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]
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.