Steve Weatherley

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Steve Weatherley
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Born (1957-11-26) 26 November 1957 (age 67)
Dartford, England
NationalityBritish (English)
Career history
1974-1976, 1979 Eastbourne Eagles
1974 Wolverhampton Wolves
1975 Poole Pirates
1975 Cradley United
1975 Oxford Rebels
1975 Hull Vikings
1976-1978 White City Rebels
Team honours
1975 New National League KO Cup Winner
1977 British League Champion

Stephen John Weatherley (born 26 November 1957 in Dartford) [1] is a former motorcycle speedway rider from England, [2] who was twice runner-up in the British Speedway Under 21 Championship. [3]

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Career

He rode primarily for the Eastbourne Eagles [4] and the White City Rebels, who won the British League in 1977. [5]

On 8 June 1979 he was paralysed whilst riding for Eastbourne at Hackney Wick Stadium, Waterden Road. He was involved in a terrible crash with Vic Harding. Harding was killed and Weatherley was left with a broken back. He has used a wheelchair since the crash. [6]

Family

His nephew, Lee Richardson (1979-2012) was an international speedway rider. [5]

References

  1. ↑ Oakes, Peter; Mauger, Ivan OBE, MBE (1976). Who's Who of World Speedway. Studio Publications (Ipswich) Ltd. ISBN   0-904584-04-6.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  2. ↑ Lawson, K (2018) “Riders, Teams and Stadiums”. ISBN   978-0-244-72538-9
  3. ↑ "ULTIMATE RIDER INDEX, 1929-2022" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 17 June 2023.
  4. ↑ "Steve joins the Rebels and hopes to wow fans" . Southall Gazette. 23 April 1976. Retrieved 27 August 2024– via British Newspaper Archive.
  5. 1 2 Oakes, P.(2004). British Speedway Who's Who. ISBN   0-948882-81-6
  6. ↑ Fenn, C.(2003). Hackney Speedway, Friday at Eight. ISBN   0-7524-2737-7


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