Trevor Redmond
Born | Christchurch, New Zealand | 16 June 1927
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Died | 17 September 1997 Glastonbury, England | (aged 70)
Nationality | New Zealander |
Career history | |
1950-1951 | Aldershot Shots |
1951-1956 | Wembley Lions |
1957 | Bradford Tudors |
1959 | Swindon Robins |
1960 | Bristol Bulldogs |
1961 | Wolverhampton Wolves |
1962 | Neath Welsh Dragons |
1963 | St Austell Gulls |
1964 | Glasgow Tigers |
Individual honours | |
1960 | Provincial League Riders' Champion |
1961 | Scottish Open Champion |
Team honours | |
1952, 1953 | National League Champions |
1954 | National Trophy Winner |
1954 | London Cup Winner |
1960 | Provincial League KO Cup Winner |
Trevor John Redmond (16 June 1927 – 17 September 1997)
Career
Rider
Redmond started riding speedway in 1949 at the Aranui track in Christchurch. He moved to the UK when he won a team place with the newly formed Aldershot Shots in 1950. He was successful enough to attract the Wembley Lions to sign him in 1951, where he remained until their closure in 1956. Whilst with the Lions, Redmond qualified for two World Championship finals.[citation needed]
A season in non-league speedway followed in 1957 but in 1958 he did not ride at all, instead he opened a track in Cornwall at St Austell. He returned to racing for a spell with the Swindon Robins and moved onto the Bristol Bulldogs in 1960. As a Bristol rider, Redmond won the Provincial League Riders' Championship, held at Dudley Wood Stadium on 24 September 1960.[4]
The Bristol track closed at the end of that season and in 1961 Redmond had a brief spell with the Wolverhampton Wolves. In subsequent years he was rider and promoter of league teams at Neath,(1962,) St. Austell,(1963) and Glasgow,(1964-65.) He was one of only 2 riders to appear in all 5 Provincial League Riders Championship Finals, being winner in 1960, and a disappointed Runner-Up in 1961 after a broken chain in his final ride cost him the title.[citation needed]
Promoter
In 1958, Redmond promoted at St Austell, on an open licence, and in 1961, he also promoted open meetings in
World final appearances
- 1952 - London, Wembley Stadium - Res - Did not ride
- 1954 - London, Wembley Stadium - 13th - 5pts[6]
Trevor set up the business Autospeed and opened tracks in Newton Abbot and St Austell where they raced Bangers, Hot Rods and stock cars. Autospeed were the first to run Auto Rods which were to become the Saloon Stock Cars. They were also the first to run SuperRods which started as Jags and Fords as big engined Hotrods.
References
- ^ ISBN 0-7524-2865-9
- ^ "Speedway pioneer dies". The Dominion. 19 September 1997. p. 26.
- ^ "ULTIMATE RIDER INDEX, 1929-2022" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 12 June 2023.
- ^ "Bulldog Redmond is leagues's top rider". Bristol Evening Post. 26 September 1960. Retrieved 10 June 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Speedway mourns loss of Redmond". The Press. Christchurch. 8 October 1997. p. 36.
- ISBN 0-7524-2402-5