Peter Carr (born 22 January 1963) is a former international motorcycle speedway rider from England.[1][2][3]
| Born | 22 January 1963 (age 61) Preston, England |
|---|---|
| Nationality | British (English) |
| Career history | |
| 1979–1981 | Ellesmere Port Gunners |
| 1980–1984, 1994–1995 | Belle Vue Aces |
| 1985–1988, 1991–1993 | Sheffield Tigers |
| 1989–1990 | Newcastle Diamonds |
| 1997–2004 | Edinburgh Monarchs |
| 2005 | Stoke Potters |
| Individual honours | |
| 1987, 1993 | British Championship finalist |
| 1982 | British Under 21 Champion |
| 1983 | World Under 21 finalist |
| 1997 | Premier League Riders' champion |
| Team honours | |
| 1982 | British League |
| 1983 | British League Cup Winner |
| 1997, 1999 | Knockout Cup |
| 2003 | Premier League |
Speedway career
editIn 1979, Carr joined his older brother Louis Carr at Ellesmere Port Gunners, for the 1979 National League season. He progressively increased his average in 1980 and 1981 before joining Belle Vue Aces for the 1982 British League season, again following his brother.[4]
While at Belle Vue, he won the 1982 league title[5] and the British Speedway Under 21 Championship, the 1983 League Cup and was a World Under 21 finalist.[1][6] For the 1985 season, he moved to Sheffield Tigers, where he spent fours seasons.
He rode in his first final of the British Speedway Championship 1987.[1][7] From 1989 to 1990, he rode for Newcastle Diamonds.[8] He returned to ride for two previous clubs, Sheffield (from 1991 to 1993) and Belle Vue from 1994 to 1995. At Sheffield, he twice surpassed a nine average.
In 1997, he won the Premier League Riders Championship, held on 13 September at Brandon Stadium as an Edinburgh Monarchs rider, in addition to helping the Scottish club win the Knockout Cup.[9] During his eight years at Edinburgh success came again in the form of another Knockout Cup in 1999 and the league title during the 2003 Premier League speedway season.
At retirement he had earned 12 international caps for the England national speedway team.[3]
Family
editHis brother Louis Carr was also a speedway rider.[2]
References
edit- ^ a b c "Speedway riders, history and results". wwosbackup. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
- ^ a b "Carr celebrates 25 years in speedway". Crash. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
- ^ a b "ULTIMATE RIDER INDEX, 1929-2022" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 22 June 2023.
- ^ "Rider averages 1929 to 2009" (PDF). Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 30 October 2023.
- ^ "Year by Year". Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 30 October 2023.
- ^ "History Archive". British Speedway. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
- ^ "HISTORY SPEEDWAY and LONGTRACK". Speedway.org. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
- ^ "Hunter back with Diamonds". Newcastle Journal. 7 March 1989. Retrieved 27 August 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Champions". Reading Evening Post. 15 September 1997. Retrieved 24 June 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.