Ray Cresp

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Ray Cresp
Born25 August 1928
Melbourne, Australia
NationalityAustralian
Career history
1956Eastbourne Eagles
1956Wembley Lions
1957Oxford Cheetahs
1958, 1960-1962Ipswich Witches
1959Poole Pirates
1962Norwich Stars
1963St Austell Gulls
1964West Ham Hammers
1965, 1966Long Eaton Archers
Individual honours
1961Speedway World Championship finalist

Ray Cresp (born 25 August 1928) is a former international speedway rider from Australia.[1]

Speedway career[]

Cresp reached the final of the Speedway World Championship in the 1961 Individual Speedway World Championship.[2]

He rode in the top tier of British Speedway from 1956 to 1966, riding for various clubs.[3] He gained four Australian caps and six British caps (when riders from Oceania were allowed to represent Britain.[4]

World final appearances[]

Individual World Championship[]

References[]

  1. ^ "WORLD INDIVIDUAL FINAL - RIDER INDEX". British Speedway. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  2. ^ "World Speedway finals" (PDF). Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  3. ^ "History Archive". British Speedway. Retrieved 7 July 2021.
  4. ^ "Speedway riders, history and results". wwosbackup. Retrieved 8 July 2021.


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