Steve Masters (speedway rider)

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Steve Masters
Born6 December 1970 (1970-12-06) (age 52)
Eastbourne, England
NationalityBritish (English)
Career history
1989–1991 Eastbourne Eagles
1992–1993, 1996–1999, 2004 Swindon Robins
1994–1995 Poole Pirates
1998 Isle of Wight Islanders
2000 King's Lynn Stars
2001 Newport Wasps
2002–2003 Trelawny Tigers
2004 Rye House Rockets
2005 Reading Racers
2005 Belle Vue Aces
Team honours
1994British league winner
2000, 2005 Knockout Cup

Stevan Christopher E. Masters (born 6 December 1970) is a former motorcycle speedway rider from England. [1] [2] [3] [4]

Career

Masters started racing in the British leagues in during the 1989 National League season, when riding for the Eastbourne Eagles. [5] He spent three seasons with Eastbourne but only made a handful of appearances and failed to make any impression. He joined Swindon in 1991 and became a regular with the team in 1992. [1]

He experienced his first taste of success as a Poole rider during the 1994 British League season, where he helped the south coast team win the league title. He re-joined Swindon and doubled up for the Isle of Wight Islanders in 1998, where he arguably had his best personal season averaging 8.21. and represented them in the Premier League Riders Championship, held on 12 September at Owlerton Stadium. [6] [1]

From 2000 to 2005 he represented various clubs including King's Lynn Stars (where he won a Knockout Cup), Newport Wasps, Trelawny Tigers, Rye House Rockets, Reading Racers and Belle Vue Aces. In 2005, he won a second Knockout Cup with Belle Vue, during his final season of racing. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "ULTIMATE RIDER INDEX, 1929-2022, Steve Masters" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 29 June 2023.
  2. ↑ Oakes, Peter (1990). Speedway Yearbook 1990, rider profile Steve Masters. Front Page Books. ISBN   0-948882-15-8.
  3. ↑ Oakes, Peter (2004). British Speedway Who's Who, Profile Steve Bishop. Peter Oakes, Peterborough. ISBN   0-948882-81-6.
  4. ↑ "Speedway: Don't call me a vet, fumes Masters". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 29 June 2023.
  5. ↑ "Steve Masters". WWOS Backup. Retrieved 29 June 2023.
  6. ↑ "Wilson on top" . Huddersfield Daily Examiner. 13 September 1999. Retrieved 25 June 2023– via British Newspaper Archive.


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