Doug Davies (speedway rider)
Born | Potchefstroom, North West (South African province) | 6 August 1936
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Nationality | South African |
Career history | |
1954-1956 | Birmingham Brummies |
1961 | New Cross Rangers |
Individual honours | |
1956 | Speedway World Championship finalist |
1962 | South African National Champion |
Team honours | |
1954, 1955 | Midland Cup |
Doug Davies (born 6 August 1936) is a former international speedway rider from South Africa.[1][2]
Speedway career[]
Davies reached the final of the Speedway World Championship in the 1956 Individual Speedway World Championship.[3]
He rode in the top tier of British Speedway from 1954-61, riding for Birmingham Brummies and New Cross Rangers.[4]
World final appearances[]
Individual World Championship[]
- 1956 – London, Wembley Stadium – 13th – 4pts
References[]
- ^ "WORLD INDIVIDUAL FINAL - RIDER INDEX". British Speedway. Retrieved 6 July 2021.
- ^ "75 years history" (PDF). Speedway South Africa. Retrieved 6 July 2021.
- ^ "World Speedway finals" (PDF). Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 6 July 2021.
- ^ "History Archive". British Speedway. Retrieved 6 July 2021.
Categories:
- 1936 births
- Living people
- South African speedway riders
- Birmingham Brummies riders
- New Cross Rangers riders
- Motorcycle speedway stubs