Reidar Eide
Coatbridge Monarchs | |
| 1970 | Wembley Lions |
|---|---|
| 1971 | Poole Pirates |
| 1972 | Sheffield Tigers |
| 1973-1975 | Newport |
| 1976-1977 | Leicester Lions |
| 1978 | Exeter Falcons |
| 1979-1980 | Reading Racers |
| 1980 | Swindon Robins |
| 1980 | Eastbourne Eagles |
| 1980 | Wolverhampton Wolves |
| Individual honours | |
| 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971 | Nordic Champion |
| 1969 | Scottish Open Champion |
| Team honours | |
| 1974, 1975, 1978 | Spring Gold Cup Winner |
Reidar Eide (6 November 1940 – February 1999) was a motorcycle speedway rider, who was champion of Norway on five occasions.[1][2]
Biography
Born in
In 1976, he moved on to Leicester Lions, averaging over 7.5 before a broken leg ended his season.[5] The following season, lacking fitness, his level of performance had dropped, taking seven rides to score his first point, and only averaging just over 3 points from six matches. In 1978 he moved on to Exeter Falcons, where he once again showed his true form, before moving on to Reading Racers the following year. In 1980, his last year in British speedway, he rode for Reading, Wolverhampton Wolves, Swindon Robins, and one match for Eastbourne Eagles.
Eide won the Norwegian Championship for five successive years between 1967 and 1971, and won the Nordic Championship in 1972.[3] He finished in thirteenth place in the 1968 World Championship Final, and finished fifth (with Dag Lövaas) in the 1973 World Pairs final.[3] He represented Norway and a combined Norway/Denmark team in international matches between 1969 and 1973.[3]
Eide also skied competitively, representing Sandnes IL.[3]
After speedway, Eide became a pig farmer.[4] He died in February 1999 from brucellosis.[4]
World final appearances
Individual World Championship
- Göteborg, Ullevi- 13th - 3pts
World Pairs Championship
- 1973 -
Borås (with Dag Lövaas) - 5th - 17pts (9)
References
- ^ "NM Individuelt". Speedway Norge. Retrieved 11 August 2023.
- ^ "ULTIMATE RIDER INDEX, 1929-2022" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 11 August 2023.
- ^ ISBN 0-904584-04-6, p. 185-6
- ^ a b c Radford, Bob (2009) "Top Reidar", Backtrack, Issue 32 (May–June 2009), p. 24-5
- ^ Jones, Alan (2010) Speedway in Leicester: The Lions Roar, Automedia, p. 163-4