Brian Clark (speedway rider)

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{{Short description|British motorcycle speedway rider}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2024}}
{{Use British English|date=May 2024}}
{{Infobox Speedway rider
| name = Brian Clark
| image = [[File:Brian Clark.jpg|150px]]
| caption =
| nationality = British (English)
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1943|3|18|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Cheltenham]], England
| death_date =
| death_place =

| career1 = [[Peterborough Panthers]]
| years1 = 1970–1979
| career2 = [[Oxford Cheetahs]]
| years2 = 1971, 1973–1975
| career3 = [[Cradley Heathens]]
| years3 = 1973–1975
| career4 = [[White City Rebels]]
| years4 = 1976–1977

| teamyear1 = 1977
| teamhonour1 = [[List of United Kingdom Speedway Fours Champions|fours championship]]
}}

'''Brian Ashley Reader Clark''' (born 18 March 1943) is a former [[motorcycle speedway]] rider from England.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://britishspeedway.co.uk/docs/Ultimate_Index_1929-2022.pdf |title=Ultimate Rider Index, 1929-2022 |website=British Speedway |access-date=6 May 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.peterboroughtoday.co.uk...ir-memories-of-life-at-the-showground-4369305 |title=Legends of Peterborough Panthers among those to share their memories of life at the Showground | website=Peterborough Telegraph |access-date=6 May 2024}}</ref>

== Biography==
Clark, born in [[Cheltenham]], began his British leagues career riding a couple of times for [[Peterborough Panthers]] during the [[1970 British League Division Two season]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.speedwayresearcher.org.uk/1970record.pdf |title=1970 results |website=Speedway Researcher |access-date=6 May 2024}}</ref>

He rode for ten consecutive years for Peterbrough,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://wwosbackup.proboards.com/thread/541/brian-clark |title=Brian Clark |website=WWOS backup |access-date=6 May 2024}}</ref> becoming the club's leading rider and captain in 1975<ref>{{cite news |title=Spectacular show by top track trio |work=Spalding Guardian |date=4 July 1975 |access-date=6 May 2024|url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0004052/19750704/159/0022 | via = [[British Newspaper Archive]]|url-access=subscription }}</ref> and improving his season average to a high 9.37 during the [[1976 National League season]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.speedwayresearcher.org.uk/specialfeaturesrideraverages.pdf |title=Rider averages 1929 to 2009 |website=Speedway Researcher |access-date=6 May 2024}}</ref>

During his time at Peterborough he won the [[List of United Kingdom Speedway Fours Champions|fours championship]] in [[1977 National League season|1977]], held at the [[East of England Arena]] on 7 August.<ref>{{cite news |title=Speedway |work=Lincolnshire Free Press |date=9 August 1977 |access-date=6 May 2024 |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0004965/19770809/302/0020 | via = [[British Newspaper Archive]]|url-access=subscription }}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last=Oakes |first=Peter |title=1978 Speedway Yearbook |year=1978 |page=39 |publisher=Studio Publications (Ipswich) Ltd |isbn=978-0904584509}}</ref>
He also rode for various other clubs in the top tier of speedway, notably for the [[Oxford Rebels]] / [[White City Rebels]] from 1975 to 1977.

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[[Category:Oxford Cheetahs riders]]
[[Categoryeterborough Panthers riders]]
[[Category:White City Rebels riders]]


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