Ian Clark
Born (1958-12-23) 23 December 1958
Sandon, Essex, England
NationalityBritish (English)
Career history
1975-1979, 1985Peterborough Panthers
1976Cradley United
1976Swindon Robins
1977Birmingham Brummies
1977White City Rebels
1980-1981Leicester Lions
1981-1983Hackney Hawks
1981-1982Canterbury Crusaders
1983-1984Oxford Cheetahs
1986-1988Milton Keynes Knights
Team honours
1977National League Fours Champion

Ian Russell Clark (born 23 December 1958) is a British former motorcycle speedway rider.[1]

Career

Born in Sandon, Essex, Clark's early experience came in grasstrack, in which he was British Schoolboy Champion in both 1973 and 1974.[2] He took up speedway in 1973 at the training school at Hackney Wick, and made his competitive debut in 1975 for Peterborough Panthers.[2] During five seasons with Panthers he was capped in the National League England team, and made several guest appearances in the British League.[3]

In 1977, he helped the Peterborough Panthers win the Fours Championship during the 1977 National League season.[4]

In 1980, he signed for British League Leicester Lions in a £2,750 transfer, reaching the semi-final of the World Championship the same year.[3][5] In 1981 his performances were down on the previous year and he was sold to Hackney Hawks.[3] In 1982 he primarily rode for Canterbury Crusaders, before spending two seasons with Oxford Cheetahs. He returned to Peterborough in 1985 before spending his final three seasons with Milton Keynes Knights.

References

  1. ↑ "ULTIMATE RIDER INDEX, 1929-2022" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 18 June 2023.
  2. 1 2 Oakes, Peter & Mauger, Ivan (1976) Who's Who of World Speedway, Studio Publications, ISBN 0-904584-04-6, p. 28
  3. 1 2 3 Jones, Alan (2010) Speedway in Leicester: The Lions Roar, Automedia, p. 160
  4. ↑ "Speedway". Lincolnshire Free Press. 9 August 1977. Retrieved 10 May 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  5. ↑ Oakes, Peter (1980) 1980 Speedway Yearbook, Studio Publications, ISBN 0-86215-007-8, p. 247
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