Chris Turner (speedway rider)

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Chris Turner
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Born (1958-05-28) 28 May 1958 (age 66)
Crewe, England
NationalityBritish (English)
Career history
1975–1978 Belle Vue Aces
1975 Crewe Kings
1976 Ellesmere Port Gunners
1979 Leicester Lions
1979 Stoke Potters
1980 Boston Barracudas
1980 King's Lynn Stars
1980–1983 Edinburgh Monarchs
Team honours
1976 National League Best Pairs Champion
1977, 1978Northern Trophy
1981 National League KO Cup Winner
1981 National League Fours Winner

Christopher Turner (born 28 May 1958) is a former motorcycle speedway rider from England.

Biography

Born in Crewe, Cheshire, Turner took up speedway at the age of fourteen at the training school at Belle Vue. [1] He also competed in grasstrack racing as a junior. [1] He made his competitive debut for Belle Vue in a challenge match in 1974, and in 1975 spent most of the season with Crewe Kings in the National League, also riding in a few matches for Belle Vue. [1] [2]

In 1976, he rode for Ellesmere Port Gunners in the National League for whom he averaged more than nine points per match, as well as riding in the British League for Belle Vue, for whom he averaged over five points. He won the National League Pairs with Ellesmere in 1976. [3] In 1977, and 1878 he was a regular part of Belle Vue's British League team, before signing for Leicester Lions in 1979. [4] He struggled to score well and was loaned to National League Stoke Potters for much of the season, although he was recalled by the Lions later in the season. [4]

In 1980, he rode for Boston Barracudas, and also rode for King's Lynn Stars in the British League, although having averaged below three points for the Stars it proved to be his last spell in the top flight. He moved on to Edinburgh Monarchs for whom he rode until his retirement in 1983. [5]

In 1981, he helped the Edinburgh Monarchs win the Fours Championship during the 1981 National League season. [6]

Turner represented England at National League level against Scotland in 1981 and 1982.

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Oakes, Peter & Mauger, Ivan (1976) Who's Who of World Speedway, Studio Publications, ISBN   0-904584-04-6, p. 107
  2. ↑ "Chris 16, speedway star" . Staffordshire Sentinel. 20 January 1975. Retrieved 10 October 2024– via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. ↑ "1976 season results" (PDF). Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 20 May 2023.
  4. 1 2 Jones, Alan (2010) Speedway in Leicester: The Lions Roar, Automedia, p. 179
  5. ↑ Oakes, Peter (1981) 1981 Speedway Yearbook, Studio Publications, ISBN   0-86215-017-5, p. 223
  6. ↑ "Tigers miss the boat in four teams final" . Cambridge Daily News. 27 July 1981. Retrieved 10 May 2023– via British Newspaper Archive.
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