Tom Godal

Tom Godal

Born	(1953-07-06) 6 July 1953 (age 71) Notodden, Norway
Nationality	Norwegian
Career history
Norway
1977	Larvik
Great Britain
1977-1978	Halifax Dukes
1978-1979	Leicester Lions

Tomas Godal (born 6 July 1953) is a former motorcycle speedway rider from Norway. He earned two caps for the Norway national speedway team. ^{[1] [2]}

Biopgraphy

Born in Notodden, Godal gained his early experience in Norway, and finished fourth in the Norwegian Championship in 1975. ^[3]

In 1977 he signed for Halifax Dukes, ^[4] moving on to Leicester Lions in April 1978. ^{[5] [6]} Never averaging above 5 points in a season, his last year in British speedway was 1979.

References

1. "Ultimate rider index, 1929-2022" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 26 August 2024.
2. "Racers' mystery man" . Reading Evening Post. 26 May 1977. Retrieved 29 August 2024– via British Newspaper Archive.
3. Oakes, Peter & Mauger, Ivan (1976) Who's Who in World Speedway, Studio Publications, ISBN   0-904584-04-6, p. 187
4. "Norwegian signs for Dukes" . Huddersfield Daily Examiner. 11 March 1977. Retrieved 26 August 2024– via British Newspaper Archive.
5. "Leicester get Godal on loan" . Huddersfield Daily Examiner. 14 April 1978. Retrieved 26 August 2024– via British Newspaper Archive.
6. Jones, Alan (2010) Speedway in Leicester: The Lions Roar, Automedia, p. 166