Born | 30 May 1961 63) Hartlepool, England | (age
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Nationality | British (English) |
Career history | |
1978–1982, 1985–1989, 1996 | Teesside/Middlesbrough Tigers/Bears |
1981 | Birmingham Brummies |
1982–1983 | Halifax Dukes |
1984–1985, 1999 | King's Lynn Stars |
1990–1991 | Newcastle Diamonds |
1992–1997 | Long Eaton Invaders |
1998 | Stoke Potters |
1998 | Berwick Bandits |
2000–2001 | Swindon Robins |
2002 | Glasgow Tigers |
Individual honours | |
1995 | British Championship finalist |
Team honours | |
1981 | National League Champion |
1997 | Pairs Championship winner |
1985, 1986, 1997 | Fours Championship winner |
Martin Dixon (born 30 May 1961) is a former motorcycle speedway rider from England. [1] [2]
Dixon rode in the top tier of British Speedway from 1977 to 2002, riding for various clubs. [3] [4]
In 1985, he helped the Middlesbrough Tigers win the Fours Championship during the 1985 National League season. [5] [6] The following season, in 1986, he helped the Middlesbrough win the Fours Championship again, during the 1986 National League season. [7]
He reached the final of the British Speedway Championship in 1995. [1] [8]
In 1997, he won the Premier League Pairs Championship partnering Carl Stonehewer, while riding for Long Eaton Invaders, during the 1997 Premier League speedway season. [9] [10] [11] He was also part of the Long Eaton four that won the Premier League Four-Team Championship, which was held on 3 August 1997, at the East of England Arena. [12]
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