Burt began riding at the Templeton track in Christchurch in 1962 on a speedway bike he had purchased from Barry Briggs.[3] His older brother Selwyn, who was also a speedway rider, helped him when he began riding. In 1965 he won the New Zealand Speedway Championship and in 1966 was runner up to Bob Andrews.[4][5]
In 1967, he trialed for the Wimbledon Dons and won a team place. Later in the season he was loaned out to the Newcastle Diamonds. In 1968 and 1969 he rode for Newcastle in the first division and for the Nelson Admirals in the second division. In August 1969 he broke his leg in a speedway accident and this ended his motorcycle career.[6] In the 1970s he drove speedway midget cars finishing third in the New Zealand Midget Championship in the 1972-73 and 1973-74 seasons.[7] He also drove saloon cars for one season at the Woodford Glen Speedway in 1975.
Referencesedit
^"Murray Burt profile". wwosbackup. Retrieved 30 June 2021.
^"ULTIMATE RIDER INDEX, 1929-2022" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 11 August 2023.
^Gamble, William A. (August 1965), "Experience could turn young speedway champ into a second Ronnie Moore or Barry Briggs", N.Z. Sports Digest: 28–30
^"Speedway Racing: M. Burt Wins N.Z. Solo Title". The Press. Christchurch. 29 March 1965.
^"Motor-Cycling N.Z. Title To Andrews". The Press. Christchurch. 1 March 1966.
^"Riders to Remember: Murray Burt". Speedway Plus. Retrieved 30 June 2021.
^"Championship results archive". Speedway New Zealand. Retrieved 8 July 2023.
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murray, burt, august, 1943, september, 2023, former, motorcycle, speedway, rider, from, zealand, born, 1943, august, 1943christchurch, zealanddied24, september, 2023, 2023, aged, christchurch, zealandnationalitynew, zealandercareer, history1967wimbledon, dons1. Murray Burt 15 August 1943 24 September 2023 was a former motorcycle speedway rider from New Zealand 1 2 Murray BurtBorn 1943 08 15 15 August 1943Christchurch New ZealandDied24 September 2023 2023 09 24 aged 80 Christchurch New ZealandNationalityNew ZealanderCareer history1967Wimbledon Dons1967 1969Newcastle Diamonds1968 1969Nelson AdmiralsIndividual honours1965New Zealand ChampionSpeedway career editBurt began riding at the Templeton track in Christchurch in 1962 on a speedway bike he had purchased from Barry Briggs 3 His older brother Selwyn who was also a speedway rider helped him when he began riding In 1965 he won the New Zealand Speedway Championship and in 1966 was runner up to Bob Andrews 4 5 In 1967 he trialed for the Wimbledon Dons and won a team place Later in the season he was loaned out to the Newcastle Diamonds In 1968 and 1969 he rode for Newcastle in the first division and for the Nelson Admirals in the second division In August 1969 he broke his leg in a speedway accident and this ended his motorcycle career 6 In the 1970s he drove speedway midget cars finishing third in the New Zealand Midget Championship in the 1972 73 and 1973 74 seasons 7 He also drove saloon cars for one season at the Woodford Glen Speedway in 1975 References edit Murray Burt profile wwosbackup Retrieved 30 June 2021 ULTIMATE RIDER INDEX 1929 2022 PDF British Speedway Retrieved 11 August 2023 Gamble William A August 1965 Experience could turn young speedway champ into a second Ronnie Moore or Barry Briggs N Z Sports Digest 28 30 Speedway Racing M Burt Wins N Z Solo Title The Press Christchurch 29 March 1965 Motor Cycling N Z Title To Andrews The Press Christchurch 1 March 1966 Riders to Remember Murray Burt Speedway Plus Retrieved 30 June 2021 Championship results archive Speedway New Zealand Retrieved 8 July 2023 nbsp This biographical article relating to New Zealand speedway is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Murray Burt amp oldid 1202568886, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
