Bobby Beaton (speedway rider)
Born | 14 May 1952 Blantyre, Scotland | (age 69)
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Nationality | British (Scottish) |
Career history | |
1968–1972, 1986–1988 | Glasgow Tigers |
1973 | Coatbridge Tigers |
1974-1981 | Hull Vikings |
1982–1984 | Newcastle Diamonds |
1982-1983 | Belle Vue Aces |
1984-1985 | Edinburgh Monarchs |
Individual honours | |
1980 | British Championship finalist |
Team honours | |
1979 | Inter-League Four Team Tournament |
Bobby Beaton (born 14 May 1952) is a former international speedway rider from Scotland.[1][2]
Speedway career[]
Beaton rode in the top tier of British Speedway from 1968 to 1985, riding for various clubs.[3] He reached the final of the British Speedway Championship in 1980.[1][4]
Family[]
His younger brother Jim Beaton was a speedway rider and his older brother George Beaton was a junior rider before he was killed in a car crash in 1972. His father Jimmy Beaton Sr. was a promoter at Glasgow Tigers.[2]
References[]
- ^ a b "Speedway riders, history and results". wwosbackup. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
- ^ a b "Beaton Brothers". Blantyre project. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
- ^ "History Archive". British Speedway. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
- ^ "HISTORY SPEEDWAY and LONGTRACK". Speedway.org. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
Categories:
- 1952 births
- British speedway riders
- Scottish speedway riders
- Belle Vue Aces riders
- Edinburgh Monarchs riders
- Glasgow Tigers riders
- Hull Vikings riders
- Newcastle Diamonds riders
- People from Blantyre, South Lanarkshire
- Living people
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