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League Speedway Career History

1957-1958 Wimbledon Dons

1963-1968 Newcastle Diamonds

1969-1972 Belle Vue Aces

1973-1977 & 1984 Exeter Falcons

1978-1981 Hull Vikings

 

Major Individual Honours

1968, 1969, 1970, 1972, 1977 & 1979 Individual World Speedway Champion

1971, 1972 & 1976 World Long Track Champion

1968, 1970, 1971 & 1972 British Speedway Champion

1971 & 1973 British League Riders Champion

1962 Australian Long Track Champion

1963 & 1964 Provincial League Riders Champion

1964, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1972 & 1980 Northern Riders Champion

1974 & 1981 New Zealand Speedway Champion

1983, 1984, 1985 & 1986 New Zealand Long Track Champion

1970, 1971 & 1972 Australasian Grand Prix winner

1977 & 1981 Australasian Champion

1962 & 1963 Victorian State Champion

1962 Qld State Champion

1973 WA State Champion

1966, 1970, 1971 & 1975 European Champion

1975 Intercontinental Champion

1970, 1971, 1972 & 1973 Scottish Open Champion

1975, 1979 & 1980 Yorkshire TV Trophy Winner

1970, 1971 & 1972 Internationale

1974 Brandonapolis

Team Honours

1969 & 1970 World Pairs Champion [1969 with Bob Andrews, 1970 with Ronnie Moore]

1968, 1971, 1972, 1979 World Team Cup Winner [1968-1972 with Great Britain, 1979 with New Zealand]

1970, 1971, 1972, 1974 British League Champions [1970-1972 Belle Vue Aces, 1974 Exeter Falcons]

1972 British League KO Cup Winner [Belle Vue Aces]

1964 Provincial League Champions [Newcastle Diamonds]

Other Honours

MBE 1976

New Zealand Sportsman Of The Year 1977 & 1979

OBE 1989

Inducted in to New Zealand Sports Hall of Fame 1990

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