Chris Manchester

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Chris Manchester
Born (1973-06-28) 28 June 1973 (age 51)
Kansas, United States
Career history
1994-1997, 1999, 2003 Belle Vue Aces
2003 Somerset Rebels
Individual honours
1992 North American Champion
2000, 2005 United States Champion

Chris Manchester (born 28 June 1973) is a former speedway rider from the United States. [1]

Speedway career

Manchester is a former North American Champion, winning the AMA National Speedway Championship in 1992. He also won the United States Champion in 2000 and 2005. [2] [3]

He rode in the top tier of British Speedway from 1994 until 2003, riding primarily for the Belle Vue Aces. [4]

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References

  1. "Chris Manchester profile". wwosbackup. Retrieved 30 June 2021.
  2. "United States and Canada Speedway National Champions". Speedway Bikes. com. Retrieved 30 June 2021.
  3. "Chris Manchester". Speedway Bikes. com. Retrieved 30 June 2021.
  4. "Speedway preview: Coventry v Belle Vue". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 30 June 2021.