Pete Smith (speedway rider, born 1957)

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Pete Smith
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Born (1957-03-12) 12 March 1957 (age 67)
Barnsley, England
NationalityBritish (English)
Career history
1975-1980 King's Lynn Stars
1975-1978, 1984 Teesside Tigers/Middlesbrough Tigers
1981 Leicester Lions
1981-1983, 1986 Stoke Potters
1985-1986 Long Eaton Invaders
Team honours
1980Gauntlet Gold Cup

Peter Edward Smith (born 12 March 1957) is a former motorcycle speedway rider from England. [1]

Career

Born in Barnsley, Smith first rode at Boston in 1974 and was signed by British League King's Lynn Stars the following year. [2] He had one match for the Stars in 1975 but most of his racing was in the National League on loan to Teesside Teessiders, for whom he did most of his racing until 1978. [3] [4]

By 1979 he had established himself as a regular member of the King's Lynn team, averaging close to five points per match. In 1981 he transferred to Leicester Lions, [5] where he again averaged close to five points, also riding in the National League with Stoke Potters, where he established himself as a heat leader. [6] Two seasons with Stoke followed before he returned to Middlesbrough in 1984, the Teessiders by now renamed Middlesbrough Tigers. He moved to Long Eaton Invaders in 1985, [7] but by 1986 was only involved in a handful of matches. After a few outings for Stoke Potters in 1986 he retired from the sport for good.

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References

  1. ↑ "ULTIMATE RIDER INDEX, 1929-2022" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 10 August 2023.
  2. ↑ Oakes, Peter & Mauger, Ivan (1976) Who's Who of World Speedway, Studio Publications, ISBN   0-904584-04-6, p. 101
  3. ↑ Oakes, Peter (1980) 1980 Speedway Yearbook, Studio Publications, ISBN   0-86215-007-8, p. 142-3
  4. ↑ Lawson,K (2018) “Riders, Teams and Stadiums”. ISBN   978-0-244-72538-9
  5. ↑ "Smith set to join Leicester" . Lynn Advertiser. 27 January 1981. Retrieved 8 October 2024– via British Newspaper Archive.
  6. ↑ Jones, Alan (2010) Speedway in Leicester: The Lions Roar, Automedia, p. 177
  7. ↑ "Smith is still Invaders target" . Football Post (Nottingham). 16 February 1985. Retrieved 8 October 2024– via British Newspaper Archive.
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