Jack Edward Biggs (21 March 1922 – 8 December 1972) was a speedway rider from Australia.[1][2]
Speedway career
Biggs was a leading speedway rider in the 1950s. He reached the final of the Speedway World Championship on four occasions including finishing third in 1951 Individual Speedway World Championship.[3]
He won four medals at the Australian Championship and he rode in the top tier of British Speedway from 1947 to 1970, riding for various clubs.[4]
Before the 1951 season, Harringay Racers signed Biggs from Bradford Tudors for £1,000, in a deal that also saw the exchange of Arthur Bush and Alf Viccary.[5]
He was killed during a track accident on 8 December 1972 at Bendigo's Golden City Speedway.[6]
World Final Appearances
Individual World Championship
- 1950 –
London, Wembley Stadium – 15th – 3pts - 1951 – London, Wembley Stadium – 3rd – 12pts + 1pt
- 1953 – London, Wembley Stadium – 16th – 2pts
- 1954 – London, Wembley Stadium – 9th – 6pts
- 1957 – London, Wembley Stadium – Reserve – Did not ride
See also
References
- ^ "Jack Biggs". wwosbackup. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
- ^ "ULTIMATE RIDER INDEX, 1929-2022" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 1 August 2023.
- ^ "World Speedway finals" (PDF). Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
- ^ "History Archive". British Speedway. 3 March 2017. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
- ^ "Transferred". Coventry Evening Telegraph. 22 February 1951. Retrieved 4 November 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Jack Edward Biggs". Cradley Speedway. Retrieved 5 July 2021.