Doug Davies (speedway rider) explained

Doud Davies
Nationality:South African
Birth Date:1936 8, df=yes
Birth Place:Potchefstroom, North West (South African province)
Years1:1954-1956
Career2:New Cross Rangers
Years2:1961
Indivyear1:1956
Indivhonour1:Speedway World Championship finalist
Indivyear2:1962
Indivhonour2:South African National Champion
Teamyear1:1954, 1955
Teamhonour1:Midland Cup

Doug Davies (6 August 1936 – 8 June 2000) was an international motorcycle speedway rider from South Africa.[1] [2] [3]

Speedway career

Davies reached the final of the Speedway World Championship in the 1956 Individual Speedway World Championship.[4]

He rode in the top tier of British Speedway from 1954–61, riding for Birmingham Brummies and New Cross Rangers.[5]

World final appearances

Individual World Championship

Notes and References

  1. Web site: WORLD INDIVIDUAL FINAL - RIDER INDEX. British Speedway. 6 July 2021.
  2. Web site: 75 years history. Speedway South Africa. 6 July 2021.
  3. Web site: ULTIMATE RIDER INDEX, 1929-2022 . British Speedway . 6 August 2023.
  4. Web site: World Speedway finals. Speedway Researcher. 6 July 2021.
  5. Web site: History Archive. British Speedway. 6 July 2021.