Peter Moore (speedway rider)

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Peter Moore
Born(1929-04-28)28 April 1929
Melbourne, Australia
DiedMay 1996 (aged 67)
NationalityAustralian
Career history
1950St Austell Gulls
1951-1952, 1965Long Eaton Archers
1952-1956, 1959Wimbledon Dons
1957-1958, 1960-1962Ipswich Witches
1959Norwich Stars
1962-1963Swindon Robins
1965Long Eaton Archers
1966-1967King's Lynn Stars
1973Rayleigh Rockets
1973Hackney Hawks
1974Rye House Rockets
Individual honours
1956, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1963Speedway World Championship finalist
Team honours
1954, 1955, 1956, 1959National League Champion
1953, 1956, 1959National Trophy Winner
1954RAC Cup
1959Britannia Shield

Peter Moore (1929-1996) was an international speedway rider from Australia.[1]

Speedway career[]

Moore was a leading rider throughout the 1950s and 1960s, he reached the final of the Speedway World Championship on five occasions in 1956, 1958, 1963, 1959, 1960 and 1963.[2] He gained 22 Australian caps and three British caps (when riders from Oceania were allowed to represent Britain).[3]

He rode in the top tier of British Speedway from 1950-1974, riding for various clubs.[4]

World Final Appearances[]

Individual World Championship[]

World Team Cup[]

Note: Moore rode for Great Britain in the World Team Cup

References[]

  1. ^ "WORLD INDIVIDUAL FINAL - RIDER INDEX". British Speedway. Retrieved 6 July 2021.
  2. ^ "World Speedway finals" (PDF). Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 6 July 2021.
  3. ^ "Peter Moore". wwosbackup. Retrieved 6 July 2021.
  4. ^ "History Archive". British Speedway. Retrieved 6 July 2021.
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