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Alfred Edward Lewis (6 June 1923 – 6 October 1997) was a motorcycle speedway rider from England.[1]

Biography

Lewis, born in Bournemouth, raced on local grasstracks before being offered a contract by Poole Pirates manager Sid Hazzard in 1949. He began his British leagues career riding for Poole during the 1950 Speedway National League Division Three season.[2] The following season in 1951, he was part of the team that secured the league title.[3]

Lewis would ride for Poole for 13 seasons, spanning the years 1950 to 1968[4] and would become a club legend.[5] During his time at Poole, he helped them win the League title four times, 1952, 1955, 1961 and 1962, in addition to the National Trophy in 1952 and 1955.[6] His most serious injury was in 1955, when he fractured his skull during a tour of Sweden.[7] The crash nearly cost him his life and he missed four years of speedway.[5]

Lewis averaged 10.43 and 10.32 during the 1960 and 1961 seasons respectively,[8] and scored 2,435 points over 339 appearances for Poole.

References

  1. ^ "ULTIMATE RIDER INDEX, 1929-2022" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 7 January 2024.
  2. ^ "1950 season" (PDF). Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 7 January 2024.
  3. ^ Oakes, Peter (1978). 1978 Speedway Yearbook. Studio Publications (Ipswich) Ltd. ISBN 978-0904584509.
  4. ^ "Tony Lewis". WWOS backup. Retrieved 7 January 2024.
  5. ^ a b "The History of Poole Speedway". Poole Speedway. Retrieved 7 January 2024.
  6. ^ "Year by Year". Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 7 January 2024.
  7. ^ "Speedway man hurt". Hull Daily Mail. 15 October 1955. Retrieved 7 January 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  8. ^ "Rider averages 1929 to 2009" (PDF). Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 7 January 2024.
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