Chris Robins
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| Born | 2 January 1954 Newton Abbott, Devon, England |
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| Nationality | British (English) |
| Career history | |
| 1975-1977 | Weymouth Wizards |
| 1977 | Leicester Lions |
| 1977 | Newport Dragons |
| 1978 | Workington Comets |
| 1978 | Furness Flyers |
| 1978-1980 | Milton Keynes Knights |
Christopher Michael Robins (born 2 January 1954) is a British former motorcycle speedway rider.[1]
Career
[edit]Born in Newton Abbott, Devon, Robins was a boxer as a schoolboy, and competed in the English Schoolboy Championships.[2]
He took up speedway in late 1974, gaining his early experience riding on a beach near Barnstaple, and after riding in second half heats at Exeter, rode for Weymouth Wizards in the National League in 1975,[3] averaging over five points in his first season.[2][4][5]
In 1976, he averaged over seven for Weymouth,[6] which led to a transfer in 1977 to British League Leicester Lions, also riding in the National League on loan to Newport Dragons.[4]
After speculation that he would join Scunthorpe in 1978,[7] he moved on to Workington Comets and then Furness Flyers before riding for Milton Keynes Knights. He retired in 1980 after only one match for the Knights.
References
[edit]- ^ "Ultimate Rider Index, 1929-2022" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 13 May 2024.
- ^ a b Oakes, Peter & Mauger, Ivan (1976) Who's Who of World Speedway, Studio Publications, ISBN 0-904584-04-6, p. 95
- ^ Lawson,K (2018) “Riders, Teams and Stadiums”. ISBN 978-0-244-72538-9
- ^ a b Jones, Alan (2010) Speedway in Leicester: The Lions Roar, Automedia, p. 176
- ^ "Wolves in a rumpus". Wolverhampton Express and Star. 20 July 1976. Retrieved 5 October 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Rider averages 1929 to 2009" (PDF). Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 4 October 2024.
- ^ "Saints first signing?". Scunthorpe Evening Telegraph. 8 March 1978. Retrieved 5 October 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.