Steve Bastable

Steve Bastable

Born	(1956-09-16) 16 September 1956 (age 68) Birmingham, England
Nationality	British (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
1985	British League Cup Winner

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

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 and the same season joined Swindon Robins as the team captain. ^[5] He joined Coventry Bees in 1983. ^[6]

In 1988, he won the National League Pairs, partnering Graham Jones for the Stoke Potters, during the 1988 National League season. ^[7]

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

World Final Appearances

• 1978 - London, Wembley Stadium - Reserve - did not ride

References

1. "Steve Bastable". Cradley Speedway. Retrieved 17 May 2023.
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. "Swedish star in Robins super show" . Western Daily Press. 18 March 1981. Retrieved 6 September 2024– via British Newspaper Archive.
6. "Coventry go for Bastable" . Daily Mirror. 16 February 1983. Retrieved 29 August 2024– via British Newspaper Archive.
7. "Stoke speedway pair triumph" . Staffordshire Sentinel. 24 August 1988. Retrieved 25 May 2023– via British Newspaper Archive.