Peter Moore (speedway rider)
| Born | 28 April 1929 Melbourne, Australia |
|---|---|
| Died | 14 May 1996 (aged 67) |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Career history | |
| 1950 | St Austell Gulls |
| 1951-1952, 1965 | Long Eaton Archers |
| 1952-1956, 1959 | Wimbledon Dons |
| 1957-1958, 1960-1962 | Ipswich Witches |
| 1959 | Norwich Stars |
| 1962-1963 | Swindon Robins |
| 1965 | Long Eaton Archers |
| 1966-1967 | King's Lynn Stars |
| 1973 | Rayleigh Rockets |
| 1973 | Hackney Hawks |
| 1974 | Rye House Rockets |
| Individual honours | |
| 1956, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1963 | Speedway World Championship finalist |
| Team honours | |
| 1954, 1955, 1956, 1959 | National League Champion |
| 1953, 1956, 1959 | National Trophy Winner |
| 1954 | RAC Cup |
| 1959 | Britannia Shield |
Peter John Moore (28 April 1929 – 14 May 1996) was an international motorcycle speedway rider from Australia.[1] He earned 22 international caps for the Australia national speedway team and 3 caps for the Great Britain national speedway team.[2]
Speedway career
Moore was a leading rider throughout the 1950s and 1960s, he reached the final of the Speedway World Championship on five occasions in 1956, 1958, 1963, 1959, 1960 and 1963.[3]
He gained 22 Australian caps and three British caps (when riders from Oceania were allowed to represent Britain).[4]
After a first British season with St Austell Gulls in 1950 he signed for Long Eaton Archers.[5] He rode in the top tier of British Speedway from 1950 to 1974, riding for various clubs.[6] His time riding in Britain included winning three consecutive league titles from 1954 to 1956,[7] with the famous Wimbledon Dons team of the 1950s.[8]
World Final Appearances
Individual World Championship
- 1956 -
London, Wembley Stadium - 9th - 8pts - 1958 - London, Wembley Stadium - 11th - 5pts
- 1959 - London, Wembley Stadium - 15th - 3pts
- 1960 - London, Wembley Stadium - 4th - 12pts
- 1963 - London, Wembley Stadium - 11th - 6pts
World Team Cup
- 1963 -
Vienna, Stadion Wien (with Peter Craven / Dick Fisher / Barry Briggs) - 3rd - 25pts (1)
Note: Moore rode for Great Britain in the World Team Cup
References
- ^ "WORLD INDIVIDUAL FINAL - RIDER INDEX". British Speedway. Retrieved 6 July 2021.
- ^ "ULTIMATE RIDER INDEX, 1929-2022" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 23 December 2023.
- ^ "World Speedway finals" (PDF). Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 6 July 2021.
- ^ "Peter Moore". wwosbackup. Retrieved 6 July 2021.
- ^ "Speedway Fixture". Football Post (Nottingham). 24 March 1951. Retrieved 23 August 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "History Archive". British Speedway. Retrieved 6 July 2021.
- ^ Oakes, Peter (1981). 1981 Speedway Yearbook. Studio Publications (Ipswich) Ltd. ISBN 0-86215-017-5.
- ^ "Rider averages 1929 to 2009" (PDF). Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 23 December 2023.