Dave Mullett

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Dave Mullett
Born27 June 1965 (1965-06-27) (age 58)
Folkestone, England
NationalityBritish (English)
Career history
1981, 1983–1987 Canterbury Crusaders
1984 Poole Pirates
1985–2002 Reading Racers
Individual honours
1991, 1992
1993, 1994
1996		 British Championship finalist
Team honours
1990, 1992 British League (tier 1)
1990 Knockout Cup (tier 1)
1993 Fours (tier 1)
1997 Premier League (tier 2)
1998 Knockout Cup (tier 2)

David John Mullett (born 27 June 1965) is a former international speedway rider from England. [1] [2] He earned three international caps for the England national speedway team. [3]

Speedway career

Mullett reached the final of the British Speedway Championship on five occasions in 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994 and 1996. [1] [4] He rode in the top tier of British Speedway from 1981 to 2002, riding for Canterbury Crusaders and Reading Racers. [5]

It was with Reading that he made his name and became a club legend. He rode for the team 18 consecutive years from 1985 to 2002. He won the British League title twice with Reading in 1990 and 1992, [6] the Knockout Cup in 1990 and the fours championship in 1993. [7] He also won the Premier League title in 1997 and Knockout Cup in 1998. [8]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Speedway riders, history and results". wwosbackup. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
  2. ↑ "Racers legend Mullett is set to call it a day". Get Reading. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
  3. ↑ "ULTIMATE RIDER INDEX, 1929-2022" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 23 December 2023.
  4. ↑ "HISTORY SPEEDWAY and LONGTRACK". Speedway.org. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
  5. ↑ "History Archive". British Speedway. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
  6. ↑ Bamford, Reg (2004). Speedway Yearbook. Tempus Publishing, Stroud. ISBN   978-0-7524-2955-7.
  7. ↑ "Racers' fab four are hot stuff!" . Reading Evening Post. 26 July 1993. Retrieved 24 December 2023– via British Newspaper Archive.
  8. ↑ Bamford, Robert (2007). Tempus Speedway Yearbook 2007. Tempus Publishing, Stroud. ISBN   978-0-7524-4250-1.
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