Ray Wilson (speedway rider)

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Ray Wilson
Personal Information
Nationality Flag of England England
Date of birth March 12, 1947 (1947-03-12) (age 61)
Place of birth    Leicester, England
Current Club Information
Career Status Retired
Career History
Long Eaton Archers
Leicester Lions
Birmingham Brummies		 1963-1966
1967-1976
1977-1979
Individual Honours
British Speedway Champion 1973
Team Honours
World Team Cup Winners
World Pairs Champion		 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974
1972

Ray Wilson (born 12 March 1947 in Leicester, England) is a former international speedway who became British Speedway Champion in 1973. His father Ron Wilson was also a speedway rider.

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[edit] Domestic career

He started his career with the Long Eaton Archers and followed the promtion when they moved to Leicester to open the Leicester Lions. He stayed with the Lions for nine seasons, scoring over four thousand points (including bonus points). For the final three seasons of his career he joined the Birmingham Brummies.

[edit] International career

Ray captained England when they won the World Team Cup in 1973, and was also a member of the winning teams in 1971, 1972 and 1974. He also became the youngest Englishman to feature in a World Team Cup final at aged twenty in 1967.[1]

1967 also saw him appear in his first of four World Championship finals. In 1972 he became World Pairs Champion with partner Terry Betts.

[edit] World Final Appearances

[edit] References

  1. ^ Vintage Speedway Magazine. Vol.14 No 4
  2. ^ Bamford, R. & Shailes, G. (2002). A History of the World Speedway Championship. Stroud: Tempus Publishing. ISBN 0-7524-2402-5

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