Ronnie Correy Explained

Ronnie Correy
Nationality:American
Birth Date:November 8, 1966
Birth Place:Bellflower, California, USA
Career1:Great Britain
Years2:1987-1993, 1996-1997, 2000, 2005-2006
Career2:Wolverhampton Wolves
Years3:1995
Career3:Long Eaton Invaders
Years4:1998-1999, 2004
Career4:Belle Vue Aces
Years5:2007
Career5:Edinburgh Monarchs
Career6:Sweden
Years7:1990-1993, 1999-2000
Career7:Bysarna
Years8:2000
Career8:Indianerna
Career9:Poland
Years10:1992, 1997-1998
Career10:Leszno
Years11:1993
Career11:Rzeszów
Years12:1996
Career12:Tarnów
Years13:1999-2000
Career13:Łódź
Teamyear1:1992
Teamhonour1:World Team Cup Winner
Teamyear2:1992
Teamhonour2:World Pairs Champion
Teamyear3:1991
Teamhonour3:British League Champion
Teamyear4:1996
Teamhonour4:Premier League Champion
Teamyear5:1996
Teamhonour5:Premier League KO Cup winner

Ronnie Dean Correy (born November 8, 1966, in Bellflower, California)[1] is an American former international motorcycle speedway rider. He was a World Pairs Champion, winning the title in 1992,[2] [3] a world cup winner and earned 23 caps for the United States national speedway team.[4]

Career summary

Correy first rode in the United Kingdom for the Wolverhampton Wolves in 1987.[5] He remained at Wolves for sevens seasons before joining Long Eaton for one season in 1995.[6]

He won the British League championship title in 1991 and one year later he won the World Pairs Championship with Greg Hancock.

He represented the USA in the final of the 1989 Speedway World Team Cup at the Odsal Stadium in Bradford, England and the 1991 Speedway World Team Cup final in Vojens, Denmark before winning the 1992 Speedway World Team Cup.[7]

He scored 4,127 points for Wolverhampton, recording 19 full maxima and 9 paid maxima and scored 366 bonus points with Wolves. He was the captain of the club before his release in 1998.[8]

In 1998 he joined Belle Vue Aces and became the club captain for the 1999 season.[9]

World Final Appearances

Individual World Championship

World Team Cup

Notes and References

  1. Book: Oakes, P . Speedway Star Almanac . Pinegen Ltd . 2006 . 0-9552376-1-0.
  2. Web site: 2008 Rider index . British Speedway . 19 February 2023.
  3. Web site: Correy, Ronnie . Polish Speedway Database . 19 February 2023.
  4. Web site: Ultimate rider index, 1929-2022 . British Speedway . 1 September 2024.
  5. News: Ronnie the man for Wolves . Sandwell Evening Mail . 5 March 1987 . British Newspaper Archive . subscription . 1 September 2024.
  6. News: Perrin fury over Correy . Manchester Evening News . 28 February 1995 . British Newspaper Archive . subscription . 1 September 2024.
  7. Book: Montague, Trevor. The A-Z of Sport. 2004. 516. Little, Brown. 0-316-72645-1.
  8. News: Loram joins Wolves . Birmingham Daily Post . 5 January 1998 . British Newspaper Archive . subscription . 1 September 2024.
  9. News: Ambitious King's Lynn . Manchester Evening News . 6 February 1999 . British Newspaper Archive . subscription . 6 September 2024.