Mike Ferreira

Mike Ferreira
Born21 November 1955 (1955-11-21)
Salisbury, Rhodesia
NationalityZimbabwean
Career history
1974Coatbridge Tigers
1978–1981Canterbury Crusaders
1978Exeter Falcons
1980–1982Swindon Robins
1983–1985Wimbledon Dons
Individual honours
1982British Speedway Championship finalist
1981National League Riders' Champion
Team honours
1978National League Champion
1981National League Pairs Champion

Michaal John Ferreira (1955–2014) was a Zimbabwean motorcycle speedway rider.[1][2][3]

Career

Ferreira rode in the top two tiers of British Speedway from 1974 to 1985, riding for various clubs.[4]

During the 1981 National League season he topped the league averages and became the National League Riders' Champion, held at Wimbledon Stadium on 26 September.[5][1][6] He also doubled up with Crusaders teammate and fellow Zimbabwean Denzil Kent to win the National League Pairs.[7]

He reached the final of the British Speedway Championship in 1982.[1][8]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Speedway riders, history and results". wwosbackup. Retrieved 12 September 2021.
  2. ^ "Fans' Favourites" (PDF). Speedway Plus. Retrieved 12 September 2021.
  3. ^ "ULTIMATE RIDER INDEX, 1929-2022, Denzil Kent" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 21 May 2023.
  4. ^ "History Archive". British Speedway. Retrieved 12 September 2021.
  5. ^ "Tigers crash out". Cambridge Daily News. 28 September 1981. Retrieved 20 June 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  6. ^ "Year by Year". Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 12 September 2021.
  7. ^ "1981 season results" (PDF). Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 20 May 2023.
  8. ^ "HISTORY SPEEDWAY and LONGTRACK". Speedway.org. Retrieved 12 September 2021.


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