Tony Davey

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Tony Davey
Born15 August 1951 (1951-08-15) (age 73)
Framsden, Suffolk, England
NicknameShrimp
NationalityBritish (English)
Career history
1970-1980 Ipswich Witches
Individual honours
1973, 1975, 1978 British Championship finalist
Team honours
1975, 1976 British League Champion
1976, 1978 British League KO Cup winner
1971 British League Div II KO Cup winner
1976Spring Gold Cup
1977Inter League Knockout Cup

Anthony Thomas Davey (born 15 August 1951) is a former motorcycle speedway rider from England. [1] [2] He earned 11 international caps for the England national speedway team. [3]

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Speedway career

Davey rode in the top tier of British Speedway from 1970 to 1980, riding for Ipswich Witches for the entire ten-year period. [4] In 1972, he suffered a serious hand injury [5] but went on to reach the final of the British Speedway Championship on three occasions in 1973, 1975 and 1978. [1] [6]

He recorded two 9 plus average seasons for Ipswich; 9.93 in 1971 and 9.60 in 1978. [7]

Post speedway

After speedway Davey joined his brother Jim in running the Evergreen Garage at Crowfield for over forty years. [8]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Speedway riders, history and results". wwosbackup. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
  2. ↑ "Tony Davey". GrasstrackGB. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
  3. ↑ "ULTIMATE RIDER INDEX, 1929-2022" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 15 August 2023.
  4. ↑ "History Archive". British Speedway. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
  5. ↑ "Hines steps in to replace Jersey bound Tony Davey" . Bury Free Press. 30 June 1972. Retrieved 20 September 2024– via British Newspaper Archive.
  6. ↑ "HISTORY SPEEDWAY and LONGTRACK". Speedway.org. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
  7. ↑ "Rider averages 1929 to 2009" (PDF). Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 10 November 2023.
  8. ↑ "Witches legend sells Evergreen Suffolk garage after 40 years". East Anglian Daily Times. Retrieved 10 November 2023.
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