Brian Havelock
Appearance
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Born | Yarm, England | 9 May 1942
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Nationality | British (English) |
Current club information | |
Manager | Redcar Bears |
Career history | |
1972 | Teesside Teessiders |
1973, 1974 | Berwick Bandits |
1973–1974 | Sunderland Stars/Gladiators |
1974 | Halifax Dukes |
1975–1976 | Newcastle Diamonds |
1975–1976 | Hull Vikings |
1976–1979 | Workington Comets |
1976 | Exeter Falcons |
1980–81, 1983 | Middlesbrough Tigers |
1981 | Coventry Bees |
1982 | Stoke Potters |
Team honours | |
1975 | National League Pairs Winner |
1981 | National League Champion |
Career
[edit]Robert Brian Havelock (born 9 May 1942 in Yarm, Yorkshire[1]) is a former motorcycle speedway rider and is the former promoter of the Redcar Bears.[2][3]
Career
[edit]He won the National League Pairs, partnering Tom Owen for the Newcastle Diamonds[4] during the 1975 New National League season.[5]
Family
[edit]His son Gary Havelock was the 1992 World Champion.
After Speedway
[edit]Since retiring, worked as a Heating Engineer. Married to Marjorie, they have two children, Lisa and Gary. Enjoys competition fishing.[citation needed]
References
[edit]- ^ Oakes, Peter; Mauger, Ivan OBE, MBE (1976). Who's Who of World Speedway. Studio Publications (Ipswich) Ltd. ISBN 0-904584-04-6.
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: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ Oakes, P. (2004). British Speedway Who's Who. ISBN 0-948882-81-6
- ^ "ULTIMATE RIDER INDEX, 1929-2022" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 17 June 2023.
- ^ Lawson,K (2018) “Riders, Teams and Stadiums”. ISBN 978-0-244-72538-9
- ^ "1975 season results" (PDF). Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 20 May 2023.
Categories:
- 1942 births
- Living people
- British speedway riders
- English motorcycle racers
- People from Yarm
- Sportspeople from County Durham
- Workington Comets riders
- Berwick Bandits riders
- Newcastle Diamonds riders
- Stoke Potters riders
- Sunderland Stars riders
- Halifax Dukes riders
- Hull Vikings riders
- Exeter Falcons riders
- Middlesbrough Bears riders
- Coventry Bees riders
- Sportspeople from North Yorkshire
- English speedway biography stubs