Brian Havelock Explained

Brian Havelock
Nationality:British (English)
Birth Date:9 May 1942
Birth Place:Yarm, England
Years1:1972
Career1:Teesside Teessiders
Years2:1973, 1974
Career2:Berwick Bandits
Years3:1973–1974
Career3:Sunderland Stars/Gladiators
Years4:1975–1976
Career4:Newcastle Diamonds
Years5:1975–1976
Career5:Hull Vikings
Years6:1976–1979
Career6:Workington Comets
Years7:1976
Career7:Exeter Falcons
Years8:1980–81, 1983
Career8:Middlesbrough Tigers
Years9:1982
Career9:Stoke Potters
Teamyear1:1975
Teamhonour1:National League Pairs Winner
Teamyear2:1981
Teamhonour2:National League Champion

Robert Brian Havelock (born 9 May 1942 in Yarm, Yorkshire[1]) is a former motorcycle speedway rider and is the former promoter of the Redcar Bears.[2] [3]

Career

Havelock began his British leagues career with Teesside Teessiders in 1972 before joining Berwick Bandits, where he raced for two seasons form 1973 to 1974.[4]

Havelock won the National League Pairs, partnering Tom Owen for the Newcastle Diamonds[5] during the 1975 New National League season.[6] He opened his own training school at Workington.[7]

After his riding career, he managed the Newcastle Diamonds.[8]

Family

His son Gary Havelock was the 1992 World Champion.

After Speedway

Since retiring, worked as a Heating Engineer. Married to Marjorie, they have two children, Lisa and Gary. Enjoys competition fishing.

Notes and References

  1. Book: Oakes, Peter . Ivan Mauger. Mauger. Ivan OBE, MBE . Who's Who of World Speedway . Studio Publications (Ipswich) Ltd . 1976 . 0-904584-04-6 .
  2. Oakes, P. (2004). British Speedway Who's Who.
  3. Web site: ULTIMATE RIDER INDEX, 1929-2022 . British Speedway . 17 June 2023.
  4. News: Berwick Bandits speedway team picture feature . Berwick Advertiser . 5 April 1973 . British Newspaper Archive . subscription . 23 September 2024.
  5. Lawson,K (2018) “Riders, Teams and Stadiums”.
  6. Web site: 1975 season results . Speedway Researcher . 20 May 2023.
  7. News: Speedway . Newcastle Evening Chronicle . 28 February 1975 . British Newspaper Archive . subscription . 23 September 2024.
  8. News: Max back with Diamonds . Newcastle Evening Chronicle . 12 February 1994 . British Newspaper Archive . subscription . 27 August 2024.