Born | Martinborough, New Zealand | 14 March 1962
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Nationality | New Zealander |
Career history | |
1978-1981, 1984, 1990-1992 | Newcastle Diamonds |
1980-1981 | Hull Vikings |
1982-1983 | Sheffield Tigers |
1985-1989 | Coventry Bees |
1991 | Belle Vue Aces |
Individual honours | |
1986, 1987, 1991, 2000 | New Zealand Champion |
1991 | Div 2 League Riders' runner-up |
David Andrew Bargh (born 14 March 1962) is a former speedway rider from New Zealand.[1][2]
Speedway career
Bargh is a four times champion of New Zealand, winning the New Zealand Championship in 1986, 1987, 1991 and 2000.[3] He was runner up in the European Speedway Under 21 Championship in 1983.
He rode in the top tier of British Speedway from 1978 until 1991, riding primarily for the Newcastle Diamonds.[4]
World Final appearances
World Pairs Championship
- 1992 - Lonigo, Pista Speedway (with Mitch Shirra / Mark Thorpe) - 6th - 14pts
Family
His nephew Andrew Bargh was a New Zealand champion in 2007.[5]
References
- ↑ "David Bargh". wwosbackup. Retrieved 30 June 2021.
- ↑ "ULTIMATE RIDER INDEX, 1929-2022" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 21 June 2023.
- ↑ "Roll Of Honour". Motorcycling New Zealand. Retrieved 30 June 2021.
- ↑ Oakes, Peter (1981). 1981 Speedway Yearbook. Studio Publications (Ipswich) Ltd. p. 257. ISBN 0-86215-017-5.
- ↑ "SPEEDWAY: Father, son rev up for big night at the track". New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 16 February 2023.
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