Trevor John Hedge (born 3 August 1943 in Diss, Norfolk, England)[1] is a former international motorcycle speedway rider[2] from England.[3]
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| Born | 3 August 1943 Diss, England |
|---|---|
| Nationality | British (English) |
| Career history | |
| 1961–1964 | Norwich Stars |
| 1962 | Leicester Hunters |
| 1963, 1976–1977 | Hackney Hawks |
| 1963 | Oxford Cheetahs |
| 1965–1974 | Wimbledon Dons |
| 1975 | King's Lynn Stars |
| Individual honours | |
| 1969 | Internationale |
| 1969, 1970 | London Riders' Champion |
| Team honours | |
| 1968, 1969, 1970 | British League KO Cup Winner |
| 1968, 1969, 1970, 1974 | London Cup Winner |
Career
editBefore taking up speedway, Hedge was a cycle speedway champion.[4]
Hedge began his British leagues career riding a few times for Norwich Stars during the 1961 Speedway National League season.[5] The following season he doubled up with Norwich and Leicester Hunters, the latter in the Provincial league. He began to improve his average in 1963 while at Hackney and was averaging 8.00 with Norwich during the 1963 Speedway National League season.[6]
After another strong season with Norwich he was allocated to the Wimbledon Dons, on the creation of the new British League in 1965.[7] It was at Wimbledon that he experienced the best years of his career, winning the London Riders' Championship twice in succession in 1969 and 1970 and the Internationale in 1969.[8] In addition to the individual success he won the British League Knockout Cup three times[9] and the London Cup four times.[10]
Hedge reached the final of the Speedway World Championship in 1970.
At retirement he had earned 16 international caps for the England national speedway team and 17 caps for Great Britain.[3]
World Final Appearances
edit- 1970 -
Wroclaw, Olympic Stadium - 16th - 0pts[11]
References
edit- ^ Oakes, Peter; Mauger, Ivan OBE, MBE (1976). Who's Who of World Speedway. Studio Publications (Ipswich) Ltd. ISBN 0-904584-04-6.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ Lawson,K (2018) “Riders, Teams and Stadiums”. ISBN 978-0-244-72538-9
- ^ a b "ULTIMATE RIDER INDEX, 1929-2022" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
- ^ Rogers, Martin (1963) "Hackney Hawks Here to Stay?", Speedway Star, 1 June 1963, p. 16
- ^ "1961 season results" (PDF). Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 7 December 2023.
- ^ "Rider averages 1929 to 2009" (PDF). Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 7 December 2023.
- ^ "Wimbledon doubt over line-up". Coventry Evening Telegraph. 31 March 1965. Retrieved 7 December 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ Oakes, Peter (1981). 1981 Speedway Yearbook. Studio Publications (Ipswich) Ltd. pp. 66–67. ISBN 0-86215-017-5.
- ^ Bott, Richard (1980). The Peter Collins Speedway Book No.4. Stanley Paul & Co Ltd. p. 100. ISBN 0-09-141751-1.
- ^ "Wimbledon 1970" (PDF). Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 30 September 2023.
- ^ Bamford, R. & Shailes, G. (2002). A History of the World Speedway Championship. Stroud: Tempus Publishing. ISBN 0-7524-2402-5