Phil Clarke (speedway rider)
Born | 1922 Norwich |
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Died | 2010 (aged 88) |
Nationality | British (English) |
Career history | |
1947-1959 | Norwich Stars |
Individual honours | |
1955 | Speedway World Championship finalist |
Team honours | |
1950, 1951 | National League Division II Champion |
1955 | National Trophy Winner |
1951 | National Trophy (Div 2) Winner |
1951 | Southern Shield Winner |
Phil Clarke (1922-2010) was an English speedway rider.[1]
Speedway career[]
Clarke was a leading speedway rider in the 1950s. He reached the final of the Speedway World Championship in the 1955 Individual Speedway World Championship.[2][3]
He rode in the top tier of British Speedway, riding for Norwich Stars.[4][5]
World final appearances[]
Individual World Championship[]
- 1955 - London, Wembley Stadium - 14th - 2pts
References[]
- ^ "WORLD INDIVIDUAL FINAL - RIDER INDEX". British. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
- ^ "World Speedway finals" (PDF). Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
- ^ "Former Norwich speedway captain dies". Evening News24. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
- ^ "History Archive". British Speedway. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
- ^ "Phil Clarke". Speedway Museum. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
Categories:
- 1922 births
- 2010 deaths
- British speedway riders
- Norwich Stars riders
- Motorcycle speedway stubs