Ray Cresp
| Born | 25 August 1928 Melbourne, Australia |
|---|---|
| Died | 20 August 2022 (aged 93) Australia |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Career history | |
| 1956 | Eastbourne Eagles |
| 1956 | Wembley Lions |
| 1957 | Oxford Cheetahs |
| 1958, 1960-1962 | Ipswich Witches |
| 1959 | Poole Pirates |
| 1962 | Norwich Stars |
| 1963 | St Austell Gulls |
| 1964 | West Ham Hammers |
| 1965, 1966 | Long Eaton Archers |
| Individual honours | |
| 1961 | Speedway World Championship finalist |
Raymond Maurice Cresp (25 August 1928 - 20 August 2022) was an international speedway rider from Australia.[1][2] He earned 4 international caps for the Australia national speedway team and 6 caps for the Great Britain national speedway team.[3]
Speedway career
[edit]Cresp was a professional boxer as a teenager before taking up road racing and moto cross. He was mentored by Jack Biggs before he moved to the UK in 1956.[4][2] He rode in the top tier of British Speedway from 1956 to 1966, riding for various clubs.[5] He gained four Australian caps and six British caps (when riders from Oceania were allowed to represent Britain.[6]
Cresp reached the final of the Speedway World Championship in the 1961 Individual Speedway World Championship.[7]
He was a builder by trade and when he returned to Australia he enjoyed fly-fishing. He died in 2022.[8][2]
World final appearances
[edit]Individual World Championship
[edit]- 1961 –
Malmö, Malmö Stadion - 14th - 3pts
References
[edit]- ^ "WORLD INDIVIDUAL FINAL - RIDER INDEX". British Speedway. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
- ^ a b c "Obituaries". Speedway Star. 27 August 2022. p. 21.
- ^ "ULTIMATE RIDER INDEX, 1929-2022" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 23 December 2023.
- ^ "Big Speedway victory for the Eagles". Eastbourne Gazette. 2 May 1956. Retrieved 23 August 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "History Archive". British Speedway. Retrieved 7 July 2021.
- ^ "Speedway riders, history and results". wwosbackup. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
- ^ "World Speedway finals" (PDF). Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
- ^ "Ray Cresp dies". Speedway Illustrated News. Retrieved 6 January 2023.