Nigel Flatman

Nigel Flatman
Born30 March 1960 (1960-03-30) (age 64)
Felixstowe, England
NationalityBritish (English)
Career history
1977–1980, 1986–1987, 1989–1990Peterborough Panthers
1977–1988Ipswich Witches
1988Poole Pirates
Individual honours
1979British Under 21 silver
Team honours
1984British League champion
1981, 1984British League Knockout Cup winner
1977, 1978National League Fours winner

Nigel William Flatman (born 30 March 1960) is a former motorcycle speedway rider from England.[1][2][3][4][5]

Career

Flatman made his British leagues debut during the 1977 National League season, where he rode for Peterborough Panthers.[6][7] He helped Peterborough win the Fours Championship during the 1977 season.[8]

The following season in 1978, he was part of the Peterborough team that won the Fours championship.[6][9] In 1979, he won the silver medal at the British Speedway Under 21 Championship behind Kenny Carter and was the leading rider at Peterborough.[10]

By 1980, Flatman was also a regular rider for Ipswich Witches[6] and reached the final of the Speedway Under-21 World Championship.[2] He then rode exclusively for Ipswich and won the Knockout Cup in 1981[6] and the league and cup double during the 1984 British League season. He continued to ride for Ipswich and doubled up with Peterborough in the National league. He rode 12 consecutive years for Ipswich before heaving two final seasons with Peterborough in 1989 and 1990.[6]

References

  1. ^ Oakes, Peter (1978). 1978 Speedway Yearbook, rider bio Nigel Flatman. Studio Publications (Ipswich) Ltd. ISBN 978-0904584509.
  2. ^ a b Oakes, Peter (1981). 1981 Speedway Yearbook, rider bio Nigel Flatman. Studio Publications (Ipswich) Ltd. ISBN 0-86215-017-5.
  3. ^ Oakes, Peter (1990). Speedway Yearbook 1990, Rider Bio, profile Nigel Flatman. Front Page Books. ISBN 0-948882-15-8.
  4. ^ Oakes, Peter (2004). British Speedway Who's Who, Nigel Flatman. Peter Oakes, Peterborough. ISBN 0-948882-81-6.
  5. ^ "Sensational return to the track for former Ipswich Witch - at 60!". East Anglian Daily Times. Retrieved 8 May 2023.
  6. ^ a b c d e "Ultimate Rider Index" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 8 May 2023.
  7. ^ "Nigel Flatman". WWOS Backup. Retrieved 8 May 2023.
  8. ^ "Speedway". Lincolnshire Free Press. 9 August 1977. Retrieved 9 May 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  9. ^ "1978 full season results" (PDF). Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 11 May 2023.
  10. ^ "British Under-21 Speedway Championship". Historia Sportu Zuzlowego. Retrieved 8 May 2023.