Tommy Price

Tommy Price

Infobox Speedway rider


ridername= Tommy Price
nationality = flagicon|ENG England
dateofbirth = birth date|1911|12|2
dateofdeath = 1998 (aged 87)
cityofbirth = Cambridge
countryofbirth =
England
retired = Retired
career = Wembley Lions
years = 1937-1956
indivhonour = World Champion
indivyear = 1949
teamhonour = National League Champion

National Trophy winner

teamyear = 1946, 1947, 1949, 1950,
1951, 1952,1953
1948, 1954

Thomas Tommy Price (born 2 December 1911 Cambridge- died 1998) was an international Speedway rider. In 1949 he won the first Speedway World Championship to be held after the Second World War.Bamford, R. & Shailes, G. (2002). "A History of the World Speedway Championship". Stroud: Tempus Publishing. ISBN 0-7524-2402-5]

Career

Price started his career with the Wembley Lions in 1937 after being rejected by the Harringay Racers following a trial. Within two years he had qualified for his first World Final.Jacobs, N & Lipscombe, P (2005). "Wembley Speedway : The Pre-War Years". Stroud: Tempus Publishing ISBN 0-7524-3750-X]

After the war, Price rejoined the Lions and spent a further eleven seasons at the club until he retired in 1956. During that he was a member of the teams that won the National League Championship seven times, and the National Trophy twice.

Price was seleceted to ride for England in the Ashes series against Australia, but never toured overseas during the winter.Foster, P. (2005) "History of the Speedway Ashes", The History Press Ltd. ISBN 0-7524-3468-3]

Following his retirement, Tommy opened a small engineering workshop in Wembley, North London where he was able to produce small quantities of specialist items for riders. Often these would have been economically non-viable for larger companies and Tommy was seen as a saviour by many a 'Rocker' of the day.

World Final Appearances

* 1938 - Flag|GBR Wembley - 12th - 8pts
* 1949 - Flag|GBR Wembley - Winner - 15pts
* 1950 - Flag|GBR Wembley - 5th - 8pts
* 1954 - Flag|GBR Wembley - 11th - 5ptsBamford, R. & Shailes, G. (2002). "A History of the World Speedway Championship". Stroud: Tempus Publishing. ISBN 0-7524-2402-5]

References


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