Chris Morton
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| Chris Morton MBE | ||
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| Personal Information | ||
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| Nationality |  England |
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| Date of birth | July 22, 1956 | |
| Place of birth | Manchester, England | |
| Current Club Information | ||
| Career Status | Retired | |
| Career History | ||
| Belle Vue Aces Ellesmere Port |
1973-1990 1973 |
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| Individual Honours | ||
| British Champion | 1983 | |
| Team Honours | ||
| World Team Cup Winner World Pairs Champion |
1980 1984 |
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Christopher John (Chris) Morton MBE (born 22 July 1956 in Davyhulme, Manchester)[1] is a former motorcycle speedway rider who spent his whole career (1973 to 1990) on the books of the Belle Vue Aces. He rode bikes from a young age at the farm of Peter Collins' parents.
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[edit] Brief career summary
Morton made his debut for Ellesmere Port Gunners (on loan from Belle Vue) on 15 May 1973 but failed to complete a race. He showed steady improvement, but had to wait until 1975 for a call up to the Belle Vue team.
He rode for the England team at test level and represented them in the World Team Cup, winning the competition in 1980.
Morton became British Champion in 1983 and World Pairs Champion with best friend Peter Collins in 1984.
[edit] World Final Appearances
- 1976 -
POL Chorzów - 11th - 6pts - 1980 -
SWE Gothenburg - 9th - 8pts - 1981 -
GBR Wembley - 11th - 5pts - 1983 -
GER Norden - 10th - 7pts - 1986 - POL Chorzów - 9th - 8pts
- 1987 -
NED Amsterdam - 13th - 9pts - 1988 -
DEN Vojens - 10th - 6pts[2]
[edit] After retirement
He retired from riding in 1990, becoming manager of Berwick Bandits in 1991.[3] He also played a major role in the introduction of speedway to Buxton in 1994.
In 2005 he returned to Belle Vue as commercial manager and then in December 2006 he was part of a consortium who bought the Aces and currently holds the positions of Operations Director and Co-Team Manager with Eric Boocock.
He was awarded his MBE for services to speedway in [[1992].
Brother Dave was also a speedway rider.
[edit] References
- ^ Oakes, P & Rising, P (1986). 1986 Speedway Yearbook. ISBN 0-9488-8200-X
- ^ Bamford, R. & Shailes, G. (2002). A History of the World Speedway Championship. Stroud: Tempus Publishing. ISBN 0-7524-2402-5
- ^ Morton C. (2005). Until The Can Ran Out. NPI Media Group. ISBN 0-7524-3473-X
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