Roy Trigg Explained

Roy Trigg
Nationality:British (English)
Birth Date:1943 4, df=yes
Birth Place:Morden, Surrey, England
Years1:1961
Career1:New Cross Rangers
Years2:1961–1964
Career2:Wimbledon Dons
Years3:1962
Career3:Poole Pirates
Years4:1964–1966
Career4:Hackney Hawks
Years5:1967
Career5:Oxford Cheetahs
Years6:1968–1972
Career6:Cradley Heathens
Years7:1973–1974
Career7:Newport
Indivyear1:1966, 1969, 1970
Indivhonour1:Victorian State Champion (Aust)
Teamyear1:1962
Teamhonour1:Provincial League Champion
Teamyear2:1962
Teamhonour2:Provincial Southern League Champion
Teamyear3:1974
Teamhonour3:Spring Gold Cup Winner

Roy Richard Trigg (born 29 April 1943, in Morden, Surrey)[1] is a former motorcycle speedway rider from England. He earned 31 international caps for the England national speedway team and five caps for the Great Britain team.[2]

Career

He was noticed as a teenager by the Wimbledon Dons management who signed him up but immediately loaned him out to lower league Poole Pirates. In 1964 the new Hackney Hawks promoter Len Silver signed him on a full transfer. He stayed with the Hawks for two seasons[3] but was forced out of the team when Bengt Jansson was signed.

After leaving the Hackney he spent a season with the Oxford Cheetahs before moving on to Cradley Heath[4] where he spent the next five seasons. It was with Cradley he was threatened with a gun by Garry Middleton. Garry tried to forcefully dive under Roy but Roy saw him and slowed down, leaving Middleton to shoot straight past him into the safety fence. Middleton then went into the pits into his toolbox and pulled out a handgun. He had to be dragged from the pits to avoid further trouble.[1]

In 1970, he finished third in the British Speedway Championship final. For the last two seasons of his career Roy rode with Newport.

After he finished his British career he emigrated to New Zealand. Trigg rode as a New Zealander in the inaugural Australasian Final in 1976. He finished in 15th place with two points.

Notes and References

  1. Fenn, C.(2003). Hackney Speedway, Friday at Eight. Stroud: Tempus Publishing.
  2. Web site: ULTIMATE RIDER INDEX, 1929-2022 . British Speedway . 30 December 2023.
  3. Web site: Rider averages 1929 to 2009 . Speedway Researcher . 9 August 2023.
  4. Foster, P. (2002) Heathens: Cradley Heath Speedway 1947-1976, The History Press Ltd.