Dick Fisher (speedway rider) explained

Dick Fisher
Nationality:British (English)
Birth Date:13 January 1933
Birth Place:Lancaster, Lancashire, England
Death Place:Ellel, Lancashire, England
Career1:Fleetwood Flyers
Years1:1951
Career2:Belle Vue Aces
Years2:1953-1966
Indivyear1:1963, 1964
Indivhonour1:Speedway World Championship finalist
Teamyear1:1963
Teamhonour1:National League Champion
Teamyear2:1958
Teamhonour2:National Trophy Winner
Teamyear3:1957, 1958, 1960
Teamhonour3:Britannia Shield

Richard Metcalfe Fisher known as Dick Fisher (13 January 1933 – 30 November 1986) was an international motorcycle speedway rider from England.[1] [2]

Speedway career

Fisher reached the final of the Speedway World Championship in the 1963 Individual Speedway World Championship and 1964 Individual Speedway World Championship.[3]

He rode in the top tier of British Speedway from 1953 to 1966, riding for Belle Vue Aces.[4]

Fisher was capped by the England national speedway team once and Great Britain four times.[5] He was the Belle Vue captain for three seasons and rode for them for 14 consecutive seasons in 264 National League matches and scored 1797 points.[6]

World final appearances

Individual World Championship

World Team Cup

Notes and References

  1. Web site: WORLD INDIVIDUAL FINAL - RIDER INDEX. British Speedway. 8 July 2021.
  2. Web site: ULTIMATE RIDER INDEX, 1929-2022 . British Speedway . 6 August 2023.
  3. Web site: World Speedway finals. Speedway Researcher. 8 July 2021.
  4. Web site: History Archive. British Speedway. 8 July 2021.
  5. Web site: Speedway riders, history and results. wwosbackup. 8 July 2021.
  6. Web site: Lancaster car firm celebrates its sporting past. Lancaster Guardian. 8 July 2021.