Mick Poole (speedway rider) explained

Mick Poole
Nationality:Australian
Birth Place:Sydney, Australia
Career1:Peterborough Panthers
Years1:1985, 1988–1990, 1992–1993, 1995
Career2:King's Lynn Stars
Years2:1987–1988
Career3:Poole Pirates
Years3:1991
Career4:Oxford Cheetahs
Years4:1994
Indivyear1:2001
Indivhonour1:Australian Championship bronze
Indivyear2:1992, 1993
Indivhonour2:Div 2 League Riders' runner-up
Teamyear1:1992
Teamhonour1:British League Division Two winner
Teamyear2:1992
Teamhonour2:Knockout Cup winner
Teamyear3:1988, 1989, 1992, 1994
Teamhonour3:Fours Championship winner

Michael Garth Poole (born 27 November 1966) is a former international speedway rider from Australia.[1] [2] [3]

Speedway career

Poole won a bronze medal at the Australian Championship in 2001 and won the Longtrack title the same year.[1] [4]

He rode in the top tier of British Speedway from 1985 to 1994, riding for various clubs, but spent most of his time with Peterborough Panthers.[5] [1] In 1988, he helped the Peterborough win the Fours Championship during the 1988 National League season.[6] In 1989, he helped the Peterborough win the Fours Championship again, during the 1989 National League season.[7]

He was part of the Peterborough team that completed the treble of league, knockout cup and fours during the 1992 British League Division Two season.[8] Also in 1992, he finished runner-up in the British League Division Two Riders Championship, held on 19 September at Brandon Stadium. Poole and Róbert Nagy both finished on 13 points but Poole lost the run off for the title.[9]

In 1993, he finished runner up again in the Riders' Championship after losing another run off for the title. Remarkably, he had tied once again on 13 points but this time with Gary Allan.[10]

He won the fours (for a fourth time) in 1994, as part of the Oxford Cheetahs team during the 1994 British League Division Two season.[11] [12]

Family

His son Taylor Poole was also a speedway rider.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Speedway riders, history and results. wwosbackup. 27 July 2021.
  2. Web site: Mick Poole. World Speedway Riders. 27 July 2021.
  3. Web site: Ultimate Rider Index . British Speedway . 29 April 2023.
  4. Web site: HISTORY SPEEDWAY and LONGTRACK. Speedway.org. 27 July 2021.
  5. Web site: History Archive. British Speedway. 27 July 2021.
  6. News: Speedway . Cambridge Daily News . 8 August 1988 . 11 May 2023 . British Newspaper Archive. subscription .
  7. Book: Oakes, Peter . Speedway Yearbook 1990 . 1990 . 46 . Front Page Books . 0-948882-15-8.
  8. News: Speedway . Birmingham Mail . 27 July 1992 . 13 May 2023 . British Newspaper Archive. subscription .
  9. News: No joy for Jan . Nottingham Evening Post . 21 September 1992 . 22 June 2023 . British Newspaper Archive. subscription .
  10. News: Speedway . Sunday Mirror . 26 September 1993 . 22 June 2023 . British Newspaper Archive. subscription .
  11. News: Speedway . Huddersfield Daily Examiner . 8 August 1994 . 11 May 2023 . British Newspaper Archive. subscription .
  12. Web site: 1994 complete season records . Speedway Researcher . 13 May 2023.