Ray Cresp
Born | 25 August 1928 Melbourne, Australia |
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Nationality | Australian |
Career history | |
1956 | Eastbourne Eagles |
1956 | Wembley Lions |
1957 | Oxford Cheetahs |
1958, 1960-1962 | Ipswich Witches |
1959 | Poole Pirates |
1962 | Norwich Stars |
1963 | St Austell Gulls |
1964 | West Ham Hammers |
1965, 1966 | Long Eaton Archers |
Individual honours | |
1961 | Speedway 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[]
- 1961 – Malmö, Malmö Stadion - 14th - 3pts
References[]
- ^ "WORLD INDIVIDUAL FINAL - RIDER INDEX". British Speedway. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
- ^ "World Speedway finals" (PDF). Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
- ^ "History Archive". British Speedway. Retrieved 7 July 2021.
- ^ "Speedway riders, history and results". wwosbackup. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
Categories:
- 1928 births
- Australian speedway riders
- Eastbourne Eagles riders
- Ipswich Witches riders
- Long Eaton Archers riders
- Norwich Stars riders
- Oxford Cheetahs riders
- Poole Pirates riders
- St Austell Gulls riders
- Wembley Lions riders
- West Ham Hammers riders
- Living people
- Motorcycle speedway stubs