Chris Robins Explained

Chris Robins
Nationality:British (English)
Birth Date:2 January 1954
Birth Place:Newton Abbott, Devon, England
Years1:1975-1977
Career1:Weymouth Wizards
Years2:1977
Career2:Leicester Lions
Years3:1977
Career3:Newport Dragons
Years4:1978
Career4:Workington Comets
Years5:1978
Career5:Furness Flyers
Years6:1978-1980
Career6:Milton Keynes Knights

Christopher Michael Robins (born 2 January 1954) is a British former motorcycle speedway rider.[1]

Career

Born in Newton Abbott, Devon, Robins was a boxer as a schoolboy, and competed in the English Schoolboy Championships.[2]

He took up speedway in late 1974, gaining his early experience riding on a beach near Barnstaple, and after riding in second half heats at Exeter, rode for Weymouth Wizards in the National League in 1975,[3] averaging over five points in his first season.[4] [5]

In 1976, he averaged over seven for Weymouth,[6] which led to a transfer in 1977 to British League Leicester Lions, also riding in the National League on loan to Newport Dragons.

After speculation that he would join Scunthorpe in 1978,[7] he moved on to Workington Comets and then Furness Flyers before riding for Milton Keynes Knights. He retired in 1980 after only one match for the Knights.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ultimate Rider Index, 1929-2022 . British Speedway . 13 May 2024.
  2. Oakes, Peter & Mauger, Ivan (1976) Who's Who of World Speedway, Studio Publications,, p. 95
  3. Lawson,K (2018) “Riders, Teams and Stadiums”.
  4. Jones, Alan (2010) Speedway in Leicester: The Lions Roar, Automedia, p. 176
  5. News: Wolves in a rumpus . Wolverhampton Express and Star . 20 July 1976 . British Newspaper Archive . subscription . 5 October 2024 .
  6. Web site: Rider averages 1929 to 2009 . Speedway Researcher . 4 October 2024.
  7. News: Saints first signing? . Scunthorpe Evening Telegraph . 8 March 1978 . British Newspaper Archive . subscription . 5 October 2024 .