 [5] and improving his season average to a high 9.37 during the 1976 National League season. [6]

During his time at Peterborough he won the fours championship in 1977, held at the East of England Arena on 7 August. [7] [8] He also rode for various other clubs in the top tier of speedway, notably for the Oxford Rebels / White City Rebels from 1975 to 1977.

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References

  1. "Ultimate Rider Index, 1929-2022" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 6 May 2024.
  2. "Legends of Peterborough Panthers among those to share their memories of life at the Showground". Peterborough Telegraph. Retrieved 6 May 2024.
  3. "1970 results" (PDF). Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 6 May 2024.
  4. "Brian Clark". WWOS backup. Retrieved 6 May 2024.
  5. "Spectacular show by top track trio" . Spalding Guardian. 4 July 1975. Retrieved 6 May 2024 via British Newspaper Archive.
  6. "Rider averages 1929 to 2009" (PDF). Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 6 May 2024.
  7. "Speedway" . Lincolnshire Free Press. 9 August 1977. Retrieved 6 May 2024 via British Newspaper Archive.
  8. Oakes, Peter (1978). 1978 Speedway Yearbook. Studio Publications (Ipswich) Ltd. p. 39. ISBN   978-0904584509.