Lou Sansom

Lou Sansom
Born29 November 1946 (1946-11-29) (age 78)
Australia
NationalityAustralian
Career history
1970–1973, 1975–1976Workington Comets
1975Hull Vikings
1976–1977Birmingham Brummies
Individual honours
1973British League Div 2 Leading average
1973National League Riders' runner-up

Louis William Sansom (born 29 November 1946[1]) is an Australian former international speedway rider.[2][3][1]

Speedway career

Sansom was capped by Australia and rode in the top two tiers of British Speedway from 1970 to 1977, riding for various clubs.[4]

He joined Workington Comets in 1970[5] and in 1973, he topped the league averages while riding for Workington Comets with a 10.56 average.[2][6]

He helped run the training schools at the Aspatria Speedway during the early 1970s.[7]

References

  1. ^ a b "ULTIMATE RIDER INDEX, 1929-2022" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 17 June 2023.
  2. ^ a b "Speedway riders, history and results". wwosbackup. Retrieved 19 September 2021.
  3. ^ "Speedway side Workington Comets hero Lou Sansom back at Derwent Park". Times & Star. Retrieved 19 September 2021.
  4. ^ "History Archive". British Speedway. Retrieved 19 September 2021.
  5. ^ "Speedway at the Weir". Brentwood Gazette. 5 June 1970. Retrieved 23 August 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  6. ^ "Year by Year". Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 19 September 2021.
  7. ^ "Aspatria Speedwayr". Defunct Speedway. Retrieved 19 September 2021.


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