Doug Wyer | |
Nationality: | British (English) |
Birth Date: | 1947 8, df=yes |
Birth Place: | Nottingham, England |
Years1: | 1969 |
Career1: | Doncaster Stallions |
Years2: | 1969–1980 |
Career2: | Sheffield Tigers |
Years3: | 1970–1971 |
Career3: | Berwick Bandits |
Years4: | 1981–1984 |
Career4: | Halifax Dukes |
Years5: | 1985 |
Career5: | Birmingham Brummies |
Years6: | 1986–1988 |
Career6: | Edinburgh Monarchs |
Indivyear1: | 1976, 1979 |
Indivhonour1: | Northern Riders' champion |
Indivyear2: | 1980 |
Indivhonour2: | South Australian Champion |
Indivhonour3: | Skol Northern Masters |
Indivyear3: | 1977 |
Teamyear1: | 1974 |
Teamhonour1: | British League KO Cup winner |
Teamyear2: | 1986 |
Teamhonour2: | National League Pairs Champion |
Teamyear3: | 1973, 1974, 1979 |
Teamhonour3: | Northern Trophy |
Douglas Wyer (born 16 August 1947 in Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England)[1] is a former international motorcycle speedway rider[2] who reached the final of the Speedway World Championship in 1976. He earned 46 international caps for the England national speedway team and 14 caps for the Great Britain team.[3]
Wyer rode for Young Lions against Great Britain on 6 April 1976 at Leicester Stadium.
In 1980, Wyer won the South Australian Championship at the then new Speedway Park in Adelaide. The 430m (1,410feet) long Speedway Park was a different track than Wyer was used to as its surface is clay rather than the dirt/shale track he rode in at home.
Wyer won the National League Pairs, partnering Les Collins for the Edinburgh Monarchs, during the 1986 National League season.[4]