Martin Dixon (speedway rider)

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Martin Dixon
Born30 May 1961 (1961-05-30) (age 63)
Hartlepool, England
NationalityBritish (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]

Speedway career

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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References

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