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- ↑ Oakes, P.(2004). British Speedway Who's Who. ISBN 0-948882-81-6
- 1 2 "Ultimate rider index, 1929-2022" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 27 August 2024.
- ↑ "Wayne Briggs will ride for Monarchs" . Edinburgh Evening News. 14 February 1961. Retrieved 27 August 2024– via British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ "Hunter out of Luck" . Edinburgh Evening News. 24 September 1962. Retrieved 12 June 2023– via British Newspaper Archive.
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