Richard Green (speedway rider)

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Richard Green
Born16 August 1965 (1965-08-16) (age 58)
Wreningham, Norfolk, England
NationalityBritish (English)
Career history
1984–1987 Mildenhall Fen Tigers
1988–1993 Exeter Falcons
1995 Swindon Robins

Richard Green (born 16 August 1965) is a former international motorcycle speedway rider from England. He earned one international cap for the England national speedway team. [1] [2]

Biography

Green, born in Wreningham, Norfolk, began his British leagues career riding for Mildenhall Fen Tigers during the 1984 National League season. [3] He had originally signed up for the King's Lynn Stars junior team. [4]

He remained with Mildenhall from 1984 to 1987, reached the Knockout Cup final in 1987. and improved his average from 3.92 to 5.91. [5]

It was not until he joined Exeter Falcons that his reputation began to grow. [6] Starting in the 1988 season, when he had his best year to date averaging 6.46. After six years with the Devon club he hit a high of 8.80 in 1992. He was the club's leading rider for two seasons, topping the team's averages for both 1992 and 1993. [7] Also in 1992, he finished third in the British League Division Two Riders Championship. [8]

After suffering a serious neck injury, he made a brief retun for Swindon Robins in 1995 but only raced a couple of times and later received a benefit meeting on 24 March 1997. At retirement he had earned one international cap for the England. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "ULTIMATE RIDER INDEX, 1929-2022" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 3 December 2023.
  2. ↑ "Richard Green". WWOS backup. Retrieved 3 December 2023.
  3. ↑ "1984 season fixtures & results" (PDF). Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 3 December 2023.
  4. ↑ "Bright chance for speedway juniors" . Lynn Advertiser. 31 January 1984. Retrieved 3 December 2023– via British Newspaper Archive.
  5. ↑ "Rider averages 1929 to 2009" (PDF). Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 3 December 2023.
  6. ↑ "Richard Green". Exeter Falcons. Retrieved 3 December 2023.
  7. ↑ "Year by Year". Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 3 December 2023.
  8. ↑ "No joy for Jan" . Nottingham Evening Post. 21 September 1992. Retrieved 3 December 2023– via British Newspaper Archive.


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