George Barclay (speedway rider)

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George Barclay
Born (1935-04-01) 1 April 1935 (age 89)
London, England
NationalityBritish (English)
Career history
1967–1969 West Ham Hammers
1969 King's Lynn Starlets
1970 Rayleigh Rockets
1971–1974 Sunderland Stars/Gladiators
1973 Swindon Robins
1974 Rye House Rockets
1975 Crayford Kestrels

George A. Barclay (born 1 April 1935 in Elephant & Castle, London, England) [1] is a former motorcycle speedway rider from England. [2]

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Career

Barclay started his career with the West Ham Hammers in the British League, during the 1966 British League season. [3] He left West Ham to sign for Rayleigh Rockets for teh 1970 season. [4]

Barclay joined the Sunderland Stars in 1971 and remained with them until their closure in 1974. [3]

After racing

Barclay has been the driving force of the opening of the National Speedway Museum in Broxbourne in Hertfordshire.

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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. "ULTIMATE RIDER INDEX, 1929-2022" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 11 August 2023.
  3. 1 2 "Rider averages 1929 to 2009" (PDF). Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 11 August 2023.
  4. "Rayleigh men hope to sign keen George" . Brentwood Gazette. 3 July 1970. Retrieved 15 September 2024 via British Newspaper Archive.