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References
- ↑ "2021 rider index" (PDF). Official British Speedway website. Retrieved 7 January 2022.
- ↑ "Speedway riders, history and results". wwosbackup. Retrieved 7 January 2022.
- ↑ "TIGERS SWOOP FOR MACDONALD". Sheffield Speedway. Retrieved 7 January 2022.
- ↑ "STARS LOOK TO FINISH ON A HIGH". Kings Lynn Speedway. Retrieved 7 January 2022.
- ↑ "The man who never turned a wheel for Pirates - Josh MacDonald signs for Scunthorpe". Bournemouth Echo. Retrieved 7 January 2022.
- ↑ "Cheetahs Are complete". Official British speedway website. Retrieved 7 January 2022.
- ↑ "Oxford Cheetahs: Speedway side set for British Championship return in 2022". BBC Sport. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
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