Kevin Jolly (speedway rider)

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Kevin Jolly
Born29 January 1958 (1958-01-29) (age 67)
Eye, Suffolk, England
NicknameNugget
NationalityBritish (English)
Career history
1975-1976 Mildenhall Fen Tigers
1976-1982, 1988 Ipswich Witches
1983-1986, 1988 King's Lynn Stars
1986 Boston Barracudas
1986, 1988 Swindon Robins
1987, 1988 Wimbledon Dons
1989, 1991 Peterborough Panthers
1990 Milton Keynes Knights
Individual honours
1980, 1981, 1982 British Championship finalist
1978 World U21 silver
Team honours
1976 British League Champion
1976, 1978, 1981 British League KO Cup winner
1976Spring Gold Cup
1977Inter League Knockout Cup
1989 Fours Championship winner

Kevin Jolly (born 29 January 1958) is an English former motorcycle speedway rider. [1] [2] He earned six international caps for the England national speedway team. [3]

Speedway career

Jolly rode in the top tier of British Speedway from 1975-1990, riding for various clubs. [4]

After leaving Ipswich Witches he signed for King's Lynn Stars, where he rode from 1983 to 1986 and again in 1988. [5] He also rode for Boston Barracudas in 1986 and was the club captain. [6]

He reached the final of the British Speedway Championship on three occasions in 1980, 1981 and 1982. [1] [7]

In 1989, he helped the Peterborough Panthers win the Fours Championship during the 1989 National League season. [8]

References

  1. 1 2 "Speedway riders, history and results". wwosbackup. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
  2. ↑ "Kevin Jolly". Mildenhall Speedway. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
  3. ↑ "ULTIMATE RIDER INDEX, 1929-2022" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 21 June 2023.
  4. ↑ "History Archive". British Speedway. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
  5. ↑ "Jessup and Jolly may quit stars" . Lynn Advertiser. 14 February 1986. Retrieved 26 September 2024– via British Newspaper Archive.
  6. ↑ "They can't catch Kevin" . Lincolnshire Standard and Boston Guardian. 30 April 1987. Retrieved 26 September 2024– via British Newspaper Archive.
  7. ↑ "HISTORY SPEEDWAY and LONGTRACK". Speedway.org. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
  8. ↑ Oakes, Peter (1990). Speedway Yearbook 1990. Front Page Books. p. 46. ISBN   0-948882-15-8.


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