Terry Betts Contents Career summary World Final Appearances References Notes External links Navigation menu"King's Lynn Stars - March 2005"
1943 birthsLiving peoplePeople from HarlowBritish speedway ridersEnglish motorcycle racersSpeedway World Pairs ChampionsKing's Lynn Stars ridersNorwich Stars ridersWolverhampton Wolves ridersReading Racers ridersLong Eaton Archers ridersSpeedway riders who received a testimonial
HarlowEssexEnglandspeedwaySpeedway World ChampionshipWorld Pairs ChampionRay WilsonGreat BritainWorld Team CupNorwich StarsKing's Lynn StarstestimonialKing's Lynn Stars
Born | (1943-09-15) 15 September 1943 Harlow, England |
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Nationality | England |
Current club information | |
Career status | Retired |
Career history | |
1960-1963 | Norwich Stars |
1961 | Wolverhampton Wolves |
1965 | Long Eaton Archers |
1965-1978 | King's Lynn Stars |
1979 | Reading Racers |
Individual honours | |
1970, 1971 | Southern Riders Champion |
1977 | Littlechild Trophy |
Team honours | |
1972, 1973 | World Team Cup Winner |
1972 | World Pairs Champion |
1977 | British League KO Cup Winner |
1963 | National Trophy |
1973 | Spring Gold Cup Winner |
Terence Arnold (Terry) Betts (born 15 September 1943 in Harlow, Essex, England)[1] is a former international speedway rider[2] who reached the final of the
Speedway World Championship in 1974. He became World Pairs Champion with Ray Wilson in 1972 and was a member of the Great Britain team that won the World Team Cup in 1972 and 1973.
Contents
1 Career summary
2 World Final Appearances
2.1 Individual World Championship
2.2 World Pairs Championship
2.3 World Team Cup
3 References
4 Notes
5 External links
Career summary
Betts began his career with the Norwich Stars but joined the King's Lynn Stars in 1965 after the closure of Norwich . He remained there for the majority of his career, spending one season with Reading Racers before he retired on the eve of the 1980 season. He was awarded a testimonial meeting in 1975 after ten years of continuous service to the club. Betts was a regular England international.
In 2005, Betts was voted as the greatest King's Lynn Stars rider of all time by the clubs fans.[3]
World Final Appearances
Individual World Championship
1974 - Göteborg, Ullevi - 12th - 6pts[4]
World Pairs Championship
1972 - Borås (with Ray Wilson) - Winner - 24pts (9)
World Team Cup
1966 - Wrocław, Olympic Stadium (with Barry Briggs / Nigel Boocock / Ivan Mauger / Colin Pratt) - 4th - 8pts (0)
1972 - Olching, Olching Speedwaybahn (with Ivan Mauger / Ray Wilson / John Louis) Winner - 36pts (8)
1973 - London, Wembley Stadium (with Malcolm Simmons / Ray Wilson / Peter Collins) – Winner – 37pts (9)
References
Notes
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^ Lawson,K (2018) “Riders, Teams and Stadiums”.
ISBN 978-0-244-72538-9
^ "King's Lynn Stars - March 2005". BBC. 2005-04-06. Retrieved 2008-09-14.
^ Bamford, R. & Shailes, G. (2002). A History of the World Speedway Championship. Stroud: Tempus Publishing.
ISBN 0-7524-2402-5