Anthony Thomas Davey (born 15 August 1951) is a former motorcycle speedway rider from England.[1][2] He earned 11 international caps for the England national speedway team.[3]
Speedway career
Davey rode in the top tier of British Speedway from 1970 to 1980, riding for Ipswich Witches for the entire ten-year period.[4] In 1972, he suffered a serious hand injury[5] but went on to reach the final of the British Speedway Championship on three occasions in 1973, 1975 and 1978.[1][6]
He recorded two 9 plus average seasons for Ipswich; 9.93 in 1971 and 9.60 in 1978.[7]
Post speedway
After speedway Davey joined his brother Jim in running the Evergreen Garage at Crowfield for over forty years.[8]
References
- ^ a b "Speedway riders, history and results". wwosbackup. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
- ^ "Tony Davey". GrasstrackGB. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
- ^ "ULTIMATE RIDER INDEX, 1929-2022" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 15 August 2023.
- ^ "History Archive". British Speedway. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
- ^ "Hines steps in to replace Jersey bound Tony Davey". Bury Free Press. 30 June 1972. Retrieved 20 September 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "HISTORY SPEEDWAY and LONGTRACK". Speedway.org. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
- ^ "Rider averages 1929 to 2009" (PDF). Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 10 November 2023.
- ^ "Witches legend sells Evergreen Suffolk garage after 40 years". East Anglian Daily Times. Retrieved 10 November 2023.
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