Trevor Banks

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Trevor Charles Banks
Trevor Banks 2003 grasstrack speedway.jpg
Banks competing in grasstrack during 2003
Born (1955-10-04) 4 October 1955 (age 68)
Folkestone, England
NationalityBritish (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 and longtrack. [1]

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Career

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 and Milton Keynes Knights. [1]

After the 1990 speedway season he concentrated on grasstrack and would not return to speedway until 2005, when he rode for the Sittingbourne Crusaders. [2]

Family

He is the son of Monty Banks who was a notable Grasstrack competitor in the South East of England. [3]

World Longtrack Championship

European Grasstrack Championship

Finals

Semi-final

British Grasstrack Championship

Masters Finals

500cc Finals

350cc Finals

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References

  1. 1 2 "ULTIMATE RIDER INDEX, 1929-2022" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 21 June 2023.
  2. "ULTIMATE RIDER INDEX, 1929-2022" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 21 June 2023.
  3. "Banks takes on the Yanks". Crash.net. Retrieved 21 June 2023.