Lawrence Charlton Hare (born 23 December 1969) is a former international speedway rider from England.[1][2][3]

Speedway career

Edinburgh Monarchs signed Hare from Ipswich Witches in 1994.[4]

In 1996, he was part of the Oxford Cheetahs four that won the Premier League Four-Team Championship, which was held on 4 August 1996, at the East of England Arena.[5]

Hare reached the final of the British Speedway Championship in 1998.[1][6] He rode in the top tier of British Speedway from 1991 to 2002, riding for various clubs.[7][1]

During a match in 2002, he was riding for the Exeter Falcons when he crashed which resulted in paralysis from a back injury.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Speedway riders, history and results". wwosbackup. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Ipswich: Former Ipswich Witches star Lol Hare on hope to walk thanks to spinal surgery breakthrough". East Anglian Times. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
  3. ^ "ULTIMATE RIDER INDEX, 1929-2022" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 5 July 2023.
  4. ^ "Edinburgh last night signed speedway ace Lawrence Hare". Daily Record. 26 February 1994. Retrieved 23 September 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  5. ^ "Cheetahs race to four team title". Hull Daily Mail. 5 August 1996. Retrieved 5 July 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  6. ^ "HISTORY SPEEDWAY and LONGTRACK". Speedway.org. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
  7. ^ "History Archive". British Speedway. Retrieved 24 July 2021.


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