Brian Brett (speedway rider) explained

Brian Brett
Nationality:British (English)
Birth Date:3 April 1938
Birth Place:Stanstead Abbotts, East Hertfordshire, England
Death Date:14 November 2006 (aged 68)
Death Place:Harlow, Essex, England
Career1:Rye House Roosters
Years1:1956-1957
Career2:Ipswich Witches
Years2:1958
Career3:Southampton Saints
Years3:1958-1960
Career4:Swindon Robins
Years4:1960-1964
Career5:Newcastle Diamonds
Years5:1965-1966
Career6:Cradley Heathens
Years6:1967
Indivyear1:1965
Indivhonour1:Speedway World Championship finalist
Teamyear1:1956
Teamhonour1:Southern Area League
Teamyear2:1956
Teamhonour2:Southern Area League Cup
Teamyear3:1961
Teamhonour3:National Trophy

Brian Christopher Brett (3 April 1938 - 14 November 2006) was a motorcycle speedway rider from England.[1] [2]

Speedway career

Brett first rode in British speedway for the Rye House Roosters during the 1956 Southern Area League, when he was the youngest rider in the country.[3] He helped the Rye House team win the league title and league cup.[4]

From 1958 to 1960, he rode in top tier of British Speedway for Southampton Saints.[5] before joining the Swindon Robins, where he would spend five seasons from 1960 to 1964 and his successes included winning the 1961 National Trophy.[6] He joined Newcastle Diamonds in 1965[7] and would ride for them for two seasons.

Brett reached the final of the Speedway World Championship in the 1965 Individual Speedway World Championship.[8]

At retirement he had earned 3 international caps for the England national speedway team and 4 caps for Great Britain.[6] [9]

World final appearances

Individual World Championship

World Team Cup

Notes and References

  1. Web site: WORLD INDIVIDUAL FINAL - RIDER INDEX. British Speedway. 8 July 2021.
  2. Web site: LEGENDS: BRIAN BRETT. Swindon Robins Speedway. 8 July 2021.
  3. News: Speedway defeat for Eastbourne . Sussex Express . 1 June 1956 . British Newspaper Archive . subscription . 17 September 2024.
  4. Web site: Rider averages 1929 to 2009 . Speedway Researcher . 29 October 2023.
  5. Web site: History Archive. British Speedway. 8 July 2021.
  6. Web site: ULTIMATE RIDER INDEX, 1929-2022 . British Speedway . 8 August 2023.
  7. News: All eyes will be on Brett . Newcastle Evening Chronicle . 17 April 1965 . British Newspaper Archive . subscription . 17 September 2024.
  8. Web site: World Speedway finals. Speedway Researcher. 8 July 2021.
  9. Web site: Speedway riders, history and results. wwosbackup. 8 July 2021.