Lance King (speedway rider) explained

Lance King
Birth Date:13 August 1963
Birth Place:Carson City, Nevada, United States
Career1:Cradley Heathens
Years1:1982-1984
Career2:Bradford Dukes
Years2:1986, 1987
Career3:King's Lynn Stars
Years3:1988, 1989
Indivyear1:1984
Indivhonour1:World Championship bronze
Indivyear2:1984
Indivhonour2:Overseas Champion
Indivyear3:1983
Indivhonour3:Golden Hammer
Indivyear4:1984
Indivhonour4:Midland Riders Champion
Teamyear1:1983, 1984
Teamhonour1:World Team Cup bronze
Teamyear2:1983
Teamhonour2:British League Champion
Teamhonour3:Knockout Cup winner
Teamyear3:1982, 1983
Teamyear4:1982, 1984
Teamhonour4:British League Cup winner
Teamyear5:1983, 1984
Teamhonour5:Midland Cup winner

Lance Alan King (born 13 August 1963) is a former speedway rider from the United States.[1] He earned 47 international caps for the United States national speedway team.[2]

Speedway career

King first rode in the British leagues when he joined Cradley Heath Heathens for the 1982 British League season and won the British League Knockout Cup and league Cup in his first season with them.[3] He improved his average to 8.74 the following season and helped Cradley win the league title and knockout cup double in addition to the Midland Cup.

King won bronze medals at both the 1983 and 1984 Speedway World Team Cup.

By the 1984 season he was recognised as one of the world's leading riders, and his career peaked with him winning the 1984 Overseas Final on his way to a bronze medal in the 1984 Individual Speedway World Championship behind Erik Gundersen and Hans Nielsen.[4] With Cradley he won two more trophies, the League Cup and Midland Cup but was forced to leave the club at the end of the season because of the league's points limits rules.[5]

King later rode for both Bradford Dukes and King's Lynn Stars from 1986 until 1989.[6] [7]

World Final appearances

Individual World Championship

World Team Cup

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Lance King. Speedway Bikes. com. 27 June 2021.
  2. Web site: ULTIMATE RIDER INDEX, 1929-2022 . British Speedway . 16 January 2024.
  3. News: Grahame can go . Daily Mirror . 2 February 1982 . British Newspaper Archive . subscription . 1 September 2024.
  4. News: Little Erik's a king . The People . 2 September 1984 . British Newspaper Archive . subscription . 1 September 2024.
  5. News: Critical pay talks facing Heathens . Birmingham Mail . 15 January 1985 . British Newspaper Archive . subscription . 1 September 2024.
  6. Web site: Speedway riders, history and results. wwosbackup. 27 June 2021.
  7. Web site: Biography. Cradley Speedway. 27 June 2021.