Norman Hunter (speedway rider)

Norman Hunter
Norman Hunter
Personal information
Nationality	England
Date of birth	21 February 1940 (1940-02-21) (age 71)
Place of birth	Willesden, London, England
Current club information
Career status	retired
Career history
Leicester Hunters Hackney Hawks West Ham Hammers Wolverhampton Wolves Swindon Robins	1962 1963 1964-68 1969-1972 1972–1976
Individual honours
London Riders' Championship Midland Riders' Championship	1963, 1966 1969
Team honours
British League Champion British League KO Cup winner World Team Cup winner	1965 1965 1968

Norman Hunter (born 21 February 1940 in Willesden, London) is a former motorcycle speedway rider who won the London Riders' Championship in 1963 and again in 1966 and the Midland Riders' Championship in 1969. He was also a member of the Great Britain national speedway team that won the World Team Cup in 1968.

Biography

Hunter worked as an electrician and was a successful cycle speedway rider with Wembley before, winning scores of honours.^[1] After taking up motorcycle speedway in 1961 at the Rye House track, his first team place was with the Leicester Hunters in 1962.^[1] He then joined the newly formed Hackney Hawks in 1963 and won the London Riders' Championship at the first attempt. He then moved on to the West Ham Hammers in 1964 and it was with them he won The London Riders' Championship again in 1966. He also rode with the Wolverhampton Wolves and for Swindon Robins.^[1]

Hunter represented England on ten occasions, and Great Britain on ten, all between 1965 and 1971, including the World Team Cup in 1968.^[1]

After retiring from racing he was appointed to a technical adviser role for Leicester Lions in 1981, taking over management of the team the following year.^[2]

References

1. ^ ^{a b c d} Oakes, Peter (1976) Who's Who of World Speedway, Studio Publications, ISBN 0-904584-04-6, p. 64
2. ^ Jones, Alan (2010) Speedway in Leicester: The Lions Roar, Automedia, p. 168

External links

• Hackney Hawks Website

Persondata
Name	Hunter, Norman
Alternative names
Short description
Date of birth	21 February 1940
Place of birth	Willesden, London, England
Date of death
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