David Gagen

Last updated

David Gagen
David Gagen.jpg
Born11 August 1953 (1953-08-11) (age 71)
King's Lynn, Norfolk
NationalityBritish (English)
Career history
1972–1979, 1981 Kings Lynn Stars
1973–1975, 1979–1984 Boston Barracudas
1980, 1982–1983 Coventry Bees
Individual honours
1977 British Championship finalist
1980Warners Grand National
Team honours
1977 British League KO Cup Winner
1973 British League Division Two Champion
1973 British League Div Two KO Cup Winner
1978Inter League Knockout Cup

David Peter Gagen (born 11 August 1953) is a former speedway rider [1] from England. [2] [3] [4]

Speedway career

Gagen rode in the top tier of British Speedway from 1972 to 1983, riding for various clubs. [5] He reached the final of the British Speedway Championship in 1977. [2] [6]

In 1977 he competed in the British Speedway Championship final. [7]

In 1982, he earned a testimonial meeting for Boston Barracudas, where he had also become the club captain. [8] He retired after the 1984 season. [9]

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Workington Comets</span> Speedway club based in Cumbria, UK

The Workington Comets are a British motorcycle speedway club, based in Workington, Cumbria based at the Northside Speedway track. The team previously operated from 1970 to 2018 and were based at Derwent Park Stadium. They re-opened in 2022 and competed in the 2023 National Development League speedway season.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">King's Lynn Stars</span> British speedway team

King's Lynn Stars are a motorcycle speedway team who compete in the SGB Premiership. The nickname "Stars" was adopted from the defunct Norwich Stars team. The team was founded in 1965 and has been running continually since then, except for 1996 when King's Lynn failed to have a team competing in the British league system.

The British Speedway Under-21 Championship is an annual speedway competition open to riders of British nationality aged at least fifteen on the date of the first meeting, and under twenty-one on 1 January in the year of the competition. The winner of the final is declared British Under-21 Champion. Previous winners include former World Champions Mark Loram and Gary Havelock.

Gary Graham Christopher Guglielmi is a former Australian international Speedway rider who represented Australia in both test matches and in the World Pairs Championship. Guglielmi is of Maltese descent.

The 1977 National League was contested as the second division of Speedway in the United Kingdom.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Simon Lambert (speedway rider)</span> British motorcycle speedway rider

Simon James Lambert in Boston, Lincolnshire, England, is an English motorcycle speedway rider.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Ray Bales</span> British former motorcycle speedway rider

Raymond H. Bales is a former motorcycle speedway rider from England.

Ian Russell Clark is a British former motorcycle speedway rider.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Derek Harrison (speedway rider)</span> British former motorcycle speedway rider (born 1959)

Derek Charles Ernest Harrison is a former motorcycle speedway rider from England.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Joe Owen</span> British former motorcycle speedway rider (born 1956)

Joseph William Owen is a British former motorcycle speedway rider from England. He earned three international caps for the England national speedway team.

The British League Division Two Riders Championship was a motorcycle speedway contest between the top riders from each club competing in the second tier of British speedway.

Carl Glover is a former motorcycle speedway rider from England. He earned one international cap for the England national speedway team and later managed the national team in 1984.

Matthew James Wethers is a motorcycle speedway rider from Australia.

Jan Verner is a Czech former speedway rider. He earned 9 international caps for the Czechoslovakia national speedway team.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Colin Gooddy</span> British speedway rider (1933–2019)

Colin William Gooddy was an international motorcycle speedway rider for the England national speedway team. He earned one international cap for the England national speedway team.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Ian Turner (speedway rider)</span> English speedway rider

Ian Douglas Turner is a former motorcycle speedway rider from England.

Malcolm Thomas Holloway was an English speedway rider and speedway promoter.

Robert Hollingworth is a former motorcycle speedway rider from England.

Graham Alan Jones is a former motorcycle speedway rider from England.

Dave Trownson is a former motorcycle speedway rider from England.

References

  1. ↑ Lawson,K (2018) “Riders, Teams and Stadiums”. ISBN   978-0-244-72538-9
  2. 1 2 "Speedway riders, history and results". wwosbackup. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
  3. ↑ "Former Barracudas set for dedication". Lincolnshire World. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
  4. ↑ "ULTIMATE RIDER INDEX, 1929-2022" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 21 June 2023.
  5. ↑ "History Archive". British Speedway. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
  6. ↑ "HISTORY SPEEDWAY and LONGTRACK". Speedway.org. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
  7. ↑ "Gagen our first local boy in the British final" . Lynn Advertiser. 12 July 1977. Retrieved 22 September 2024– via British Newspaper Archive.
  8. ↑ "Gagen's big night" . Lincolnshire Standard and Boston Guardian. 15 October 1982. Retrieved 22 September 2024– via British Newspaper Archive.
  9. ↑ "Speedway" . Lincolnshire Standard and Boston Guardian. 21 February 1985. Retrieved 24 September 2024– via British Newspaper Archive.


This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.