Wright began riding in 1963 at the age of 19 at the Templeton track in Christchurch.[3] His first success was winning the South Island Championship during the 1966-1967 season.[4] In 1969 he went to the UK to ride for the Rayleigh Rockets in the British League Division Two. He had a good debut season but returned home and stayed in Christchurch for the next two years. In 1972 after winning the South Island Championship again and finishing second in the New Zealand Speedway Championship he was offered a place in the Hackney Hawks division one team.[5] He lost his place in this team early in the season but was loaned out to the second division side the Teesside Tigers where he established himself as one of the team's top scorers.[6]
For the next decade he was based in the north of England and had spells with Teesside, Workington and Berwick in the second division. He continued to return home to New Zealand during the UK off season, and rode in 15 New Zealand Championships. The last was in 1985 where, at the age of 40, he finished third.[7] He represented New Zealand in team competitions on eight occasions.[8]
Referencesedit
^"Speedway riders, history and results". wwosbackup. Retrieved 26 March 2023.
^"ULTIMATE RIDER INDEX, 1929-2022" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
^"Impressive record of Roger Wright". The Press. Christchurch. 21 August 1985. p. 46.
^"Spectacular crash at speedway". The Press. Christchurch. 4 April 1967. p. 18.
^"South Island speedway title won by Wright". The Press. Christchurch. 13 March 1972. p. 16.
^"Impressive record of Roger Wright". The Press. Christchurch. 21 August 1985. p. 46.
^Holmes, Tracy. "Riders to remember … Roger Wright". SpeedwayPlus. Retrieved 26 March 2023.
^"Internationals - New Zealand". International Speedway. Retrieved 26 March 2023.
January 01, 1970
roger, wright, speedway, rider, roger, wright, born, january, 1945, former, motorcycle, speedway, rider, from, zealand, roger, wrightborn8, january, 1945, 1945, christchurch, zealandnationalitynew, zealandercareer, history1969rayleigh, rockets1972hackney, hawk. Roger Wright born 8 January 1945 is a former Motorcycle speedway rider from New Zealand 1 2 Roger WrightBorn8 January 1945 1945 01 08 age 79 Christchurch New ZealandNationalityNew ZealanderCareer history1969Rayleigh Rockets1972Hackney Hawks1972 1975Teesside Tigers1975 1977Workington Comets1978 1981 1983Berwick BanditsTeam honours1980National League KO Cup WinnerCareer editWright began riding in 1963 at the age of 19 at the Templeton track in Christchurch 3 His first success was winning the South Island Championship during the 1966 1967 season 4 In 1969 he went to the UK to ride for the Rayleigh Rockets in the British League Division Two He had a good debut season but returned home and stayed in Christchurch for the next two years In 1972 after winning the South Island Championship again and finishing second in the New Zealand Speedway Championship he was offered a place in the Hackney Hawks division one team 5 He lost his place in this team early in the season but was loaned out to the second division side the Teesside Tigers where he established himself as one of the team s top scorers 6 For the next decade he was based in the north of England and had spells with Teesside Workington and Berwick in the second division He continued to return home to New Zealand during the UK off season and rode in 15 New Zealand Championships The last was in 1985 where at the age of 40 he finished third 7 He represented New Zealand in team competitions on eight occasions 8 References edit Speedway riders history and results wwosbackup Retrieved 26 March 2023 ULTIMATE RIDER INDEX 1929 2022 PDF British Speedway Retrieved 12 August 2023 Impressive record of Roger Wright The Press Christchurch 21 August 1985 p 46 Spectacular crash at speedway The Press Christchurch 4 April 1967 p 18 South Island speedway title won by Wright The Press Christchurch 13 March 1972 p 16 Impressive record of Roger Wright The Press Christchurch 21 August 1985 p 46 Holmes Tracy Riders to remember Roger Wright SpeedwayPlus Retrieved 26 March 2023 Internationals New Zealand International Speedway Retrieved 26 March 2023 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Roger Wright speedway rider amp oldid 1220156785, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
