Ernst Bøgh Explained

Ernst Bøgh
Nationality:Danish
Birth Date:13 January 1955
Birth Place:Fredericia, Denmark
Death Place:Denmark
Career1:Denmark
Years2:19??
Career2:Holsted
Career3:Great Britain
Years4:1976
Career4:Leicester Lions
Years5:1976
Career5:Sheffield Tigers

Ernst Bøgh (13 January 1955 – 27 October 2024)[1] was a Danish motorcycle speedway rider.

Speedway career

Born in Fredericia, Bøgh together with his older brother Kurt Bøgh was instrumental in helping to form the Holsted Speedway Klub in 1974. The pair rode for the club in the Danish Speedway League.[1]

Bøgh rode successfully in several countries before signing to ride for Leicester Lions in the British League in 1976,[2] [3] becoming the first Dane to ride for the Lions.[4] After struggling to be competitive he was released after riding in eleven matches. He subsequently signed for Sheffield Tigers, but his tenure there was even shorter.

Bøgh later prepared the track at the Moldow Speedway Arena[1] and in 2018 opened a speedway museum.[5]

Family

His brother Kurt Bøgh was also an international speedway rider.[6]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2024-10-28 . Højt skattet speedwaymand er gået bort - han valgte livet fra jv.dk . 2024-10-28 . Jydske Vestkysten . da.
  2. News: Ray Wilson picked as No.1 . Leicester Daily Mercury . 17 March 1976 . British Newspaper Archive . subscription . 29 August 2024.
  3. News: Lions want to break that duck . Leicester Daily Mercury . 26 March 1976 . British Newspaper Archive . subscription . 29 August 2024.
  4. Jones, Alan (2010) Speedway in Leicester: The Lions Roar, Automedia, p. 159
  5. Web site: 2024-10-28 . Danmarks første museum for mænd uden nerver . 2024-10-29 . Jydske Vestkysten . da.
  6. Web site: Kurt Bøghs Mindeløb 2016. Holsted Speedway. 11 July 2021.