 Banks competing in grasstrack during 2003 | |
| Born | 4 October 1955 Folkestone, England |
|---|---|
| Nationality | British (English) |
| Career history | |
| 1982–1983 | Crayford Kestrels |
| 1984–1985, 1987 | Hackney Kestrels |
| 1984 | Wolverhampton Wolves |
| 1986–1990 | Milton Keynes Knights |
| 2005 | Sittingbourne Crusaders |
| Team honours | |
| 1984 | National League KO Cup Winner |
Trevor Charles Banks (born 4 October 1955) is a former motorcycle racer from England, who competed in grasstrack [1] and longtrack. [2]
Banks was an established grasstrack and longtrack rider by the time that he started his British speedway leagues career for Crayford Kestrels during the 1982 National League season. He would then go on to ride for Hackney Kestrels [2] and Milton Keynes Knights. [3]
After the 1990 speedway season he concentrated on grasstrack and would not return to speedway until 2005, when he rode for the Sittingbourne Crusaders.
He was twice the 500cc British grasstrack champion in 1979 and 1980. [4]
He is the son of Monty Banks who was a notable Grasstrack competitor in the South East of England. [5] His brother Graham Banks rode for Canterbury Crusaders but was killed in a grasstrack event in 1978. [6]
Hereford (5th) 19pts
Bad Waldsee (4th) 18pts
Uithuizen (6th) 13pts Werlte (Third) 17pts
Alken (7th) 13pts Schwarme (5th) 15pts
St. Colomb de Lauzun (10th) 9pts Berghaupten (13th) 6pts La Reole (17) 5pts Exeter (Top Ten) Evesham (Top Ten) Yarm (Second) Abingdon (Third) Exeter (Third) Andover (Second) Abingdon (Second) Andover (Top Ten) Chetton Finalist Tonbridge (Top Ten) Abingdon (Top Ten) Wimborne (Second) Tonbridge (Top Ten) Monkhopton Finalist Dalton Barracks Finalist Andover (Third) Dalton Barracks (Top Ten) Folkestone (Top Ten) Dalton Barracks (Top Ten) Thorpe St Peter Finalist Folkestone Finalist Braintree (Champion) Clyst St. Mary (Champion) Uckington (Second)
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