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Brian Havelock

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Brian Havelock
Born (1942-05-09) 9 May 1942 (age 82)
Yarm, England
NationalityBritish (English)
Career history
1972Teesside Teessiders
1973, 1974Berwick Bandits
1973–1974Sunderland Stars/Gladiators
1975–1976Newcastle Diamonds
1975–1976Hull Vikings
1976–1979Workington Comets
1976Exeter Falcons
1980–81, 1983Middlesbrough Tigers
1982Stoke Potters
Team honours
1975National League Pairs Winner
1981National League Champion

Robert Brian Havelock (born 9 May 1942 in Yarm, Yorkshire[1]) is a former motorcycle speedway rider and is the former promoter of the Redcar Bears.[2][3]

Career

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Havelock began his British leagues career with Teesside Teessiders in 1972 before joining Berwick Bandits, where he raced for two seasons form 1973 to 1974.[4]

Havelock won the National League Pairs, partnering Tom Owen for the Newcastle Diamonds[5] during the 1975 New National League season.[6] He opened his own training school at Workington.[7]

After his riding career, he managed the Newcastle Diamonds.[8]

Family

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His son Gary Havelock was the 1992 World Champion.

After Speedway

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Since retiring, worked as a Heating Engineer. Married to Marjorie, they have two children, Lisa and Gary. Enjoys competition fishing.[citation needed]

References

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  1. ^ Oakes, Peter; Mauger, Ivan OBE, MBE (1976). Who's Who of World Speedway. Studio Publications (Ipswich) Ltd. ISBN 0-904584-04-6.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  2. ^ Oakes, P. (2004). British Speedway Who's Who. ISBN 0-948882-81-6
  3. ^ "ULTIMATE RIDER INDEX, 1929-2022" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 17 June 2023.
  4. ^ "Berwick Bandits speedway team picture feature". Berwick Advertiser. 5 April 1973. Retrieved 23 September 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  5. ^ Lawson,K (2018) “Riders, Teams and Stadiums”. ISBN 978-0-244-72538-9
  6. ^ "1975 season results" (PDF). Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 20 May 2023.
  7. ^ "Speedway". Newcastle Evening Chronicle. 28 February 1975. Retrieved 23 September 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  8. ^ "Max back with Diamonds". Newcastle Evening Chronicle. 12 February 1994. Retrieved 27 August 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.