Ivor Brown (speedway rider)
| Born | 30 May 1927 Wymeswold, Leicestershire, England |
|---|---|
| Died | 30 March 2005 (aged 77) |
| Nickname | Hovis, The Brown Bomber[1] |
| Nationality | British (English) |
| Career history | |
| 1953-1959 | Leicester Hunters |
| 1958-1960 | Yarmouth Bloaters |
| 1961-1968 | Cradley Heathens |
| Individual honours | |
| 1961 (4x), 1962 (8x), 1963 (5x) | Provincial Lge MRC Silver Sash |
| Team honours | |
| 1961, 1963 | Provincial League KO Cup Winner |
| 1963 | Provincial Midland League Winner |
Ivor John Brown (30 May 1927 – 30 March 2005) was a
Long Eaton and Scunthorpe speedway. His off-track occupation was postmaster and grocer of the village General Stores in Wymeswold
.
Career
Born in
Provincial League competition, scoring 176 points from 18 matches.[1]
With the closure of Yarmouth he transferred to
British League he sustained serious injuries to his lower spine at the Wimbledon Internationale in a clash with Ove Fundin.[1] Although he returned to racing the same season, his subsequent form suffered at this level and, with further injuries, he retired at the end of the 1968 season.[1] In eight seasons at Cradley he averaged close to ten points per match.[1][5]
He was a regular holder of the Silver Sash, the Provincial League match race championship.
At retirement he had earned one international cap for the
England national speedway team.[2]
Brown died in 2005. A trophy named in his honour was contested in a challenge match between the successors to two of his former clubs, the
Dudley Heathens, in 2011.[6]
References
- ^ a b c d e f Linden, Eric (1968) "Ivor Brown: Eric Linden pays tribute to a truly great speedway rider", Speedway Star, 6 December 1968, p. 3
- ^ a b "ULTIMATE RIDER INDEX, 1929-2022" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
- ^ Jones, Alan (2004) Speedway in Leicester: The Hunters Era, Automedia, p. 146-7
- ^ "Year by Year". Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 29 October 2023.
- ^ "Rider averages 1929 to 2009" (PDF). Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 29 October 2023.
- ^ "Speedway: Leicester Lions face tough challenge from Dudley Heathens' top trio", Leicester Mercury, 10 September 2011, retrieved 2011-10-12
- British Speedway Leagues 1946-1964,Peter Morrish 1984, Publisher: Midland Speedway Agency.