Rob Hollingworth

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Rob Hollingworth
Born31 December 1955 (1955-12-31) (age 67)
Boston, Lincolnshire, England
NationalityBritish (English)
Career history
1973 Berwick Bandits
1974–1977, 1979–1982, 1984, 1986 Boston Barracudas
1975, 1979, 1982 King's Lynn Stars
1975–1978 Wolverhampton Wolves
1975 Hull Vikings
1975, 1984 Poole Pirates
1976 White City Rebels
1978 Edinburgh Monarchs
1980–1981 Coventry Bees
1983 Scunthorpe Stags
1985 Mildenhall Fen Tigers
Team honours
1977 National League Pairs winner
1980Midland League

Robert Hollingworth (born 31 December 1955) is a former motorcycle speedway rider from England. [1] [2] [3] [4]

Career

Hollingworth started his British leagues career during the 1973 British League Division Two season, where he rode for Berwick Bandits. [4] [5] The following season he joined Boston Barracudas and began to build his average over the next four years, culminating in an impressive 9.90 average during the 1977 National League season. He also secured the National League Pairs, partnering Colin Cook, during the 1977 National League season [6] and rode for Wolverhampton Wolves in the highest league. [4]

In 1978, he moved clubs joining Edinburgh Monarchs and although he finished top of the Scottish team's averages he experienced a moderate season and also struggled to perform for Wolves. He returned to Boston in 1979 and doubled up with King's Lynn Stars and then Coventry Bees in the British League. His form returned in Boston colours and he finished runner up in the 1980 National League Pairs Championship with Gary Guglielmi. [4]

He continued to ride until 1986 before retiring until 1998. He made further appearances, primarily in the Conference until 2003. [4] [7]

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References

  1. ↑ Oakes, Peter (1978). 1978 Speedway Yearbook, rider bio Rob Hollingworth. Studio Publications (Ipswich) Ltd. ISBN   978-0904584509.
  2. ↑ Oakes, Peter (1981). 1981 Speedway Yearbook, rider bio Rob Hollingworth. Studio Publications (Ipswich) Ltd. ISBN   0-86215-017-5.
  3. ↑ Oakes, Peter (2004). British Speedway Who's Who, Profile Rob Hollingworth. Peter Oakes, Peterborough. ISBN   0-948882-81-6.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 "ULTIMATE RIDER INDEX, 1929-2022, Rob Hollingworth" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 16 May 2023.
  5. ↑ "Rob Hollingworth". WWOS Backup. Retrieved 15 May 2023.
  6. ↑ "1977 season results" (PDF). Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 20 May 2023.
  7. ↑ "The Non-Essential Guide to....Rob Hollingworth". Speedway Plus. Retrieved 16 May 2023.
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