 | |
| Born | 8 April 1954 Christchurch, New Zealand |
|---|---|
| Career history | |
| 1976-1979 | Eastbourne Eagles |
| 1977 | Poole Pirates |
| 1977 | White City Rebels |
| 1978 | Reading Racers |
| 1979 | Canterbury Crusaders |
| Team honours | |
| 1979 | Speedway World Team Cup gold medal |
| 1977 | National League Champion |
| 1977, 1978 | National League KO Cup Winner |
Roger Abel (born 8 April 1954) is a former international speedway rider from New Zealand. [1]
Abel won a gold medal at the Speedway World Team Cup in the 1979 Speedway World Team Cup. [2] He was the reserve for the New Zealand team, and although unused he received the medal as one of the five named riders and was at the event ready to ride as a replacement in any heat called upon [3] [4] He rode in the top tier of British Speedway from 1976 to 1979, riding for various clubs. [5] [1]
London, White City Stadium (with Ivan Mauger / Larry Ross / Mitch Shirra / Bruce Cribb) - Winner - 35pts
Newcastle Diamonds were a motorcycle speedway team that raced in the British speedway leagues from 1929 to 2022. They were based at Newcastle Stadium on the Fossway, Byker. The Stadium was previously known as Brough Park.
Ivan Gerald Mauger was a New Zealand motorcycle speedway rider. He won a record six World Championships (Finals), a feat equalled only with the inclusion of the Speedway GP Championships by Tony Rickardsson of Sweden who won one World Final and five GP Championships. Mauger rode for several British teams – Wimbledon Dons, Newcastle Diamonds, Belle Vue Aces, Exeter Falcons and the Hull Vikings. In 2010, Mauger was named an FIM Legend for his motorcycling achievements.
Barry Briggs is a New Zealand former speedway rider.
Ole Bjarne Olsen is a Danish former professional motorcycle speedway rider.
The British Speedway Championship is an annual motorcycle speedway competition open to British national speedway riders. The winner of the event becomes the British Speedway Champion.
Ronald Leslie Moore was a New Zealand international motorcycle speedway rider. He twice won the Individual World Speedway Championship, in 1954 and 1959. He earned 13 international caps for the Australia national speedway team, 50 caps for the New Zealand national speedway team and 21 caps for the Great Britain national speedway team.
The Great Britain national speedway team is one of the major teams in international motorcycle speedway. The team is managed by former Great Britain riders Oliver Allen and Simon Stead, and captained by the Tai Woffinden.
The United States national speedway team are an international motorcycle speedway team governed by the American Motorcyclist Association. They compete in the major international speedway competitions, including the Speedway World Cup and Speedway of Nations and the former events the Speedway World Team Cup and the Speedway World Pairs Championship.
The World Championship of Speedway is an international competition between the highest-ranked motorcycle speedway riders of the world, run under the auspices of the Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme (FIM). The first official championships were held in 1936.
Raymond Wilson is a former international motorcycle speedway rider who was World Pairs Champion in 1972 and British Speedway Champion in 1973, was also England Team Captain for five years in the early 1970s. He was the first Englishman to record a maximum score in a World Team Cup Final. He earned 72 international caps for the England national speedway team and 36 caps for the Great Britain team.
Larry Ross is a New Zealand former motorcycle speedway rider.
Bruce Brian Hoani Cribb is a former speedway rider from New Zealand, who rode in the United Kingdom for several teams in a career spanning over twenty years. He earned 22 international caps for the New Zealand national speedway team and 3 caps for Great Britain national speedway team.
Mitchell Owen Shirra is a New Zealand former motorcycle speedway rider who rode with the Coventry Bees, Reading Racers, Swindon Robins and Ipswich Witches in the British League. During his career he rode as and was better known as Mitch Shirra.
Filip Šitera is a former international motorcycle speedway rider. He earned 3 international caps for the Czech Republic national speedway team.
Nigel Boocock was a motorcycle speedway rider from England. who appeared in eight Speedway World Championship finals. He holds the record number of caps for Great Britain (64) and the record for total number of caps, when including England (154).
The 1972 Individual Speedway World Championship was the 27th edition of the official World Championship to determine the world champion rider.
The 1979 Speedway World Team Cup was the 20th edition of the FIM Speedway World Team Cup to determine the team world champions.
The New Zealand national speedway team are one of the teams in international motorcycle speedway. The team were champions of the world having won the sports premier team competition in 1979.
Graeme James Stapleton is a New Zealand former international motorcycle speedway rider.
Mikael Lohmann Jorgensen is a former international speedway rider from Denmark.
 | This biographical article relating to New Zealand speedway is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |