Steve Wilcock

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Steve Wilcock
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Born24 January 1954 (1954-01-24) (age 69)
Dewsbury, West Yorkshire, England
NationalityBritish (English)
Career history
1974–1975 Bradford Barons
1976–1987, 1989–1991 Teesside/Middlesbrough Tigers/Bears
1979 Halifax Dukes
1980 Belle Vue Aces
1981–1982 Coventry Bees
1983 Birmingham Brummies
1984 Oxford Cheetahs
1988 Rye House Rockets
Individual honours
1979 National League Riders' runner-up
Team honours
1981 National League Champion
1980 National League Pairs Champion
1985, 1986 Fours Championship winner

Steve Wilcock (born 24 January 1954) is a former motorcycle speedway from England. [1] [2] [3]

Speedway career

Wilcock rode in the top two tiers of British Speedway from 1974 to 1991, riding for various clubs. [4]

In 1979, he finished runner-up in the National League Riders' Championship. He won the National League Pairs, partnering Mark Courtney for the Middlesbrough Tigers, during the 1980 National League season. [5] [6] He was regarded as one of the leading National League riders at the time, consistently finishing in the top ten averages. [1] [7]

In 1985, he helped the Middlesbrough Tigers win the Fours Championship during the 1985 National League season. [8] [9] The following season in 1986, he helped Middlesbrough win the Fours Championship again, during the 1986 National League season. [10]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Speedway riders, history and results". wwosbackup. Retrieved 28 September 2021.
  2. ↑ "Legend to be guest of honour at Media Prima Arena". Redcar Speedway. Retrieved 28 September 2021.
  3. ↑ "ULTIMATE RIDER INDEX, 1929-2022" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 21 June 2023.
  4. ↑ "History Archive". British Speedway. Retrieved 28 September 2021.
  5. ↑ "1980 season results" (PDF). Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 22 May 2023.
  6. ↑ "Tigers pairs champs" . Sunday Sun (Newcastle). 20 July 1980. Retrieved 22 May 2023– via British Newspaper Archive.
  7. ↑ "Year by Year". Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 28 September 2021.
  8. ↑ "Speedway" . Cambridge Daily Mirror. 22 July 1985. Retrieved 11 May 2023– via British Newspaper Archive.
  9. ↑ Oakes, Peter (1990). Speedway Yearbook 1990. Front Page Books. p. 46. ISBN   0-948882-15-8.
  10. ↑ "Speedway" . Cambridge Daily News. 11 August 1986. Retrieved 11 May 2023– via British Newspaper Archive.
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