Lawrence Hare

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Lawrence Hare
Born23 December 1969 (1969-12-23) (age 54)
Elmsett, Suffolk, England
NationalityBritish (English)
Career history
1991, 1993, 1995, 2000 Ipswich Witches
1993–1995 Edinburgh Monarchs
1993 Rye House Rockets
1996–1999 Oxford Cheetahs
2001, 2002 Exeter Falcons
Individual honours
1998 British Championship finalist
Team honours
1996 Premier League Four-Team Championship

Lawrence Charlton Hare (born 23 December 1969) is a former international speedway rider from England. [1] [2] [3]

Speedway career

Edinburgh Monarchs signed Hare from Ipswich Witches in 1994. [4]

In 1996, he was part of the Oxford Cheetahs four that won the Premier League Four-Team Championship, which was held on 4 August 1996, at the East of England Arena. [5]

Hare reached the final of the British Speedway Championship in 1998. [1] [6] He rode in the top tier of British Speedway from 1991 to 2002, riding for various clubs. [7] [1]

During a match in 2002, he was riding for the Exeter Falcons when he crashed which resulted in paralysis from a back injury. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Speedway riders, history and results". wwosbackup. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
  2. 1 2 "Ipswich: Former Ipswich Witches star Lol Hare on hope to walk thanks to spinal surgery breakthrough". East Anglian Times. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
  3. ↑ "ULTIMATE RIDER INDEX, 1929-2022" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 5 July 2023.
  4. ↑ "Edinburgh last night signed speedway ace Lawrence Hare" . Daily Record. 26 February 1994. Retrieved 23 September 2024– via British Newspaper Archive.
  5. ↑ "Cheetahs race to four team title" . Hull Daily Mail. 5 August 1996. Retrieved 5 July 2023– via British Newspaper Archive.
  6. ↑ "HISTORY SPEEDWAY and LONGTRACK". Speedway.org. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
  7. ↑ "History Archive". British Speedway. Retrieved 24 July 2021.


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