Bill Kitchen (speedway rider)
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Bill Kitchen (born 1908 in Galgate England) is a former international speedway rider who made his started his career with the Belle Vue Aces in 1933.[1]
[edit] Career summary
Before he started speedway Kitchen was a prominent road trials rider and had taken part in the Isle of Man TT.
In 1946 he became captain of the Wembley Lions and finished second in the British Speedway Championship. He finished fifth in the Speedway World Championship in 1939.[2]
[edit] World Final Appearances
- 1937 -
GBR Wembley - 8th - 9pts + 7 semi-final points - 1938 - GBR Wembley - 5th - 9pts + 6 semi-final points
- 1949 - GBR Wembley - 6th - 9pts
[edit] References
- ^ Addison J. (1948). The People Speedway Guide. Odhams Press Limited
- ^ Bamford, R. & Shailes, G. (2002). A History of the World Speedway Championship. Stroud: Tempus Publishing. ISBN 0-7524-2402-5
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