Roger Mills (speedway rider) explained

Roger Mills
Nationality:British (English)
Birth Date:7 December 1948
Birth Place:Walsall, West Midlands, England
Years1:1967
Career1:Long Eaton Archers
Years2:1968
Career2:Leicester Lions
Years3:1969-1970
Career3:Middlesbrough Teessiders
Years4:1971-1973
Career4:Long Eaton Rangers
Years5:1971
Career5:Hackney Hawks
Years6:1972
Career6:King's Lynn Stars
Years7:1973
Career7:Newport

Roger John Mills (born 7 December 1948) is a former motorcycle speedway rider from England.[1]

Career

Mills rode in two matches for Sheffield Tigers and Long Eaton Archers in 1967 before joining the newly formed Leicester Lions in 1968.[2] He rode in seventeen British League Division One matches for Leicester that year, averaging 2.58, dropping down to the second division in 1969 with Middlesbrough Teessiders, for whom he averaged over 7 points in two seasons there.[3] In 1971, wanting to ride for a team closer to his home, he moved to Long Eaton Rangers, for whom he continued to score highly until his retirement at the end of the 1973 season.[4]

Mills represented Great Britain at junior level and England at Division Two level.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: ULTIMATE RIDER INDEX, 1929-2022 . British Speedway . 16 June 2023.
  2. Jones, Alan (2010) Speedway in Leicester: The Lions Roar, Automedia, p. 173
  3. Oakes, Peter (1991) The Complete History of the British League, Front Page Books,, p. 35 (Division Two section)
  4. Bott, Richard (1972) The Champions Book of Speedway No. 3, Stanley Paul,