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- ↑ "ULTIMATE RIDER INDEX, 1929-2022" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 21 June 2023.
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- ↑ "Speedway: Oxford stars out in force for reunion". Oxford Mail. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
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