Steve Bastable

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Steve Bastable
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Born (1956-09-16) 16 September 1956 (age 67)
Birmingham, England
NationalityBritish (English)
Career history
1974–1975, 1988 Stoke Potters
1974–1979, 1986 Cradley United/Heathens
1979–1980 Birmingham Brummies
1981–1982 Swindon Robins
1983–1985 Coventry Bees
1987 Bradford Dukes
Individual honours
1981 British Champion
Team honours
1986 British League KO Cup winner
1978 British League Pairs Champion

Stephen Henry Bastable (born 16 September 1956, in Birmingham [1] ) is a former motorcycle speedway rider from England. [2]

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Family

His father Harry Bastable, was also a speedway rider.

Career

Bastable spent the majority of his career with the Cradley Heathens but in three years with the Coventry Bees he scored almost one thousand points. [3]

In 1978, he won the British League Pairs Championship with Bruce Penhall, during the 1978 British League season. [4] Three years later he won the 1981 British Speedway Championship.

In 1988, he won the National League Pairs, partnering Graham Jones for the Stoke Potters, during the 1988 National League season. [5]

At retirement he had earned 18 international caps for the England national speedway team. [2]

World Final Appearances

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References

  1. ↑ "Steve Bastable". Cradley Speedway. Retrieved 17 May 2023.
  2. 1 2 "ULTIMATE RIDER INDEX, 1929-2022" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 17 May 2023.
  3. ↑ "Betting on NASCAR in 2022". www.coventrymotorspeedway.com. Retrieved 4 August 2007.
  4. ↑ "1978 Complete season records" (PDF). Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 16 May 2023.
  5. ↑ "Stoke speedway pair triumph" . Staffordshire Sentinel. 24 August 1988. Retrieved 25 May 2023– via British Newspaper Archive.
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