Tom Black (speedway rider)

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Tom Black
Born11 July 1941 (1941-07-11)
Christchurch, New Zealand
NationalityNew Zealander
Career history
1973, 1974 Teesside Tigers
1974 Leicester Lions

Thomas John Black (born c. 1940) is a former motorcycle speedway rider from New Zealand. He earned one cap for the New Zealand national speedway team. [1]

Career

Black began racing in the mid-1960s, and he won the South Island Championship in 1969 and 1970. [2] He rode in the third Test of 1969/70 against England at Christchurch and also rode for New Zealand against Sweden in 1972. [2]

In 1973 he travelled to England where he rode for Teesside Tigers, [3] but only rode in seven meetings before his season was ended by a broken collarbone and arm. [2] After regaining his fitness in the 1973/74 New Zealand season, he returned to the United Kingdom in 1974 to ride for Leicester Lions. [4] [2] [5] Disappointing results for Leicester saw him return to Teesside, but in his first match back for the team he suffered a broken ankle, ending his British league career. [2] He continued to ride in New Zealand for several years before retiring. [2]

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References

  1. ↑ "Ultimate rider index, 1929-2022" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 27 August 2024.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Holmes, Tracy "Riders to Remember...Tom Black", Speedway Plus, retrieved 2012-03-15
  3. ↑ "Teesside start with great win" . Newcastle Evening Chronicle. 2 April 1973. Retrieved 27 August 2024– via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. ↑ "Kiwi back at No.7 for Lions" . Leicester Daily Mercury. 21 March 1974. Retrieved 27 August 2024– via British Newspaper Archive.
  5. ↑ Jones, Alan (2010) Speedway in Leicester: The Lions Roar, Automedia, p. 159


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