Dave Younghusband

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Dave Younghusband
Born4 May 1938 (1938-05-04) (age 85)
Weardale, County Durham, England
NationalityBritish (English)
Career history
1962-1964 Middlesbrough Bears
1964 Edinburgh Monarchs
1965-1972 Halifax Dukes
1974 Cradley Heathens
Individual honours
1968, 1971 British Championship finalist
Team honours
1966 British League Champion
1966 British League Knockout Cup Winner
1966Northern Cup Winner

Joseph David Younghusband (born 4 May 1938) is a former motorcycle speedway rider from England. [1] [2] He earned eight international caps for the England national speedway team and three caps for the Great Britain team. [3]

Speedway career

Younghusband started his career racing for Middlesbrough Bears during the 1962 Provincial Speedway League season [4] and improved his average to 7.92 in 1963 and 9.07 in 1964, the latter topping the club's averages. [5]

He rode in the top tier of British Speedway from 1965-1974, riding for Halifax Dukes and Cradley Heathens. [6] He reached the final of the British Speedway Championship in 1968 and 1971. [1] [7]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Speedway riders, history and results". wwosbackup. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
  2. ↑ "Dave Younghusband". Speedway Museum. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
  3. ↑ "ULTIMATE RIDER INDEX, 1929-2022" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 1 January 2024.
  4. ↑ "1962 season" (PDF). Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 1 January 2024.
  5. ↑ "Rider averages 1929 to 2009" (PDF). Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 1 January 2024.
  6. ↑ "History Archive". British Speedway. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
  7. ↑ "HISTORY SPEEDWAY and LONGTRACK". Speedway.org. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
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