John Davis (speedway rider)

John Davis
International speedway rider
Personal information
Nationality	England
Date of birth	(1954-11-10) 10 November 1954
Place of birth	Oxford, England
Current club information
Career status	Retired
Polish league	Gdansk
Swedish league	Malilla
German league	Diedenbergen
Career history
Peterborough Panthers Poole Pirates Oxford Cheetahs/Rebels Reading Racers Sheffield Tigers Wimbledon Dons Kings Lynn Stars Swindon Robins Wimbledon/Eastbourne	1971-1973, 1971, 1981-1983 1971-1974 1975-1981, 1985-1987 1983 1984 1988-1989 1989-1991 1991
Individual honours
Daily Express Spring Classic Winner Golden Helmet of Pardubice (CZE) Master of Speedway GP Winner Argentine Champion WJ Cearns The Laurels Manpower Winner German Open Winner.	1980 1984 1978 1978
Team honours
World Team Cup Winner British League Champion 4 x German Champion Diedenbergen Polish Champion Gdansk.	1977 1980

John Henry Davis (born 10 November 1954 in Oxford, England) is a former international motorcycle speedway rider who represented England when they won the World Team Cup in 1977 1980 Speedway World Team Cup Winner,

He was capped for England 68 times, and was the first Englishman to win the prestigious Czech Golden Helmet in Pardubice. He was also the first Englishman to race in the Polish League for Gdansk. He raced for Diedenbergen in the German League for ten seasons, winning four German titles, where he was consistently the top performer> He qualified for 16 consecutive British Final appearances, his best finish being second to the late Kenny Carter; this was when England ruled The Speedway World.^[1]

After the end of his speedway career, Davis started a burger business in 1994 which progressed into Event Catering, supplying venues and events all over the south of the country with their Public Catering requirements. Among the contracts they obtained are The Royal Imperial War Museum at Duxford, Newbury Racecourse, Fontwell Racecourse, Bath Racecourse, Chepstow Racecourse, Wincanton Racecourse, The Ageas Bowl (Hampshire Cricket Ground), The PSP Southampton Boat Show, The Norfolk Spectacular Music Festival, Poole Speedway, Bucks Show, Romsey Show, Glastonbury Festival and quite a few Concerts including T4 On The Beach, The British MX GP, Lydden Hill for the Rally Cross events, Red Bull Moto Cross Series etc etc.

World Final Appearances

• 1977 - Gothenburg, Ullevi - Reserve - did not ride
• 1980 - Gothenburg, Ullevi - 5th - 9pts
• 1988 - Vojens, Speedway Center - 12th - 3pts

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