Arthur Wright (speedway rider)

Arthur Wright
Born14 October 1933
Bradford, West Riding of Yorkshire
Died7 November 2016(2016-11-07) (aged 83)
NationalityBritish (English)
Career history
1950Halifax Dukes
1951-1957Bradford Tudors
1958-1959Oxford Cheetahs
1959-1961Belle Vue Aces
Individual honours
1955Speedway World Championship finalist
Team honours
1960Britannia Shield

Arthur Wright (14 October 1933 – 7 November 2016) was a motorcycle speedway rider from England.[1] He earned seven international caps for the England national speedway team.[2]

Speedway career

Wright was a leading speedway rider in the 1950s. He reached the final of the Speedway World Championship in the 1955 Individual Speedway World Championship.[3]

Wright rode in the top tier of British Speedway, riding for Bradford Tudors.[4]

After seven seasons with Bradford he joined Oxford Cheetahs in 1958[5] before going on to ride for Belle Vue Aces.[6]

World final appearances

Individual World Championship

Family

His brother-in-law Arthur Forrest was also a speedway rider who reached five World finals.[7]

References

  1. ^ "WORLD INDIVIDUAL FINAL – RIDER INDEX". British. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
  2. ^ "ULTIMATE RIDER INDEX, 1929-2022" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
  3. ^ "World Speedway finals" (PDF). Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
  4. ^ "History Archive". British Speedway. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
  5. ^ "Eager". Sunday Mirror. 4 May 1958. Retrieved 11 October 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  6. ^ "Belle Vue stars will test Pirates". Liverpool Echo. 15 July 1960. Retrieved 11 October 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  7. ^ "Bradford Speedway Star dies". Telegraph & Argus. 14 November 2016. Retrieved 5 July 2021.


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