Martin Dixon (speedway rider)

Martin Dixon
Born30 May 1961 (1961-05-30) (age 63)
Hartlepool, England
NationalityBritish (English)
Career history
1978–1982, 1985–1989, 1996Teesside/Middlesbrough Tigers/Bears
1981Birmingham Brummies
1982–1983Halifax Dukes
1984–1985, 1999King's Lynn Stars
1990–1991Newcastle Diamonds
1992–1997Long Eaton Invaders
1998Stoke Potters
1998Berwick Bandits
2000–2001Swindon Robins
2002Glasgow Tigers
Individual honours
1995British Championship finalist
Team honours
1981National League Champion
1997Pairs Championship winner
1985, 1986, 1997Fours Championship winner

Martin Dixon (born 30 May 1961) is a former motorcycle speedway rider from England.[1][2]

Speedway career

Dixon rode in the top tier of British Speedway from 1977 to 2002, riding for various clubs.[3][4]

In 1985, he helped the Middlesbrough Tigers win the Fours Championship during the 1985 National League season.[5][6] The following season, in 1986, he helped the Middlesbrough win the Fours Championship again, during the 1986 National League season.[7]

He reached the final of the British Speedway Championship in 1995.[1][8]

In 1997, he won the Premier League Pairs Championship partnering Carl Stonehewer, while riding for Long Eaton Invaders, during the 1997 Premier League speedway season.[9][10][11] He was also part of the Long Eaton four that won the Premier League Four-Team Championship, which was held on 3 August 1997, at the East of England Arena.[12]

References

  1. ^ a b "Speedway riders, history and results". wwosbackup. Retrieved 23 July 2021.
  2. ^ "Dixon becomes a Glasgow rider". Crash. Retrieved 23 July 2021.
  3. ^ "History Archive". British Speedway. Retrieved 23 July 2021.
  4. ^ "ULTIMATE RIDER INDEX, 1929-2022" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 21 June 2023.
  5. ^ "Speedway". Cambridge Daily Mirror. 22 July 1985. Retrieved 11 May 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  6. ^ Oakes, Peter (1990). Speedway Yearbook 1990. Front Page Books. p. 46. ISBN 0-948882-15-8.
  7. ^ "Speedway". Cambridge Daily News. 11 August 1986. Retrieved 11 May 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  8. ^ "HISTORY SPEEDWAY and LONGTRACK". Speedway.org. Retrieved 23 July 2021.
  9. ^ "Invaders stars win Best Pairs". Nottingham Evening Post. 29 September 1997. Retrieved 22 August 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  10. ^ "1997 season results" (PDF). Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 27 May 2023.
  11. ^ "Speedway Premier League Pairs 26/09/1997". YouTube. Retrieved 27 May 2023.
  12. ^ "1997 Long Eaton results" (PDF). Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 6 July 2023.