Ian Cartwright (speedway rider)

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Ian Cartwright
Born25 July 1954 (1954-07-25) (age 70)
Crayke, North Yorkshire
NationalityBritish (English)
Career history
1973–1974 Crewe Kings
1974–1982 Halifax Dukes
Individual honours
1980, 1981 British Championship finalist
Team honours
1980Northern Trophy

Ian Thompson Cartwright (born 25 July 1954) is a former motorcycle speedway rider from England. [1] [2]

Speedway career

Cartwright, a product of the Halifax training scheme, [3] began his league career with Crewe Kings during the 1973 British League Division Two season. [4] The following season he continued to ride for Crewe but was also introduced to the top tier of British Speedway with the Halifax Dukes. [5]

He would spend the remainder of his career with Halifax, riding for them from 1974 to 1982. [6] During his nine years with the club his average peaked in 1979 at 8.95 [7]

He reached the final of the British Speedway Championship on two occasions in 1980 and 1981. [8] [9]

At retirement he had earned 6 international caps for the England national speedway team. [4]

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References

  1. ↑ "Ian Cartwright". Defunct Speedway. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
  2. ↑ "Close battle picture feature" . Hull Daily Mail. 16 May 1981. Retrieved 19 September 2024– via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. ↑ "Halifax appeal to Australian" . Huddersfield Daily Examiner. 9 March 1973. Retrieved 19 September 2024– via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. 1 2 "ULTIMATE RIDER INDEX, 1929-2022" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 30 October 2023.
  5. ↑ "History Archive". British Speedway. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
  6. ↑ "Year by Year". Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 30 October 2023.
  7. ↑ "Rider averages 1929 to 2009" (PDF). Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 30 October 2023.
  8. ↑ "HISTORY SPEEDWAY and LONGTRACK". Speedway.org. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
  9. ↑ "Speedway riders, history and results". wwosbackup. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
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