Colin Cook (speedway rider) explained

Colin Cook
Nationality:British (English)
Birth Date:29 August 1954
Birth Place:Southwold, Suffolk, England
Nickname:Cookie
Years1:1975–1976
Career1:Scunthorpe Saints
Years2:1976–1979
Career2:Ipswich Witches
Years3:1977, 1984, 1986
Career3:Boston Barracudas
Years4:1979–1983
Career4:Leicester Lions
Years5:1984
Career5:Poole Pirates
Years6:1984
Career6:Sheffield Tigers
Years7:1984
Career7:Swindon Robins
Years8:1985–1992
Career8:Exeter Falcons
Teamyear1:1977
Teamhonour1:National League Pairs
Teamyear2:1978
Teamhonour2:British League KO Cup winner

Colin Cook (born 29 August 1954) is an English former motorcycle speedway rider who rode for Ipswich Witches and Leicester Lions in the British League, before spending eight successive seasons with the Exeter Falcons.[1]

Biography

Cook was born in Southwold in 1954.[2] He took up speedway while working as a plant fitter, initially at Mildenhall, before joining Ipswich Witches in the mid-1970s. He was loaned out to National League team Scunthorpe Saints in 1975, averaging 5.91 in his first season.

After a further season at Scunthorpe he moved on to the Boston Barracudas in 1977.[3] A much improved season saw his average rise and he also won the National League Pairs Championship with Rob Hollingworth.[4] In 1978, he was recalled by Ipswich and was part of the cup-winning team that year. Cook transferred to Leicester Lions early in the 1979 season for 2,500.

In 1982, he rose to the position of third heat-leader for the Lions, but his time at Leicester was hampered by injuries. After the Lions closed down in 1983, Cook moved back to Boston in 1984, before spending the last eight years of his career with the Exeter Falcons, retiring at the end of the 1992 season.[5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: ULTIMATE RIDER INDEX, 1929-2022 . British Speedway . 21 June 2023.
  2. Oakes, Peter & Mauger, Ivan (1976) Who's Who of World Speedway, Studio Publications,
  3. Jones, Alan (2010) Speedway in Leicester: The Lions Roar, Automedia, p. 162
  4. Web site: 1977 season results . Speedway Researcher . 20 May 2023.
  5. Oakes, Peter (1993) 1993 Speedway Yearbook, Front Page Books,, p. 122-4