Doug Wyer

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Doug Wyer
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Born (1947-08-16) 16 August 1947 (age 78)
Nottingham, England
NationalityBritish (English)
Career history
1969 Doncaster Stallions
1969–1980 Sheffield Tigers
1970–1971 Berwick Bandits
1981–1985 Halifax Dukes
1985 Birmingham Brummies
1986–1988 Edinburgh Monarchs
Individual honours
1976, 1979 Northern Riders' champion
1980 South Australian Champion
1977Skol Northern Masters
Team honours
1974 British League KO Cup winner
1986 National League Pairs Champion
1973, 1974, 1979Northern Trophy

Douglas Wyer (born 16 August 1947 in Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England) [1] is a former international motorcycle speedway rider [2] who reached the final of the Speedway World Championship in 1976. He earned 46 international caps for the England national speedway team and 14 caps for the Great Britain team. [3]

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Career

After initially riding for Doncaster Stallions he was loaned out to Berwick Bandits by his parent club Sheffield Tigers. [4] Wyer rode for Young Lions against Great Britain on 6 April 1976 at Leicester Stadium and remained a Sheffield rider until 1980.

In 1980, Wyer won the South Australian Championship at the then new Speedway Park in Adelaide. The 430 metres (470 yd) long Speedway Park was a different track than Wyer was used to as its surface is clay rather than the dirt/shale track he rode in at home.

Wyer won the National League Pairs, partnering Les Collins for the Edinburgh Monarchs, during the 1986 National League season. [5]

World Final Appearances

References

  1. ↑ Oakes, Peter; Mauger, Ivan OBE, MBE (1976). Who's Who of World Speedway. Studio Publications (Ipswich) Ltd. ISBN   0-904584-04-6.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  2. ↑ Lawson, K (2018) “Riders, Teams and Stadiums”. ISBN   978-0-244-72538-9
  3. ↑ "ULTIMATE RIDER INDEX, 1929-2022" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 16 June 2023.
  4. ↑ "Sheffield hold the key to future of Doug Wyer" . Berwick Advertiser. 11 November 1971. Retrieved 11 October 2024– via British Newspaper Archive.
  5. ↑ "Speedway Pairs Out" . Newcastle Journal. 14 July 1986. Retrieved 25 May 2023– via British Newspaper Archive.
  6. ↑ Bamford, R. & Shailes, G. (2002). A History of the World Speedway Championship. Stroud: Tempus Publishing. ISBN   0-7524-2402-5
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