Nigel Robin Crabtree (born 15 March 1960) is a former motorcycle speedway rider from England.[1][2][3]
Speedway career
Crabtree rode in the top two tiers of British Speedway from 1977 to 1996, riding for various clubs.[4] In 1977, as a 16 year old, he made his Newcastle Diamonds debut but suffered serious injuries after crashing in March. He was unconscious for five minutes and sustained a broken collarbone and three ribs and a pelvis injury.[5]
In 1984, he won the National League Pairs, partnering Tom Owen for the Stoke Potters, during the 1984 National League season.[6]
In 1987, he finished runner-up in the National League Riders' Championship. He was regarded as one of the leading National League riders at the time, consistently finishing in the top ten averages.[1][7]
In 1989, he won the National League Pairs for the second time, partnering Eric Monaghan for Stoke, during the 1989 National League season.[8]
References
- ^ a b "Speedway riders, history and results". wwosbackup. Retrieved 30 September 2021.
- ^ "Welcome to the Diamonds". Newcastle Speedway. Retrieved 30 September 2021.
- ^ "ULTIMATE RIDER INDEX, 1929-2022" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 21 June 2023.
- ^ "History Archive". British Speedway. Retrieved 30 September 2021.
- ^ "Nigel Crabtree, Speedway boy K.O.d in crash". Newcastle Journal. 15 March 1977. Retrieved 19 September 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Stoke stars take title". Sunday Sun (Newcastle). 1 July 1984. Retrieved 23 May 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Year by Year". Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 28 September 2021.
- ^ Oakes, Peter (1990). Speedway Yearbook 1990. Front Page Books. p. 59. ISBN 0-948882-15-8.