Stephen Davies (speedway rider)

Stephen Davies
Born (1965-01-31) 31 January 1965 (age 59)
Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia
NationalityAustralian
Career history
1986-1990King's Lynn Stars
1991-1992Peterborough Panthers
Individual honours
1989, 1990Australian National Championships
silver & bronze
Team honours
1992Triple
League, Knockout Cup & Fours

Stephen Mark Davies (born 31 January 1965) is an Australian former international speedway rider.[1][2][3][4]

Speedway career

Davies twice won medals at the Australian National Championships.[5] He won a silver medal in 1989 behind Glenn Doyle and a bronze medal the following year in 1990.[6] He was the champion of New South Wales on several occasions and reached the 1987 Individual Long Track World Championship semi final.[2]

After winning the New South Wales Championship in 1986 he arrived to race in Britain.[7] Davies rode in the top tier of British Speedway from 1986 to 1990, riding for King's Lynn Stars.[8][1] After leaving King's Lynn to join Peterborough Panthers in 1991,[9] he captained the triple winning Peterborough side during the 1992 British League Division Two season.[3]

Personal life

His son Alex Davies, born in Northampton, was a professional rider in the UK from 2010-2018

References

  1. ^ a b "Speedway riders, history and results". wwosbackup. Retrieved 7 October 2022.
  2. ^ a b "Stephen Davies". GrasstrackGB. Retrieved 7 October 2022.
  3. ^ a b "Keeping it in the family the Davies dynasty". Speedway Past. Retrieved 7 October 2022.
  4. ^ "ULTIMATE RIDER INDEX, 1929-2022" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 22 June 2023.
  5. ^ "Individual Australian Championship". Historia Sportu Zuzlowego. Retrieved 21 January 2023.
  6. ^ "Australian Speedway Championship Results". Australian Speedway Championship. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
  7. ^ "Davies woos Cats". Western Daily Press. 3 January 1986. Retrieved 23 August 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  8. ^ "History Archive". British Speedway. Retrieved 7 October 2022.
  9. ^ "The future's looking bright says Davies". Peterborough Herald & Post. 22 March 1991. Retrieved 6 September 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.


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