Mick Poole (speedway rider)

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Mick Poole
Born27 November 1966 (1966-11-27) (age 56)
Sydney, Australia
NationalityAustralian
Career history
1985, 1988–1990, 1992–1993, 1995 Peterborough Panthers
1987–1988 King's Lynn Stars
1991 Poole Pirates
1994 Oxford Cheetahs
Individual honours
2001 Australian Championship bronze
1992, 1993 Div 2 League Riders' runner-up
Team honours
1992 British League Division Two winner
1992 Knockout Cup winner
1988, 1989, 1992, 1994 Fours Championship winner

Michael Garth Poole (born 27 November 1966) is a former international speedway rider from Australia. [1] [2] [3]

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Speedway career

Poole won a bronze medal at the Australian Championship in 2001 and won the Longtrack title the same year. [1] [4]

He rode in the top tier of British Speedway from 1985 to 1994, riding for various clubs, but spent most of his time with Peterborough Panthers. [5] [1] In 1988, he helped the Peterborough win the Fours Championship during the 1988 National League season. [6] In 1989, he helped the Peterborough win the Fours Championship again, during the 1989 National League season. [7]

He was part of the Peterborough team that completed the treble of league, knockout cup and fours during the 1992 British League Division Two season. [8] Also in 1992, he finished runner-up in the British League Division Two Riders Championship, held on 19 September at Brandon Stadium. Poole and Róbert Nagy both finished on 13 points but Poole lost the run off for the title. [9]

In 1993, he finished runner up again in the Riders' Championship after losing another run off for the title. Remarkably, he had tied once again on 13 points but this time with Gary Allan. [10]

He won the fours (for a fourth time) in 1994, as part of the Oxford Cheetahs team during the 1994 British League Division Two season. [11] [12]

Family

His son Taylor Poole was also a speedway rider. [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Speedway riders, history and results". wwosbackup. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
  2. ↑ "Mick Poole". World Speedway Riders. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
  3. 1 2 "Ultimate Rider Index" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 29 April 2023.
  4. ↑ "HISTORY SPEEDWAY and LONGTRACK". Speedway.org. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
  5. ↑ "History Archive". British Speedway. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
  6. ↑ "Speedway" . Cambridge Daily News. 8 August 1988. Retrieved 11 May 2023– via British Newspaper Archive.
  7. ↑ Oakes, Peter (1990). Speedway Yearbook 1990. Front Page Books. p. 46. ISBN   0-948882-15-8.
  8. ↑ "Speedway" . Birmingham Mail. 27 July 1992. Retrieved 13 May 2023– via British Newspaper Archive.
  9. ↑ "No joy for Jan" . Nottingham Evening Post. 21 September 1992. Retrieved 22 June 2023– via British Newspaper Archive.
  10. ↑ "Speedway" . Sunday Mirror. 26 September 1993. Retrieved 22 June 2023– via British Newspaper Archive.
  11. ↑ "Speedway" . Huddersfield Daily Examiner. 8 August 1994. Retrieved 11 May 2023– via British Newspaper Archive.
  12. ↑ "1994 complete season records" (PDF). Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 13 May 2023.
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