Terry Betts Explained

Terry Betts
Nationality:British (English)
Birth Date:1943 9, df=yes
Birth Place:Harlow, England
Years1:1960–1963
Career1:Norwich Stars
Years2:1961
Career2:Wolverhampton Wolves
Years3:1965
Career3:Long Eaton Archers
Years4:1966–1978
Career4:King's Lynn Stars
Years5:1979
Career5:Reading Racers
Indivyear1:1970, 1971
Indivhonour1:Southern Riders Champion
Indivyear2:1977
Indivhonour2:Littlechild Trophy
Teamyear1:1972, 1973
Teamhonour1:World Team Cup Winner
Teamyear2:1972
Teamhonour2:World Pairs Champion
Teamyear3:1977
Teamhonour3:British League KO Cup Winner
Teamyear4:1963
Teamhonour4:National Trophy
Teamyear5:1973
Teamhonour5:Spring Gold Cup Winner

Terence Arnold Betts (born 15 September 1943 in Harlow, Essex, England)[1] is a former international speedway rider[2] who reached the final of the Speedway World Championship in 1974. He became World Pairs Champion with Ray Wilson in 1972 and was a member of the Great Britain team that won the World Team Cup in 1972 and 1973.[3]

Career summary

Betts began his career with the Norwich Stars in 1960[4] but joined the King's Lynn Stars in 1965 after the closure of Norwich. He remained there for the majority of his career, spending one season with Reading Racers before he retired on the eve of the 1980 season. He was awarded a testimonial meeting in 1975 after ten years of continuous service to the club.[5] Betts was a regular England international.

At retirement he had earned 55 international caps for England national speedway team and 19 caps for Great Britain.[5]

In 2005, Betts was voted as the greatest King's Lynn Stars rider of all time by the club's fans.[6]

World Final Appearances

Individual World Championship

World Pairs Championship

World Team Cup

Notes and References

  1. Book: Oakes, Peter . Mauger, Ivan OBE, MBE . Ivan Mauger . Who's Who of World Speedway . Studio Publications (Ipswich) Ltd . 1976 . 0-904584-04-6 .
  2. Lawson,K (2018) “Riders, Teams and Stadiums”.
  3. Book: Montague, Trevor. The A-Z of Sport. 2004. 514. Little, Brown. 0-316-72645-1.
  4. News: Terry (16) rides for the Rest speedway team against Stoke . Staffordshire Sentinel . 25 May 1960 . British Newspaper Archive . subscription . 15 September 2024.
  5. Web site: ULTIMATE RIDER INDEX, 1929-2022 . British Speedway . 8 August 2023.
  6. Web site: King's Lynn Stars - March 2005. 2005-04-06. BBC. 2008-09-14.
  7. Bamford, R. & Shailes, G. (2002). A History of the World Speedway Championship. Stroud: Tempus Publishing.