Lou Sansom

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Lou Sansom
Born29 November 1946 (1946-11-29) (age 74)
Australia
NationalityAustralian
Career history
1970–1973, 1975–1976 Workington Comets
1975 Hull Vikings
1976–1977 Birmingham Brummies
Individual honours
1973 British League Div 2 Leading average
1973 National League Riders' runner-up

Lou Sansom (born 29 November 1946) is a former international speedway rider from Australia. [1] [2]

Speedway career

Sansom was capped by Australia and rode in the top two tiers of British Speedway from 1970 to 1977, riding for various clubs. [3] In 1973, he topped the league averages while riding for Workington Comets with a 10.56 average. [1] [4]

He helped run the training schools at the Aspatria Speedway during the early 1970s. [5]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Speedway riders, history and results". wwosbackup. Retrieved 19 September 2021.
  2. "Speedway side Workington Comets hero Lou Sansom back at Derwent Park". Times & Star. Retrieved 19 September 2021.
  3. "History Archive". British Speedway. Retrieved 19 September 2021.
  4. "Year by Year". Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 19 September 2021.
  5. "Aspatria Speedwayr". Defunct Speedway. Retrieved 19 September 2021.