Chris Robins

Chris Robins

Born	(1954-01-02) 2 January 1954 (age 71) Newton Abbott, Devon, England
Nationality	British (English)
Career history
1975-1977	Weymouth Wizards
1977	Leicester Lions
1977	Newport Dragons
1978	Workington Comets
1978	Furness Flyers
1978-1980	Milton Keynes Knights

Christopher Michael Robins (born 2 January 1954) is a British former motorcycle speedway rider. ^[1]

Career

Born in Newton Abbott, Devon, Robins was a boxer as a schoolboy, and competed in the English Schoolboy Championships. ^[2]

He took up speedway in late 1974, gaining his early experience riding on a beach near Barnstaple, and after riding in second half heats at Exeter, rode for Weymouth Wizards in the National League in 1975, ^[3] averaging over five points in his first season. ^{[2] [4] [5]}

In 1976, he averaged over seven for Weymouth, ^[6] which led to a transfer in 1977 to British League Leicester Lions, also riding in the National League on loan to Newport Dragons. ^[4]

After speculation that he would join Scunthorpe in 1978, ^[7] he moved on to Workington Comets and then Furness Flyers before riding for Milton Keynes Knights. He retired in 1980 after only one match for the Knights.

References

1. "Ultimate Rider Index, 1929-2022" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 13 May 2024.
2. Oakes, Peter & Mauger, Ivan (1976) Who's Who of World Speedway, Studio Publications, ISBN   0-904584-04-6, p. 95
3. Lawson, K (2018) “Riders, Teams and Stadiums”. ISBN   978-0-244-72538-9
4. Jones, Alan (2010) Speedway in Leicester: The Lions Roar, Automedia, p. 176
5. "Wolves in a rumpus" . Wolverhampton Express and Star. 20 July 1976. Retrieved 5 October 2024– via British Newspaper Archive.
6. "Rider averages 1929 to 2009" (PDF). Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 4 October 2024.
7. "Saints first signing?" . Scunthorpe Evening Telegraph. 8 March 1978. Retrieved 5 October 2024– via British Newspaper Archive.