Steve Baker (speedway rider)
| Born | 25 June 1963 Adelaide, Australia |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Australian |
| Career history | |
| 1981-1984 | Halifax Dukes |
| 1985 | Sheffield Tigers |
| 1985 | King's Lynn Stars |
| Individual honours | |
| 1983 | European Junior Champion |
| Team honours | |
| 1987 | World Pairs finalist |
Steve Baker (born 25 June 1963) is a former international motorcycle speedway rider from Australia.[1]
Speedway career
[edit]Baker came to prominence after winning the 1983 Individual Speedway Junior European Championship, a competition that non-European riders were also allowed to enter.[1][2]
Baker reached the final of the Speedway World Pairs Championship in the 1987 Speedway World Pairs Championship.[3] Also in 1987, he finished runner up in the Australian Championship.[4]
He rode in the top tier of British Speedway from 1981 to 1985, riding for various clubs.[5]
World Final appearances
[edit]World Pairs Championship
[edit]- 1987 -
Pardubice, Svítkov Stadion (with Steve Regeling) - 7th - 21pts
World Longtrack Championship
[edit]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Speedway riders, history and results". wwosbackup. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
- ^ "Carr fails Under-21 title bid". Manchester Evening News. 25 July 1983. Retrieved 9 March 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "World Pairs Championship 1968-1993". Edinburgh Speedway. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
- ^ "Individual Australian Championship". Historia Sportu Zuzlowego. Retrieved 21 January 2023.
- ^ "History Archive". British Speedway. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
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