Douglas Wyer (born 16 August 1947 in Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England)[1] is a former international motorcycle speedway rider[2] who reached the final of the Speedway World Championship in 1976. He earned 46 international caps for the England national speedway team and 14 caps for the Great Britain team.[3]

Career

After initially riding for Doncaster Stallions he was loaned out to Berwick Bandits by his parent club Sheffield Tigers.[4] Wyer rode for Young Lions against Great Britain on 6 April 1976 at Leicester Stadium and remained a Sheffield rider until 1980.

In 1980, Wyer won the South Australian Championship at the then new Speedway Park in Adelaide. The 430 metres (470 yd) long Speedway Park was a different track than Wyer was used to as its surface is clay rather than the dirt/shale track he rode in at home.

Wyer won the National League Pairs, partnering Les Collins for the Edinburgh Monarchs, during the 1986 National League season.[5]

World Final Appearances

References

  1. ^ 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)
  2. ^ Lawson,K (2018) “Riders, Teams and Stadiums”. ISBN 978-0-244-72538-9
  3. ^ "ULTIMATE RIDER INDEX, 1929-2022" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 16 June 2023.
  4. ^ "Sheffield hold the key to future of Doug Wyer". Berwick Advertiser. 11 November 1971. Retrieved 11 October 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  5. ^ "Speedway Pairs Out". Newcastle Journal. 14 July 1986. Retrieved 25 May 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  6. ^ Bamford, R. & Shailes, G. (2002). A History of the World Speedway Championship. Stroud: Tempus Publishing. ISBN 0-7524-2402-5
Allikas: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doug_Wyer
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