Mike Faria

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Mike Faria
Born (1957-03-04) 4 March 1957 (age 67)
Reno, Nevada, United States
NationalityAmerican
Career history
1988 Belle Vue Aces
1995 Edinburgh Monarchs
1996 Scottish Monarchs
Individual honours
1990, 1991, 1997 North American Champion

Mike Faria (born 4 March 1957) is an American former speedway rider. [1] He earned 7 caps for the United States national speedway team. [2]

Speedway career

Faria is a three times North American champion, winning the AMA National Speedway Championship in 1990, 1991 and 1997. [3] [4]

He rode in the top tier of British Speedway from 1988 until 1996, riding for various clubs, [5] the first of which was Belle Vue Aces in 1988. [6] Faria remained a Belle Vue asset but signed for Edinburgh Monarchs in 1995. [7]

References

  1. ↑ "Mike Faria profile". wwosbackup. Retrieved 30 June 2021.
  2. ↑ "Ultimate rider index, 1929-2022" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 1 September 2024.
  3. ↑ "Mike Faria". Speedway Bikes. com. Retrieved 30 June 2021.
  4. ↑ "United States and Canada Speedway National Champions". Speedway Bikes. com. Retrieved 30 June 2021.
  5. ↑ "American Speedway Champions". Speedway Programmes. Retrieved 30 June 2021.
  6. ↑ "Aces land US star" . Manchester Evening News. 11 March 1988. Retrieved 1 September 2024– via British Newspaper Archive.
  7. ↑ "Perrin fury over Correy" . Manchester Evening News. 28 February 1995. Retrieved 1 September 2024– via British Newspaper Archive.
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