Cresp was a professional boxer as a teenager before taking up road racing and moto cross. He was mentored by Jack Biggs before he moved to the UK in 1956.[2] He rode in the top tier of British Speedway from 1956 to 1966, riding for various clubs.[4] He gained four Australian caps and six British caps (when riders from Oceania were allowed to represent Britain.[5]
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October 21, 2023
cresp, raymond, maurice, cresp, august, 1928, august, 2022, international, speedway, rider, from, australia, born25, august, 1928melbourne, australiadied20, august, 2022, 2022, aged, australianationalityaustraliancareer, history1956eastbourne, eagles1956wemble. Raymond Maurice Cresp 25 August 1928 20 August 2022 was an international speedway rider from Australia 1 2 3 Ray CrespBorn25 August 1928Melbourne AustraliaDied20 August 2022 2022 08 20 aged 93 AustraliaNationalityAustralianCareer history1956Eastbourne Eagles1956Wembley Lions1957Oxford Cheetahs1958 1960 1962Ipswich Witches1959Poole Pirates1962Norwich Stars1963St Austell Gulls1964West Ham Hammers1965 1966Long Eaton ArchersIndividual honours1961Speedway World Championship finalist Contents 1 Speedway career 2 World final appearances 2 1 Individual World Championship 3 ReferencesSpeedway career EditCresp was a professional boxer as a teenager before taking up road racing and moto cross He was mentored by Jack Biggs before he moved to the UK in 1956 2 He rode in the top tier of British Speedway from 1956 to 1966 riding for various clubs 4 He gained four Australian caps and six British caps when riders from Oceania were allowed to represent Britain 5 Cresp reached the final of the Speedway World Championship in the 1961 Individual Speedway World Championship 6 He was a builder by trade and when he returned to Australia he enjoyed fly fishing He died in 2022 7 2 World final appearances EditIndividual World Championship Edit 1961 nbsp Malmo Malmo Stadion 14th 3ptsReferences Edit WORLD INDIVIDUAL FINAL RIDER INDEX British Speedway Retrieved 8 July 2021 a b c Obituaries Speedway Star page 21 27 August 2022 ULTIMATE RIDER INDEX 1929 2022 PDF British Speedway Retrieved 6 August 2023 History Archive British Speedway Retrieved 7 July 2021 Speedway riders history and results wwosbackup Retrieved 8 July 2021 World Speedway finals PDF Speedway Researcher Retrieved 8 July 2021 Ray Cresp dies Speedway Illustrated News Retrieved 6 January 2023 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Ray Cresp amp oldid 1174747325, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
