Peter Jarman

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Peter Jarman

Born	(1935-06-30)30 June 1935 Brockley, London, England
Died	23 July 2007(2007-07-23) (aged 72)
Nationality	British (English)
Career history
1959, 1974–1977	Eastbourne Eagles
1960–1963	Stoke Potters
1964–1968	Wolverhampton Wolves
1969–1970, 1974	Oxford Cheetahs/Rebels
1971–1973	Cradley Heathens/United
Individual honours
1964	Pride of the Midlands winner
Team honours
1977	National League Winner
1975, 1977	New National League KO Cup Winner
1960	Northern Cup
1961	Northern League

Peter Edward Jarman was a motorcycle speedway rider from England. ^{[1] [2]}

Career

Jarman started as a cycle speedway 'kid' in the 1950s and graduated to the motorised sport of speedway racing at training track Rye House, Hertfordshire. He was signed up for league racing in 1960 by Stoke Potters speedway team, racing in the newly formed Provincial League between 1960 and 1963. It was while he was at Stoke that he gained his first call-up to represent England in Test Matches. He gained two nicknames – 'Speedy Pete' and 'PLJ' (Pure Lemon Juice) Kid.

When the Stoke Potters speedway and greyhound Sun Street Stadium was sold for development at the end of 1963, Peter moved on to join Wolverhampton Wolves in the 1964 Provincial League, where he was their top scorer both in 1964 and, in 1965, in the new British League. As the Wolves top scorer he represented them in the British League Riders' Championship during the 1965 British League season. ^[3]

He later rode for Cradley Heathens and Oxford Rebels ^[4] before ending his riding career with Eastbourne Eagles in 1977, where he doubled as coach.

Retirement

He ran a Speedway School at Cowley Stadium in the mid-1970s. ^[5] In the late 1970s he moved from his roots of South London to Poole and became the track curator at Poole Speedway for several years. He represented his country on three occasions. He was a popular, hard-working rider throughout his career.

Jarman died of non-Hodgkin lymphoma on 23 July 2007, aged 72 (not 75 as some sources quote), and his funeral was on 6 August in Poole. He had struggled with cancer over the previous ten years. He was survived by his wife, Ann, two sons and two daughters. ^[6]

Gallery

Peter Jarman coaches novices

Peter Jarman coaches novices

References

1. Lawson,K (2018) “Riders, Teams and Stadiums”. ISBN   978-0-244-72538-9
2. "ULTIMATE RIDER INDEX, 1929-2022" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 31 May 2023.
3. "Pete Jarman". Cradley Speedway. Retrieved 31 May 2023.
4. Bamford,R & Shailes,G (2007). "The Story of Oxford Speedway". ISBN   978-0-7524-4161-0
5. Lawson,K (2018) “The Cheetahs – The Resurrection”. ISBN   978-0-244-69934-5
6. "Pete Jarman". Wolverhampton Speedway. Retrieved 31 May 2023.