Michael Anthony Cake (born 4 April 1946) is a former motorcycle speedway rider from England.[1][2][3]

Speedway career

Cake rode in the top two tiers of British Speedway from 1967 to 1975, riding for various clubs.[4]

In 1967 Cake started riding for Exeter Falcons, after being called into the team following an injury crisis.[5] In 1968, he returned the leading greensheet average (jointly with Mick Handley) and second highest actual average during the 1968 British League Division Two season, when riding for the Plymouth Devils.[1][6] Cake joined Poole Pirates in 1970 and spent four seasons with the club.[7]

References

  1. ^ a b "Speedway riders, history and results". wwosbackup. Retrieved 8 October 2021.
  2. ^ "1970-1979". Poole Speedway. Retrieved 8 October 2021.
  3. ^ "ULTIMATE RIDER INDEX, 1929-2022" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 11 August 2023.
  4. ^ "History Archive". British Speedway. Retrieved 8 October 2021.
  5. ^ "Another home win likely for Dukes". Halifax Evening Courier. 23 June 1967. Retrieved 19 September 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  6. ^ "Year by Year". Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 8 October 2021.
  7. ^ "Speed champs hit Gwent". Gwent Gazette. 2 April 1970. Retrieved 19 September 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.


Allikas: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mike_Cake
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